Most Dangerous Cities in Tennessee

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Memphis at 2501.3/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Tennessee

Tennessee lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Memphis at 2501.3/100K violent down to Mount Juliet at 158.9/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 2342.4/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 498.1 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Memphis reported 15,338 violent and 42,305 property offenses on a 613,207 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 6899/100K sits beside the 2501.3/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Memphis, Dyersburg, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Jackson, Chattanooga.

Memphis offense desk

Memphis's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (82% of 15,338 Part I violent offenses; mix index 6,870).

Memphis's violent rate fell 4.4% vs 2023 (2616.1 → 2501.3 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Tennessee highest-crime list.

Memphis violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 Memphis F 613,207 2501.3/100K 6899/100K
2 Dyersburg F 15,917 1256.5/100K 4755.9/100K
3 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department F 698,987 1124.1/100K 4509.5/100K
4 Jackson F 68,286 950.4/100K 3160.2/100K
5 Chattanooga F 188,894 823.7/100K 3942.4/100K
6 Morristown F 32,660 765.5/100K 2470.9/100K
7 Knoxville F 200,457 740.3/100K 2721.3/100K
8 Lewisburg F 13,406 716.1/100K 1932/100K
9 Union City F 10,887 698.1/100K 2424.9/100K
10 Manchester F 13,626 653.2/100K 2458.5/100K
11 Crossville F 12,842 646.3/100K 2585.3/100K
12 McMinnville F 13,787 638.3/100K 1668.2/100K
13 Athens F 14,949 622.1/100K 3665.8/100K
14 Millington F 11,785 602.5/100K 3801.4/100K
15 Columbia F 49,374 573.2/100K 2487.1/100K
16 La Vergne D 39,897 476.2/100K 1834.7/100K
17 Dickson D 16,980 465.3/100K 2326.3/100K
18 Cleveland D 49,482 452.7/100K 2384.7/100K
19 Clinton D 10,430 450.6/100K 2147.7/100K
20 Kingsport D 57,138 441/100K 2959.5/100K
21 Sevierville D 18,084 436.9/100K 3174.1/100K
22 Shelbyville C 25,655 432.7/100K 1910/100K
23 Murfreesboro C 169,520 420/100K 2022.2/100K
24 East Ridge C 21,886 411.2/100K 1996.7/100K
25 Clarksville C 185,349 410/100K 1632.1/100K
26 Johnson City C 74,093 402.2/100K 2302.5/100K
27 Red Bank C 12,113 396.3/100K 1172.3/100K
28 Tullahoma C 21,208 391.4/100K 1669.2/100K
29 Springfield C 19,729 390.3/100K 917.4/100K
30 Alcoa C 14,270 385.4/100K 1359.5/100K
31 Winchester C 10,177 373.4/100K 2594.1/100K
32 Portland C 13,703 372.2/100K 459.8/100K
33 Bristol C 28,082 363.2/100K 1958.5/100K
34 Lenoir City C 12,354 348.1/100K 1602.7/100K
35 Lebanon C 51,653 344.6/100K 1033.8/100K
36 Lawrenceburg C 12,110 322/100K 1478.1/100K
37 Martin B 11,059 298.4/100K 1085.1/100K
38 Cookeville C 37,248 292.6/100K 1661.8/100K
39 Oak Ridge B 34,071 290.6/100K 1276.7/100K
40 Smyrna C 58,791 279/100K 2386.4/100K
41 Greeneville C 15,866 258.4/100K 1897.1/100K
42 Bartlett B 55,494 250.5/100K 1283/100K
43 White House B 16,177 234.9/100K 735.6/100K
44 Gallatin B 52,346 208.2/100K 748.9/100K
45 Atoka A 10,777 176.3/100K 519.6/100K
46 Germantown B 39,938 167.8/100K 1176.8/100K
47 Soddy-Daisy A 13,281 165.7/100K 594.8/100K
48 Paris B 10,360 164.1/100K 1689.2/100K
49 Spring Hill A 59,921 163.5/100K 499/100K
50 Mount Juliet A 44,049 158.9/100K 964.8/100K

Tennessee overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.