Tennessee’s Violent Crime Rate 3rd Highest Among 50 States

Violent Crimes In Tennessee Numbered 595.2 Per Every 100,000 Residents Of The State As Of 2019, The Third-highest Rate Among The 50 States. 

Photo: Operation “Bluff City Blues,” a two-week long joint federal, state and local law enforcement initiative has resulted in the arrests of 214 individuals in West Tennessee. Those arrested included 79 gang members, 65 individuals for aggravated assault, 34 individuals for homicide and 69 individuals for weapons offenses.

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Published March 25, 2021

The Center Square –

Violent crimes in Tennessee numbered 595.2 per every 100,000 residents of the state as of 2019, the third-highest rate among the 50 states, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St.

The total number of murders in Tennessee in 2019 came in at 498, according to the 24/7 Wall St. analysis of FBI crime data, while the state’s poverty rate was estimated at 13.9%. The study’s authors pegged Memphis as the most dangerous city in the state.

Nationwide, the violent crime rate for 2019 was found to be 366.7 incidents per 100,000 Americans, according to 24/7 Wall St. The violent crimes tracked in the study were aggravated assaults, robberies, sexual assault and murders or non-negligent manslaughters.

The poorest states also tend to have the highest rates of violent incidents, the study’s authors concluded. New England states, which have relatively high incomes and less poverty, were among the safest in the nation, while many lower-income Southern states had the highest violent crime rates, the analysis found.

The most dangerous cities in Hawaii and Alabama could not be pinpointed because of a lack of municipal crime data in those states, according to 24/7 Wall St.

Violent Crime Rates by State as of 2019:

Rank (50=Lowest)	State	Violent Crime Rate (per 100,000)	Total 2019 Murders	Incarceration Rate (per 100,000)	Poverty Rate	Most Dangerous City
50	Maine	115.2	20	146	10.9%	Biddeford
49	New Hampshire	152.5	33	197	7.3%	Manchester
48	Connecticut	183.6	104	245	10.0%	New Haven
47	Vermont	202.2	11	182	10.2%	Rutland
46	New Jersey	206.9	262	210	9.2%	Camden
45	Virginia	208.0	426	422	9.9%	Portsmouth
44	Kentucky	217.1	221	516	16.3%	Louisville
43	Wyoming	217.4	13	428	10.1%	Riverton
42	Rhode Island	221.1	25	156	10.8%	Woonsocket
41	Idaho	223.8	35	475	11.2%	Garden City
40	Utah	235.6	72	206	8.9%	South Salt Lake
39	Minnesota	236.4	117	176	9.0%	Minneapolis
38	Iowa	266.6	60	293	11.2%	Council Bluffs
37	Mississippi	277.9	332	636	19.6%	Laurel
36	Oregon	284.4	116	353	11.4%	Astoria
35	North Dakota	284.6	24	231	10.6%	Williston
34	Hawaii	285.5	48	215	9.3%	—
32 (tie)	Ohio	293.2	538	430	13.1%	Cleveland
32 (tie)	Wisconsin	293.2	175	378	10.4%	Milwaukee
31	Washington	293.9	198	250	9.8%	Tacoma
30	Nebraska	300.9	45	289	9.9%	Omaha
29	Pennsylvania	306.4	669	355	12.0%	Scranton
28	West Virginia	316.6	78	381	16.0%	Huntington
27	Massachusetts	327.6	152	133	9.4%	Springfield
26	Georgia	340.7	654	507	13.3%	College Park
25	New York	358.6	558	224	13.0%	Newburgh
24	Indiana	370.8	377	399	11.9%	South Bend
23	North Carolina	371.8	632	313	13.6%	Henderson
22	Florida	378.4	1,122	444	12.7%	Florida City
21	Colorado	381.0	218	341	9.3%	Sterling
20	South Dakota	399.0	17	428	11.9%	Rapid City
19	Montana	404.9	27	440	12.6%	Helena
18	Illinois	406.9	832	302	11.5%	Sauk Village
17	Kansas	410.8	105	342	11.4%	Wichita
16	Texas	418.9	1,409	529	13.6%	Snyder
15	Delaware	422.6	48	382	11.3%	Wilmington
14	Oklahoma	431.8	266	639	15.2%	Muskogee
13	Michigan	437.4	556	381	13.0%	Muskegon Heights
12	California	441.2	1,690	310	11.8%	Stockton
11	Maryland	454.1	542	305	9.0%	Baltimore
10	Arizona	455.3	365	558	13.5%	Phoenix
9	Nevada	493.8	143	413	12.5%	North Las Vegas
8	Missouri	495.0	568	424	12.9%	St. Louis
7	Alabama	510.8	358	419	15.5%	—
6	South Carolina	511.3	464	353	13.8%	Greenwood
5	Louisiana	549.3	544	680	19.0%	Opelousas
4	Arkansas	584.6	242	586	16.2%	West Memphis
3	Tennessee	595.2	498	384	13.9%	Memphis
2	New Mexico	832.2	181	316	18.2%	Gallup
1	Alaska	867.1	69	244	10.1%	Anchorage