Clarksville, TN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Clarksville, TN Summary

Crime in Clarksville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Clarksville over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Clarksville:

  • There were 3,785 total crimes committed in Clarksville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,042.1 total crimes per 100K people in Clarksville.
  • The overall crime rate in Clarksville is -3.64% below the national average.
  • Clarksville ranks #128 safest out of 190 cities in Tennessee.
  • Clarksville ranks #7,307 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Clarksville Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clarksville is 2,042.1 per 100,000 people. That's -3.64% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -22.19% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 2,624.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clarksville
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,785 2,042.1 2,624.4 2,119.2
Murder 9 4.9 7.9 5.0
Robbery 43 23.2 58.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 607 327.5 488.6 256.0
Violent Crime 760 410.0 592.3 359.0
Burglary 373 201.2 251.8 229.0
Larceny 2,314 1,248.5 1,443.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 338 182.4 336.7 259.0
Property Crime 3,025 1,632.1 2,032.1 1,760.0

Clarksville Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Tennessee.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Clarksville

760
Violent Crimes
410.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 760 violent crimes in Clarksville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clarksville is 410.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 243.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clarksville each year. That compares to a 1 in 168.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.22% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.77% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clarksville

3,025
Property Crimes
1,632.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3,025 property crimes in Clarksville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clarksville is 1,632.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clarksville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.27% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.69% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,032.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clarksville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hendersonville, TN 64,126 537 837.4 714.2 123.2
Goodlettsville, TN 17,312 177 1,022.4 895.3 127.1
White House, TN 16,177 157 970.5 735.6 234.9
Portland, TN 13,703 114 831.9 459.8 372.2
Oak Grove, KY 7,985 221 2,767.7 2,492.2 275.5
Greenbrier, TN 6,949 43 618.8 460.5 158.3
Millersville, TN 6,295 44 699.0 460.7 238.3
Princeton, KY 6,173 107 1,733.4 1,717.2 16.2

Clarksville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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