Assault per Capita in Downtown Memphis
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Downtown Memphis residents.
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1 in 41
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Downtown Memphis is about 1 in 41.
$706
Assault costs the average Downtown Memphis resident about $706 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Downtown Memphis in green. The most dangerous areas in Downtown Memphis are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN Safe from Assault?
The F grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Downtown Memphis is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of neighborhoods are safer and 1% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown Memphis's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of assault in Downtown Memphis is 24.58 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown Memphis generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Downtown Memphis may be as high as 1 in 26 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 255 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN: about 213 per year. The northwest part of Downtown Memphis has fewer cases of assault with only 10 in a typical year.
How Downtown Memphis's Assault Rate Compares
The chart below compares the assault rate in Downtown Memphis to the Tennessee state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN: | 24.58 |
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| Tennessee: | 5.057 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Downtown Memphis is less safe than the Tennessee state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Assault in Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Downtown Memphis about $34,053,132 in 2025, or roughly $706 per resident. This is part of Downtown Memphis's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown Memphis, including every crime type and how Downtown Memphis compares to other neighborhoods.
Interpreting the Assault Map
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Downtown Memphis's crime maps on the Downtown Memphis overall crime page.
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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Downtown Memphis is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Memphis.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D | D+ | D- | D |
Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Downtown Memphis is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B- | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
C | D+ | D+ | C- | |
A | A- | A- | A- | |
C | C- | C- | C- | |
B- | D- | D- | D- | |
A- | B- | B- | C+ | |
B+ | B | B | B | |
A | A | A | A+ | |
B+ | C- | C- | D+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN average SchoolGrade of F, with 10% actual proficiency versus 14% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Downtown Memphis schools on SchoolGrade
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