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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$444,004

Cost of Crime™ for Rives, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,126 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Rives 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 Rives, 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 Rives's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Rives sits in the 43rd percentile, ahead of 43% of cities and behind 57%. The grade covers only Rives's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Rives is 26.23 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 42 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Rives, TN report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rives, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Rives for 2025 is $444,004, about $469 per resident and $1,126 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

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

Rives, TN:	$469
Bolivar, TN:	$1463
Castalian Springs, TN:	$302
Tennessee:	$694
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Rives is $469 per year, which is $5 more than the national average and $224 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Rives:

In Bolivar, TN, crime costs $1,463 per person, which is $994 more than in Rives.
In Castalian Springs, TN, crime costs $302 per person, which is $168 less than in Rives

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Rives	Cost per Rives Resident
Murder	$116,010	$123
Rape/Sexual Assault	$40,145	$42
Robbery	$11,422	$12
Assault	$122,495	$129
Kidnapping	$18,651	$20
Vehicle Theft	$9,707	$10
Burglary	$17,960	$19
Theft	$38,460	$41
Arson	$3,699	$4
Vandalism	$24,890	$26
Animal Cruelty	$398	$0
Drug Crimes	$40,002	$42
Identity Theft	$165	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$444,004	$469

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Rives, 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 Rives totals $997,356 ($1,054 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,441,360 ($1,524 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 Rives's 946 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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Rives 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 Rives residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.509
Robbery	0.3839
Rape	0.6999
Murder	0.0653
Total Violent Crime	5.658 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.850
Vehicle Theft	0.6626
Burglary	2.093
Arson	0.1619
Total Property Crime	10.77 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3252
Drug Crimes	5.716
Vandalism	3.683
Identity Theft	0.0225
Animal Cruelty	0.0569
Total "Other" Rate	9.804 (C-)

Individual Rives Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Polk, TN	C+	C+	B+
Mount Pelia, TN	C+	C-	B+
Union City, TN	D	D	D
Gibbs, TN	C	B	B+
Terrell, TN	D+	D	C+
Gardner, TN	C-	D	A-
Troy, TN	C-	C	C
Mason Hall, TN	C-	D	B+
Sidonia, TN	C-	D	B
Harris, TN	C	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Rives is similar 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
Saltillo, AR	B	C	C
Kents Hill, ME	A	A+	A+
Kinderlou, GA	A+	B	B
Knob Lick, KY	C+	B-	B-
Leonville, LA	F	F	F
Long Branch, TX	C-	C-	C-
Pond Creek, OK	D+	C-	C-
Richelieu, KY	C+	A	A
Richmond, WI	A	A-	A-
Rockledge, GA	B+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Rives 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 Rives, TN average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Rives schools on SchoolGrade

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