Fort Sanders, Knoxville, TN Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Fort Sanders in green. The most dangerous areas in Fort Sanders 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 Fort Sanders, Knoxville, TN Safe?

The C- grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Fort Sanders is in the 32nd percentile for safety, meaning 68% of neighborhoods are safer and 32% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fort Sanders's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Fort Sanders is 4.078 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fort Sanders generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Fort Sanders may be as high as 1 in 150 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 456 in the east part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the south parts of Fort Sanders, Knoxville, TN: about 11 per year. The northwest part of Fort Sanders has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Fort Sanders, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Fort Sanders residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Fort Sanders has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Fort Sanders has 3, have the same problem. Of Fort Sanders’s 8,379 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Fort Sanders Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Fort Sanders residents in a standard year.

Individual Fort Sanders Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Fort Sanders is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Fort Sanders.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
South Knoxville, Knoxville, TN	B	C-	A	D+
Mornngside, Knoxville, TN	C	D-	A	D-
Oakwood, Knoxville, TN	C+	D-	A	D-
Park City, Knoxville, TN	D-	F	C-	F
Historic Montford, Asheville, NC	D	D	D+	D
Oakley, Asheville, NC	D+	C-	D	D+
Douglas, Elizabethton, TN	C	C+	C+	C
Downtown Boone, Boone, NC	C-	B-	C	C+
Four Corners, Antioch, TN	B	C	A-	C-
Nashboro Village, Nashville, TN	D+	D-	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Fort Sanders is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Snow Woods, Dearborn, MI	A	B+	B+	B+
Las Cruces, Laredo, TX	B-	C+	C+	C
Nonantum, Newton, MA	A-	A-	A-	A-
Blackstone, Providence, RI	A	A+	A+	A+
Olneyville, Providence, RI	B	B-	B-	B-
Parkway-Wheelers Farm Road, Milford, CT	B+	A+	A+	A+
Princeton Heights, St. Louis, MO	C-	C	C	C
Quinnipiac Meadows, New Haven, CT	B-	B+	B+	B+
Raleigh Court, Roanoke, VA	D-	B+	B+	B
Richfield, Clifton, NJ	A	A	A	A-

Considering only the assault rate, Fort Sanders is safer than the Tennessee state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fort Sanders, Knoxville, TN average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Fort Sanders schools on SchoolGrade

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