Monroe County, TN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	D+

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$13.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Monroe County, TN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $720 per household.

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

The violent crime rate in Monroe County is 4.866 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 164 in the east areas to 1 in 277 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Monroe County, TN report the most violent crime, about 56 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Monroe County, TN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Monroe County is projected at $13,837,865 for 2025, about $294 per resident and $720 per household. That equals 1.0% 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): 42.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

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

Monroe County, TN:	$294
Shelby County, TN:	$945
Montgomery County, TN:	$207
Tennessee:	$402
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $294 per resident each year in Monroe County, which is $36 more than the national average and $108 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Monroe County:

In Shelby County, TN, crime costs $945 per person, which is $651 more than in Monroe County.
In Montgomery County, TN, crime costs $207 per person, which is $88 less than in Monroe County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Monroe County	Cost per Monroe County Resident
Murder	$6.12 million	$130
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.21 million	$47
Robbery	$783,086	$17
Assault	$4.72 million	$100
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$13,837,865	$294

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Monroe 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 Monroe County totals $52,755,046 ($1,121 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $66,592,911 ($1,415 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Monroe 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 northwest 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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Monroe County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.492
Robbery	0.5290
Rape	0.7760
Murder	0.0692
Total Violent Crime	4.866 (D+)

Individual Monroe County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
McMinn County, TN	C-	D+	C-
Loudon County, TN	C-	C	C
Meigs County, TN	C+	C-	B
Roane County, TN	C+	C	B
Blount County, TN	B+	C-	A
Polk County, TN	C	D+	B-
Rhea County, TN	C+	C-	B
Cherokee County, NC	C-	B-	C-
Graham County, NC	D+	C-	D+
Knox County, TN	C	D	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Monroe County is higher 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
Jackson County, AL	B-	B+	B+
Queen Anne's County, MD	A	C+	C+
Lenoir County, NC	D-	D-	D-
Kerr County, TX	C+	C+	C+
Johnson County, MO	B	C+	C+
Jessamine County, KY	A-	A+	A+
Jefferson County, TN	C+	C	C
Jackson County, IN	A-	A	A
Jackson County, IL	B-	B	B
Rio Grande Municipio, PR	D-	D	D

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

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