CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Memphis Police Department

Crime in Memphis, TN

The violent crime rate in Memphis is 1,445 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 231% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −35% compared with the previous 12 months.

The skyline of Memphis, Tennessee, along the Mississippi River.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

1,445 per 100,000 residents, per year

8,765 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−35% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,612 per 100,000 residents, per year

21,911 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−39% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

5,057 per 100,000 residents, per year

30,676 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 606,629, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Memphis sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,445

Memphis has the fourth-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 298 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Memphis; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Detroit, MI1,6321
Oakland, CA1,4752
Little Rock, AR1,4633
Memphis, TN1,4454
Kansas City, MO1,3255
Baltimore, MD1,3026
Wilmington, DE1,2777
Lansing, MI1,2598
Dayton, OH1,2549
Cleveland, OH1,25110
Springfield, MO1,23011

The places closest to Memphis in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Memphis crime map

official map linked
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Memphis Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Memphis with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

For where incidents happened, Memphis Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents; it is linked under Official map.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Memphis, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Southaven, MS, 16 miles away.

Memphis and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Memphis, TN1,445
Southaven, MS22016 mi
Little Rock, AR1,463138 mi
Clarksville, TN313178 mi
Huntsville, AL351189 mi
Nashville, TN828193 mi
Jackson, MS373194 mi
Birmingham, AL1,159211 mi
Springfield, MO1,230235 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 974 reported161−48% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 141 reported23−35% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 10,882 reported1,794−31% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 4,447 reported733−44% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 3,465 reported571−29% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 2,880 reported475−59% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent974161—−48%
HomicideViolent14123—−35%
TheftProperty10,8821,794—−31%
Theft from vehiclesProperty4,447733—−44%
BurglaryProperty3,465571—−29%
Vehicle theftProperty2,880475—−59%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Memphis Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (26th highest rate of 155), robbery (17th highest rate of 152) and burglary (10th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −35%

05001,0001,500SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug753959
Violent crimes per month in Memphis, TN, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025800Sep 20241342
Oct 2025548Oct 20241285
Nov 2025595Nov 20241138
Dec 2025700Dec 20241084
Jan 2026677Jan 20251103
Feb 2026626Feb 2025887
Mar 2026854Mar 20251065
Apr 2026752Apr 20251138
May 2026830May 20251190
Jun 2026774Jun 20251106
Jul 2026856Jul 20251148
Aug 2026753Aug 2025959

Homicides −35%

010203040SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug1711
Homicides per month in Memphis, TN, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 202513Sep 202420
Oct 20259Oct 202418
Nov 20259Nov 202416
Dec 202511Dec 202416
Jan 202611Jan 202523
Feb 202615Feb 202515
Mar 202614Mar 202519
Apr 202611Apr 202529
May 202612May 202519
Jun 20268Jun 202516
Jul 202611Jul 202514
Aug 202617Aug 202511

99 in 2026 through August, 146 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Memphis, TN
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20267531,74217
Jul 20268561,84811
Jun 20267742,0088
May 20268301,88912
Apr 20267521,77811
Mar 20268541,69314
Feb 20266261,48915
Jan 20266771,44311
Dec 20257001,91711
Nov 20255951,7659
Oct 20255481,9159
Sep 20258002,42413
Aug 20259592,58011
Jul 20251,1482,78614
Jun 20251,1062,72716
May 20251,1903,14119
Apr 20251,1383,02329
Mar 20251,0652,89019
Feb 20258872,49615
Jan 20251,1032,84423
Dec 20241,0843,35216
Nov 20241,1383,13816
Oct 20241,2853,50818
Sep 20241,3423,37520
Aug 20241,2903,44922
Jul 20241,4973,99320
Jun 20241,5814,10621
May 20241,5754,11926
Apr 20241,3183,54226
Mar 20241,2703,26623
Feb 20241,0383,47020
Jan 20249593,40023
Dec 20231,3634,03234
Nov 20231,1903,97829
Oct 20231,2994,35235
Sep 20231,4404,15924

How Memphis compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
1Detroit, MI1,6323,712642,155Aug 2026
4Memphis, TN1,4453,612606,629Aug 2026
6Baltimore, MD1,3024,037562,811Jul 2026
15Milwaukee, WI1,1262,342559,717Feb 2026
20Albuquerque, NM1,0163,209559,192Sep 2026
57Portland, OR6885,062631,483Aug 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
195Anne Arundel County, MD (County Police)2551,572562,033Jul 2026
234Pasco County, FL (Sheriff)194641617,158Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Memphis in population, Memphis included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
4Memphis, TN1,4453,612606,629Aug 2026
34Nashville, TN8283,377718,499Aug 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
68Knoxville, TN6332,046200,645Aug 2026
173Clarksville, TN313891190,532Aug 2026

All 5 places in Tennessee on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
3Little Rock, AR1,4634,090205,320Jul 2026
4Memphis, TN1,4453,612606,629Aug 2026
11Springfield, MO1,2303,601170,958Jul 2026
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
34Nashville, TN8283,377718,499Aug 2026
142Jackson, MS3731,370138,701Jul 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
173Clarksville, TN313891190,532Aug 2026
224Southaven, MS2201,38958,174Sep 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Memphis by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Memphis side by side with Nashville, Portland or Detroit, or with any other place.

Other cities in Tennessee

4 city pages, closest first

Tennessee as a whole has 452 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Memphis’s rate is 220% above the state’s.

ClarksvilleNashvilleChattanoogaKnoxville

All 5 cities in Tennessee

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Memphis safe?

By reported violent crime, Memphis is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,445 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −35% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Memphis?

Yes, from the police itself: Memphis Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/d6df002057ce44d790e46778c73596ec). The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Memphis compares with nearby places such as Southaven, MS instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Memphis?

1,445 violent and 3,612 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 30,676 incidents reported to Memphis Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 974 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 3,465 burglaries, 4,447 thefts from vehicles and 10,882 other thefts.

Is crime in Memphis going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −35% and property crime −39% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Memphis had in 2026?

Memphis Police Department reported 99 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 146 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 141, or 23 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Memphis Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TNMPD0000). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Memphis

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat974161−48%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal3,465571−29%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included4,447733−44%
Vehicle theft2,880475−59%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

TNMPD0000
Source
Memphis Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TNMPD0000)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Memphis Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)