Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among Tennessee cities with a population of at least 10K, Memphis had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (9,639.42), followed by Athens (6,377.96), Chattanooga (6,371.2), Dyersburg (6,173.38), and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (4,939.95).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2022, and the table below shows the ranking of Tennessee cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
Memphis
Athens
Chattanooga
Dyersburg
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Union City
Kingsport
Millington
Knoxville
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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Memphis 9639.42
2 Athens 6377.96
3 Chattanooga 6371.20
4 Dyersburg 6173.38
5 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department 4939.95
6 Union City 4929.06
7 Kingsport 4876.43
8 Millington 4846.57
9 Knoxville 4751.85
10 Morristown 4421.07
11 Sevierville 4368.85
12 Crossville 4228.40
13 Cleveland 4131.42
14 Johnson City 3818.75
15 Jackson 3808.46
16 Greeneville 3452.04
17 Dickson 3107.59
18 Manchester 3058.64
19 Paris 2979.46
20 Clinton 2815.92
21 East Ridge 2813.22
22 Bristol 2806.69
23 Columbia 2791.40
24 Lenoir City 2783.81
25 Martin 2736.22
26 Tullahoma 2730.57
27 McMinnville 2709.29
28 Lawrenceburg 2694.96
29 Murfreesboro 2625.30
30 Cookeville 2583.10
31 Lewisburg 2575.24
32 Shelbyville 2570.36
33 Alcoa 2506.63
34 Clarksville 2502.60
35 Elizabethton 2249.78
36 Bartlett 2202.78
37 Smyrna 2165.12
38 Goodlettsville 2122.27
39 Lebanon 2100.60
40 Oak Ridge 2096.58
41 La Vergne 1795.86
42 Soddy-Daisy 1723.61
43 Germantown 1703.42
44 Springfield 1696.84
45 Collegedale 1628.99
46 White House 1595.52
47 Collierville 1337.51
48 Franklin 1227.59
49 Red Bank 1213.96
50 Maryville 1078.95
51 Portland 1047.55
52 Hendersonville 976.39
53 Gallatin 928.48
54 Spring Hill 926.52
55 Brentwood 910.47
56 Atoka 686.32
57 Nolensville 417.89
58 Oakland 329.87