Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Tennessee cities with a population of at least 10K, Memphis had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,351.99), followed by Chattanooga (1,359.31), Dyersburg (1,275.73), Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (1,155.65), and Jackson (1,045.6).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Memphis 2351.99
2 Chattanooga 1359.31
3 Dyersburg 1275.73
4 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department 1155.65
5 Jackson 1045.60
6 Cleveland 987.09
7 Athens 931.79
8 Union City 925.66
9 Shelbyville 860.76
10 Morristown 850.64
11 Dickson 848.21
12 Millington 818.75
13 Knoxville 809.87
14 Columbia 738.79
15 Tullahoma 706.88
16 Springfield 696.52
17 Kingsport 685.59
18 Manchester 672.95
19 Sevierville 626.62
20 Clarksville 609.93
21 Alcoa 599.57
22 Oak Ridge 576.55
23 Bristol 573.80
24 Lebanon 570.95
25 East Ridge 561.27
26 Lewisburg 543.35
27 La Vergne 518.48
28 Portland 492.13
29 Murfreesboro 487.58
30 Greeneville 477.31
31 Clinton 454.95
32 Johnson City 439.87
33 Lawrenceburg 423.69
34 Smyrna 385.02
35 Red Bank 354.10
36 Paris 338.41
37 Martin 337.19
38 Gallatin 307.29
39 Goodlettsville 284.09
40 Bartlett 256.22
41 Franklin 227.48
42 Maryville 213.29
43 White House 200.99
44 Crossville 193.52
45 Mount Juliet 183.53
46 Collierville 176.09
47 Spring Hill 163.88
48 Hendersonville 161.29
49 Soddy-Daisy 160.62
50 Collegedale 110.64
51 Germantown 106.97
52 Nolensville 84.39
53 Brentwood 43.72