Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Tennessee city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Memphis (11,507), followed by Nashville (7,550), Knoxville (1,774), Jackson (972), and Clarksville (875).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Tennessee cities with high number of Violent crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Tennessee, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Tennessee cities.

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Related Topics: Tennessee FBI UCR 2012 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Memphis	11507
2	Nashville	7550
3	Knoxville	1774
4	Jackson	972
5	Clarksville	875
6	Murfreesboro	701
7	Cleveland	371
8	Kingsport	367
9	Johnson City	319
10	Columbia	282
11	Morristown	203
12	Lebanon	197
13	Dyersburg	184
14	Springfield	176
15	Athens	170
16	Crossville	163
17	La Vergne	157
18	East Ridge	151
19	Cookeville	146
20	Bristol	143
21	Gallatin	133
22	Bartlett	132
23	Shelbyville	129
24	Hendersonville	127
25	Greeneville	116
25	Lexington	116
25	Ripley	116
26	Brownsville	111
26	McMinnville	111
27	Humboldt	108
28	Smyrna	106
29	Tullahoma	101
30	Franklin	93
31	Goodlettsville	90
32	Manchester	82
33	Oak Ridge	81
34	Sevierville	80
35	Collierville	77
36	Alcoa	71
36	Fayetteville	71
37	Lawrenceburg	70
38	La Follette	69
38	Millington	69
39	Clinton	66
40	Lewisburg	64
40	Milan	64
41	Newport	62
41	Union City	62
42	Portland	60
43	Dickson	59
43	Maryville	59
43	Paris	59
43	Pigeon Forge	59
43	Spring Hill	59
44	Pulaski	58
44	Savannah	58
45	Soddy-Daisy	56
45	Winchester	56
46	Mount Juliet	55
47	Bolivar	53
48	Lenoir City	52
49	Selmer	42
50	Smithville	39
51	Elizabethton	36
52	Martin	34
53	Mount Pleasant	32
53	Sweetwater	32
54	Germantown	31
54	Rockwood	31
55	Bells	30
55	Gatlinburg	30
56	Ashland City	28
57	Harriman	27
57	Henderson	27
57	Tazewell	27
58	Dayton	26
58	Etowah	26
59	Millersville	25
59	Munford	25
59	White House	25
60	Dunlap	23
60	Fairview	23
60	Hohenwald	23
60	Jefferson City	23
61	Mason	22
61	Oneida	22
61	Sparta	22
61	Woodbury	22
62	Alamo	19
62	Livingston	19
62	Rogersville	19
63	McKenzie	18
63	Newbern	18
63	South Fulton	18
64	Algood	17
64	Bean Station	17
64	Madisonville	17
64	Trenton	17
65	Dandridge	16
66	Church Hill	15
66	Erwin	15
67	Huntingdon	14
68	Jasper	13
69	Kingston	12
69	Lafayette	12
69	Mountain City	12
69	Mount Carmel	12
70	Camden	11
70	Decherd	11
70	Halls	11
70	Jonesborough	11
70	Ridgely	11
71	Atoka	10
71	Baxter	10
71	Collegedale	10
71	Decatur	10
71	Gainesboro	10
71	Greenbrier	10
71	Spring City	10
71	Whiteville	10
72	Jamestown	9
72	Monteagle	9
72	Tiptonville	9
72	Vonore	9
73	Caryville	8
73	Jellico	8
73	Maynardville	8
73	Oliver Springs	8
73	White Pine	8
74	Berry Hill	7
74	Jacksboro	7
74	New Tazewell	7
74	South Carthage	7
74	St. Joseph	7
75	Benton	6
75	Bluff City	6
75	Cornersville	6
75	Dover	6
75	Estill Springs	6
75	Gadsden	6
75	Oakland	6
75	Waverly	6
75	Waynesboro	6
76	Crump	5
76	Erin	5
76	Greenfield	5
76	Kimball	5
76	Maury City	5
76	Parsons	5
76	White Bluff	5
77	Ardmore	4
77	Carthage	4
77	Celina	4
77	Centerville	4
77	Chapel Hill	4
77	Coopertown	4
77	Cowan	4
77	Dresden	4
77	Dyer	4
77	Gallaway	4
77	Hollow Rock	4
77	Kenton	4
77	Loudon	4
77	McEwen	4
77	Moscow	4
77	Obion	4
77	Pleasant View	4
77	Puryear	4
78	Alexandria	3
78	Baileyton	3
78	Bruceton	3
78	Clifton	3
78	Cumberland Gap	3
78	Decaturville	3
78	Ethridge	3
78	Gleason	3
78	Gordonsville	3
78	Graysville	3
78	Lake City	3
78	New Johnsonville	3
78	Nolensville	3
78	Signal Mountain	3
78	Sneedville	3
78	Tellico Plains	3
78	Toone	3
78	Wartburg	3
79	Adamsville	2
79	Blaine	2
79	Brighton	2
79	Burns	2
79	Englewood	2
79	Huntland	2
79	Lookout Mountain	2
79	Monterey	2
79	Plainview	2
79	Ridgetop	2
79	Rutledge	2
79	Troy	2
79	Westmoreland	2
79	Whitwell	2
79	Winfield	2
80	Big Sandy	1
80	Collinwood	1
80	Cross Plains	1
80	Cumberland City	1
80	Elkton	1
80	Friendship	1
80	Gates	1
80	Loretto	1
80	Medina	1
80	Pikeville	1
80	Piperton	1
80	Red Boiling Springs	1
80	Rutherford	1
80	Samburg	1
80	Scotts Hill	1
80	Sharon	1
80	Spencer	1
80	Trezevant	1
80	Trimble	1
80	Watertown	1
81	Baneberry	0
81	Belle Meade	0
81	Bradford	0
81	Calhoun	0
81	Charleston	0
81	Clarksburg	0
81	Eagleville	0
81	Gibson	0
81	Grand Junction	0
81	Henning	0
81	Henry	0
81	Hornbeak	0
81	Kingston Springs	0
81	Middleton	0
81	Minor Hill	0
81	New Hope	0
81	New Market	0
81	Niota	0
81	Norris	0
81	Petersburg	0
81	Pittman Center	0
81	Powells Crossroads	0
81	Rossville	0
81	Saltillo	0
81	Sewanee	0
81	Surgoinsville	0
81	Townsend	0
81	Tusculum	0
81	Wartrace	0
81	Watauga	0