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The Lafayette Police Department is an accredited law enforcement agency located in Tennessee. The department has 2 main divisions: field operations and administration. The field operations division is composed of the patrol, criminal investigation, and K9 units. These officers are responsible for crime prevention, conflict resolution, problem solving, enforcing laws and ordinances, conducting criminal investigations, and apprehending criminals. The administration division is responsible for maintaining police records, 911 dispatch communications, officer training, department accreditation, and recruitment.

The overall crime rate is 10% higher than the national average, and the violent crime rate is 43% higher than the national average. The residents of Lafayette have a 1 in 39 chance of becoming a victim of a crime. Lafayette is statistically safer than 13% of all cities in the United States, and safer than 22% of all cities in the state of Tennessee.

The annual crime rate in Lafayette per 100,000 people was 2,579 in the year 2019. Of the 2,579 crimes committed there were approximately 36.8 rapes, 55.3 robberies, 129 assaults, 571.1 burglaries, 1,565.9 thefts, and 221.1 vehicle thefts. The year over year crime rate has increased by 15%. Lafayette is rated “F” in public safety.

Ray Amalfitano, Chief of Police

Lafayette Police Department
118 East Locust Street
Lafayette, TN 37083
Phone: 615-666-4725

Population Served: 5,000
Number of Officers: 15

Lafayette, Tennessee Information

Lafayette is the county seat of Macon County, in northern Tennessee. Lafayette covers a total of 5.29 square miles and has a population of 5,171. The city was incorporated in 1843. There are currently 52 registered sex offenders residing in the city.

Lafayette has a City Council as their form of local government. The current mayor is Jerry Wilmore. Wilmore was elected in 2018 and his term expires in 2022.

Contact the Mayor:

Jerry Wilmore, Mayor
Phone: 615-666-2194
Email: [email protected]

Record Requests and Mugshots in Lafayette, Tennessee

Public records are available through the Lafayette City Hall. Record requests must be submitted in person. The public records request coordinator has 7 business days to respond to the request. Proof of Tennessee residency is required when submitting the request.

Police records are available through the Lafayette Police Department. Record requests can be submitted in person. Incident, offense, arrest, and traffic accident reports are available to the public as long as the investigation is closed.

All persons arrested by Lafayette Police Department are transported to Macon County Jail. The jail does not have a public inmate roster available to view mugshots. All inmate records and mugshots are available through the Macon County Sheriff’s Office.

County Sheriff, Warrant, Most Wanted Information in Lafayette, Tennessee

The Macon County Sheriff’s Department is a law enforcement agency located in Lafayette, Tennessee. There are different divisions within the department including patrol, criminal investigations, school resources, K9 and administration. The department employs 32 law enforcement personnel.

The Department does not have a public warrants search. All criminal warrant information is released in person at the department. There is no most wanted list available.

Macon County Sheriff’s Department
Macon County Justice Center
902 Hwy 52 Bypass East
Lafayette, TN 37083
Phone: 615-666-3325

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