CrimeMetric

Crime in Tennessee

Major crime across Tennessee is about the U.S. rate per resident: 31% higher for persons crimes and 9% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 21.1% from a year earlier. Of the 1 place below, 1 is more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
99
about the U.S. rate
down 21.1% in a year
Persons crimes
131
31% above the U.S. rate
down 18.4% in a year
Property crimes
92
9% below the U.S. rate
down 21.9% in a year
Social disorder
130
30% above the U.S. rate
down 16.6% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Tennessee, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst Tennessee
Nashville-Davidson2232.3 times

The largest places in Tennessee that we publish so far, largest first. More are added in batches.

Crime by type

Drugs and alcohol is highest, at 1.7 times the U.S. rate

Every block group in Tennessee, including towns and unincorporated areas, against the U.S. rate per resident.

Persons crimes

Aggravated assault148
Murder129
Rape / sexual assault98
Robbery65

Property crimes

Burglary102
Theft from vehicle100
Shoplifting100
Motor vehicle theft90
Other larceny79

Social disorder

Drugs and alcohol171
Weapons violations152
Intimidation150
Disorderly conduct129
Trespassing129
Simple assault117
Vandalism86

How crime varies across Tennessee

Share of Tennessee residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5052.0%
  • 50–10023.1%
  • 100–20013.0%
  • 200–4008.1%
  • 400+3.8%

99.9% of Tennessee residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

4,562 block groups and 7,402,354 residents. How the estimates are made