Chattanooga, Tennessee Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 188,894
Key Insights
- →Chattanooga has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 823.7 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 24.5% from the previous year.
- →24 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 12.7 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: stable dangerous — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 4% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.21 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
823.7
-24.5% YoY
Murder Rate
12.7
24 murders
Property Crime Rate
3942.4
7,447 total
vs National Avg
↑ 129%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 1,556
Murder24
Rape172
Robbery177
Aggravated Assault1,183
Property Crime: 7,447
Burglary717
Larceny-Theft5,471
Motor Vehicle Theft1,259
Arson24
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 188,894 | 1,556 | 823.7 | 24 | 7,447 | 3942.4 |
| 2023 | 185,370 | 2,023 | 1091.3 | 29 | 9,004 | 4857.3 |
| 2022 | 182,603 | 2,077 | 1137.4 | 24 | 9,534 | 5221.2 |
| 2021 | 186,222 | 2,541 | 1364.5 | 33 | 10,914 | 5860.7 |
| 2020 | 184,211 | 2,504 | 1359.3 | 33 | 11,709 | 6356.3 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Chattanooga
Based on violent crime rate of 823.7 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 4% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.