Crime in Tennessee: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Tennessee since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

492.3 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,636.6 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
473murders2025: 6.5 per 100,000.

Tennessee since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Tennessee 0207415622829 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Tennessee 01240247937194958 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202536,014492.34733,03929,923119,7171,636.614,96116,560
202443,540602.45854,29235,796148,0012,047.718,36924,503
202345,497636.57185,15436,764169,6542,373.321,34732,341
202244,944637.46474,86036,559164,3872,331.322,81925,892
202146,813671.87094,94038,147157,1932,255.823,62220,733
202046,328672.76635,57537,412171,6752,492.826,47921,098
201940,908598.95156,16431,286181,8012,661.729,96919,292
201842,687630.45087,22231,946192,8972,848.633,53820,649
201743,940655.05387,86732,507198,0282,951.838,81918,573
201642,459638.54957,82931,332191,1992,875.440,60715,239
201540,816618.94187,49930,098196,0472,972.643,75313,035
201439,989610.73697,26829,757200,9113,068.446,79812,649
201338,063585.83357,33327,895207,6833,196.551,33411,906
201241,213638.54008,15130,615217,9253,376.156,23112,963
201138,895607.83808,08228,338230,9003,607.962,83014,142
201038,909612.03598,36128,016232,8553,662.764,29314,833
200941,933666.04689,65329,793237,1573,766.663,83215,016
200844,913722.741210,80431,619251,0894,040.165,09319,203
200746,482755.040511,03332,843252,3424,098.661,81721,718
200646,043762.541911,14332,287249,8604,137.663,02422,653
200545,104757.343110,00932,470256,0934,299.961,50825,228
200441,113697.63578,86329,611254,9914,326.860,38624,777
200340,409691.33969,41328,471256,5654,389.363,32326,473
200241,562717.84209,41329,439249,3994,307.661,24826,541
200142,776744.042310,21929,938252,9924,400.359,70528,272
200040,233707.24109,46528,172237,9854,183.056,34427,530
199938,111695.03918,59826,707219,3023,999.351,36225,255
199838,832715.04609,66726,220234,5884,319.458,43228,099
199742,389789.751111,48727,335253,4844,722.162,89933,742
199641,175774.050311,90226,295248,7294,675.461,89634,428
199540,549771.555711,73225,783241,3154,591.260,08634,086
199438,705747.948210,73524,943226,2474,371.959,08028,994
199339,047765.852111,22424,758228,1174,473.860,29930,135
199237,487746.252010,96423,626220,5344,389.663,66528,935
199135,955725.954710,54322,566229,8564,640.767,60830,393
199032,698670.45119,32520,447213,6484,380.661,64627,875
198927,118548.94177,92616,505195,8543,964.759,62126,325
198826,205532.74618,53715,006193,6473,936.760,89426,701
198725,900533.54449,40913,914200,6164,132.265,63227,525
198625,919539.65019,97813,184191,8613,994.663,64926,109
198522,592474.44298,61411,522175,8273,692.355,56323,105
198421,010445.43947,86710,862162,4623,444.253,00217,284
198318,836402.04108,0948,650169,1103,609.656,49814,827
198219,586421.14528,1739,310185,6923,992.559,93415,442
198119,019412.64487,9168,920179,7373,898.963,81115,400
198020,824458.14898,20810,427183,6324,039.868,25116,505
197918,135414.04307,2778,917157,6513,599.356,71016,091

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Anderson County2024280.21,175.06
Bedford County2020507.41,603.73
Benton County2025172.1626.83
Bledsoe County202433.0455.12
Blount County2023283.2675.36
Bradley County2025375.91,021.83
Campbell County2024152.5622.25
Cannon County202571.9156.82
Carroll County2020171.91,067.07
Carter County2025361.71,685.94
Cheatham County2023376.4880.64
Chester County2025244.1688.02
Claiborne County2025175.2510.74
Clay County202451.3308.02
Cocke County2025312.81,319.72
Coffee County2025317.41,338.63
Crockett County2022354.31,324.96
Cumberland County2025185.6851.82
Davidson County2025916.03,742.15
Decatur County2024275.5794.04
DeKalb County2023237.7848.33
Dickson County2025295.5915.74
Dyer County2020750.63,712.54
Fayette County2020258.1702.79
Fentress County2025432.6826.32
Franklin County2024273.5813.87
Gibson County2022394.71,244.310
Giles County2020367.71,544.26
Grainger County2024103.2595.74
Greene County2024306.81,190.65
Grundy County2025360.1682.24
Hamblen County2025438.71,313.02
Hamilton County2025436.71,920.89
Hancock County2025139.81,104.41
Hardeman County2020895.71,543.05
Hardin County2023498.91,822.54
Hawkins County2025342.01,365.37
Haywood County2025566.71,458.12
Henderson County2025270.4796.72
Henry County2020260.21,793.74
Hickman County2025245.1451.82
Houston County202546.5487.92
Humphreys County2025324.5491.94
Jackson County2024228.9528.72
Jefferson County2024202.7951.76
Johnson County2025268.0734.22
Knox County2025369.21,350.62
Lake County2025301.7619.33
Lauderdale County2023904.51,476.25
Lawrence County2020277.21,405.96
Lewis County2025219.9886.82
Lincoln County2024365.7739.53
Loudon County2025162.3472.83
Macon County2025346.3591.53
Madison County2025567.32,022.22
Marion County2024219.7553.97
Marshall County2025310.8774.54
Maury County2025243.8805.24
McMinn County2024324.81,412.87
McNairy County2025305.0902.93
Meigs County2025393.0708.72
Monroe County2025314.81,074.24
Montgomery County2025381.51,090.92
Moore County202572.9422.71
Morgan County2024281.7478.43
Obion County2020493.82,553.37
Overton County2024253.4422.32
Perry County2025142.0273.11
Pickett County202597.2175.01
Polk County2025320.7751.93
Putnam County2024229.21,057.15
Rhea County2024203.4665.54
Roane County2025211.5619.34
Robertson County2025218.9554.49
Rutherford County2022376.91,555.75
Scott County2025155.9480.23
Sequatchie County2025209.8513.42
Sevier County2020353.71,862.55
Shelby County20251,325.83,750.46
Smith County2025142.7499.64
Stewart County2024235.1511.73
Sullivan County2025299.4990.53
Sumner County2025166.6451.94
Tipton County2025380.5754.66
Trousdale County2025162.5747.41
Unicoi County2025156.5503.03
Union County2024132.4979.13
Van Buren County2024135.7723.82
Warren County2025318.0902.22
Washington County2025200.2573.12
Wayne County2025169.5213.44
Weakley County2021244.41,125.66
White County2025111.6696.62
Williamson County2025134.1506.25
Wilson County2025152.3556.44

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Tennessee?
In 2025, 492.3 violent and 1,636.6 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Tennessee (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Tennessee?
473 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 6.5 per 100,000.

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