Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Tennessee cities with a population of at least 10K, Memphis had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,943.19), followed by Dyersburg (1,245.27), Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (1,113.05), Chattanooga (1,048.24), and Jackson (1,002.27).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of Tennessee cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Memphis 1943.19
2 Dyersburg 1245.27
3 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department 1113.05
4 Chattanooga 1048.24
5 Jackson 1002.27
6 Millington 916.85
7 Cleveland 916.49
8 Athens 873.27
9 Springfield 858.19
10 Dickson 850.55
11 Crossville 823.58
12 Morristown 809.80
13 Knoxville 799.35
14 Alcoa 780.51
15 Kingsport 755.64
16 Shelbyville 704.81
17 Lewisburg 668.51
18 Clarksville 666.18
19 Columbia 633.99
20 McMinnville 629.21
21 Lawrenceburg 619.97
22 Manchester 578.41
23 Oak Ridge 564.21
24 Bristol 562.11
25 Lebanon 557.55
26 Clinton 552.43
27 Tullahoma 548.63
28 Sevierville 541.21
29 East Ridge 473.15
30 Goodlettsville 458.82
31 Elizabethton 453.98
32 Paris 446.08
33 Red Bank 441.88
34 Greeneville 437.21
35 Murfreesboro 435.67
36 La Vergne 434.10
37 Cookeville 423.27
38 Johnson City 410.21
39 Bartlett 319.83
40 Gallatin 314.69
41 White House 304.62
42 Portland 279.35
43 Martin 259.17
44 Mount Juliet 197.82
45 Hendersonville 193.37
46 Collierville 162.79
47 Maryville 162.29
48 Franklin 147.23
49 Soddy-Daisy 144.89
50 Spring Hill 103.98
51 Brentwood 80.45
52 Germantown 76.57
53 Collegedale 41.02