The crime rate in Bluff City is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 17 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Bluff City is 1 in 61. Based on FBI crime data, Bluff City is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Tennessee, Bluff City has a crime rate that is higher than 67% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Bluff City to other communities of similar population, then Bluff City crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Bluff City does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bluff City 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 Bluff City.

For Bluff City, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Bluff City than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1816, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Bluff City's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. This makes Bluff City 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 Bluff City is one in 63.

Importantly, we found that Bluff City has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Bluff City is one in 259.