Martin, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Martin, TN Summary

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

  • There were 289 total crimes committed in Martin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,736.2 total crimes per 100K people in Martin.
  • The overall crime rate in Martin is 17.73% above the national average.
  • Martin ranks #189 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Martin ranks #7,803 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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Martin Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Martin is 2,736.2 per 100,000 people. That's 17.73% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.56% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Martin
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 289 2,736.2 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.5 9.6 6.3
Robbery 5 47.3 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 397.7 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 48 454.5 672.7 369.8
Burglary 39 369.2 384.5 269.8
Larceny 193 1,827.3 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 85.2 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 241 2,281.8 2,492.8 1,954.4

Martin 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 Martin

48
Violent Crimes
454.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
22.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Martin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Martin is 454.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 220.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Martin each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 22.89% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.44% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Martin

241
Property Crimes
2,281.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
16.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 241 property crimes in Martin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Martin is 2,281.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Martin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 16.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.47% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Martin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, TN 68,059 2,585 3,798.2 2,899.0 899.2
Wilson, NC 47,518 1,416 2,979.9 2,464.3 515.6
Murray, KY 17,506 311 1,776.5 1,645.2 131.4
Milan, TN 8,167 225 2,755.0 2,253.0 502.0
McKenzie, TN 5,451 120 2,201.4 1,816.2 385.3
Benton, KY 4,771 77 1,613.9 1,572.0 41.9
Dresden, TN 3,026 41 1,354.9 1,222.7 132.2
Fulton, KY 2,387 118 4,943.4 4,775.9 167.6
South Fulton, TN 2,178 43 1,974.3 1,377.4 596.9
Greenfield, TN 2,083 29 1,392.2 1,008.2 384.1

Martin SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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