Memphis, TN Crime Statistics For 2021

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Memphis is 8,029.9 per 100,000 people. That's 224.22% higher than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and 147.24% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,247.8 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 52.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Memphis each year. That compares to a 1 in 168.0 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Memphis is 1,901.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's 418.52% higher than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people.
• 219.46% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 595.2 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 16.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Memphis each year. That compares to a 1 in 47.4 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Memphis is 6,128.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's 190.46% higher than the national rate of 2,109.9 per 100,000 people.
• And 131.03% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,652.6 per 100,000 people.