Portland, TN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Portland, TN Summary

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

  • There were 114 total crimes committed in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 831.9 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is -60.74% below the national average.
  • Portland ranks #46 safest out of 190 cities in Tennessee.
  • Portland ranks #3,748 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.

Additional research about crime in Tennessee

Portland Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 831.9 per 100,000 people. That's -60.74% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -68.30% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 2,624.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 114 831.9 2,624.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 58.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 46 335.7 488.6 256.0
Violent Crime 51 372.2 592.3 359.0
Burglary 12 87.6 251.8 229.0
Larceny 43 313.8 1,443.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 58.4 336.7 259.0
Property Crime 63 459.8 2,032.1 1,760.0

Portland 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 Portland

51
Violent Crimes
372.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 51 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 372.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 268.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 168.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.67% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.16% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

63
Property Crimes
459.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 459.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 217.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.38% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,032.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Portland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hendersonville, TN 64,126 537 837.4 714.2 123.2
Gallatin, TN 52,346 501 957.1 748.9 208.2
White House, TN 16,177 157 970.5 735.6 234.9
Franklin, KY 10,556 108 1,023.1 881.0 142.1
Greenbrier, TN 6,949 43 618.8 460.5 158.3
Millersville, TN 6,295 44 699.0 460.7 238.3

Portland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
6
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