Memphis, TN Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Memphis is 7,912.7 per 100,000 people. That's 237.29% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 149.97% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 42.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Memphis each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Memphis is 2,352.0 per 100,000 people.
• That's 506.50% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 249.63% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 18.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Memphis each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Memphis is 5,560.8 per 100,000 people.
• That's 183.97% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 123.07% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.