Jefferson City, TN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jefferson City, TN Summary

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

  • There were 198 total crimes committed in Jefferson City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,230.5 total crimes per 100K people in Jefferson City.
  • The overall crime rate in Jefferson City is 5.25% above the national average.
  • Jefferson City ranks #134 safest out of 190 cities in Tennessee.
  • Jefferson City ranks #7,643 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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Jefferson City Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jefferson City is 2,230.5 per 100,000 people. That's 5.25% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -15.01% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 2,624.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jefferson City
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 198 2,230.5 2,624.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 5.0
Robbery 1 11.3 58.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 259.1 488.6 256.0
Violent Crime 26 292.9 592.3 359.0
Burglary 18 202.8 251.8 229.0
Larceny 145 1,633.4 1,443.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 101.4 336.7 259.0
Property Crime 172 1,937.6 2,032.1 1,760.0

Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City

26
Violent Crimes
292.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Jefferson City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jefferson City is 292.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 341.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jefferson City each year. That compares to a 1 in 168.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.41% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.55% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jefferson City

172
Property Crimes
1,937.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 172 property crimes in Jefferson City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jefferson City is 1,937.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jefferson City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.09% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.65% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,032.1 per 100,000 people.

Jefferson City SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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