crimebycounty

Tennessee Crime & Safety

Reported crime rates, safety scores, and FBI UCR coverage for all 95 counties.

FBI UCR data

Avg Violent Crime Rate

357.0

per 100K

Avg Property Crime Rate

1429.0

per 100K

Counties with Crime Rates

95/95

100% coverage

County crime atlas

Tennessee crime patterns by county

A state-level 2.5D view of reported county crime rates. Heights and color intensity are scaled within Tennessee, with extreme outliers capped visually so the county-by-county pattern stays readable without loading the full national explorer.

Counties

95

Coverage

100%

Data year

2022

State crime brief

What stands out in Tennessee

The average county-level total crime rate is 1786.0 per 100,000 residents, 24% below the national county benchmark.

Perry County reports 142.3 total crimes per 100,000 residents, while Shelby County reports 7287.4. That spread is why county-level lookup matters more than a single statewide average.

95 of 95 counties have full or partial FBI UCR coverage in the current build, with 408 reporting agencies represented.

Data coverage

95/95

counties with total crime rates

Reporting agencies

408

represented in the FBI UCR data

Primary year

2022

most common county crime data year

County average vs. national benchmark

Unweighted county averages, shown per 100,000 residents.

Total crime

24% below national benchmark.

1786.0

National 2335.1

Violent crime

6% below national benchmark.

357.0

National 380.7

Property crime

27% below national benchmark.

1429.0

National 1954.4

Safety score distribution

Low reported crime7 counties

7% of counties. Safety score 70 or higher.

Middle range29 counties

31% of counties. Safety score from 40 to 69.

Elevated reported crime59 counties

62% of counties. Safety score below 40.

Pending score0 counties

0% of counties. Safety score unavailable.

Reporting coverage

Partial agency coverage95

100%. Some agencies reported, so rates can understate local conditions.

Lowest reported total crime

  1. Perry County

    Rank #1 in this list

    142.3 per 100K

  2. Pickett County

    Rank #2 in this list

    297.5 per 100K

  3. Van Buren County

    Rank #3 in this list

    307.3 per 100K

  4. Cannon County

    Rank #4 in this list

    310.7 per 100K

  5. Clay County

    Rank #5 in this list

    487.4 per 100K

Highest reported total crime

  1. Shelby County

    Rank #1 in this list

    7287.4 per 100K

  2. Carter County

    Rank #2 in this list

    6396.2 per 100K

  3. Hawkins County

    Rank #3 in this list

    6025.5 per 100K

  4. Davidson County

    Rank #4 in this list

    5135.9 per 100K

  5. Hamilton County

    Rank #5 in this list

    3812.2 per 100K

Highest reported violent crime

  1. Shelby County

    Rank #1 in this list

    1742.5 per 100K

  2. Davidson County

    Rank #2 in this list

    1201.3 per 100K

  3. Lauderdale County

    Rank #3 in this list

    989.2 per 100K

  4. Hawkins County

    Rank #4 in this list

    940.3 per 100K

  5. Hardeman County

    Rank #5 in this list

    850.3 per 100K

All Tennessee Counties

CountySafety Score
Perry County92/100
Pickett County87/100
Van Buren County86/100
Cannon County86/100
Clay County79/100
Claiborne County77/100
Jackson County73/100
Wayne County70/100
Washington County69/100
Stewart County68/100
Sumner County67/100
Moore County67/100
Williamson County64/100
Morgan County64/100
White County64/100
Chester County61/100
Unicoi County61/100
Fayette County61/100
Houston County60/100
Bledsoe County57/100
Grainger County55/100
DeKalb County50/100
Macon County49/100
Carroll County48/100
Sullivan County47/100
Blount County46/100
Loudon County45/100
Johnson County44/100
Lawrence County43/100
Wilson County43/100
Marion County41/100
Cheatham County41/100
Smith County41/100
Rhea County41/100
Scott County40/100
Lewis County40/100
Decatur County40/100
Trousdale County39/100
Jefferson County39/100
Overton County39/100
Tipton County39/100
Marshall County39/100
Union County37/100
Campbell County37/100
Crockett County37/100
Humphreys County36/100
Giles County35/100
Roane County35/100
Lincoln County34/100
Robertson County33/100
Lake County33/100
Hancock County32/100
Henderson County32/100
Benton County31/100
Fentress County31/100
Dickson County31/100
Henry County30/100
Sequatchie County30/100
Gibson County30/100
Cumberland County29/100
Bedford County26/100
Weakley County25/100
Franklin County25/100
Monroe County24/100
Polk County23/100
Warren County23/100
Greene County22/100
McNairy County22/100
Hardeman County22/100
Hickman County21/100
Rutherford County21/100
Sevier County21/100
Meigs County20/100
Anderson County20/100
Putnam County19/100
Montgomery County17/100
Maury County16/100
Coffee County15/100
Bradley County13/100
Obion County12/100
Grundy County12/100
Knox County11/100
Lauderdale County11/100
Hardin County11/100
Haywood County11/100
Cocke County10/100
Hamblen County9/100
Madison County7/100
McMinn County7/100
Dyer County6/100
Hamilton County4/100
Davidson County2/100
Hawkins County1/100
Carter County1/100
Shelby County1/100

Crime rates per 100K population. — = data pending.

Crime data questions

How to read Tennessee crime data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Tennessee county has the lowest reported crime rate?
Perry County has the lowest reported total crime rate in the current Tennessee county dataset at 142.3 incidents per 100,000 residents. Use this as a reported county-level benchmark, not a neighborhood-level guarantee.
Which Tennessee county has the highest reported crime rate?
Shelby County has the highest reported total crime rate in the current Tennessee county dataset at 7287.4 incidents per 100,000 residents. Per-capita rates can be volatile in small counties, so compare the rate with coverage, agency count, and local law enforcement sources.
How does Tennessee compare with the national crime benchmark?
Tennessee's unweighted county-average total crime rate is 1786.0 per 100,000 residents, 24% below national benchmark. The national benchmark shown on this page is 2335.1 per 100,000 residents.
Is violent crime or property crime more common in Tennessee?
Property crime makes up about 80% of the average reported county crime mix in Tennessee, while violent crime makes up about 20%. These shares are based on county-level rates in the available FBI UCR dataset.
How complete is the FBI UCR data for Tennessee?
95 of 95 Tennessee counties have total crime rates in the current build. The page also lists coverage labels so readers can distinguish full, partial, homicide-only, unavailable, and unlabeled reporting.
Which Tennessee county has the highest reported violent crime rate?
Shelby County has the highest reported violent crime rate in the current Tennessee county dataset at 1742.5 incidents per 100,000 residents. Violent crime can be highly localized, so use county comparisons as a starting point for local research.

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Data Sources

Crime data sourced from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR) and County Health Rankings. Safety scores are derived composite metrics.

Data is informational only. Not legal or security advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.

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