Weakley County Crime & Safety

Weakley County has a total crime rate of 1857.5 per 100,000 residents, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data. This includes both violent crimes (330.8 per 100K) and property crimes (1526.7 per 100K).

Weakley County has a safety score of 25/100, rated "High Crime". A higher safety score indicates lower crime rates relative to other counties nationwide. It ranks #62 out of 95 counties in Tennessee for safety (1 = safest).

The safety score of 97.1 is nearly identical to the Tennessee state average of 97.2. However, Weakley's total crime rate of 1857.5 is slightly higher than the state average of 1785.6.

Weakley's violent crime rate of 330.8 is lower than the national average of 369.8. Property crime represents the majority of incidents at 1526.7 per 100K residents.

Crime data for Weakley County comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Local law enforcement agencies submit data on violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft) to the FBI. Rates are calculated per 100,000 residents to allow fair comparison between counties of different sizes. The safety score (0-100) is derived from these rates, with higher scores indicating safer counties.

Weakley County has a safety score of 25/100, which is below the Tennessee average of 36/100. Many counties with above-average crime rates invest in community policing, crime prevention programs, neighborhood watch initiatives, and social services aimed at reducing crime over time.