Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 37216 residents.
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Violent Crime Grade |
D- |
F |
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Other Crime Grade |
D |
$7.89 million
Cost of Crime™ for 37216, TN
In 2025, violent crime will cost $836 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of 37216 with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.
The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in 37216 against the average US zip, where the rate is much higher than the norm. 37216 sits in the 8th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 8% of zip codes and behind 92%. The grade covers only 37216's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby zip codes.
The violent crime rate in 37216 is 8.073 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the zip the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 66 in the southwest areas to 1 in 202 in the northeast.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of 37216, TN report the most violent crime, about 37 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.
| 37216, TN: | $400 |
|---|---|
| 38114, TN: | $1717 |
| 37363, TN: | $144 |
| Tennessee: | $402 |
| USA: | $258 |
Crime |
Cost to 37216 |
Cost per 37216 Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$2.81 million |
$142 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$975,678 |
$49 |
Robbery |
$440,432 |
$22 |
Assault |
$3.67 million |
$186 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$7,893,369 |
$400 |
Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the zip has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.
Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.
The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in 37216, TN at ISP Reports.The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 37216 residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
6.473 |
Robbery |
0.7094 |
Rape |
0.8153 |
Murder |
0.0757 |
Total Violent Crime |
8.073 (D-) |
Compared to surrounding zip codes, the rate of violent crime in 37216 is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for zip codes close to 37216.
Nearby Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | D | |
F | F | F | |
F | F | F |
37216 is higher versus other zip codes of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in zip codes with comparable overall population in the zip‘s boundaries.
Similar Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
A- | C+ | C+ | |
D- | D- | D- | |
C+ | B | B | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | |
A+ | A | A | |
C+ | C- | C- | |
C | B | B | |
B- | D- | D- | |
C+ | A | A | |
B+ | A | A |
Considering only the violent crime rate, 37216 is less safe than the Tennessee state average and less safe than the national average.
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