Safest Places to Live in Tennessee of September 2024

Last Update: March 11, 2023 • Living •

Tennessee is located in the southeast of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains are in the east of the state, while the Mississippi River forms the western border.

Like all other states who were a part of the Civil War in the 19th century, Tennessee has had a dynamic history. It was the last state to leave the Union and join Confederacy. Having been occupied by Union forces shortly thereafter, it was the first state to be admitted again.

Tennessee was mainly an agrarian economy, but this changed in the 20th century when manufacturing and tourism started developing. Tennessee has played a major role in developing rock and roll, blues, country, and rockabilly music, which is obvious when you walk through many Tennessee cities. There are numerous tourist attractions in this state, such as The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a part of the Appalachian Trail.

The capital and the largest city is Nashville, with a population of over 660,000. The second-largest city is Memphis, whose population is over 650,000, closely following Nashville.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list.

30 Safest Places in Tennessee of September 2024

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Church Hill	6 671	0	0,00
2	Oakland	8 323	1	0,12
3	Mount Carmel	5 295	2	0,38
4	Signal Mountain	8 605	4	0,46
5	Collegedale	11 929	10	0,84
6	Loudon	5 869	5	0,85
7	Brentwood	43 217	38	0,88
8	Germantown	39 127	36	0,92
9	Kingston	5 809	7	1,21
10	Spring Hill	43 303	53	1,22
11	Atoka	9 510	12	1,26
12	White House	12 822	19	1,48
13	Maryville	29 415	44	1,50
14	Mount Juliet	37 359	59	1,58
15	Franklin	83 517	138	1,65
16	Nolensville	9 488	16	1,69
17	Jefferson City	8 193	14	1,71
18	Hendersonville	58 388	100	1,71
19	Martin	10 488	18	1,72
20	Fairview	9 153	18	1,97
21	Collierville	51 273	119	2,32
22	Soddy-Daisy	13 818	33	2,39
23	Dayton	7 408	20	2,70
24	Gallatin	41 918	117	2,79
25	Munford	6 083	17	2,79
26	Paris	10 047	31	3,09
27	Goodlettsville	16 976	53	3,12
28	Bartlett	59 610	188	3,15
29	Portland	12 995	41	3,16
30	Greenbrier	6 887	23	3,34

Crime Score in All Cities in Tennessee of September 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Tennessee cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:

Under 3,000 Residents
3,000 – 10,000 Residents
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
30,000 – 100,000 Residents
Over 100,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Clarksburg	376	0	0,00
2	Gibson	394	0	0,00
3	Hornbeak	394	0	0,00
4	Townsend	446	0	0,00
5	Gadsden	461	0	0,00
6	Henry	466	0	0,00
7	Calhoun	498	0	0,00
8	Big Sandy	522	0	0,00
9	Elkton	528	0	0,00
10	Saltillo	528	0	0,00
11	Minor Hill	532	0	0,00
12	Petersburg	564	0	0,00
13	Pittman Center	581	0	0,00
14	Middleton	637	0	0,00
15	Hollow Rock	675	0	0,00
16	Charleston	695	0	0,00
17	Eagleville	714	0	0,00
18	Huntland	839	0	0,00
19	Decaturville	860	0	0,00
20	Collinwood	939	0	0,00
21	Gainesboro	944	0	0,00
22	Rossville	950	0	0,00
23	Obion	1 042	0	0,00
24	Ardmore	1 229	0	0,00
25	Rutledge	1 352	0	0,00
26	Burns	1 456	0	0,00
27	Cross Plains	1 827	0	0,00
28	Lookout Mountain	1 866	0	0,00
29	Blaine	1 871	0	0,00
30	Piperton	1 887	0	0,00
31	Tusculum	2 805	0	0,00
32	Belle Meade	2 879	1	0,35
33	Kingston Springs	2 750	1	0,36
34	Mountain City	2 407	1	0,42
35	Ridgetop	2 079	1	0,48
36	Surgoinsville	1 772	1	0,56
37	Cowan	1 657	1	0,60
38	Watertown	1 519	1	0,66
39	Dresden	2 908	2	0,69
40	New Market	1 372	1	0,73
41	Clifton	2 665	2	0,75
42	White Pine	2 356	2	0,85
43	Rutherford	1 066	1	0,94
44	Plainview	2 126	2	0,94
45	Scotts Hill	977	1	1,02
46	Wartburg	896	1	1,12
47	Spencer	1 646	2	1,22
48	St. Joseph	814	1	1,23
49	Mason	1 549	2	1,29
50	Dover	1 489	2	1,34
51	Brighton	2 926	4	1,37
52	Caryville	2 146	3	1,40
53	Halls	2 079	3	1,44
54	Maury City	664	1	1,51
55	Gallaway	644	1	1,55
56	Erin	1 287	2	1,55
57	Whitwell	1 723	3	1,74
58	Dyer	2 204	4	1,81
59	New Johnsonville	1 900	4	2,11
60	Parsons	2 304	5	2,17
61	McEwen	1 733	4	2,31
62	Cornersville	1 271	3	2,36
63	Trezevant	842	2	2,38
64	Bluff City	1 661	4	2,41
65	Gordonsville	1 239	3	2,42
66	Westmoreland	2 431	6	2,47
67	New Tazewell	2 702	7	2,59
68	Jacksboro	1 919	5	2,61
69	Carthage	2 276	6	2,64
70	Tazewell	2 273	6	2,64
71	Baxter	1 514	4	2,64
72	Spring City	1 865	5	2,68
73	Niota	727	2	2,75
74	Celina	1 453	4	2,75
75	Adamsville	2 171	6	2,76
76	Bells	2 455	7	2,85
77	Bruceton	1 400	4	2,86
78	Wartrace	692	2	2,89
79	Maynardville	2 397	7	2,92
80	Toone	334	1	2,99
81	Puryear	666	2	3,00
82	Bradford	983	3	3,05
83	Monterey	2 888	9	3,12
84	Benton	1 258	4	3,18
85	Gates	621	2	3,22
86	Jellico	2 161	7	3,24
87	Trimble	613	2	3,26
88	Kenton	1 195	4	3,35
89	Kimball	1 421	5	3,52
90	Gleason	1 364	5	3,67
91	Pikeville	1 626	6	3,69
92	Norris	1 609	6	3,73
93	Grand Junction	266	1	3,76
94	Troy	1 317	5	3,80
95	Loretto	1 789	7	3,91
96	Chapel Hill	1 532	6	3,92
97	Alexandria	1 006	4	3,98
98	Ethridge	489	2	4,09
99	Greenfield	2 063	9	4,36
100	Sharon	911	4	4,39
101	Baileyton	445	2	4,49
102	Jamestown	1 960	10	5,10
103	Vonore	1 539	8	5,20
104	Waynesboro	2 307	12	5,20
105	Woodbury	2 878	15	5,21
106	Alamo	2 294	12	5,23
107	Tracy City	1 389	8	5,76
108	South Fulton	2 214	13	5,87
109	Cumberland City	308	2	6,49
110	Tellico Plains	921	6	6,51
111	Monteagle	1 225	8	6,53
112	Decatur	1 646	11	6,68
113	Red Boiling Springs	1 140	8	7,02
114	Graysville	1 564	11	7,03
115	Moscow	559	4	7,16
116	Friendship	670	5	7,46
117	Estill Springs	2 030	16	7,88
118	Decherd	2 386	19	7,96
119	Rocky Top	1 766	16	9,06
120	Ridgely	1 641	15	9,14
121	Englewood	1 524	14	9,19
122	South Carthage	1 386	20	14,43
123	Berry Hill	515	15	29,13

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Pleasant View	4 686	0	0,00
2	Church Hill	6 671	0	0,00
3	Oakland	8 323	1	0,12
4	Huntingdon	3 805	1	0,26
5	Mount Carmel	5 295	2	0,38
6	Signal Mountain	8 605	4	0,46
7	Camden	3 573	2	0,56
8	Oliver Springs	3 419	2	0,58
9	Loudon	5 869	5	0,85
10	Coopertown	4 590	4	0,87
11	Whiteville	4 466	4	0,90
12	Waverly	4 081	4	0,98
13	Kingston	5 809	7	1,21
14	Sparta	4 957	6	1,21
15	Atoka	9 510	12	1,26
16	Mount Pleasant	4 934	8	1,62
17	Nolensville	9 488	16	1,69
18	Jefferson City	8 193	14	1,71
19	White Bluff	3 659	7	1,91
20	Fairview	9 153	18	1,97
21	Jasper	3 361	8	2,38
22	Ashland City	4 708	12	2,55
23	Bean Station	3 085	8	2,59
24	South Pittsburg	3 008	8	2,66
25	Oneida	3 704	10	2,70
26	Dayton	7 408	20	2,70
27	Munford	6 083	17	2,79
28	Centerville	3 564	10	2,81
29	Algood	4 549	13	2,86
30	Livingston	4 014	12	2,99
31	Medina	4 334	13	3,00
32	Rogersville	4 277	13	3,04
33	Newbern	3 312	11	3,32
34	Greenbrier	6 887	23	3,34
35	Tiptonville	4 286	15	3,50
36	Jonesborough	5 487	20	3,64
37	Dandridge	3 168	12	3,79
38	Lenoir City	9 392	37	3,94
39	McKenzie	5 509	23	4,17
40	Madisonville	4 949	21	4,24
41	Millersville	6 829	29	4,25
42	Etowah	3 482	15	4,31
43	Selmer	4 401	19	4,32
44	Smithville	4 828	21	4,35
45	Somerville	3 213	14	4,36
46	Dunlap	5 155	23	4,46
47	Harriman	6 121	29	4,74
48	Gatlinburg	4 163	20	4,80
49	Winchester	8 733	42	4,81
50	Sweetwater	5 875	29	4,94
51	Erwin	5 826	30	5,15
52	Milan	7 613	42	5,52
53	Rockwood	5 439	31	5,70
54	Lexington	7 723	45	5,83
55	Hohenwald	3 680	22	5,98
56	Lafayette	5 309	34	6,40
57	Henderson	6 314	41	6,49
58	Pulaski	7 628	54	7,08
59	Pigeon Forge	6 383	47	7,36
60	Fayetteville	7 047	53	7,52
61	Humboldt	8 165	63	7,72
62	La Follette	6 651	52	7,82
63	Trenton	4 022	33	8,20
64	Newport	6 786	66	9,73
65	Savannah	6 941	69	9,94
66	Covington	8 755	126	14,39
67	Bolivar	4 888	73	14,93
68	Ripley	7 818	120	15,35
69	Brownsville	9 336	151	16,17

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Collegedale	11 929	10	0,84
2	White House	12 822	19	1,48
3	Maryville	29 415	44	1,50
4	Martin	10 488	18	1,72
5	Soddy-Daisy	13 818	33	2,39
6	Paris	10 047	31	3,09
7	Goodlettsville	16 976	53	3,12
8	Portland	12 995	41	3,16
9	Greeneville	14 881	50	3,36
10	Crossville	11 643	42	3,61
11	Oak Ridge	29 084	112	3,85
12	Red Bank	11 779	49	4,16
13	East Ridge	21 027	91	4,33
14	Clinton	10 062	45	4,47
15	Lawrenceburg	10 877	50	4,60
16	Bristol	26 900	135	5,02
17	Manchester	11 020	61	5,54
18	Elizabethton	13 409	81	6,04
19	Sevierville	16 760	108	6,44
20	Springfield	17 022	115	6,76
21	Dickson	15 703	112	7,13
22	Tullahoma	19 468	143	7,35
23	Alcoa	10 798	85	7,87
24	Union City	10 340	83	8,03
25	Shelbyville	22 062	183	8,29
26	Athens	13 879	116	8,36
27	McMinnville	13 696	130	9,49
28	Millington	10 669	105	9,84
29	Dyersburg	16 300	180	11,04

30,000 – 100,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Brentwood	43 217	38	0,88
2	Germantown	39 127	36	0,92
3	Spring Hill	43 303	53	1,22
4	Mount Juliet	37 359	59	1,58
5	Franklin	83 517	138	1,65
6	Hendersonville	58 388	100	1,71
7	Collierville	51 273	119	2,32
8	Gallatin	41 918	117	2,79
9	Bartlett	59 610	188	3,15
10	Cookeville	34 373	121	3,52
11	Smyrna	52 225	204	3,91
12	La Vergne	36 227	142	3,92
13	Lebanon	36 337	149	4,10
14	Johnson City	67 197	286	4,26
15	Kingsport	54 218	332	6,12
16	Columbia	40 001	257	6,42
17	Morristown	30 044	255	8,49
18	Jackson	66 915	650	9,71
19	Cleveland	45 453	464	10,21

Over 100,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Murfreesboro	145 929	611	4,19
2	Clarksville	159 996	926	5,79
3	Knoxville	188 666	1 259	6,67
4	Chattanooga	181 848	1 946	10,70
5	Nashville	687 361	7 376	10,73
6	Memphis	650 410	12 367	19,01

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