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The Kingsport crime rate is higher than the Tennessee average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #237

Kingsport, TN	3,000.43
Tennessee	2,193.86
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Kingsport, TN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kingsport, TN	Count	2	20	35	262	356	2,130	145	13
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	3.8	37.7	66.0	494.2	671.6	4,018.1	273.5	24.5	2,317
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.7	28.4	110.9	453.2	712.2	2,156.0	192.4	NA	1,838
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Kingsport, TN	Count	0	16	31	220	381	2,151	125	10
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	31.1	60.2	427.2	739.9	4,177.0	242.7	19.4	2,209
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.0	25.3	112.5	436.9	785.1	2,213.7	182.1	NA	1,845
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Kingsport, TN	Count	2	31	50	284	431	2,387	132	14
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	4.0	62.5	100.7	572.1	868.3	4,808.7	265.9	28.2	2,867
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.0	31.5	126.5	479.6	870.2	2,300.1	201.0	NA	2,028
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Kingsport, TN	Count	3	22	62	341	552	2,556	132	12
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	6.2	45.2	127.5	701.1	1,134.9	5,254.9	271.4	24.7	3,229
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.8	31.6	126.2	444.5	979.9	2,396.8	219.2	NA	2,078
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Kingsport, TN	Count	1	26	52	298	509	2,257	98	15
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	2.2	58.3	116.6	668.4	1,141.6	5,062.0	219.8	33.6	3,116
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.6	33.7	131.8	442.2	1,012.2	2,411.9	233.8	NA	2,119
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Kingsport, TN	Count	4	25	56	315	474	2,328	94	18
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	9.0	56.3	126.1	709.4	1,067.5	5,243.0	211.7	40.5	3,268
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.3	31.7	153.2	475.5	1,010.9	2,505.4	237.8	NA	2,224
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Kingsport, TN	Count	2	18	53	301	542	2,083	139	25
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	4.5	40.6	119.5	678.7	1,222.1	4,696.7	313.4	56.4	3,073
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.6	33.2	173.8	508.9	1,046.0	2,687.3	309.3	NA	2,383
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Kingsport, TN	Count	2	21	57	255	521	2,395	148	20
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	4.5	47.6	129.3	578.5	1,182.0	5,433.4	335.8	45.4	3,198
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.4	35.3	179.0	532.5	1,002.4	2,734.4	351.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Kingsport, TN	Count	3	29	79	276	440	2,062	165	9
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	6.7	64.9	176.8	617.6	984.5	4,613.9	369.2	20.1	3,139
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.8	35.5	184.3	533.7	1,040.9	2,713.2	374.1	NA	2,475
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Kingsport, TN	Count	3	32	71	297	521	2,553	179	19
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	6.7	71.9	159.4	666.9	1,169.9	5,732.8	401.9	42.7	3,588
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.2	36.4	167.3	541.9	1,026.9	2,828.1	420.6	NA	2,514
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Kingsport, TN	46.67
Tennessee	32.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Kingsport, TN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kingsport, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	1.3	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.1	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Kingsport, TN	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	38
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.2	0.1	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Kingsport, TN	Count	4	2	0	1	0	1
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	8.1	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	80
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.9	2.8	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Kingsport, TN	Count	5	4	0	0	1	0
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	10.3	8.2	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	102
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Kingsport, TN	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	6.7	4.5	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	67
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Kingsport, TN	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	4.5	2.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	45
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Kingsport, TN	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	22
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.1	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Kingsport, TN	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.9	1.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Kingsport, TN	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	2.2	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	22
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Kingsport, TN	2.77
Tennessee	3.29
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Kingsport, TN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kingsport, TN	Count	170	123	47
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	320.7	232.0	88.7	2.76
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	408.1	256.3	151.8	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Kingsport, TN	Count	161	111	50
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	312.6	215.6	97.1	2.64
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	409.3	255.7	153.6	3.33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Kingsport, TN	Count	163	115	48
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	328.4	231.7	96.7	2.80
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	407.5	254.3	153.2	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Kingsport, TN	Count	174	115	59
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	357.7	236.4	121.3	2.97
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	402.9	251.5	151.4	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Kingsport, TN	Count	170	112	58
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	381.3	251.2	130.1	3.16
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	404.8	252.6	152.2	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Kingsport, TN	Count	161	105	56
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	362.6	236.5	126.1	3.00
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	252.5	151.2	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Kingsport, TN	Count	154	111	43
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	347.2	250.3	97.0	2.99
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	250.1	153.6	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Kingsport, TN	Count	146	104	42
	Kingsport, TN	Per 100,000	331.2	235.9	95.3	2.84
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	401.6	249.5	152.1	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Kingsport, TN	Count	147	103	44
2005	Kingsport, TN	Count	142	101	41