Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Tennessee city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Memphis (16,091), followed by Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (7,795), Chattanooga (2,023), Knoxville (1,619), and Clarksville (850).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, 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.

You may also be interested in:
Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Violent Crime Rate in 2023
Number and Rate of Violent Crimes for Tennessee Cities in 2023
Number and Rate of Property Crimes for Tennessee Cities in 2023

Related Topics: Tennessee FBI UCR 2023 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

See this for other years:

Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023

Memphis

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Chattanooga

Knoxville

Clarksville

Murfreesboro

Jackson

Kingsport

Johnson City

Columbia

Ranking of Tennessee Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023

Items per page:

0 of 0

Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Memphis	16091
2	Metropolitan Nashville Police Department	7795
3	Chattanooga	2023
4	Knoxville	1619
5	Clarksville	850
6	Murfreesboro	807
7	Jackson	750
8	Kingsport	368
9	Johnson City	291
10	Columbia	267
11	Cleveland	221
12	Morristown	212
13	Dyersburg	198
14	Lebanon	190
15	La Vergne	173
16	Smyrna	167
17	Bartlett	138
18	Franklin	132
18	Shelbyville	132
19	Ripley	130
20	East Ridge	123
21	Bristol	118
22	Dickson	114
23	Oak Ridge	112
24	Covington	111
25	Bolivar	109
26	McMinnville	102
27	Millington	98
28	Brownsville	96
29	Sevierville	92
29	Tullahoma	92
30	Springfield	91
31	Gallatin	90
32	Cookeville	85
33	Spring Hill	80
34	Manchester	78
35	Lewisburg	72
36	Hendersonville	70
37	Lexington	67
38	Crossville	66
39	Savannah	63
39	Union City	63
40	Collierville	61
40	Greeneville	61
40	Maryville	61
41	Pigeon Forge	60
42	Alcoa	59
43	Athens	58
44	Fayetteville	55
45	Lawrenceburg	54
46	Red Bank	52
47	Newport	49
48	Pulaski	48
49	Clinton	47
50	Germantown	44
50	Milan	44
50	Winchester	44
51	Goodlettsville	41
52	Humboldt	40
52	Mount Juliet	40
53	Brentwood	35
53	Elizabethton	35
54	Paris	34
54	Portland	34
54	Selmer	34
54	Sweetwater	34
55	Martin	33
55	Rockwood	33
56	Lenoir City	32
57	White House	28
58	Somerville	25
59	Greenbrier	24
60	McKenzie	23
61	Munford	22
62	Halls	21
62	Harriman	21
62	Jefferson City	21
63	Collegedale	20
64	Henderson	18
64	Hohenwald	18
64	Rogersville	18
65	Livingston	16
65	Madisonville	16
65	Millersville	16
65	Oneida	16
66	Ashland City	15
66	Gatlinburg	15
66	Oakland	15
66	Oliver Springs	15
67	Fairview	14
67	Tiptonville	14
68	Adamsville	13
68	Newbern	13
68	Smithville	13
69	Atoka	12
69	Chapel Hill	12
69	Dayton	12
69	Maynardville	12
69	Medina	12
69	Rocky Top	12
70	Sparta	11
70	White Bluff	11
71	Berry Hill	10
71	Church Hill	10
71	Dandridge	10
71	La Follette	10
71	Mosheim	10
71	Tazewell	10
71	Tellico Plains	10
72	Dunlap	9
72	Huntingdon	9
72	Jasper	9
73	Caryville	8
73	Decatur	8
73	South Fulton	8
73	Waverly	8
73	Whitwell	8
74	Algood	7
74	Cowan	7
74	Jonesborough	7
74	McEwen	7
74	Monterey	7
74	Pleasant View	7
74	Whiteville	7
75	Camden	6
75	Jamestown	6
75	Loudon	6
75	New Tazewell	6
75	Parsons	6
76	Centerville	5
76	Dresden	5
76	Estill Springs	5
76	Greenfield	5
76	Kingston	5
76	Lafayette	5
76	Mount Carmel	5
76	Vonore	5
76	Woodbury	5
77	Alexandria	4
77	Carthage	4
77	Etowah	4
77	Monteagle	4
77	Nolensville	4
77	Waynesboro	4
78	Bluff City	3
78	Kingston Springs	3
78	Mountain City	3
78	Pikeville	3
78	Red Boiling Springs	3
78	South Pittsburg	3
78	Unicoi	3
78	Westmoreland	3
79	Ardmore	2
79	Baxter	2
79	Charleston	2
79	Lookout Mountain	2
79	Ridgely	2
79	Tracy City	2
79	White Pine	2
80	Bruceton	1
80	Dover	1
80	Englewood	1
80	Erin	1
80	Kimball	1
80	Loretto	1
80	Rossville	1
80	Watertown	1
81	Belle Meade	0
81	Benton	0
81	Graysville	0
81	Piperton	0
81	Signal Mountain	0
81	Spring City	0