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Crime Rates for Tennessee

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Tennessee Annual Crimes

Violent
Property
Total

Number of Crimes

44,769

168,314

213,083

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.28

23.62

29.90

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.28
National Median: 4
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 159

in Tennessee

Tennessee Violent Crimes

Population: 7,126,489
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 703 2,678 5,095 36,293
Rate per 1,000 0.10 0.38 0.71 5.09

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
23.62
National Median: 19
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 42

in Tennessee

Tennessee Property Crimes

Population: 7,126,489
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 21,145 115,002 32,167
Rate per 1,000 2.97 16.14 4.51

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
16
National Median: 26.5
    Tennessee

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