Cleveland, TN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cleveland, TN Summary

Crime in Cleveland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cleveland 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 Cleveland:

  • There were 1,404 total crimes committed in Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,837.4 total crimes per 100K people in Cleveland.
  • The overall crime rate in Cleveland is 33.89% above the national average.
  • Cleveland ranks #158 safest out of 190 cities in Tennessee.
  • Cleveland ranks #8,431 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.

Additional research about crime in Tennessee

Cleveland Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cleveland is 2,837.4 per 100,000 people. That's 33.89% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 8.12% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 2,624.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cleveland
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,404 2,837.4 2,624.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 4.0 7.9 5.0
Robbery 31 62.6 58.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 182 367.8 488.6 256.0
Violent Crime 224 452.7 592.3 359.0
Burglary 135 272.8 251.8 229.0
Larceny 971 1,962.3 1,443.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 74 149.5 336.7 259.0
Property Crime 1,180 2,384.7 2,032.1 1,760.0

Cleveland 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 Cleveland

224
Violent Crimes
452.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 224 violent crimes in Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cleveland is 452.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 220.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cleveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 168.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.10% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.57% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cleveland

1,180
Property Crimes
2,384.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,180 property crimes in Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cleveland is 2,384.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cleveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.49% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.35% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,032.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cleveland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Soddy-Daisy, TN 13,281 101 760.5 594.8 165.7
Collegedale, TN 11,599 98 844.9 827.7 17.2

Cleveland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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