Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Tennessee Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 698,987
Key Insights
- →Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has a safety grade of F- with a violent crime rate of 1124.1 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 0.4% from the previous year.
- →102 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 14.6 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: stable dangerous — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 2% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.25 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
1124.1
-0.4% YoY
Murder Rate
14.6
102 murders
Property Crime Rate
4509.5
31,521 total
vs National Avg
↑ 213%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 7,857
Murder102
Rape503
Robbery1,083
Aggravated Assault6,169
Property Crime: 31,521
Burglary3,093
Larceny-Theft23,377
Motor Vehicle Theft5,051
Arson54
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 698,987 | 7,857 | 1124.1 | 102 | 31,521 | 4509.5 |
| 2023 | 690,495 | 7,795 | 1128.9 | 100 | 30,414 | 4404.7 |
| 2022 | 679,562 | 7,491 | 1102.3 | 83 | 25,991 | 3824.7 |
| 2021 | 690,553 | 8,057 | 1166.7 | 99 | 24,943 | 3612.0 |
| 2020 | 688,013 | 7,951 | 1155.6 | 113 | 28,023 | 4073.0 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F-
Safety Grade for Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Based on violent crime rate of 1124.1 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 2% 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.