Sweetwater, Tennessee Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 6,696
Key Insights
- →Sweetwater has a safety grade of C with a violent crime rate of 343.5 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 34.2% from the previous year.
- →1 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 14.9 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 22% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.25 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
343.5
-34.2% YoY
Murder Rate
14.9
1 murders
Property Crime Rate
1374.0
92 total
vs National Avg
↓ -4%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 23
Murder1
Rape1
Robbery1
Aggravated Assault20
Property Crime: 92
Burglary12
Larceny-Theft76
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Arson2
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,696 | 23 | 343.5 | 1 | 92 | 1374.0 |
| 2023 | 6,511 | 34 | 522.2 | 0 | 107 | 1643.4 |
| 2022 | 6,345 | 33 | 520.1 | 1 | 145 | 2285.3 |
| 2021 | 5,971 | 41 | 686.7 | 0 | 170 | 2847.1 |
| 2020 | 5,904 | 40 | 677.5 | 0 | 267 | 4522.4 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
C
Safety Grade for Sweetwater
Based on violent crime rate of 343.5 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 22% of cities
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National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.