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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

County agencyTN0750000NIBRS since 1999LEMAS 2020

Rutherford County, Tennessee

Serves ~98,870 residents · LEMAS survey

Crime trendsNIBRSLEMASPoliciesOpen dataPOP projects

The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The RCSO is responsible for patrolling the 626-square miles of the County and its 250,000+ residents. The RCSO currently employs 178 sworn law enforcement officers and 135 Detention Officers as Deputy Sheriffs. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office was founded in 1804 and Samuel McBride was elected the first sheriff.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI TN0750000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Burglary: victim & offender age · 301 victims, 314 offenders
Victim sex
Male199 (66%)
Female101 (34%)
Unknown1 (0%)
Victim race
White263 (88%)
Black or African American27 (9%)
Asian9 (3%)
Incident location
Residence/Home250 (75%)
School-Elementary/Secondary15 (5%)
Construction Site13 (4%)
Rental Storage Facility12 (4%)
Other/Unknown8 (2%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage8 (2%)

Top 6 of 16 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown24 (41%)
Acquaintance12 (20%)
Stranger11 (19%)
Otherwise Known4 (7%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)3 (5%)
Parent2 (3%)

Top 6 of 9 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property43 (51%)
Stolen Property Offenses13 (15%)
Simple Assault4 (5%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations4 (5%)
Drug Equipment Violations4 (5%)
Motor Vehicle Theft3 (4%)

Top 6 of 16 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
236
Population served
98,870

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013213192$34,147,352
200329546$16,100,000
1987593

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No open data sources are catalogued for this agency yet. FBI reported-crime data is still available via the Crime Data Explorer link above.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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