CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Crime in Nashville, TN

The violent crime rate in Nashville is 828 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 89% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −20% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of Nashville, Tennessee.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

828 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,948 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−20% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,377 per 100,000 residents, per year

24,263 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−18% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,205 per 100,000 residents, per year

30,211 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 718,499, 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 Nashville sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

828

Nashville has the 34th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 268 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Fort Smith, AR85129
Tulsa, OK84130
Houston, TX83731
Cincinnati, OH83532
Indianapolis, IN82833
Nashville, TN82834
Paterson, NJ81335
Tacoma, WA81336
Atlanta, GA79637
Philadelphia, PA79538
Newport News, VA79439

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

Nashville 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 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Nashville and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

For where incidents happened, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department publishes a crime dashboard with a map; it is linked under Official map.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Nashville, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Clarksville, TN, 41 miles away.

Nashville and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Nashville, TN828
Clarksville, TN31341 mi
Huntsville, AL351102 mi
Chattanooga, TN705115 mi
Evansville, IN1,033132 mi
Louisville, KY612151 mi
Knoxville, TN633159 mi
Lexington, KY216182 mi
Birmingham, AL1,159183 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, 617 reported86−33% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 36 reported5.0−58% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 12,066 reported1,679−2% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 6,682 reported930−31% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 2,835 reported395−40% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 2,637 reported367−4% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent61786—−33%
HomicideViolent365.0—−58%
TheftProperty12,0661,679—−2%
Theft from vehiclesProperty6,682930—−31%
Vehicle theftProperty2,835395—−40%
BurglaryProperty2,637367—−4%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Metropolitan Nashville 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 (37th highest rate of 155), robbery (49th highest rate of 152) and burglary (33rd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −20%

02004006008001,000SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug456542
Violent crimes per month in Nashville, TN, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025527Sep 2024764
Oct 2025587Oct 2024685
Nov 2025529Nov 2024583
Dec 2025484Dec 2024614
Jan 2026466Jan 2025623
Feb 2026412Feb 2025507
Mar 2026503Mar 2025552
Apr 2026518Apr 2025705
May 2026500May 2025622
Jun 2026476Jun 2025650
Jul 2026490Jul 2025580
Aug 2026456Aug 2025542

Homicides −58%

051015SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug37
Homicides per month in Nashville, TN, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20249
Oct 20256Oct 202414
Nov 20253Nov 202411
Dec 20254Dec 20247
Jan 20264Jan 20257
Feb 20263Feb 20255
Mar 20266Mar 20252
Apr 20261Apr 20258
May 20265May 20255
Jun 20261Jun 20255
Jul 20260Jul 20255
Aug 20263Aug 20257

23 in 2026 through August, 44 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Nashville, TN
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20264561,9193
Jul 20264902,1140
Jun 20264761,9911
May 20265001,8265
Apr 20265181,8531
Mar 20265031,8606
Feb 20264121,6993
Jan 20264662,0184
Dec 20254842,3264
Nov 20255292,1213
Oct 20255872,2876
Sep 20255272,2490
Aug 20255422,0957
Jul 20255802,4075
Jun 20256502,5965
May 20256222,5705
Apr 20257052,1788
Mar 20255522,2292
Feb 20255072,0035
Jan 20256232,7557
Dec 20246142,7757
Nov 20245832,58211
Oct 20246852,64414
Sep 20247642,6629
Aug 20247432,68811
Jul 20247672,8029
Jun 20247422,9508
May 20247592,6756
Apr 20246722,38710
Mar 20246762,6329
Feb 20246172,4645
Jan 20246202,6054
Dec 20236813,1097
Nov 20236162,8328
Oct 20237252,94110
Sep 20237772,9567

How Nashville compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
1Detroit, MI1,6323,712642,155Aug 2026
34Nashville, TN8283,377718,499Aug 2026
40Denver, CO7933,938733,212Sep 2026
42Washington, DC7772,656693,645Sep 2026
56Seattle, WA6904,368791,503Jul 2026
59Oklahoma City, OK6722,598720,580Jul 2026
73Louisville, KY6123,250691,630Jul 2026
81Boston, MA5751,867671,262Aug 2026
191El Paso, TX2701,178682,310Aug 2026
225Prince George's County, MD (County Police)2201,741741,477Jun 2026

The 10 places closest to Nashville in population, Nashville 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
4Memphis, TN1,4453,612606,629Aug 2026
13Birmingham, AL1,1593,901195,393Sep 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
34Nashville, TN8283,377718,499Aug 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
68Knoxville, TN6332,046200,645Aug 2026
73Louisville, KY6123,250691,630Jul 2026
154Huntsville, AL3512,037234,043Aug 2026
173Clarksville, TN313891190,532Aug 2026
226Lexington, KY2162,035330,994Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Nashville 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 Nashville side by side with Memphis, Austin or Charlotte, 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; Nashville’s rate is 83% above the state’s.

ClarksvilleChattanoogaKnoxvilleMemphis

All 5 cities in Tennessee

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Nashville safe?

By reported violent crime, Nashville is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 828 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −20% 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 Nashville?

Yes, from the police itself: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department publishes a crime dashboard with a map (https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police/data-dashboard/ucr-incidents-map). The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Nashville compares with nearby places such as Clarksville, TN instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Nashville?

828 violent and 3,377 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 30,211 incidents reported to Metropolitan Nashville Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 617 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 2,637 burglaries, 6,682 thefts from vehicles and 12,066 other thefts.

Is crime in Nashville going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −20% and property crime −18% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Nashville had in 2026?

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department reported 23 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 44 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 36, or 5 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TN0190100). 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 Nashville

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat61786−33%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal2,637367−4%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included6,682930−31%
Vehicle theft2,835395−40%

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

TN0190100
Source
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TN0190100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Metropolitan Nashville 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)