What is the safest city in Tennessee?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Tusculum is the safest city in Tennessee with a violent crime rate of 0.0 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?

190 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 190 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100K.

190

Cities Tracked

0.0

Safest City Rate

290.6

Median City Rate

2501.3

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Tennessee

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Tusculum	3,390	0.0	295.0	A+
2	Piperton	2,774	0.0	648.9	A+
3	Belle Meade	2,502	0.0	839.3	A+
4	Jacksboro	2,275	0.0	1978.0	A+
5	Spring City	1,950	0.0	615.4	A+
6	Chapel Hill	1,898	0.0	368.8	A+
7	Graysville	1,507	0.0	66.4	A+
8	Celina	1,393	0.0	861.5	A+
9	Erin	1,179	0.0	339.3	A+
10	Collegedale	11,599	17.2	827.7	A
11	Church Hill	7,311	27.4	273.6	A
12	Bean Station	3,108	32.2	547.0	A
13	Pleasant View	5,709	35.0	297.8	A
14	New Tazewell	2,812	35.6	1244.7	A
15	Westmoreland	2,803	35.7	214.1	A
16	Whiteville	4,559	43.9	263.2	B+
17	Nolensville	15,930	50.2	207.2	B+
18	Dover	1,817	55.0	110.1	B+
19	Loretto	1,802	55.5	444.0	B+
20	Brentwood	45,208	57.5	730.0	B+
21	Oliver Springs	3,430	58.3	1516.0	B+
22	Kimball	1,626	61.5	3444.0	B+
23	Englewood	1,578	63.4	443.6	B+
24	Bruceton	1,495	66.9	1337.8	B+
25	Woodbury	2,893	69.1	898.7	B+

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	Rocky Top	1,642	1522.5	0.0	F
4	Bolivar	5,119	1269.8	0.0	F
5	Dyersburg	15,917	1256.5	18.9	F
6	Fayetteville	7,042	1150.2	0.0	F
7	Metropolitan Nashville Police Department	698,987	1124.1	14.6	F
8	Covington	8,537	1112.8	0.0	F
9	Brownsville	9,264	1036.3	0.0	F
10	Tellico Plains	781	1024.3	0.0	F
11	Jackson	68,286	950.4	24.9	F
12	Parsons	2,116	945.2	0.0	F
13	Red Boiling Springs	1,217	903.9	0.0	F
14	Selmer	4,490	868.6	66.8	F
15	Chattanooga	188,894	823.7	12.7	F

All 190 Cities in Tennessee

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 190 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	Graysville	1,507	0.0	A+
8	Celina	1,393	0.0	A+
9	Erin	1,179	0.0	A+
10	Collegedale	11,599	17.2	A
11	Church Hill	7,311	27.4	A
12	Bean Station	3,108	32.2	A
13	Pleasant View	5,709	35.0	A
14	New Tazewell	2,812	35.6	A
15	Westmoreland	2,803	35.7	A
16	Whiteville	4,559	43.9	B+
17	Nolensville	15,930	50.2	B+
18	Dover	1,817	55.0	B+
19	Loretto	1,802	55.5	B+
20	Brentwood	45,208	57.5	B+
21	Oliver Springs	3,430	58.3	B+
22	Kimball	1,626	61.5	B+
23	Englewood	1,578	63.4	B+
24	Bruceton	1,495	66.9	B+
25	Woodbury	2,893	69.1	B+
26	Oakland	11,026	72.6	B
27	White Pine	2,579	77.5	B
28	Mountain City	2,478	80.7	B
29	Camden	3,686	81.4	B
30	Rossville	1,161	86.1	B
31	Signal Mountain	8,935	89.5	B
32	Mount Carmel	5,572	89.7	B
33	Plainview	2,213	90.4	B
34	Blaine	2,158	92.7	B
35	Lookout Mountain	2,046	97.8	B
36	Ashland City	5,728	104.7	B
37	Pikeville	1,899	105.3	B
38	Kingston Springs	2,751	109.1	C+
39	Centerville	3,580	111.7	C+
40	Lafayette	5,923	118.2	C+
41	Ridgely	1,667	120.0	C+
42	Sparta	4,887	122.8	C+
43	Hendersonville	64,126	123.2	C+
44	Fairview	10,496	123.9	C+
45	South Carthage	1,611	124.1	C+
46	Coopertown	4,770	125.8	C+
47	Kingston	6,306	126.9	C+
48	Goodlettsville	17,312	127.1	C+
49	Spencer	1,566	127.7	C+
50	Unicoi	3,816	131.0	C+
51	Maryville	32,583	132.0	C+
52	Franklin	90,077	132.1	C+
53	Huntingdon	4,527	132.5	C+
54	South Pittsburg	2,937	136.2	C+
55	Dresden	2,935	136.3	C+
56	Elizabethton	14,228	147.6	C
57	Jonesborough	6,684	149.6	C
58	Collierville	51,312	150.1	C
59	Rogersville	4,623	151.4	C
60	Tiptonville	3,279	152.5	C
61	Greenbrier	6,949	158.3	C
62	Mount Juliet	44,049	158.9	C
63	Loudon	6,876	160.0	C
64	Etowah	3,720	161.3	C
65	Bells	2,480	161.3	C
66	Spring Hill	59,921	163.5	C
67	Paris	10,360	164.1	C
68	Soddy-Daisy	13,281	165.7	C
69	Germantown	39,938	167.8	C
70	Dunlap	5,959	167.8	C
71	Waynesboro	2,341	170.9	C
72	Atoka	10,777	176.3	C
73	Medina	5,654	176.9	C
74	Watertown	1,622	185.0	C
75	Henderson	6,441	186.3	C
76	Waverly	4,266	187.5	C
77	Maynardville	2,619	190.9	C
78	Gallatin	52,346	208.2	D+
79	Benton	1,421	211.1	D+
80	Dandridge	3,708	215.7	D+
81	White House	16,177	234.9	D+
82	Millersville	6,295	238.3	D+
83	Dayton	7,465	241.1	D+
84	Baxter	2,068	241.8	D+
85	Halls	2,037	245.5	D+
86	Jasper	3,623	248.4	D+
87	Whitwell	1,602	249.7	D+
88	Bartlett	55,494	250.5	D+
89	Alamo	2,334	257.1	D+
90	Greeneville	15,866	258.4	D+
91	Mount Pleasant	4,830	269.2	D
92	Hohenwald	3,956	278.1	D
93	Smyrna	58,791	279.0	D
94	McKenzie	5,603	285.6	D
95	Monteagle	1,400	285.7	D
96	Oak Ridge	34,071	290.6	D
97	Cookeville	37,248	292.6	D
98	Jefferson City	8,877	292.9	D
99	Tazewell	2,357	297.0	D
100	Martin	11,059	298.4	D
101	Decatur	1,651	302.8	D
102	Algood	4,163	312.3	D
103	Livingston	4,081	318.5	D
104	Caryville	2,189	319.8	D
105	La Follette	7,187	320.0	D
106	Lawrenceburg	12,110	322.0	D
107	Ardmore	1,230	325.2	D
108	White Bluff	4,262	328.5	D
109	Sweetwater	6,696	343.5	D
110	Lebanon	51,653	344.6	D
111	Brighton	2,880	347.2	D
112	Lenoir City	12,354	348.1	D
113	Bristol	28,082	363.2	D
114	Monterey	2,745	364.3	D
115	Oneida	3,823	366.2	D
116	Newbern	3,254	368.8	D
117	Madisonville	5,379	371.8	F
118	Portland	13,703	372.2	F
119	Winchester	10,177	373.4	F
120	Alcoa	14,270	385.4	F
121	Springfield	19,729	390.3	F
122	Tullahoma	21,208	391.4	F
123	Cowan	1,783	392.6	F
124	Adamsville	2,281	394.6	F
125	Red Bank	12,113	396.3	F
126	Berry Hill	1,762	397.3	F
127	Smithville	5,514	399.0	F
128	Alexandria	1,001	399.6	F
129	Johnson City	74,093	402.2	F
130	McEwen	1,740	402.3	F
131	Clarksville	185,349	410.0	F
132	East Ridge	21,886	411.2	F
133	Lexington	8,000	412.5	F
134	Murfreesboro	169,520	420.0	F
135	Dyer	2,326	429.9	F
136	Shelbyville	25,655	432.7	F
137	Bluff City	1,846	433.4	F
138	Gordonsville	1,383	433.8	F
139	Sevierville	18,084	436.9	F
140	Kingsport	57,138	441.0	F
141	Charleston	901	444.0	F
142	Munford	6,901	449.2	F
143	Clinton	10,430	450.6	F
144	Cleveland	49,482	452.7	F
145	Pulaski	8,243	461.0	F
146	Dickson	16,980	465.3	F
147	La Vergne	39,897	476.2	F
148	Somerville	3,559	477.7	F
149	Gatlinburg	3,752	479.7	F
150	Harriman	6,246	480.3	F
151	Tracy City	1,446	484.1	F
152	Greenfield	2,013	496.8	F
153	South Fulton	2,183	503.9	F
154	Mosheim	2,563	507.2	F
155	Decherd	2,468	526.7	F
156	Estill Springs	2,271	528.4	F
157	Carthage	2,255	532.2	F
158	Milan	8,331	564.2	F
159	Jamestown	2,096	572.5	F
160	Columbia	49,374	573.2	F
161	Humboldt	7,828	574.9	F
162	Rockwood	5,698	579.2	F
163	Vonore	1,694	590.3	F
164	Millington	11,785	602.5	F
165	Athens	14,949	622.1	F
166	McMinnville	13,787	638.3	F
167	Crossville	12,842	646.3	F
168	Manchester	13,626	653.2	F
169	Newport	7,010	684.7	F
170	Savannah	7,344	694.4	F
171	Union City	10,887	698.1	F
172	Lewisburg	13,406	716.1	F
173	Knoxville	200,457	740.3	F
174	Morristown	32,660	765.5	F
175	Pigeon Forge	6,344	788.1	F
176	Chattanooga	188,894	823.7	F
177	Selmer	4,490	868.6	F
178	Red Boiling Springs	1,217	903.9	F
179	Parsons	2,116	945.2	F
180	Jackson	68,286	950.4	F
181	Tellico Plains	781	1024.3	F
182	Brownsville	9,264	1036.3	F
183	Covington	8,537	1112.8	F
184	Metropolitan Nashville Police Department	698,987	1124.1	F
185	Fayetteville	7,042	1150.2	F
186	Dyersburg	15,917	1256.5	F
187	Bolivar	5,119	1269.8	F
188	Rocky Top	1,642	1522.5	F
189	Ripley	7,575	1742.6	F
190	Memphis	613,207	2501.3	F

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.

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