Cherokee Park, Nashville, TN Property Crime Rates and Maps

Cherokee Park is a neighborhood of 6,620 residents in Nashville, about 3 miles southwest of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Cherokee Park?

Property crime is high in Cherokee Park: a B-, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 77% of Americans live. Theft makes up 72% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades C-. Nashville as a whole grades C+ for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 552 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

23% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Cherokee Park as a whole, and 77% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Cherokee Park scores 552.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 610 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
B
Violent crimeSafety score 644 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Cherokee Park

Map of Cherokee Park shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Cherokee Park, Nashville, TN at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Cherokee Park in Nashville, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out about property crime in Cherokee Park

Theft at more than triple the US rate. Cherokee Park has 61.9 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.


Property crime rates and types in Cherokee Park

CrimeGrade™ estimates Cherokee Park has about 86 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than triple the rate for the US as a whole and 39% more than Nashville as a whole.

All property crime

Burglary

Vehicle theft

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.

Theft is the most common property crime in Cherokee Park, about 72% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryB355.32.4
TheftB41061.913.1
Vehicle theftC-598.92.7
ArsonAunder 10.090.12
VandalismB+649.75.5

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Property crime in Cherokee Park and nearby neighborhoods

Cherokee Park has less property crime than 7 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Cherokee ParkB-552B-6,620
Sylvan Park 1 mileC+486B4,320
Vanderbilt-West End 1 mileB-561B+6,010
Hillsboro West End 1 mileC+509B9,560
Westhaven 16 milesA+940A+6,170
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Midtown-Nashville 2 milesC-347C5,700
Bellmont Hillsboro 2 milesC429B7,000
Fisk-Meharry 2 milesF73F3,260
Edgehill 2 milesD-77F5,230
The Gulch 2 milesD+276C-4,250
White Bridge 2 milesB-588B6,050
Green Hills 3 milesB+724A-25,700

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Cherokee Park. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Cherokee Park has more property crime than 52% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Cherokee ParkB-552B-6,620
Yorkfield, Elmhurst, ILA916A+6,590
Viola, Monsey, NYA897A+6,610
Mt. Park, Lake Oswego, ORA-782A6,610
Frederickson, Tacoma, WAB+768A-6,630
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Seminole Heights, Tampa, FLB+767B-6,630
Veterans Park, Boise, IDB+764B+6,590
Carmel, Charlotte, NCB+760A-6,600
Parkdale-Walden, Kansas City, MOB+747A-6,600
Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CAC+527C+6,610
Woodstone, San Antonio, TXF0C-6,600

Jobs, shops and walkability in Cherokee Park

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Cherokee Park apart: it has 388 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 31.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.388 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.31.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 96% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C+ (41 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 57% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.12.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 87% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What property crime costs Cherokee Park

Property crime costs Cherokee Park about $3.8 million a year, or $572 per resident and about $1,009 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.

Cost of property crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Cherokee Park is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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