Fentress County, TN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

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$5.46 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fentress County, TN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $711 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fentress County 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 Fentress County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Fentress County sits in the 29th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 29% of counties and behind 71%. The grade covers only Fentress County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Fentress County is 4.848 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 158 in the southeast areas to 1 in 258 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Fentress County, TN report the most violent crime, about 19 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fentress County, TN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Fentress County is projected at $5,462,269 for 2025, about $289 per resident and $711 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

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

Fentress County, TN:	$289
Shelby County, TN:	$945
Montgomery County, TN:	$207
Tennessee:	$402
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $289 per resident each year in Fentress County, which is $31 more than the national average and $113 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Fentress County:

In Shelby County, TN, crime costs $945 per person, which is $656 more than in Fentress County.
In Montgomery County, TN, crime costs $207 per person, which is $83 less than in Fentress County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Fentress County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Fentress County	Cost per Fentress County Resident
Murder	$2.35 million	$124
Rape/Sexual Assault	$916,399	$48
Robbery	$408,071	$22
Assault	$1.79 million	$95
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,462,269	$289

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Fentress County, TN

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Fentress County totals $20,630,483 ($1,092 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $26,092,752 ($1,381 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Fentress County, TN, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

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 central part of the county 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.

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Fentress County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Fentress County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.295
Robbery	0.6866
Rape	0.7999
Murder	0.0662
Total Violent Crime	4.848 (D+)

Individual Fentress County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pickett County, TN	D+	D	C+
Overton County, TN	B	C	A-
Scott County, TN	D-	D-	D
Morgan County, TN	D	C-	D
Clinton County, KY	C	B+	C+
Cumberland County, TN	C	D+	C+
Wayne County, KY	B-	B+	B
Putnam County, TN	C-	D	C-
McCreary County, KY	C-	B+	C-
Clay County, TN	D+	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Fentress County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Big Horn County, WY	C+	A	A
Wilcox County, AL	F	F	F
Wilbarger County, TX	D-	D-	D-
White Pine County, NV	F	F	F
White County, TN	C-	B-	B-
Westmoreland County, VA	C-	C+	C+
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	F
West Carroll Parish, LA	C-	D	D
Webster County, KY	B+	A-	A-
Warren County, NC	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Fentress County is safer than the Tennessee state average and less safe than the national average.

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