Ooltewah, TN Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$5.29 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ooltewah, TN

In 2025, violent crime will cost $398 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ooltewah 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 C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Ooltewah against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Ooltewah sits in the 54th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 54% of cities and behind 46%. The grade covers only Ooltewah's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Ooltewah is 2.768 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 278 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 441 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Ooltewah, TN report the most violent crime, about 29 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ooltewah, TN

The tangible cost of violent crime in Ooltewah is projected at $5,289,655 for 2025, about $146 per resident and $398 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 46.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Ooltewah Compared to Other Cities?

Ooltewah, TN:	$146
Bolivar, TN:	$948
Collegedale, TN:	$128
Tennessee:	$402
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $146 per resident each year in Ooltewah, which is $112 less than the national average and $256 less than Tennessee's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ooltewah:

In Bolivar, TN, crime costs $948 per person, which is $802 more than in Ooltewah.
In Collegedale, TN, crime costs $128 per person, which is $19 less than in Ooltewah

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Ooltewah	Cost per Ooltewah Resident
Murder	$1.68 million	$47
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.38 million	$38
Robbery	$422,837	$12
Assault	$1.81 million	$50
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,289,655	$146

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Ooltewah, 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 Ooltewah totals $18,439,442 ($510 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $23,729,097 ($656 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Ooltewah, 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 northeast part of the city 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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Ooltewah Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.743
Robbery	0.3719
Rape	0.6278
Murder	0.0247
Total Violent Crime	2.768 (C+)

Individual Ooltewah Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pine Hill, TN	C+	D+	B
Collegedale, TN	C-	C+	C
Mineral Park, TN	C	D+	C+
Harrison, TN	C+	C	C+
McDonald, TN	C-	D	C
Apison, TN	C+	C-	B-
Graysville, GA	A+	A-	A
Middle Valley, TN	C-	C	C+
Hixson, TN	D-	D	D
Chattanooga, TN	D	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ooltewah is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Pasadena, MD	B-	B-	B-
Jacksonville, AR	D-	D-	D-
Ken Caryl, CO	D-	C-	C-
La Verne, CA	C-	D+	D+
Laramie, WY	C	B	B
Lawndale, CA	C-	D+	D+
Leavenworth, KS	D	C-	C-
Lebanon, OH	B+	B+	B+
Lenoir, NC	D+	C-	C-
Lexington, MA	A	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Ooltewah is safer than the Tennessee state average and safer than the national average.

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