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

Crime per Capita in Palmersville

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

 

Palmersville, TN Map of Crime Rates
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C+

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
A
Other Crime Grade
D

$286,407

Cost of Crime™ for Palmersville, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,255 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Palmersville 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 Palmersville, 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 Palmersville's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Palmersville sits in the 54th percentile, ahead of 54% of cities and behind 46%. The grade covers only Palmersville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Palmersville is 22.73 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Palmersville, TN report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Palmersville, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Palmersville for 2025 is $286,407, about $508 per resident and $1,255 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.1%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Palmersville, TN: $508
Bolivar, TN: $1463
Castalian Springs, TN: $302
Tennessee: $694
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Palmersville is $508 per year, which is $44 more than the national average and $186 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Palmersville:
  • In Bolivar, TN, crime costs $1,463 per person, which is $955 more than in Palmersville.
  • In Castalian Springs, TN, crime costs $302 per person, which is $206 less than in Palmersville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Palmersville for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Palmersville
Cost per Palmersville Resident
Murder
$133,063
$236
Rape/Sexual Assault
$28,060
$50
Robbery
$7,415
$13
Assault
$26,185
$46
Kidnapping
$4,418
$8
Vehicle Theft
$11,463
$20
Burglary
$11,552
$20
Theft
$8,230
$15
Arson
$2,404
$4
Vandalism
$24,664
$44
Animal Cruelty
$338
$1
Drug Crimes
$28,482
$50
Identity Theft
$134
$0
Total Cost of Crime
$286,407
$508

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Palmersville, 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 Palmersville totals $1,024,841 ($1,817 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,311,248 ($2,325 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 Palmersville's 564 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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Palmersville 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 Palmersville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.617
Robbery
0.4180
Rape
0.8206
Murder
0.1255
Total Violent Crime
2.981 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
2.818
Vehicle Theft
1.313
Burglary
2.258
Arson
0.1765
Total Property Crime
6.565 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1292
Drug Crimes
6.827
Vandalism
6.121
Identity Theft
0.0306
Animal Cruelty
0.0811
Total "Other" Rate
13.19 (D)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Palmersville 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
B+
B+
B+
F
D+
D+
C
D
D
D-
D-
D-
F
F
F
B+
C+
C+
B+
B
B
B
A-
A-
F
D-
D-
D+
C-
C-

Considering only the crime rate, Palmersville 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 Palmersville, TN average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Palmersville schools on SchoolGrade

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