Memphis, TN crime rate
In 2025 the Memphis Police Department reported 1,852.9 violent crimes and 5,029.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for Tennessee and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
How does Memphis compare with Tennessee and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Memphis only.
What offenses were reported in Memphis, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Tennessee | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 11,240 | 1,852.9 | 492.3 | 327.6 | down 26.1% | down 24.0% |
| Murder | 188 | 31.0 | 6.5 | 4.1 | down 24.2% | down 34.5% |
| Rape | 345 | 56.9 | 35.3 | 36.1 | down 22.8% | down 13.4% |
| Robbery | 1,473 | 242.8 | 41.5 | 49.4 | down 30.3% | down 23.0% |
| Aggravated assault | 9,234 | 1,522.2 | 409.1 | 238.0 | down 25.6% | down 24.2% |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 30,509 | 5,029.3 | 1,636.6 | 1,534.8 | down 27.8% | down 5.8% |
| Burglary | 4,345 | 716.3 | 204.5 | 193.6 | down 21.9% | down 12.4% |
| Larceny-theft | 20,350 | 3,354.6 | 1,205.7 | 1,144.1 | down 23.9% | down 9.3% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5,469 | 901.5 | 226.4 | 197.0 | down 43.1% | up 17.7% |
| Arson | 345 | 56.9 | Not estimated | Not estimated | up 1.8% | up 0.4% |
Reported = offenses known to the Memphis Police Department and sent to the FBI. Tennessee and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Memphis | United States | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,437.5 | 387.0 | 671.8 |
| 2022 | 2,414.0 | 388.7 | 637.4 |
| 2023 | 2,616.3 | 379.5 | 636.5 |
| 2024 | 2,507.8 | 362.9 | 602.4 |
| 2025 | 1,852.9 | 327.6 | 492.3 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Memphis | United States | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,338.6 | 1,832.3 | 2,255.8 |
| 2022 | 7,248.5 | 1,973.8 | 2,331.3 |
| 2023 | 8,677.1 | 1,934.1 | 2,373.3 |
| 2024 | 6,966.3 | 1,761.1 | 2,047.7 |
| 2025 | 5,029.3 | 1,534.8 | 1,636.6 |
Is Memphis safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Memphis Police Department reported, 1,852.9 per 100,000 residents, was higher than Tennessee's 492.3, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 26.1% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
The 2025 figures reported to the FBI by Memphis police are 11,240 violent crimes and 30,509 property crimes. Those counts equal 1,852.9 violent and 5,029.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents covered by the Memphis Police Department. The violent rate was 5.7 times the US rate of 327.6 and 3.8 times the FBI's Tennessee estimate of 492.3.
Property crime was 3.3 times the national 1,534.8. Both rates fell from 2024 to 2025, violent crime by 26.1% from 2,507.8 and property crime by 27.8% from 6,966.3. Against 2021, violent crime is 24.0% lower and property crime 5.8% lower.
Murder fell the most of the violent offenses from 2021 to 2025, 34.5%; there were 188 homicides in 2025, a rate of 31.0 per 100,000, 7.6 times the US rate. Robbery fell the most from 2024 to 2025, 30.3%. Motor vehicle theft had the largest fall of the property offenses from 2024 to 2025, 43.1%.
From 2021 to 2025, motor vehicle theft rose the most of the property offenses, 17.7%, to 901.5 per 100,000. Aggravated assault made up 82% of violent crime, and larceny-theft 67% of property crime. The department reported all 12 months for each of the 5 years shown, with NIBRS reporting since 2000.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority and University of Memphis police report separately.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 3.93 per 1,000 residents (1,966 officers, 418 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other Tennessee cities
The nearest Tennessee cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Memphis Police Department (ORI TNMPD0000), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Tennessee and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_TNMPD0000_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Memphis Police Department (TNMPD0000): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_TNMPD0000__from-2021-to-2025.json)