The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Maryville, TN

Maryville is a city of 83,200 in Blount County, about 20 miles south of downtown Knoxville · Updated November 2026

Is Maryville, TN safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Maryville has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 63% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Maryville run from A+ to B-, so check the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 888 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

63% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Maryville as a whole, and 37% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Maryville scores 888.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 854 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood
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Property crimeSafety score 945 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Maryville

Map of Maryville shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Maryville, TN at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Maryville, 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 in Maryville

Car thefts and thefts both run low. In Maryville, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.57 car thefts and 3.3 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 13.1 nationally.

Thefts from cars happen at homes more often than nationally. In Maryville, 56% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.


The safest and least safe parts of Maryville

Every part of Maryville where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Maryville run from A+ to B-; 87% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 100%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Maryville, the southeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.


Crime rates and types in Maryville

CrimeGrade™ estimates Maryville has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 49% less than the US as a whole and 60% less than Tennessee.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Maryville, about 64% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+20.020.05
RapeA-320.380.38
RobberyA+30.030.62
AssaultB+1,02212.312.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+660.802.4
TheftA+2783.313.1
Vehicle theftA+470.572.7
ArsonA+40.050.12
VandalismA+1341.65.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.


Where and when crime happens in Maryville

Maryville has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.

In Maryville, 55% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (55%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theftHomes (51%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsHomes (56%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (40%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (42%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Maryville compares with nearby cities

Maryville has less crime than 4 of its 8 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MaryvilleA888AA+83,200
Alcoa 4 milesA-837A-A14,400
Friendsville 7 milesA905AA+7,490
Louisville 8 milesA878A-A+11,700
Knoxville 16 milesB+760B+A-420,200
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Rockford 8 milesA874A-A+4,160
Walland 9 milesA+928AA+6,120
Greenback 11 milesA+945A+A+6,960
Townsend 13 milesA+933AA+2,910

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Maryville is safer than 65% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MaryvilleA888AA+83,200
Johns Creek, GAA+950A+A+84,400
Mansfield, TXA889AA83,800
Rogers, ARA868AA84,000
Victoria, TXA-822A-A82,700
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Owensboro, KYA-819A-A-85,000
Bowie, MDA-788AB82,000
Denham Springs, LAB+766B+B+82,100
Anderson, SCB+737B+B+83,300
Apple Valley, CAB+713B+B+82,600
Spokane Valley, WAB+708A-C+82,700

Walkability, night lighting and transit in Maryville

Two things set Maryville apart: it has a Walk Grade of D- (7 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 3% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, and theft runs low here.

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 and assault. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (7 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 86% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.57% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Maryville: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.3% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 81% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 76% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 71% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Maryville on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 crime costs Maryville

Crime costs Maryville about $623 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 48% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $74 million a year, or $890 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$3.2 million$39
Rape$1.9 million$23
Robbery$91,000$1
Assault$12 million$138
Burglary$600,000$7
Theft$1.4 million$17
Vehicle theft$730,000$9
Arson$95,000$1
Vandalism$950,000$11
Total$21 million$247

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Maryville means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Maryville is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Maryville

Schools in Maryville, TN average a SchoolGrade of A-: 48% of students test proficient, against 46% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Maryville on SchoolGrade