Smyrna, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Smyrna, TN Summary

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

  • There were 1,245 total crimes committed in Smyrna the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,161.6 total crimes per 100K people in Smyrna.
  • The overall crime rate in Smyrna is -6.99% below the national average.
  • Smyrna ranks #160 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Smyrna ranks #6,871 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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Smyrna Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Smyrna is 2,161.6 per 100,000 people. That's -6.99% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.71% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Smyrna
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,245 2,161.6 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.5 9.6 6.3
Robbery 12 20.8 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 122 211.8 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 153 265.6 672.7 369.8
Burglary 69 119.8 384.5 269.8
Larceny 888 1,541.8 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 135 234.4 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 1,092 1,896.0 2,492.8 1,954.4

Smyrna 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 Smyrna

153
Violent Crimes
265.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 153 violent crimes in Smyrna in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Smyrna is 265.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 376.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Smyrna each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.51% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Smyrna

1,092
Property Crimes
1,896.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-2.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,092 property crimes in Smyrna in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Smyrna is 1,896.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Smyrna each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -2.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.94% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Smyrna

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Murfreesboro, TN 161,810 4,242 2,621.6 2,110.5 511.1
Franklin, TN 87,081 1,069 1,227.6 1,032.4 195.2
Brentwood, TN 45,581 415 910.5 842.5 68.0
Lebanon, TN 43,321 908 2,096.0 1,643.5 452.4
Mount Juliet, TN 40,233 421 1,046.4 939.5 106.9
La Vergne, TN 39,424 707 1,793.3 1,412.8 380.5
Nolensville, TN 16,990 71 417.9 329.6 88.3
Berry Hill, TN 1,865 88 4,718.5 4,557.6 160.9

Smyrna SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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