Tennessee Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US state. Tennessee is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of states are safer and 14% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Tennessee's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Tennessee is 0.1019 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Tennessee generally consider the south part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Tennessee may be as high as 1 in 4,324 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,023 in the south part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Tennessee: about 297 per year. The southeast part of Tennessee has fewer cases of murder with only 17 in a typical year.

How Tennessee's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Tennessee is as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Tennessee

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Tennessee about $1,377,783,705 in 2025, or roughly $192 per resident. This is part of Tennessee's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Tennessee, including every crime type and how Tennessee compares to other states.

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 Tennessee's crime maps on the Tennessee overall crime page.

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Individual Tennessee Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of murder in Tennessee is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Tennessee.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kentucky	B-	A-	B	D+
Alabama	C+	C+	B	D
Georgia	B-	C+	B	D+
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+	B
Indiana	A-	B-	B+	C
South Carolina	D-	D	D	D-
West Virginia	A-	B+	A	C+
North Carolina	C-	C-	C-	D
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-	D-
Illinois	B	B+	B+	C

Murder in State with Similar Populations

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

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-	C-
Missouri	D	D	D	D-
Montana	C-	D+	D+	B
Nebraska	C+	B+	B+	A-
Nevada	D	D	D	C-
New Hampshire	A	A+	A+	A
New Mexico	F	F	F	F
New York	A-	C	C	A-
North Carolina	C-	C-	C-	D
North Dakota	C-	B-	B-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Tennessee average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Tennessee schools on SchoolGrade

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