Murder per Capita in Downtown Chattanooga
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Downtown Chattanooga residents.
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$117
Murder costs the average Downtown Chattanooga resident about $117 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Downtown Chattanooga in green. The most dangerous areas in Downtown Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN Safe from Murder?
The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Downtown Chattanooga is in the 54th percentile for safety, meaning 46% of neighborhoods are safer and 54% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown Chattanooga's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Downtown Chattanooga is 0.0620 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown Chattanooga generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Downtown Chattanooga may be as high as 1 in 13,278 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,911 in the north part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Downtown Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN: about 0 per year. The west part of Downtown Chattanooga has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Downtown Chattanooga's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Downtown Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN: | 0.0620 |
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| Tennessee: | 0.1019 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Downtown Chattanooga is safer than the Tennessee state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Downtown Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Downtown Chattanooga about $365,485 in 2025, or roughly $117 per resident. This is part of Downtown Chattanooga's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown Chattanooga, including every crime type and how Downtown Chattanooga compares to other neighborhoods.
Interpreting the Murder Map
Remember that murder 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 Chattanooga's crime maps on the Downtown Chattanooga overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Downtown Chattanooga is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Chattanooga.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D | D | D | A | |
D- | D+ | D | A | |
F | F | F | C+ | |
D | D | D- | B+ | |
C | A | C- | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
D | D+ | D+ | C- | |
D+ | C- | D | D+ | |
D- | D- | D- | D+ | |
F | F | F | C |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Downtown Chattanooga is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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F | D- | D- | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
B | B- | B- | C- | |
A- | C- | C- | C | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C | C+ | C+ | B | |
D- | C- | C- | C | |
B+ | B | B | C | |
B | B+ | B+ | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Downtown Chattanooga schools on SchoolGrade
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