Tennessee Aggravated Assaults 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Tennessee aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Tennessee assault rate for 2018 was 468.49 per 100,000 population, a 3.31% decline from 2017.
  • The Tennessee assault rate for 2017 was 484.54 per 100,000 population, a 2.83% increase from 2016.
  • The Tennessee assault rate for 2016 was 471.2 per 100,000 population, a 3.25% increase from 2015.
  • The Tennessee assault rate for 2015 was 456.37 per 100,000 population, a 0.42% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
New Mexico 2,095,428 648.94
Alaska 737,438 595.44
District Of Columbia 702,455 565.30
Tennessee 6,770,010 468.49
Arkansas 3,013,825 410.71
Alabama 4,887,871 387.57
Louisiana 4,659,978 383.39
South Carolina 5,084,127 362.82
Missouri 6,126,452 359.78
Oklahoma 3,943,079 331.82
Nevada 3,034,392 330.45
Kansas 2,911,505 328.32
Arizona 7,171,646 328.07
Michigan 9,995,915 310.34
South Dakota 882,235 304.00
Delaware 967,171 294.16
Montana 1,062,305 293.70
Maryland 6,042,718 267.02
California 39,557,045 266.48
North Carolina 10,383,620 265.09
Florida 21,299,325 260.81
Texas 28,701,845 256.62
Colorado 5,695,564 255.41
Indiana 6,691,878 251.56
Massachusetts 6,902,149 241.20
Illinois 12,741,080 239.69
New York 19,542,209 220.91
West Virginia 1,805,832 218.46
Georgia 10,519,475 216.58
North Dakota 760,077 205.24
Wisconsin 5,813,568 193.74
Washington State 7,535,591 189.12
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 188.00
Iowa 3,156,145 187.92
Nebraska 1,929,268 179.39
Oregon 4,190,713 175.63
Idaho 1,754,208 168.57
Mississippi 2,986,530 157.24
Ohio 11,689,442 151.20
Wyoming 577,737 150.59
Utah 3,161,105 136.63
Hawaii 1,420,491 135.52
Rhode Island 1,057,315 129.20
Minnesota 5,611,179 122.20
Connecticut 3,572,665 120.19
Virginia 8,517,685 118.73
New Jersey 8,908,520 117.45
Vermont 626,299 113.36
Kentucky 4,468,402 113.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 105.79
Maine 1,338,404 60.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Tennessee United States
2018 468.49 246.79
2017 484.54 249.22
2016 471.20 248.29
2015 456.37 238.10
2014 454.46 229.25
2013 429.33 229.63
2012 474.29 242.78
2011 442.80 241.48
2010 440.68 252.75
2009 473.19 264.66
2008 508.76 277.47
2007 533.45 287.23
2006 534.66 291.95
2005 545.19 290.79
2004 502.45 288.56
2003 487.08 295.41
2002 508.46 309.54
2001 520.72 318.60
2000 495.18 323.96
1999 487.04 334.35
1998 482.78 361.37
1997 509.22 382.10
1996 494.27 391.00
1995 490.54 418.26
1994 481.99 427.61
1993 485.55 440.53
1992 470.26 441.90
1991 455.60 433.36
1990 419.24 422.85
1989 334.11 385.59
1988 305.06 372.23
1987 286.59 352.92
1986 274.50 347.44
1985 241.96 303.98
1984 230.27 290.62
1983 184.63 279.43
1982 200.17 288.99
1981 193.49 289.32
1980 229.39 298.49
1979 203.58 286.00