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

Crime per Capita in McNairy County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for McNairy 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.

 

McNairy County, TN Map of Crime Rates
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C-

Overall Crime Grade™

D+
C+
Other Crime Grade
D

$15.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for McNairy County, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,599 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of McNairy 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 McNairy County, TN Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where McNairy County's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. McNairy County sits in the 35th percentile, ahead of 35% of counties and behind 65%. The grade covers only McNairy County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in McNairy County is 35.84 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the west areas to 1 in 35 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of McNairy County, TN report the most crime, about 224 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 57 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in McNairy County, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in McNairy County for 2025 is $15,750,418, about $603 per resident and $1,599 per household. That equals 2.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

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

McNairy County, TN: $603
Shelby County, TN: $1497
Montgomery County, TN: $390
Tennessee: $694
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in McNairy County is $603 per year, which is $139 more than the national average and $90 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to McNairy County:
  • In Shelby County, TN, crime costs $1,497 per person, which is $894 more than in McNairy County.
  • In Montgomery County, TN, crime costs $390 per person, which is $213 less than in McNairy County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of McNairy County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to McNairy County
Cost per McNairy County Resident
Murder
$5.47 million
$209
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.07 million
$41
Robbery
$443,090
$17
Assault
$2.92 million
$112
Kidnapping
$261,352
$10
Vehicle Theft
$301,700
$12
Burglary
$857,975
$33
Theft
$1.51 million
$58
Arson
$103,290
$4
Vandalism
$1.08 million
$41
Animal Cruelty
$18,607
$1
Drug Crimes
$1.70 million
$65
Identity Theft
$24,506
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$15,750,418
$603

The Intangible Cost of Crime in McNairy 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 McNairy County totals $42,286,613 ($1,620 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $58,037,032 ($2,223 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 McNairy County has 4, do the same, and of McNairy County's 26,106 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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McNairy 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 McNairy County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.894
Robbery
0.5396
Rape
0.6775
Murder
0.1115
Total Violent Crime
5.223 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
11.15
Vehicle Theft
0.7463
Burglary
3.623
Arson
0.1638
Total Property Crime
15.68 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1651
Drug Crimes
8.778
Vandalism
5.772
Identity Theft
0.1213
Animal Cruelty
0.0964
Total "Other" Rate
14.93 (D)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

McNairy 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+
A-
C-
C-
A-
A+
A+
B+
C+
C+
C+
B-
B-
B+
B-
B-
D+
D+
D+
A
A-
A-
B
B-
B-
A-
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, McNairy County is safer 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 McNairy County, TN average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See McNairy County schools on SchoolGrade

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