Rocky Top, TN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Rocky Top in green. The most dangerous areas in Rocky Top 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 Rocky Top, TN Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Rocky Top is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of cities are safer and 26% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Rocky Top's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Rocky Top is 0.0881 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Rocky Top generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Rocky Top may be as high as 1 in 8,884 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,038 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Rocky Top, TN: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Rocky Top has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Rocky Top's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Rocky Top to the Tennessee state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Rocky Top is safer 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 Murder in Rocky Top, TN

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Rocky Top about $523,304 in 2025, or roughly $166 per resident. This is part of Rocky Top's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Rocky Top, including every crime type and how Rocky Top compares to other cities.

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 Rocky Top's crime maps on the Rocky Top overall crime page.

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Individual Rocky Top Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Rocky Top is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Rocky Top.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lake City, TN	D-	D-	D-	D
Slatestone, TN	D	D-	C	D
Norris, TN	C-	D+	C	B
Seeber Flats, TN	D+	D	C	D+
Caryville, TN	D	D	D+	C+
Grantsboro, TN	D+	D+	C-	D-
Briceville, TN	D+	D	C	D
Pine Crest, TN	D	C-	D	D-
Jacksboro, TN	D	D-	D+	C+
Laurel Grove, TN	C-	C-	C+	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Rocky Top is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Colfax, LA	D	D	D	F
Dillsboro, IN	B+	B	B	B
Speedwell, TN	D	D+	D+	D
Sabetha, KS	D+	D-	D-	B+
Osage City, KS	D	C-	C-	C
Helena Valley Northeast, MT	B	D+	D+	A-
Hawthorne, NV	D-	F	F	D
Walters, OK	D	D+	D+	D
Graysville, TN	C-	D	D	B+
Fort Recovery, OH	A-	B-	B-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Rocky Top, TN average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Rocky Top schools on SchoolGrade

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