2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Cookeville, TN vs Salem, OR

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- Salem has 1% more violent crime than Cookeville.
- Salem has 8% less property crime than Cookeville.
 Cookeville, TNSalem, ORUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2022.7
 Property Crime63.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Cookeville, TennesseeCrime Index
 Hilham, TN 
 Gainesboro, TN17.25
 Monterey, TN25.45
 Dodson Branch, TN25.9
 Livingston, TN30.85
 Algood, TN31.05
 Baxter, TN38.45
 Cookeville, TN41.85

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