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

Crime Index, #248

Nashville, TN	3,424.25
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.

Nashville, TN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Nashville, TN	Count	41	487	1,523	5,219	4,756	17,622	1,137	97
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	6.3	75.2	235.1	805.8	734.3	2,720.8	175.5	15.0	2,765
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	35	437	1,611	4,529	5,613	17,650	1,197	91
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	5.5	68.7	253.4	712.5	883.0	2,776.6	188.3	14.3	2,749
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	62	311	1,724	5,453	5,736	18,885	1,431	93
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	10.0	50.1	277.7	878.3	923.8	3,041.6	230.5	15.0	3,033
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	50	373	1,889	4,927	7,541	19,987	1,728	103
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	8.2	60.9	308.3	804.0	1,230.6	3,261.6	282.0	16.8	3,266
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	55	367	1,817	4,756	7,731	20,881	1,905	80
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	8.9	59.5	294.8	771.6	1,254.3	3,387.8	309.1	13.0	3,275
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	77	262	1,971	4,649	6,318	21,113	1,725	70
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	12.6	42.9	323.0	761.9	1,035.4	3,460.1	282.7	11.5	3,175
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	76	301	2,384	5,643	6,326	23,764	2,257	116
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	12.6	50.0	395.9	937.1	1,050.5	3,946.3	374.8	19.3	3,670
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	73	290	2,516	5,634	6,111	22,729	2,626	110
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	12.9	51.4	446.0	998.6	1,083.2	4,028.8	465.5	19.5	3,901
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	80	320	2,425	5,740	6,370	23,234	3,021	125
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	14.3	57.1	432.4	1,023.5	1,135.9	4,142.9	538.7	22.3	4,046
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	95	336	2,440	6,103	6,448	25,900	3,448	135
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	17.1	60.3	438.0	1,095.6	1,157.6	4,649.6	619.0	24.2	4,362
	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

Nashville, TN	17.67
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.

Nashville, TN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Nashville, TN	Count	11	7	0	3	1	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.0	16
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	6	4	0	1	1	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	0.9	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	9
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	10	7	1	1	1	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	1.6	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	16
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	15	3	5	4	3	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	2.4	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.0	24
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	8	6	0	1	1	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	12
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	6	1	0	4	1	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	9
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	12	1	4	3	4	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	2.1	0.2	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.0	21
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	30	17	4	6	3	0
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	5.3	3.0	0.7	1.1	0.5	0.0	53
	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

Nashville, TN	2.29
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.

Nashville, TN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Nashville, TN	Count	1,682	1,389	293
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	259.7	214.5	45.2	2.37
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	1,674	1,368	306
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	263.3	215.2	48.1	2.39
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	1,637	1,312	325
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	263.7	211.3	52.3	2.37
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	1,618	1,315	303
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	264.0	214.6	49.4	2.39
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	1,584	1,289	295
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	257.0	209.1	47.9	2.33
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	1,753	1,433	320
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	287.3	234.9	52.4	2.61
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	1,555	1,230	325
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	258.2	204.3	54.0	2.31
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	1,568	1,250	318
	Nashville, TN	Per 100,000	277.9	221.6	56.4	2.50
	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	Nashville, TN	Count	1,526	1,213	313
2005	Nashville, TN	Count	1,546	1,244	302