Knoxville TN Crime Rate 1999-2018
Interactive chart of the Knoxville, Tennessee violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1999 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
- The Knoxville TN crime rate for 2018 was 799.35 per 100,000 population, a 10.56% decline from 2017.
- The Knoxville TN crime rate for 2017 was 893.68 per 100,000 population, a 0.27% decline from 2016.
- The Knoxville TN crime rate for 2016 was 896.12 per 100,000 population, a 3.28% decline from 2015.
- The Knoxville TN crime rate for 2015 was 926.53 per 100,000 population, a 5.97% increase from 2014.
City Name |
Population |
Rate |
Memphis |
652,226 |
1,943.19 |
Tellico Plains |
945 |
1,587.30 |
Berry Hill |
524 |
1,526.72 |
Townsend |
446 |
1,345.29 |
Dyersburg |
16,382 |
1,245.27 |
Savannah |
6,968 |
1,162.46 |
Brownsville |
9,490 |
1,116.97 |
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department |
686,492 |
1,113.05 |
Chattanooga |
180,397 |
1,048.24 |
Bolivar |
4,954 |
1,029.47 |
Jackson |
66,848 |
1,002.27 |
Moscow |
522 |
957.85 |
Englewood |
1,518 |
922.27 |
Millington |
11,016 |
916.85 |
Cleveland |
44,954 |
916.49 |
South Fulton |
2,200 |
909.09 |
Selmer |
4,445 |
899.89 |
Newport |
6,770 |
886.26 |
Ripley |
7,977 |
877.52 |
Pigeon Forge |
6,291 |
874.26 |
Athens |
13,627 |
873.27 |
Sweetwater |
5,873 |
868.38 |
Springfield |
16,896 |
858.19 |
Dickson |
15,637 |
850.55 |
Rutherford |
1,077 |
835.65 |
Fayetteville |
7,024 |
825.74 |
Crossville |
11,535 |
823.58 |
Morristown |
29,884 |
809.80 |
Knoxville |
188,653 |
799.35 |
Estill Springs |
2,012 |
795.23 |
Red Boiling Springs |
1,148 |
783.97 |
Alcoa |
10,506 |
780.51 |
Wartburg |
898 |
779.51 |
Pulaski |
7,650 |
771.24 |
Kingsport |
53,465 |
755.63 |
Maury City |
669 |
747.38 |
Somerville |
3,213 |
746.97 |
Grand Junction |
269 |
743.49 |
Shelbyville |
21,708 |
704.81 |
Hohenwald |
3,671 |
681.01 |
Rocky Top |
1,774 |
676.44 |
Lewisburg |
11,967 |
668.51 |
Clarksville |
156,264 |
666.18 |
Dunlap |
5,111 |
665.23 |
Rockwood |
5,417 |
664.57 |
Chapel Hill |
1,511 |
661.81 |
Vonore |
1,517 |
659.20 |
Trimble |
615 |
650.41 |
Westmoreland |
2,325 |
645.16 |
Kimball |
1,398 |
643.78 |
Milan |
7,640 |
641.36 |
Winchester |
8,504 |
635.00 |
Columbia |
38,802 |
633.99 |
McMinnville |
13,668 |
629.21 |
Lawrenceburg |
10,807 |
619.97 |
Gallaway |
652 |
613.50 |
Toone |
338 |
591.72 |
Manchester |
10,719 |
578.41 |
Humboldt |
8,110 |
567.20 |
Oak Ridge |
29,067 |
564.21 |
Bristol |
26,863 |
562.11 |
Lexington |
7,673 |
560.41 |
Lebanon |
33,181 |
557.55 |
Clinton |
10,137 |
552.43 |
Tullahoma |
19,321 |
548.63 |
Sevierville |
16,999 |
541.21 |
Rogersville |
4,264 |
539.40 |
Bells |
2,477 |
524.83 |
South Carthage |
1,356 |
516.22 |
Jasper |
3,317 |
512.51 |
Monteagle |
1,173 |
511.51 |
Trenton |
4,043 |
494.68 |
Etowah |
3,461 |
491.19 |
Oneida |
3,673 |
490.06 |
Bluff City |
1,660 |
481.93 |
East Ridge |
21,135 |
473.15 |
Whitwell |
1,706 |
468.93 |
Madisonville |
4,754 |
462.77 |
Woodbury |
2,815 |
461.81 |
Goodlettsville |
17,000 |
458.82 |
Dyer |
2,193 |
456.00 |
Elizabethton |
13,657 |
453.98 |
Graysville |
1,553 |
450.74 |
Paris |
10,088 |
446.07 |
Munford |
6,090 |
443.35 |
Red Bank |
11,768 |
441.88 |
Tazewell |
2,278 |
438.98 |
Greeneville |
14,867 |
437.21 |
Murfreesboro |
140,702 |
435.67 |
La Vergne |
36,167 |
434.10 |
Henderson |
6,234 |
433.11 |
White Bluff |
3,535 |
424.33 |
Cookeville |
33,785 |
423.26 |
Caryville |
2,146 |
419.38 |
Ethridge |
482 |
414.94 |
Johnson City |
66,795 |
410.21 |
Alexandria |
1,000 |
400.00 |
Centerville |
3,557 |
393.59 |
Newbern |
3,334 |
389.92 |
Alamo |
2,324 |
387.26 |
La Follette |
6,722 |
386.79 |
Mount Pleasant |
4,924 |
385.87 |
Monterey |
2,875 |
382.61 |
Gatlinburg |
4,192 |
381.68 |
Spring City |
1,856 |
377.16 |
Smithville |
4,783 |
376.33 |
Elkton |
541 |
369.69 |
Pikeville |
1,626 |
369.00 |
Norris |
1,640 |
365.85 |
Ridgely |
1,662 |
361.01 |
Greenbrier |
6,899 |
347.88 |
Parsons |
2,316 |
345.42 |
Piperton |
1,757 |
341.49 |
Maynardville |
2,351 |
340.28 |
Decherd |
2,388 |
335.01 |
Bartlett |
59,407 |
319.83 |
Millersville |
6,914 |
318.19 |
Gallatin |
38,450 |
314.69 |
Whiteville |
4,500 |
311.11 |
White House |
11,818 |
304.62 |
New Tazewell |
2,709 |
295.31 |
Kingston |
5,794 |
293.41 |
Charleston |
686 |
291.55 |
Erwin |
5,840 |
291.10 |
Algood |
4,517 |
287.80 |
Loretto |
1,769 |
282.65 |
Ashland City |
4,641 |
280.11 |
Lenoir City |
9,284 |
280.05 |
Portland |
12,887 |
279.35 |
Celina |
1,458 |
274.35 |
Livingston |
4,016 |
273.90 |
Carthage |
2,258 |
265.72 |
Sparta |
4,951 |
262.57 |
White Pine |
2,288 |
262.24 |
Gibson |
385 |
259.74 |
Martin |
10,418 |
259.17 |
Medina |
4,313 |
255.04 |
Decatur |
1,629 |
245.55 |
Cornersville |
1,243 |
241.35 |
Halls |
2,118 |
236.07 |
Benton |
1,277 |
234.93 |
Harriman |
6,132 |
228.31 |
Jellico |
2,198 |
227.48 |
Baileyton |
441 |
226.76 |
Jonesborough |
5,446 |
220.35 |
Waverly |
4,093 |
219.89 |
Waynesboro |
2,322 |
215.33 |
Tracy City |
1,394 |
215.21 |
Scotts Hill |
974 |
205.34 |
Bradford |
974 |
205.34 |
Crump |
1,463 |
205.06 |
Calhoun |
492 |
203.25 |
Mount Juliet |
36,397 |
197.82 |
Greenfield |
2,067 |
193.52 |
Big Sandy |
517 |
193.42 |
Hendersonville |
58,437 |
193.37 |
Minor Hill |
520 |
192.31 |
Mason |
1,571 |
190.96 |
Saltillo |
531 |
188.32 |
Lafayette |
5,318 |
188.04 |
Nolensville |
8,545 |
187.24 |
Tiptonville |
4,304 |
185.87 |
Adamsville |
2,199 |
181.90 |
Dayton |
7,365 |
176.51 |
McEwen |
1,723 |
174.11 |
Fairview |
8,898 |
168.58 |
Mountain City |
2,395 |
167.01 |
Kenton |
1,201 |
166.53 |
South Pittsburg |
3,031 |
164.96 |
Collierville |
50,985 |
162.79 |
Maryville |
28,961 |
162.29 |
Gates |
630 |
158.73 |
Troy |
1,269 |
157.60 |
Jacksboro |
1,918 |
156.41 |
Oliver Springs |
3,256 |
153.56 |
Jamestown |
1,956 |
153.37 |
Puryear |
667 |
149.93 |
Mount Carmel |
5,345 |
149.67 |
McKenzie |
5,392 |
148.37 |
Franklin |
80,825 |
147.23 |
Gleason |
1,365 |
146.52 |
Soddy-Daisy |
13,804 |
144.89 |
Camden |
3,500 |
142.86 |
Bruceton |
1,403 |
142.55 |
Niota |
723 |
138.31 |
Dresden |
2,902 |
137.84 |
Trezevant |
839 |
119.19 |
Rossville |
890 |
112.36 |
Sharon |
914 |
109.41 |
Collinwood |
944 |
105.93 |
Spring Hill |
41,354 |
103.98 |
Dandridge |
2,981 |
100.64 |
Atoka |
9,305 |
96.72 |
Ridgetop |
2,071 |
96.57 |
Obion |
1,049 |
95.33 |
Gordonsville |
1,210 |
82.64 |
Brentwood |
43,507 |
80.45 |
Germantown |
39,179 |
76.57 |
New Market |
1,353 |
73.91 |
Rutledge |
1,358 |
73.64 |
Signal Mountain |
8,602 |
69.75 |
Baxter |
1,453 |
68.82 |
Loudon |
5,815 |
68.79 |
Dover |
1,461 |
68.45 |
Pleasant View |
4,449 |
67.43 |
Watertown |
1,537 |
65.06 |
Bean Station |
3,094 |
64.64 |
New Johnsonville |
1,905 |
52.49 |
Plainview |
2,091 |
47.82 |
Church Hill |
6,664 |
45.02 |
Collegedale |
12,189 |
41.02 |
Oakland |
8,107 |
37.01 |
Belle Meade |
2,917 |
34.28 |
Huntingdon |
3,807 |
26.27 |
Coopertown |
4,552 |
21.97 |
Wartrace |
679 |
0.00 |
Tusculum |
2,695 |
0.00 |
Surgoinsville |
1,770 |
0.00 |
St. Joseph |
811 |
0.00 |
Spencer |
1,641 |
0.00 |
Pittman Center |
583 |
0.00 |
Petersburg |
552 |
0.00 |
Middleton |
636 |
0.00 |
Lookout Mountain |
1,873 |
0.00 |
Kingston Springs |
2,776 |
0.00 |
Hornbeak |
385 |
0.00 |
Hollow Rock |
674 |
0.00 |
Henry |
474 |
0.00 |
Gainesboro |
940 |
0.00 |
Gadsden |
467 |
0.00 |
Friendship |
679 |
0.00 |
Erin |
1,274 |
0.00 |
Eagleville |
687 |
0.00 |
Decaturville |
865 |
0.00 |
Cumberland City |
303 |
0.00 |
Cross Plains |
1,810 |
0.00 |
Clifton |
2,676 |
0.00 |
Clarksburg |
377 |
0.00 |
Burns |
1,509 |
0.00 |
Brighton |
2,910 |
0.00 |
Blaine |
1,880 |
0.00 |
Ardmore |
1,236 |
0.00 |
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
|
Year |
Knoxville |
TN |
US |
2018 |
799.35 |
623.72 |
380.56 |
2017 |
893.68 |
654.96 |
394.86 |
2016 |
896.12 |
638.54 |
397.52 |
2015 |
926.53 |
618.89 |
373.74 |
2014 |
874.37 |
610.73 |
361.55 |
2013 |
840.93 |
585.83 |
369.13 |
2012 |
973.37 |
638.47 |
387.75 |
2011 |
936.90 |
607.75 |
387.06 |
2010 |
945.82 |
612.02 |
404.50 |
2009 |
1,057.84 |
666.00 |
431.88 |
2008 |
1,079.33 |
722.67 |
458.61 |
2007 |
1,122.63 |
754.98 |
471.77 |
2006 |
1,038.26 |
762.45 |
479.34 |
2005 |
960.06 |
757.32 |
469.04 |
2004 |
938.67 |
697.62 |
463.16 |
2003 |
966.90 |
691.32 |
475.84 |
2002 |
0.00 |
717.85 |
494.38 |
2001 |
0.00 |
744.01 |
504.52 |
2000 |
0.00 |
707.17 |
506.53 |
1999 |
0.00 |
695.01 |
522.95 |