The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in La Vergne, TN
La Vergne is a city of 41,400 in Rutherford County, about 16 miles southeast of downtown Nashville · Updated November 2026
Is La Vergne, TN safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+, La Vergne has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 66% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent and property crime both grade B+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within La Vergne run from A to C+, so check the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 731 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
34% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than La Vergne as a whole, and 66% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. La Vergne scores 731.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in La Vergne, TN at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in La Vergne, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in La Vergne
Thefts from cars happen at homes more often than nationally. In La Vergne, 58% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of La Vergne
Most of La Vergne grades well: 78% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across La Vergne run from A to C+; 13% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
78%22%
A or B 78%C 22%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within La Vergne, the southwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in La Vergne?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in La Vergne is up 13%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 4.1 to 4.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts stayed at about 18 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
La VergneUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves La Vergne. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, La Vergne
Violent, US
Property, La Vergne
Property, US
2016
+230%
+4%
+94%
+15%
2017
+39%
+4%
+24%
+12%
2018
+10%
+0%
+26%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+23%
+4%
-12%
-8%
2021
-10%
+6%
-27%
-10%
2022
-8%
+5%
-25%
-6%
2023
+4%
+2%
+2%
-7%
2024
+13%
-4%
-4%
-15%
Crime rates and types in La Vergne
CrimeGrade™ estimates La Vergne has about 43 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 14% more than the US as a whole and close to Tennessee.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in La Vergne is assault, about 37% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in La Vergne
La Vergne has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In La Vergne, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (58%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Vandalism
Homes (59%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (50%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How La Vergne compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to La Vergne, 7 have less crime. Nolensville and Suggs Creek have the least.
Two things set La Vergne apart: it has 3.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (10 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 87% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.62 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 92% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 77% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 72% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for La Vergne: F (3 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 57% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.5.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 56% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs La Vergne
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs La Vergne about $1,490 a year per household, 24% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $60 million a year, or $1,446 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.5 million
$59
Rape
$860,000
$21
Robbery
$450,000
$11
Assault
$8.2 million
$199
Burglary
$720,000
$17
Theft
$3.3 million
$79
Vehicle theft
$1.8 million
$43
Arson
$16,000
under $1
Vandalism
$1.7 million
$42
Total
$20 million
$471
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in La Vergne means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in La Vergne, TN average a SchoolGrade of D+: 35% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in La Vergne on SchoolGrade
