Tennessee Crime Grades

Statewide grade F

176 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 22/100 (High Risk).

What is Tennessee’s crime safety grade?

Tennessee earned an overall safety grade of F (score: 22/100, High Risk) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 601.6 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 2057.9 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 176 Tennessee cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 176 graded Tennessee cities, 14 earned A+, 40 earned A, 33 received B, 40 landed at C, 19 received D, and 30 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Chapel Hill with a A+ grade (score: 97/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Memphis with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 2501.3/100K).

Roughly 31% of graded cities in Tennessee achieved an A or A+ rating, while 28% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Tennessee and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+
14 cities
A
40 cities
B
33 cities
C
40 cities
D
19 cities
F
30 cities

The safest cities in Tennessee

Violent crimes per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer, hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Chapel Hill reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Tennessee. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the Tennessee average of 601.6. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
# Grade City Score
1 A+ Chapel Hill 97
2 A+ Erin 97
3 A+ Tusculum 97
4 A+ Spring City 95
5 A+ Church Hill 95
6 A+ Westmoreland 95
7 A+ Pleasant View 94
8 A+ Belle Meade 93
9 A+ Whiteville 93
10 A+ Nolensville 93
11 A+ Celina 92
12 A+ Bean Station 92
13 A+ Collegedale 91
14 A+ Englewood 90
15 A Brentwood 88
16 A Oakland 88
17 A Signal Mountain 87
18 A New Tazewell 86
19 A Woodbury 85
20 A Plainview 85
21 A Centerville 85
22 A South Carthage 85
23 A Coopertown 85
24 A Kingston 85
25 A Mountain City 84
26 A Fairview 84
27 A South Pittsburg 84
28 A Jacksboro 83
29 A White Pine 83
30 A Blaine 83
31 A Camden 82
32 A Spencer 82
33 A Maryville 82
34 A Oliver Springs 81
35 A Hendersonville 81
36 A Unicoi 81
37 A Bells 81
38 A Ashland City 80
39 A Goodlettsville 80
40 A Huntingdon 80
41 A Greenbrier 80
42 A Etowah 80
43 A Medina 80
44 A Franklin 79
45 A Dresden 79
46 A Loudon 79
47 A Spring Hill 79
48 A Soddy-Daisy 78
49 A Atoka 78
50 A Waverly 78
51 A Pikeville 77
52 A Mount Juliet 76
53 A Henderson 76
54 A Benton 75
55 B Collierville 74
56 B Dunlap 74
57 B Lafayette 73
58 B Jonesborough 73
59 B Germantown 73
60 B Gallatin 73
61 B Elizabethton 72
62 B Tiptonville 72
63 B Millersville 72
64 B Watertown 71
65 B Rogersville 70
66 B White House 70
67 B Jasper 70
68 B Paris 69
69 B Baxter 69
70 B Sparta 68
71 B Dandridge 68
72 B Alamo 68
73 B Mount Pleasant 67
74 B Maynardville 65
75 B McKenzie 65
76 B Kimball 64
77 B Halls 64
78 B Whitwell 64
79 B Bartlett 64
80 B Dayton 63
81 B Livingston 63
82 B Martin 61
83 B Algood 61
84 B Caryville 61
85 B Hohenwald 60
86 B Oak Ridge 60
87 B La Follette 60
88 C Tazewell 59
89 C White Bluff 59
90 C Portland 59
91 C Greeneville 58
92 C Brighton 58
93 C Lebanon 57
94 C Cookeville 56
95 C Newbern 56
96 C Lawrenceburg 55
97 C Jefferson City 54
98 C Sweetwater 54
99 C Springfield 53
100 C Monterey 52
101 C Gordonsville 52
102 C Smyrna 51
103 C Lenoir City 51
104 C Oneida 51
105 C McEwen 51
106 C Decatur 50
107 C Alcoa 50
108 C Red Bank 50
109 C Dyer 50
110 C Munford 50
111 C Smithville 49
112 C Charleston 48
113 C Bristol 47
114 C Adamsville 47
115 C Tullahoma 46
116 C Clarksville 45
117 C Madisonville 44
118 C Somerville 44
119 C Greenfield 44
120 C East Ridge 42
121 C Lexington 42
122 C Bluff City 42
123 C Estill Springs 42
124 C Murfreesboro 41
125 C Winchester 40
126 C Johnson City 40
127 C Shelbyville 40
128 D Tracy City 39
129 D Ardmore 38
130 D La Vergne 37
131 D South Fulton 37
132 D Clinton 36
133 D Cleveland 34
134 D Pulaski 33
135 D Dickson 33
136 D Berry Hill 31
137 D Decherd 31
138 D Kingsport 30
139 D Sevierville 29
140 D Humboldt 29
141 D Carthage 28
142 D Vonore 27
143 D Red Boiling Springs 27
144 D Gatlinburg 26
145 D Mosheim 26
146 D Milan 26
147 F Rockwood 24
148 F Harriman 22
149 F McMinnville 22
150 F Columbia 21
151 F Parsons 18
152 F Fayetteville 15
153 F Manchester 14
154 F Selmer 14
155 F Jamestown 13
156 F Crossville 13
157 F Lewisburg 13
158 F Ripley 11
159 F Millington 10
160 F Savannah 9
161 F Union City 9
162 F Athens 8
163 F Morristown 8
164 F Brownsville 8
165 F Covington 8
166 F Bolivar 8
167 F Knoxville 6
168 F Newport 2
169 F Pigeon Forge 2
170 F Jackson 2
171 F Chattanooga 0
172 F Tellico Plains 0
173 F Metropolitan Nashville Police Department 0
174 F Dyersburg 0
175 F Rocky Top 0
176 F Memphis 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tennessee's overall crime safety grade?
Tennessee has an overall safety grade of F (score: 22/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 601.6 per 100K and property crime rate of 2057.9 per 100K compared to national averages.
How many cities in Tennessee have an A+ safety grade?
14 cities in Tennessee earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 40 additional cities earned an A grade.
Which is the safest city in Tennessee?
Chapel Hill is the highest-rated city in Tennessee with a A+ grade (score: 97/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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