Knoxville, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Knoxville, TN Summary

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

  • There were 9,249 total crimes committed in Knoxville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,749.8 total crimes per 100K people in Knoxville.
  • The overall crime rate in Knoxville is 104.36% above the national average.
  • Knoxville ranks #237 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Knoxville ranks #9,324 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Knoxville Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Knoxville is 4,749.8 per 100,000 people. That's 104.36% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 50.05% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Knoxville
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9,249 4,749.8 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 32 16.4 9.6 6.3
Robbery 179 91.9 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,278 656.3 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 1,640 842.2 672.7 369.8
Burglary 874 448.8 384.5 269.8
Larceny 5,780 2,968.3 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 955 490.4 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 7,609 3,907.6 2,492.8 1,954.4

Knoxville Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Tennessee.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Knoxville

1,640
Violent Crimes
842.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
127.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,640 violent crimes in Knoxville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Knoxville is 842.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Knoxville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 127.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 25.20% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Knoxville

7,609
Property Crimes
3,907.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
99.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 7,609 property crimes in Knoxville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Knoxville is 3,907.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Knoxville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 99.94% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 56.75% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Knoxville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Maryville, TN 32,717 351 1,072.8 889.4 183.4
Oak Ridge, TN 32,243 674 2,090.4 1,774.0 316.3
Alcoa, TN 11,689 293 2,506.6 2,104.5 402.1
Clinton, TN 10,050 280 2,786.1 2,308.5 477.6

Knoxville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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