Springfield, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Springfield, TN Summary

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

  • There were 328 total crimes committed in Springfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,696.8 total crimes per 100K people in Springfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Springfield is -26.99% below the national average.
  • Springfield ranks #133 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Springfield ranks #5,850 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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Springfield Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Springfield is 1,696.8 per 100,000 people. That's -26.99% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.40% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Springfield
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 328 1,696.8 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.2 9.6 6.3
Robbery 3 15.5 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 89 460.4 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 97 501.8 672.7 369.8
Burglary 16 82.8 384.5 269.8
Larceny 182 941.5 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 170.7 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 231 1,195.0 2,492.8 1,954.4

Springfield 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 Springfield

97
Violent Crimes
501.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
35.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 97 violent crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Springfield is 501.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 199.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 35.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.40% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Springfield

231
Property Crimes
1,195.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 231 property crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Springfield is 1,195.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.06% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Springfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hendersonville, TN 62,475 607 971.6 835.5 136.1
Goodlettsville, TN 16,963 360 2,122.3 1,868.8 253.5
White House, TN 14,290 228 1,595.5 1,434.6 161.0
Ashland, VA 7,661 212 2,767.3 2,192.9 574.3
Greenbrier, TN 6,963 74 1,062.8 517.0 545.7
Millersville, TN 6,239 51 817.4 528.9 288.5
Pleasant View, TN 5,379 70 1,301.4 1,022.5 278.9
Ridgetop, TN 2,079 2 96.2 48.1 48.1
Cross Plains, TN 1,841 3 163.0 163.0 0.0

Springfield SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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