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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$442,162

Cost of Crime™ for Sweet Lips, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $1,569 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sweet Lips 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 Sweet Lips, TN Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sweet Lips's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Sweet Lips sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Sweet Lips's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sweet Lips is 44.09 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 33 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Sweet Lips, TN report the most crime, about 11 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sweet Lips, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sweet Lips for 2025 is $442,162, about $542 per resident and $1,569 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): 59.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sweet Lips Compared to Other Cities?

Sweet Lips, TN:	$542
Bolivar, TN:	$1463
Castalian Springs, TN:	$302
Tennessee:	$694
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sweet Lips is $542 per year, which is $78 more than the national average and $152 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sweet Lips:

In Bolivar, TN, crime costs $1,463 per person, which is $921 more than in Sweet Lips.
In Castalian Springs, TN, crime costs $302 per person, which is $240 less than in Sweet Lips

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sweet Lips	Cost per Sweet Lips Resident
Murder	$115,320	$141
Rape/Sexual Assault	$35,742	$44
Robbery	$14,057	$17
Assault	$59,745	$73
Kidnapping	$9,054	$11
Vehicle Theft	$16,602	$20
Burglary	$15,675	$19
Theft	$107,788	$132
Arson	$3,271	$4
Vandalism	$26,538	$33
Animal Cruelty	$436	$1
Drug Crimes	$37,765	$46
Identity Theft	$171	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$442,162	$542

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sweet Lips, 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 Sweet Lips totals $957,307 ($1,173 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,399,469 ($1,715 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 Sweet Lips's 816 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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Sweet Lips 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 Sweet Lips residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.549
Robbery	0.5477
Rape	0.7224
Murder	0.0752
Total Violent Crime	3.895 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	25.51
Vehicle Theft	1.314
Burglary	2.118
Arson	0.1660
Total Property Crime	29.10 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1830
Drug Crimes	6.257
Vandalism	4.552
Identity Theft	0.0270
Animal Cruelty	0.0722
Total "Other" Rate	11.09 (D+)

Individual Sweet Lips Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Jacks Creek, TN	D-	C-	D-
Enville, TN	D	D	D+
Finger, TN	C-	D	C
Leapwood, TN	D+	D	C
Henderson, TN	D	D	D+
Sanford Hill, TN	D+	D+	D+
Luray, TN	C+	D	A-
McNairy, TN	C+	C-	B+
Milledgeville, TN	D+	D	C+
Montezuma, TN	D	D-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sweet Lips is higher 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
Gilsum, NH	B+	A-	A-
Florence, IL	A	A-	A-
Foreston, SC	F	F	F
Foster, NY	A-	B	B
Foster, OR	D+	C+	C+
Fountain Hill, AR	D	C-	C-
Zenith, GA	C+	D-	D-
Fruitvale, ID	D+	B+	B+
Gainsboro, AR	D+	D-	D-
Ganges, MI	A-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Sweet Lips is as safe as 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 Sweet Lips, TN average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Sweet Lips schools on SchoolGrade

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