The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$7.06 million

Cost of Crime™ for Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $3,523 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Highland Park 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 Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Highland Park's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Highland Park sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of neighborhoods and behind 94%. The grade covers only Highland Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Highland Park is 82.95 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the northeast areas to 1 in 15 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN report the most crime, about 119 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 32 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Highland Park for 2025 is $7,064,616, about $1,066 per resident and $3,523 per household. That equals 4.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Highland Park Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN:	$1066
Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN:	$2536
Four Corners, Antioch, TN:	$459
Tennessee:	$694
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Highland Park is $1,066 per year, which is $602 more than the national average and $373 more than Chattanooga's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Highland Park:

In Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN, crime costs $2,536 per person, which is $1,470 more than in Highland Park.
In Four Corners, Antioch, TN, crime costs $459 per person, which is $607 less than in Highland Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Highland Park for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Highland Park	Cost per Highland Park Resident
Murder	$809,647	$122
Rape/Sexual Assault	$348,551	$53
Robbery	$259,175	$39
Assault	$2.10 million	$317
Kidnapping	$107,224	$16
Vehicle Theft	$933,143	$141
Burglary	$335,650	$51
Theft	$1.20 million	$181
Arson	$25,475	$4
Vandalism	$558,538	$84
Animal Cruelty	$7,822	$1
Drug Crimes	$376,024	$57
Identity Theft	$1,703	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$7,064,616	$1,066

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Highland Park, Chattanooga, 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 Highland Park totals $7,719,730 ($1,165 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,784,347 ($2,232 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 southwest part of the neighborhood 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 do the same, and of Highland Park's 6,625 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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Highland Park 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 Highland Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	11.05
Robbery	1.244
Rape	0.8677
Murder	0.0650
Total Violent Crime	13.23 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	34.94
Vehicle Theft	9.096
Burglary	5.586
Arson	0.1592
Total Property Crime	49.78 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2669
Drug Crimes	7.673
Vandalism	11.80
Identity Theft	0.0332
Animal Cruelty	0.1596
Total "Other" Rate	19.93 (D-)

Individual Highland Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Highland Park is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Highland Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN	D	D	D
Downtown Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN	F	F	F
Northside Community, Chattanooga, TN	D-	D+	D
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga, TN	D	D	D-
Cannon Heights, Dalton, GA	C	A	C-
Hampton Cove, Owens Cross Roads, AL	A+	A+	A+
Downtown Huntsville, Huntsville, AL	D	D+	D+
Oakley, Asheville, NC	D+	C-	D
Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District, Parker, SC	D-	D-	D-
West End, Greenville, SC	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Highland Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lockhill Estates, San Antonio, TX	C-	C+	C+
Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA	A	B	B
Richmond Annex, Richmond, CA	C+	D+	D+
Quail Hill, Irvine, CA	A+	A-	A-
North Shore Waialua, Waialua, HI	B	C-	C-
North Delridge, Seattle, WA	D-	C-	C-
Mount Baker, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	C-
Montclair, Oakland, CA	C-	C	C
Marlwood, Charlotte, NC	C	C	C
Mantua, Fairfax, VA	A	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Highland Park 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 Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Highland Park schools on SchoolGrade

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