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Crime Index, #48

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.

Tennessee Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Tennessee	Count	371	1,861	7,265	29,681	46,642	141,206	12,599	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	328	1,642	7,307	28,378	50,999	143,802	11,828	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	388	2,032	8,169	30,961	56,181	148,503	12,980	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	373	2,024	8,081	28,466	62,749	153,476	14,036	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	357	2,138	8,366	28,060	64,235	153,062	14,835	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	461	1,993	9,647	29,940	63,646	157,746	14,973	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	408	2,062	10,800	31,627	65,006	167,015	19,224	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	397	2,174	11,022	32,787	61,715	168,351	21,658	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	409	2,142	11,129	32,227	62,859	163,845	22,593	NA
	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	Tennessee	Count	432	2,171	9,974	32,314	61,233	168,637	25,078	NA
	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

Tennessee	32.11
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.

Tennessee Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Tennessee	Count	194	82	14	20	73	5
	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	Tennessee	Count	195	59	8	38	81	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	Tennessee	Count	316	183	20	55	36	22
	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	Tennessee	Count	144	78	15	33	13	5
	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	Tennessee	Count	147	95	11	25	10	6
	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	Tennessee	Count	169	91	18	44	15	1
	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	Tennessee	Count	255	135	41	46	30	3
	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	Tennessee	Count	239	116	33	49	38	3
	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	Tennessee	Count	202	98	37	44	22	1
	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

Tennessee	3.19
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.

Tennessee Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Tennessee	Count	26,709	16,774	9,935
	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	Tennessee	Count	26,564	16,595	9,969
	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	Tennessee	Count	26,268	16,394	9,874
	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	Tennessee	Count	25,784	16,095	9,689
	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	Tennessee	Count	25,671	16,017	9,654
	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	Tennessee	Count	25,407	15,890	9,517
	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	Tennessee	Count	25,067	15,529	9,538
	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	Tennessee	Count	24,698	15,346	9,352
	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	Tennessee	Count	24,121	14,984	9,137
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	399.7	248.3	151.4	3.24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Tennessee	Count	24,188	15,161	9,027
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	405.9	254.4	151.5	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94