The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Hardeman County, TN: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Hardeman County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Hardeman County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Hardeman County, TN Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
D

$26.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hardeman County, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $2,297 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hardeman County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Hardeman County, TN Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Hardeman County's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Hardeman County sits in the 5th percentile, ahead of 5% of counties and behind 95%. The grade covers only Hardeman County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Hardeman County is 61.12 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the central areas to 1 in 31 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Hardeman County, TN report the most crime, about 523 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 47 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hardeman County, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hardeman County for 2025 is $26,640,626, about $980 per resident and $2,297 per household. That equals 3.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.1%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hardeman County Compared to Other Counties?

Hardeman County, TN: $980
Shelby County, TN: $1497
Montgomery County, TN: $390
Tennessee: $694
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hardeman County is $980 per year, which is $515 more than the national average and $286 more than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Hardeman County:
  • In Shelby County, TN, crime costs $1,497 per person, which is $518 more than in Hardeman County.
  • In Montgomery County, TN, crime costs $390 per person, which is $589 less than in Hardeman County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Hardeman County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Hardeman County
Cost per Hardeman County Resident
Murder
$9.29 million
$342
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.26 million
$46
Robbery
$601,672
$22
Assault
$5.32 million
$196
Kidnapping
$383,334
$14
Vehicle Theft
$1.51 million
$55
Burglary
$1.07 million
$39
Theft
$4.11 million
$151
Arson
$103,996
$4
Vandalism
$1.74 million
$64
Animal Cruelty
$25,733
$1
Drug Crimes
$1.21 million
$44
Identity Theft
$12,524
$0
Total Cost of Crime
$26,640,626
$980

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hardeman County, TN

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Hardeman County totals $69,134,957 ($2,542 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $95,775,583 ($3,522 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Hardeman County has 3, do the same, and of Hardeman County's 27,197 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Hardeman County Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
6.816
Robbery
0.7033
Rape
0.7636
Murder
0.1818
Total Violent Crime
8.465 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
29.18
Vehicle Theft
3.580
Burglary
4.338
Arson
0.1583
Total Property Crime
37.26 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2325
Drug Crimes
6.005
Vandalism
8.973
Identity Theft
0.0595
Animal Cruelty
0.1279
Total "Other" Rate
15.40 (D)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Hardeman County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Hardeman County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C
D
C
C-
D+
C
C-
D+
C+
D+
D-
D+
A+
A+
A+
D-
F
D-
A+
A+
A+
A-
A+
A-
C+
C
B+
A+
A+
A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Hardeman County is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
C+
C+
C
C
C
B+
A
A
C+
C+
C+
A+
A
A
B-
B
B
C-
D
D
A-
B+
B+
C+
A-
A-
A
B+
B+

Considering only the crime rate, Hardeman County is less safe 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 Hardeman County, TN average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Hardeman County schools on SchoolGrade

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