Martin, TN carries a PlainCrime B safety grade with violent crime 15% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Martin, TN shows violent crime at 298.4 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 1,085.1 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 15% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade B from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
B safety grade
298.4/100K violent
1085.1/100K property
-15% vs U.S.
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Martin, TN
Comparable rate records
Martin's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Tennessee cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Martin's 298.4 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Tazewell (297.0), Decatur (302.8), Jefferson City (292.9), Cookeville (292.6). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 356.5 per 100,000 in 2020 to 298.4 in 2024 (-16.3%). The highest observed value was 463.9 in 2022 and the lowest 298.4 in 2024. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Position in the state cohort
Martin sits mid-pack among comparable Tennessee cities
At 298.4 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Martin ranks 89 of 176 — above 87 of the 175 other Tennessee cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is -1.5% against the cohort median of 302.8. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Property counts dominate Martin's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
Martin's 2024 municipal footprint
Across 12.4 Census sq mi, Martin logged 9.7 property and 2.7 violent offenses per square mile in 2024.
Martin's 2024 book concentrates in larceny-theft (66% of 153 offenses; mix index 4,864).
Violent offenses are 22% of the municipal total; property offenses still dominate the count.
Density uses Census Gazetteer land area (12.4 sq mi); mix index is HHI x 10,000 on the offense-type shares above. Distinct from the per-100K rates in the hero.
Property rate moved most (2023→2024)
Property Crime Rate
-46.1%
2012.8 → 1085.1/100K
Violent Crime Rate
-6.8%
320.2 → 298.4/100K
Property offenses lead Martin's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs TN
Property Crime
120
1085.1
2057.9
Larceny-Theft
101
913.3
-
Burglary
14
126.6
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
5
45.2
-
Arson
0
0
-
Violent Crime
33
298.4
601.6
Aggravated Assault
31
280.3
-
Rape
1
9
-
Robbery
1
9
-
Murder
0
0
-
Martin Crime Trend (2020-2024)
Martin property crime rate trend
Lead series · fell across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Martin Police Department
Reporting agency for Martin NIBRS-participating
Martin Police Department filed the 2024 UCR row behind Martin's 153 reported offenses (5-year span 2020-2024).
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Tennessee
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Tennessee cities closest to Martin in population. Their populations run from 10,360 to 11,785, against 11,059 here. Or use our
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In 2024, Martin reported 33 violent crimes and 120 property crimes, for a total of 153 reported offenses.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Martin?
From 2023 to 2024, Martin's violent crime rate decreased by 6.8%, and the property crime rate decreased by 46.1%.
What is the most common crime in Martin?
The most common crime type in Martin is larceny-theft, accounting for 66.0% of all reported crimes (101 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Martin figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 Martin, TN rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.