Tennessee crime rate
The FBI estimates 492.3 violent crimes and 1,636.6 property crimes per 100,000 residents of Tennessee in 2025. The violent crime rate is above the US rate of 327.6 and fell 18.3% from 2024.
Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
Tennessee had an estimated 492.3 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.5 times the US rate of 327.6, according to the FBI. Property crime was 1,636.6 per 100,000, 1.1 times the national 1,534.8. The violent crime rate fell 18.3% in the last year and 26.7% from 2021, when it was 671.8.
The US rate went from 387.0 to 327.6 between 2021 and 2025. Property crime fell 27.4% from 2021, with burglary down 39.7%, and murder fell 36.3%, to 6.5 per 100,000. On average, agencies covering 100% of Tennessee's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 99%).
The state figures are FBI estimates; the city pages use only each police department's own reports.
Which Tennessee cities are covered?
| City | Residents | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | 2025 coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 193,881 | 678.8 | 3,313.9 | 12 of 12 months |
| Knoxville | 200,645 | 684.8 | 2,358.9 | 12 of 12 months |
| Memphis | 606,629 | 1,852.9 | 5,029.3 | 12 of 12 months |
| Nashville | 718,499 | 961.6 | 3,872.9 | 12 of 12 months |
Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.
What are the Tennessee crime rates by offense, 2025?
| Offense | Tennessee | US | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | |||
| Violent crime | 492.3 | 327.6 | down 18.3% |
| Murder | 6.5 | 4.1 | down 19.8% |
| Rape | 35.3 | 36.1 | down 11.1% |
| Robbery | 41.5 | 49.4 | down 30.1% |
| Aggravated assault | 409.1 | 238.0 | down 17.4% |
| Property crime | |||
| Property crime | 1,636.6 | 1,534.8 | down 20.1% |
| Burglary | 204.5 | 193.6 | down 19.5% |
| Larceny-theft | 1,205.7 | 1,144.1 | down 17.1% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 226.4 | 197.0 | down 33.2% |
| Arson | Not estimated | Not estimated | Not estimated |
Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.
About this state's data
State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 671.8 | 387.0 |
| 2022 | 637.4 | 388.7 |
| 2023 | 636.5 | 379.5 |
| 2024 | 602.4 | 362.9 |
| 2025 | 492.3 | 327.6 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,255.8 | 1,832.3 |
| 2022 | 2,331.3 | 1,973.8 |
| 2023 | 2,373.3 | 1,934.1 |
| 2024 | 2,047.7 | 1,761.1 |
| 2025 | 1,636.6 | 1,534.8 |
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Tennessee and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (2)
- FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
- Tennessee: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_TN_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)