Chattanooga, TN Crime


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Chattanooga, TN is a city that has higher than average crime rates when compared to the US as a whole. The violent crime rate in Chattanooga is 50.3, which is much higher than the national average of 22.7. Property crime in Chattanooga stands at 83, again significantly higher than the US average of 35.4. This means that citizens of Chattanooga are facing an elevated risk of crime and should take extra precautions to stay safe and secure in their homes and communities.

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

Chattanooga violent crime is 50.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Chattanooga property crime is 83.0. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Chattanooga, TN Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20001791.311.171.4504.51204.29991.52143.16321.81526.6
20011787.916.654.8487.41229.110522.42083.67035.81403.1
20021513.515.170.7394.31033.48496.81623.95969.5903.4
20031259.912.156.8296.3894.78357.21505.15942.7909.3
20041278.9779.3310.68829164.81664.46573.7926.8
20051120.914.774.1282.5749.680561399.55984.8671.7
20061234.610.875.3339.48097831.91450.35663.2718.4
20071295.87.165.8338884.980521537.65851.3663
20081092.611.736.7297.8746.574961656.75207.7631.7
20091038.69.930.7310.16887447.11731.25186.7529.2
2010902.810.445.2296.9550.36300.61560.44261.9478.4
201186314.221.3227.6599.96285.91479.44337.2469.3
2013982.110.437.1223.57116656.41344.94739.2572.3
2014973.915.560.8199.5698.26287.21197.54506.8583
2015989.313.153.7185.2737.35918.810474369.9501.8
20161023.114.662.4210.9735.15484.88834005.6596.2
20171065.717.367.1184.6796.65985.9861.54373.6750.8
20181048.210.582.6171.8783.36058.9798.84470.7789.4
20191070.118.188.5107.8855.75557.4603.84231722.6

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
East Ridge, TN432.83,395.621,43542019
Red Bank, TN416.02,224.311,87252019
Rossville, GA731.08,167.43,67162018
Lookout Mountain, TN0.01,071.81,89582019
Signal Mountain, TN46.5453.27,06382019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Huntsville, AL904.84,730.2190,106762017
Murfreesboro, TN418.72,897.370,122862019
Sandy Springs, GA129.11,780.495,089922019
Knoxville, TN667.34,350.0185,850962019
Athens-Clarke County, GA415.53,146.4124,9031312017

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Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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