Safest Cities in Tennessee

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Collegedale at 17.2/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Tennessee

Tennessee lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Collegedale at 17.2/100K violent down to McMinnville at 638.3/100K on this cut. That is a 621.1/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 303.3 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Collegedale reported 2 violent and 96 property offenses on a 11,599 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 827.7/100K sits beside the 17.2/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Collegedale, Nolensville, Brentwood, Oakland, Hendersonville.

Collegedale offense desk

Collegedale's violent rate fell 90.2% vs 2023 (176.6 → 17.2 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Tennessee list.

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

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 A+ Collegedale 11,599 17.2/100K 827.7/100K
2 A+ Nolensville 15,930 50.2/100K 207.2/100K
3 A Brentwood 45,208 57.5/100K 730/100K
4 A Oakland 11,026 72.6/100K 507.9/100K
5 A Hendersonville 64,126 123.2/100K 714.2/100K
6 A Fairview 10,496 123.9/100K 466.8/100K
7 A Goodlettsville 17,312 127.1/100K 895.3/100K
8 A Maryville 32,583 132/100K 506.4/100K
9 A Franklin 90,077 132.1/100K 942.5/100K
10 B Elizabethton 14,228 147.6/100K 1560.3/100K
11 B Collierville 51,312 150.1/100K 1268.7/100K
12 A Mount Juliet 44,049 158.9/100K 964.8/100K
13 A Spring Hill 59,921 163.5/100K 499/100K
14 B Paris 10,360 164.1/100K 1689.2/100K
15 A Soddy-Daisy 13,281 165.7/100K 594.8/100K
16 B Germantown 39,938 167.8/100K 1176.8/100K
17 A Atoka 10,777 176.3/100K 519.6/100K
18 B Gallatin 52,346 208.2/100K 748.9/100K
19 B White House 16,177 234.9/100K 735.6/100K
20 B Bartlett 55,494 250.5/100K 1283/100K
21 C Greeneville 15,866 258.4/100K 1897.1/100K
22 C Smyrna 58,791 279/100K 2386.4/100K
23 B Oak Ridge 34,071 290.6/100K 1276.7/100K
24 C Cookeville 37,248 292.6/100K 1661.8/100K
25 B Martin 11,059 298.4/100K 1085.1/100K
26 C Lawrenceburg 12,110 322/100K 1478.1/100K
27 C Lebanon 51,653 344.6/100K 1033.8/100K
28 C Lenoir City 12,354 348.1/100K 1602.7/100K
29 C Bristol 28,082 363.2/100K 1958.5/100K
30 C Portland 13,703 372.2/100K 459.8/100K
31 C Winchester 10,177 373.4/100K 2594.1/100K
32 C Alcoa 14,270 385.4/100K 1359.5/100K
33 C Springfield 19,729 390.3/100K 917.4/100K
34 C Tullahoma 21,208 391.4/100K 1669.2/100K
35 C Red Bank 12,113 396.3/100K 1172.3/100K
36 C Johnson City 74,093 402.2/100K 2302.5/100K
37 C Clarksville 185,349 410/100K 1632.1/100K
38 C East Ridge 21,886 411.2/100K 1996.7/100K
39 C Murfreesboro 169,520 420/100K 2022.2/100K
40 C Shelbyville 25,655 432.7/100K 1910/100K
41 D Sevierville 18,084 436.9/100K 3174.1/100K
42 D Kingsport 57,138 441/100K 2959.5/100K
43 D Clinton 10,430 450.6/100K 2147.7/100K
44 D Cleveland 49,482 452.7/100K 2384.7/100K
45 D Dickson 16,980 465.3/100K 2326.3/100K
46 D La Vergne 39,897 476.2/100K 1834.7/100K
47 F Columbia 49,374 573.2/100K 2487.1/100K
48 F Millington 11,785 602.5/100K 3801.4/100K
49 F Athens 14,949 622.1/100K 3665.8/100K
50 F McMinnville 13,787 638.3/100K 1668.2/100K

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