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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$152,388

Cost of Crime™ for Legate, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,042 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Legate 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 Legate, TN Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Legate's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Legate sits in the 54th percentile, ahead of 54% of cities and behind 46%. The grade covers only Legate's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Legate is 22.84 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 44 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Legate, TN report the most crime, about 5 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Legate, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Legate for 2025 is $152,388, about $343 per resident and $1,042 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Legate Compared to Other Cities?

Legate, TN:	$343
Bolivar, TN:	$1463
Castalian Springs, TN:	$302
Tennessee:	$694
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Legate is $343 per year, which is $121 less than the national average and $350 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Legate:

In Bolivar, TN, crime costs $1,463 per person, which is $1,120 more than in Legate.
In Castalian Springs, TN, crime costs $302 per person, which is $42 less than in Legate

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Legate	Cost per Legate Resident
Murder	$13,366	$30
Rape/Sexual Assault	$19,817	$45
Robbery	$5,691	$13
Assault	$41,297	$93
Kidnapping	$4,692	$11
Vehicle Theft	$19,784	$45
Burglary	$5,486	$12
Theft	$10,540	$24
Arson	$1,694	$4
Vandalism	$13,126	$30
Animal Cruelty	$294	$1
Drug Crimes	$16,489	$37
Identity Theft	$113	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$152,388	$343

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Legate, 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 Legate totals $197,586 ($445 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $349,975 ($788 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 city holds few 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 Legate's 444 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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Legate 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 Legate residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.239
Robbery	0.4075
Rape	0.7361
Murder	0.0160
Total Violent Crime	4.398 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.584
Vehicle Theft	2.877
Burglary	1.362
Arson	0.1580
Total Property Crime	8.981 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1743
Drug Crimes	5.021
Vandalism	4.138
Identity Theft	0.0328
Animal Cruelty	0.0896
Total "Other" Rate	9.456 (C)

Individual Legate Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Legate is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Legate.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Indian Mound, TN	C+	D+	B
Wyatts Chapel, TN	C	C-	B-
Oakwood, TN	B	C	B+
Throckmorton, TN	C+	D+	B
Big Rock, TN	B-	C	A-
Needmore, TN	C	D+	B-
Woodlawn, TN	B	C-	B+
Chestnut Grove, TN	C+	D+	A+
Carlisle, TN	D	D-	D+
Dover, TN	D	D-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Legate is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Haw Branch, NC	B	B-	B-
Spiritwood, ND	D-	D+	D+
Spainville, VA	F	B+	B+
South Dennis, NJ	A+	C+	C+
Horntown, OK	C-	D-	D-
Holiday Valley, OH	B+	C	C
Hird, OK	F	D+	D+
Hillsdale, KS	C-	C	C
Hillcrest, AR	C+	B	B
Higgins, TX	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Legate is safer than the Tennessee state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Legate, TN average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Legate schools on SchoolGrade

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