What is the safest city in Tennessee?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Collegedale is the safest city in Tennessee with a violent crime rate of 17.2 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Tennessee?

Memphis has the highest violent crime rate in Tennessee at 2501.3 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Tennessee report crime data?

248 cities in Tennessee reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Tennessee (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Tennessee has 248 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100K.

248

Cities Tracked

17.2

Safest City Rate

219.5

Median City Rate

2501.3

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Tennessee

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Collegedale	11,599	17.2	0.0	827.7	A
2	Church Hill	7,311	27.4	0.0	273.6	A
3	Pleasant View	5,709	35.0	0.0	297.8	B+
4	Nolensville	15,930	50.2	0.0	207.2	B+
5	Erwin	5,931	50.6	0.0	556.4	B+
6	Brentwood	45,208	57.5	0.0	730.0	B+
7	Oakland	11,026	72.6	9.1	507.9	B
8	Signal Mountain	8,935	89.5	0.0	436.5	B
9	Mount Carmel	5,572	89.7	0.0	538.4	B
10	Ashland City	5,728	104.7	0.0	1099.9	C+
11	Lafayette	5,923	118.2	0.0	1722.1	C+
12	Hendersonville	64,126	123.2	3.1	714.2	C+
13	Fairview	10,496	123.9	0.0	466.8	C+
14	Kingston	6,306	126.9	0.0	301.3	C+
15	Goodlettsville	17,312	127.1	5.8	895.3	C+
16	Maryville	32,583	132.0	0.0	506.4	C+
17	Franklin	90,077	132.1	1.1	942.5	C+
18	Elizabethton	14,228	147.6	0.0	1560.3	C
19	Jonesborough	6,684	149.6	0.0	1331.5	C
20	Collierville	51,312	150.1	0.0	1268.7	C
21	Greenbrier	6,949	158.3	0.0	460.5	C
22	Mount Juliet	44,049	158.9	0.0	964.8	C
23	Loudon	6,876	160.0	0.0	538.1	C
24	Spring Hill	59,921	163.5	0.0	499.0	C
25	Paris	10,360	164.1	0.0	1689.2	C

Most Dangerous Cities in Tennessee

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Memphis	613,207	2501.3	40.6	F
2	Ripley	7,575	1742.6	13.2	F
3	Bolivar	5,119	1269.8	0.0	F
4	Dyersburg	15,917	1256.5	18.9	F
5	Fayetteville	7,042	1150.2	0.0	F
6	Metropolitan Nashville Police Department	698,987	1124.1	14.6	F
7	Covington	8,537	1112.8	0.0	F
8	Brownsville	9,264	1036.3	0.0	F
9	Jackson	68,286	950.4	24.9	F
10	Chattanooga	188,894	823.7	12.7	F
11	Pigeon Forge	6,344	788.1	15.8	F
12	Morristown	32,660	765.5	3.1	F
13	Knoxville	200,457	740.3	11.0	F
14	Lewisburg	13,406	716.1	7.5	F
15	Union City	10,887	698.1	0.0	F

All 248 Cities in Tennessee

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 248 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Tusculum	3,390	0.0	A
2	Piperton	2,774	0.0	A
3	Belle Meade	2,502	0.0	A
4	Jacksboro	2,275	0.0	A
5	Spring City	1,950	0.0	A
6	Chapel Hill	1,898	0.0	A
7	Cross Plains	1,841	0.0	A
8	Surgoinsville	1,755	0.0	A
9	Norris	1,603	0.0	A
10	Graysville	1,507	0.0	A
11	Celina	1,393	0.0	A
12	Erin	1,179	0.0	A
13	Rutherford	1,058	0.0	A
14	Huntland	841	0.0	A
15	Trezevant	834	0.0	A
16	Wartrace	700	0.0	A
17	Friendship	662	0.0	A
18	Puryear	662	0.0	A
19	Middleton	627	0.0	A
20	Trimble	609	0.0	A
21	Townsend	598	0.0	A
22	Pittman Center	578	0.0	A
23	Saltillo	536	0.0	A
24	Minor Hill	532	0.0	A
25	Calhoun	501	0.0	A
26	Big Sandy	484	0.0	A
27	Hornbeak	467	0.0	A
28	Henry	448	0.0	A
29	Gibson	383	0.0	A
30	Clarksburg	378	0.0	A
31	Grand Junction	267	0.0	A
32	Collegedale	11,599	17.2	A
33	Church Hill	7,311	27.4	A
34	Bean Station	3,108	32.2	A
35	Pleasant View	5,709	35.0	B+
36	New Tazewell	2,812	35.6	B+
37	Westmoreland	2,803	35.7	B+
38	Whiteville	4,559	43.9	B+
39	Nolensville	15,930	50.2	B+
40	Erwin	5,931	50.6	B+
41	Dover	1,817	55.0	B+
42	Loretto	1,802	55.5	B+
43	Brentwood	45,208	57.5	B+
44	Oliver Springs	3,430	58.3	B+
45	Kimball	1,626	61.5	B+
46	Englewood	1,578	63.4	B+
47	Mason	1,525	65.6	B+
48	Bruceton	1,495	66.9	B+
49	Burns	1,467	68.2	B
50	Woodbury	2,893	69.1	B
51	Oakland	11,026	72.6	B
52	Rutledge	1,358	73.6	B
53	White Pine	2,579	77.5	B
54	Mountain City	2,478	80.7	B
55	Camden	3,686	81.4	B
56	Rossville	1,161	86.1	B
57	Signal Mountain	8,935	89.5	B
58	Mount Carmel	5,572	89.7	B
59	Plainview	2,213	90.4	B
60	Blaine	2,158	92.7	B
61	Lookout Mountain	2,046	97.8	B
62	Gainesboro	960	104.2	C+
63	Ashland City	5,728	104.7	C+
64	Pikeville	1,899	105.3	C+
65	Kingston Springs	2,751	109.1	C+
66	Wartburg	897	111.5	C+
67	Centerville	3,580	111.7	C+
68	Decaturville	862	116.0	C+
69	Lafayette	5,923	118.2	C+
70	Ridgely	1,667	120.0	C+
71	St. Joseph	833	120.0	C+
72	Sparta	4,887	122.8	C+
73	Hendersonville	64,126	123.2	C+
74	Fairview	10,496	123.9	C+
75	South Carthage	1,611	124.1	C+
76	Coopertown	4,770	125.8	C+
77	Kingston	6,306	126.9	C+
78	Goodlettsville	17,312	127.1	C+
79	Spencer	1,566	127.7	C+
80	Unicoi	3,816	131.0	C+
81	Maryville	32,583	132.0	C+
82	Franklin	90,077	132.1	C+
83	Huntingdon	4,527	132.5	C+
84	South Pittsburg	2,937	136.2	C+
85	Dresden	2,935	136.3	C+
86	Gleason	1,407	142.1	C+
87	New Market	1,369	146.1	C
88	Elizabethton	14,228	147.6	C
89	Hollow Rock	677	147.7	C
90	Jonesborough	6,684	149.6	C
91	Collierville	51,312	150.1	C
92	Clifton	2,651	150.9	C
93	Rogersville	4,623	151.4	C
94	Maury City	657	152.2	C
95	Troy	1,313	152.3	C
96	Tiptonville	3,279	152.5	C
97	Cornersville	1,267	157.9	C
98	Greenbrier	6,949	158.3	C
99	Mount Juliet	44,049	158.9	C
100	Loudon	6,876	160.0	C
101	Etowah	3,720	161.3	C
102	Bells	2,480	161.3	C
103	Spring Hill	59,921	163.5	C
104	Paris	10,360	164.1	C
105	Gates	607	164.7	C
106	Soddy-Daisy	13,281	165.7	C
107	Germantown	39,938	167.8	C
108	Dunlap	5,959	167.8	C
109	Waynesboro	2,341	170.9	C
110	Petersburg	571	175.1	C
111	Atoka	10,777	176.3	C
112	Medina	5,654	176.9	C
113	Watertown	1,622	185.0	C
114	Henderson	6,441	186.3	C
115	Waverly	4,266	187.5	C
116	Maynardville	2,619	190.9	C
117	Scotts Hill	978	204.5	D+
118	Bradford	970	206.2	D+
119	Gallatin	52,346	208.2	D+
120	Benton	1,421	211.1	D+
121	Collinwood	940	212.8	D+
122	Dandridge	3,708	215.7	D+
123	Gadsden	463	216.0	D+
124	Baileyton	459	217.9	D+
125	Sharon	911	219.5	D+
126	White House	16,177	234.9	D+
127	Millersville	6,295	238.3	D+
128	Dayton	7,465	241.1	D+
129	Baxter	2,068	241.8	D+
130	Halls	2,037	245.5	D+
131	Jasper	3,623	248.4	D+
132	Whitwell	1,602	249.7	D+
133	Bartlett	55,494	250.5	D+
134	Alamo	2,334	257.1	D+
135	Greeneville	15,866	258.4	D+
136	Mount Pleasant	4,830	269.2	D
137	New Johnsonville	1,851	270.1	D
138	Hohenwald	3,956	278.1	D
139	Smyrna	58,791	279.0	D
140	McKenzie	5,603	285.6	D
141	Monteagle	1,400	285.7	D
142	Obion	1,035	289.9	D
143	Oak Ridge	34,071	290.6	D
144	Cookeville	37,248	292.6	D
145	Jefferson City	8,877	292.9	D
146	Tazewell	2,357	297.0	D
147	Martin	11,059	298.4	D
148	Decatur	1,651	302.8	D
149	Algood	4,163	312.3	D
150	Livingston	4,081	318.5	D
151	Caryville	2,189	319.8	D
152	La Follette	7,187	320.0	D
153	Lawrenceburg	12,110	322.0	D
154	Ardmore	1,230	325.2	D
155	Cumberland City	306	326.8	D
156	White Bluff	4,262	328.5	D
157	Sweetwater	6,696	343.5	D
158	Lebanon	51,653	344.6	D
159	Brighton	2,880	347.2	D
160	Lenoir City	12,354	348.1	D
161	Bristol	28,082	363.2	D
162	Monterey	2,745	364.3	D
163	Oneida	3,823	366.2	D
164	Newbern	3,254	368.8	D
165	Madisonville	5,379	371.8	F
166	Portland	13,703	372.2	F
167	Winchester	10,177	373.4	F
168	Jellico	2,131	375.4	F
169	Elkton	522	383.1	F
170	Eagleville	779	385.1	F
171	Alcoa	14,270	385.4	F
172	Springfield	19,729	390.3	F
173	Tullahoma	21,208	391.4	F
174	Cowan	1,783	392.6	F
175	Adamsville	2,281	394.6	F
176	Red Bank	12,113	396.3	F
177	Berry Hill	1,762	397.3	F
178	Smithville	5,514	399.0	F
179	Alexandria	1,001	399.6	F
180	Johnson City	74,093	402.2	F
181	McEwen	1,740	402.3	F
182	Ethridge	488	409.8	F
183	Clarksville	185,349	410.0	F
184	East Ridge	21,886	411.2	F
185	Lexington	8,000	412.5	F
186	Murfreesboro	169,520	420.0	F
187	Dyer	2,326	429.9	F
188	Shelbyville	25,655	432.7	F
189	Bluff City	1,846	433.4	F
190	Gordonsville	1,383	433.8	F
191	Sevierville	18,084	436.9	F
192	Kingsport	57,138	441.0	F
193	Charleston	901	444.0	F
194	Munford	6,901	449.2	F
195	Clinton	10,430	450.6	F
196	Cleveland	49,482	452.7	F
197	Pulaski	8,243	461.0	F
198	Dickson	16,980	465.3	F
199	La Vergne	39,897	476.2	F
200	Somerville	3,559	477.7	F
201	Gatlinburg	3,752	479.7	F
202	Harriman	6,246	480.3	F
203	Tracy City	1,446	484.1	F
204	Greenfield	2,013	496.8	F
205	South Fulton	2,183	503.9	F
206	Kenton	1,184	506.8	F
207	Mosheim	2,563	507.2	F
208	Decherd	2,468	526.7	F
209	Estill Springs	2,271	528.4	F
210	Carthage	2,255	532.2	F
211	Moscow	553	542.5	F
212	Milan	8,331	564.2	F
213	Jamestown	2,096	572.5	F
214	Columbia	49,374	573.2	F
215	Humboldt	7,828	574.9	F
216	Rockwood	5,698	579.2	F
217	Vonore	1,694	590.3	F
218	Millington	11,785	602.5	F
219	Athens	14,949	622.1	F
220	McMinnville	13,787	638.3	F
221	Crossville	12,842	646.3	F
222	Manchester	13,626	653.2	F
223	Newport	7,010	684.7	F
224	Savannah	7,344	694.4	F
225	Union City	10,887	698.1	F
226	Lewisburg	13,406	716.1	F
227	Knoxville	200,457	740.3	F
228	Morristown	32,660	765.5	F
229	Pigeon Forge	6,344	788.1	F
230	Gallaway	502	796.8	F
231	Niota	735	816.3	F
232	Chattanooga	188,894	823.7	F
233	Selmer	4,490	868.6	F
234	Red Boiling Springs	1,217	903.9	F
235	Parsons	2,116	945.2	F
236	Jackson	68,286	950.4	F
237	Tellico Plains	781	1024.3	F
238	Brownsville	9,264	1036.3	F
239	Trenton	4,168	1103.6	F
240	Covington	8,537	1112.8	F
241	Metropolitan Nashville Police Department	698,987	1124.1	F
242	Fayetteville	7,042	1150.2	F
243	Dyersburg	15,917	1256.5	F
244	Bolivar	5,119	1269.8	F
245	Rocky Top	1,642	1522.5	F
246	Ripley	7,575	1742.6	F
247	Toone	330	1818.2	F
248	Memphis	613,207	2501.3	F

Crime Composition in Tennessee

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Tennessee.

Agg. Assault: 81.2%

Robbery: 11.6%

Rape: 5.9%

Murder: 1.4%

State violent crime rate: 592.3/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (65% above national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in Tennessee → Tennessee Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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