Lexington, TN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lexington, TN Summary

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

  • There were 192 total crimes committed in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,400.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lexington.
  • The overall crime rate in Lexington is 13.25% above the national average.
  • Lexington ranks #141 safest out of 190 cities in Tennessee.
  • Lexington ranks #7,904 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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Lexington Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lexington is 2,400.0 per 100,000 people. That's 13.25% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -8.55% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 2,624.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lexington
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 192 2,400.0 2,624.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 58.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 32 400.0 488.6 256.0
Violent Crime 33 412.5 592.3 359.0
Burglary 21 262.5 251.8 229.0
Larceny 130 1,625.0 1,443.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 100.0 336.7 259.0
Property Crime 159 1,987.5 2,032.1 1,760.0

Lexington 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 Lexington

33
Violent Crimes
412.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lexington is 412.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 242.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lexington each year. That compares to a 1 in 168.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.90% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.35% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lexington

159
Property Crimes
1,987.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 159 property crimes in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lexington is 1,987.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lexington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.93% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.20% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,032.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lexington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, TN 68,286 2,807 4,110.7 3,160.2 950.4
Corinth, MS 14,142 494 3,493.1 3,139.6 353.6
Paris, TN 10,360 192 1,853.3 1,689.2 164.1
Brownsville, TN 9,264 328 3,540.6 2,504.3 1,036.3
Milan, TN 8,331 213 2,556.7 1,992.6 564.2
Savannah, TN 7,344 235 3,199.9 2,505.4 694.4
Henderson, TN 6,441 50 776.3 590.0 186.3
McKenzie, TN 5,603 56 999.5 713.9 285.6
Bolivar, TN 5,119 192 3,750.7 2,481.0 1,269.8

Lexington SnackAbility

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