Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Tennessee city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Memphis (15,310), followed by Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (7,951), Chattanooga (2,504), Knoxville (1,528), and Clarksville (983).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2020, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Memphis 15310
2 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department 7951
3 Chattanooga 2504
4 Knoxville 1528
5 Clarksville 983
6 Murfreesboro 740
7 Jackson 703
8 Cleveland 454
9 Kingsport 372
10 Columbia 303
11 Johnson City 296
12 Morristown 258
13 Lebanon 216
14 Dyersburg 207
15 Smyrna 204
16 Franklin 195
17 Shelbyville 192
18 La Vergne 187
19 Oak Ridge 168
20 Bristol 155
21 Bartlett 153
22 Tullahoma 139
23 Gallatin 137
24 Dickson 133
25 Ripley 132
26 Athens 131
27 Covington 130
28 Springfield 121
29 East Ridge 119
30 Bolivar 110
31 Sevierville 109
32 Hendersonville 95
32 Union City 95
33 Collierville 91
34 Millington 87
35 Manchester 75
35 Spring Hill 75
36 Greeneville 71
36 Mount Juliet 71
37 Lewisburg 68
38 Lenoir City 65
38 Newport 65
38 Portland 65
38 Savannah 65
39 Maryville 64
40 Humboldt 62
41 Alcoa 61
42 Milan 56
43 Goodlettsville 48
43 Pigeon Forge 48
44 Lawrenceburg 47
45 Clinton 46
45 Trenton 46
46 Winchester 44
47 Germantown 42
47 Pulaski 42
47 Red Bank 42
48 La Follette 41
49 Sweetwater 40
50 Fayetteville 36
51 Martin 35
52 Dunlap 34
52 Millersville 34
52 Paris 34
52 Rockwood 34
53 Henderson 32
54 Harriman 30
55 Lexington 29
56 Ashland City 27
56 Selmer 27
56 Somerville 27
57 White House 26
58 Decherd 25
58 Etowah 25
58 Mount Pleasant 25
59 Crossville 23
60 Dayton 22
60 Gatlinburg 22
60 Madisonville 22
60 Smithville 22
60 Soddy-Daisy 22
61 Estill Springs 21
61 Newbern 21
62 Alamo 20
62 Fairview 20
62 Ridgely 20
63 Brentwood 19
64 Hohenwald 18
65 Vonore 16
66 Greenbrier 15
66 Jonesborough 15
67 Erwin 14
67 McKenzie 14
67 Waverly 14
67 Whiteville 14
68 Bells 13
68 Collegedale 13
68 Halls 13
68 Livingston 13
68 Medina 13
68 Oneida 13
68 Rogersville 13
69 Centerville 12
69 Decatur 12
69 Jefferson City 12
69 Lafayette 12
69 Munford 12
70 Tazewell 11
71 Berry Hill 10
71 Greenfield 10
71 Monterey 10
71 Mount Carmel 10
71 Pleasant View 10
71 Rocky Top 10
72 Jasper 9
72 Nolensville 9
72 White Bluff 9
73 Algood 8
73 Dresden 8
73 Englewood 8
73 Jamestown 8
73 Monteagle 8
73 South Fulton 8
73 Spring City 8
73 Tiptonville 8
74 Bean Station 7
74 Carthage 7
74 Caryville 7
74 Dandridge 7
74 Graysville 7
75 Atoka 6
75 Coopertown 6
75 Cowan 6
75 Dyer 6
75 Niota 6
75 Oakland 6
75 Oliver Springs 6
75 South Pittsburg 6
75 Sparta 6
75 Toone 6
76 Gleason 5
76 Mountain City 5
76 Parsons 5
76 South Carthage 5
76 Whitwell 5
76 Woodbury 5
77 Adamsville 4
77 Alexandria 4
77 Baileyton 4
77 Celina 4
77 Church Hill 4
77 Clifton 4
77 Dover 4
77 Gallaway 4
77 Jacksboro 4
77 New Tazewell 4
77 Townsend 4
77 Waynesboro 4
78 Chapel Hill 3
78 Eagleville 3
78 Kimball 3
78 Kingston 3
78 Maynardville 3
78 Moscow 3
78 New Johnsonville 3
78 Tusculum 3
78 White Pine 3
79 Baxter 2
79 Blaine 2
79 Bradford 2
79 Collinwood 2
79 Elkton 2
79 Ethridge 2
79 Huntingdon 2
79 Jellico 2
79 Kingston Springs 2
79 Loretto 2
79 Loudon 2
79 Scotts Hill 2
79 Sharon 2
79 Tracy City 2
79 Troy 2
79 Unicoi 2
79 Wartburg 2
79 Westmoreland 2
80 Benton 1
80 Bluff City 1
80 Bruceton 1
80 Burns 1
80 Charleston 1
80 Cornersville 1
80 Cumberland City 1
80 Decaturville 1
80 Erin 1
80 Gadsden 1
80 Gainesboro 1
80 Gates 1
80 Hollow Rock 1
80 Kenton 1
80 Mason 1
80 Maury City 1
80 New Market 1
80 Obion 1
80 Petersburg 1
80 Pikeville 1
80 Piperton 1
80 Red Boiling Springs 1
80 Rossville 1
80 Signal Mountain 1
80 Spencer 1
80 St. Joseph 1
80 Tellico Plains 1
81 Ardmore 0
81 Belle Meade 0
81 Big Sandy 0
81 Brighton 0
81 Calhoun 0
81 Camden 0
81 Clarksburg 0
81 Cross Plains 0
81 Friendship 0
81 Gibson 0
81 Gordonsville 0
81 Grand Junction 0
81 Henry 0
81 Hornbeak 0
81 Huntland 0
81 Lookout Mountain 0
81 McEwen 0
81 Middleton 0
81 Minor Hill 0
81 Norris 0
81 Pittman Center 0
81 Plainview 0
81 Puryear 0
81 Rutherford 0
81 Rutledge 0
81 Saltillo 0
81 Surgoinsville 0
81 Trezevant 0
81 Trimble 0
81 Wartrace 0
81 Watertown 0