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

Updated on November 17, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among Tennessee cities with a population of at least 10K, Memphis had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,420.86), followed by Dyersburg (1,144.61), Chattanooga (1,137.44), Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (1,102.33), and Jackson (899.22).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2022, 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 2022
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Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Memphis 2420.86
2 Dyersburg 1144.61
3 Chattanooga 1137.44
4 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department 1102.33
5 Jackson 899.22
6 Union City 863.95
7 Knoxville 842.22
8 Athens 791.17
9 Kingsport 786.75
10 Millington 745.63
11 Dickson 730.47
12 Cleveland 724.59
13 Morristown 719.63
14 Crossville 696.73
15 Columbia 682.24
16 Sevierville 657.17
17 East Ridge 605.78
18 Shelbyville 562.91
19 Manchester 544.27
20 Lewisburg 529.27
21 Murfreesboro 511.09
22 Bristol 502.48
23 Springfield 501.81
24 McMinnville 501.72
25 Tullahoma 501.24
26 Clarksville 498.46
27 Clinton 477.61
28 Martin 454.46
29 Lebanon 452.44
30 Red Bank 404.65
31 Lawrenceburg 404.25
32 Alcoa 402.09
33 Lenoir City 386.90
34 La Vergne 380.48
35 Johnson City 375.07
36 Paris 356.76
37 Greeneville 353.56
38 Oak Ridge 316.35
39 Elizabethton 302.86
40 Smyrna 265.65
41 Portland 260.03
42 Gallatin 253.96
43 Goodlettsville 253.49
44 Cookeville 246.01
45 Bartlett 240.66
46 Soddy-Daisy 205.92
47 Atoka 203.00
48 Franklin 195.22
49 Maryville 183.39
50 Germantown 168.87
51 White House 160.95
52 Collierville 147.75
53 Hendersonville 136.05
54 Spring Hill 104.92
55 Oakland 99.96
56 Collegedale 99.73
57 Nolensville 88.29
58 Brentwood 68.01