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

Crime per Capita in Pickett County

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

 

Pickett County, TN Map of Crime Rates
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D+

Overall Crime Grade™

D
C+
Other Crime Grade
D-

$2.84 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pickett County, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,357 per household.

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

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Pickett County's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Pickett County sits in the 31st percentile, ahead of 31% of counties and behind 69%. The grade covers only Pickett County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Pickett County is 37.90 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 central areas to 1 in 29 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Pickett County, TN report the most crime, about 42 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pickett County, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pickett County for 2025 is $2,839,619, about $575 per resident and $1,357 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

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

Pickett County, TN: $575
Shelby County, TN: $1497
Montgomery County, TN: $390
Tennessee: $694
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pickett County is $575 per year, which is $111 more than the national average and $118 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Pickett County:
  • In Shelby County, TN, crime costs $1,497 per person, which is $922 more than in Pickett County.
  • In Montgomery County, TN, crime costs $390 per person, which is $185 less than in Pickett County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Pickett County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Pickett County
Cost per Pickett County Resident
Murder
$754,040
$153
Rape/Sexual Assault
$236,057
$48
Robbery
$114,186
$23
Assault
$527,952
$107
Kidnapping
$72,766
$15
Vehicle Theft
$57,312
$12
Burglary
$162,454
$33
Theft
$269,919
$55
Arson
$25,497
$5
Vandalism
$216,861
$44
Animal Cruelty
$5,332
$1
Drug Crimes
$394,990
$80
Identity Theft
$2,253
$0
Total Cost of Crime
$2,839,619
$575

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pickett 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 Pickett County totals $6,319,799 ($1,281 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,159,418 ($1,856 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 Pickett County has 1, do the same, and of Pickett County's 4,935 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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Pickett 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 Pickett County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.725
Robbery
0.7356
Rape
0.7889
Murder
0.0813
Total Violent Crime
5.331 (D)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.56
Vehicle Theft
0.7500
Burglary
3.629
Arson
0.2139
Total Property Crime
15.15 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2432
Drug Crimes
10.82
Vandalism
6.151
Identity Theft
0.0590
Animal Cruelty
0.1461
Total "Other" Rate
17.42 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Pickett County is similar 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
D-
D-
D-
D+
D-
D-
C-
C-
C-
F
F
F
C+
C+
C+
C+
B+
B+
A-
B+
B+
F
F
F
C+
D+
D+
C+
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Pickett 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 Pickett County, TN average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Pickett County schools on SchoolGrade

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