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Nashville, NC crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Nashville has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Nashville is 1 in 83. How does Nashville fare compared to other communities in North Carolina of all population sizes? Nashville's crime rate is lower than approximately 54% of North Carolina communities.

How does the crime rate in Nashville compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Nashville with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Nashville's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Nashville does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Nashville.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Nashville's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Nashville is one in 570.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Nashville's rate for property crime is 10 per one thousand population. This makes Nashville a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Nashville is one in 97.

Nashville Crime Data

total Crime Index

41

(100 is safest)


Safer than 41% of U.S. cities.

Nashville Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

10

59

69

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.76

10.36

12.12

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.76
4.05
National Median: 4
    Nashville
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 570

in Nashville

1 in 247

in North Carolina

Nashville Violent Crimes

Population: 5,695
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
10.36
20.64
National Median: 20
    Nashville
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 97

in Nashville

1 in 48

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 5,695
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Nashville Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
17
23
National Median: 27.0
    Nashville
    North Carolina

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