Cookeville, TN Crime


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Crime in Cookeville, TN has been relatively low compared to the national average. According to the latest statistics, violent crime in Cookeville is 19.9, which is lower than the US average of 22.7. This means that residents of Cookeville can feel safer in their community, knowing that there is a lower risk of violence compared to other parts of the country. However, property crime in Cookeville is slightly higher than the national average at 63.8, compared to 35.4. This means that residents should still be cautious and take precautions to protect their belongings. Overall, while Cookeville may have a lower rate of violent crime, it is important to remain vigilant and aware of the potential for property crime.

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

Cookeville violent crime is 19.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Cookeville property crime is 63.8. (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
Cookeville, TN Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000495.4025.973.9395.64761.7613.73789.4358.6
2001596.6045.6107.7443.35601.6770.64511.9319
2002336.48.224.694.4209.25558.5877.94344.3336.4
2003256.7030.784.3141.84582.4808.43421.5352.5
2004398.93.747.658.6289.14519.5845.33374.1300.1
2006473.4064.1106.8302.54765.8996.63491.6277.6
2007442.63.545.397.6296.35977.51167.64464.8345.1
2008454.33.461.588.8300.66004.91219.44529.3256.2
2009513.43.457.4135.1317.55667.21313.84184.5168.9
2010324.73.326.569.6225.35845.11411.64208.2225.3
2012471.8038.8843494918.21195.63544.9177.7
2013458.7051.377330.45116.4939.93968.1208.5
2014399.96.425.664303.94485.4758.23509.6217.6
2015453.805460.3339.63913.26223037.2253.9
2016511083.665362.34320913.53093.6312.8
2017392.69.154.842.6286.15033.59163706.6410.8
2018423.3056.238.5328.54197.1574.23158.2464.7
20193522.981.520.4247.33046407.32266.3372.4

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per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
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per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
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McMinnville, TN949.23,490.113,113362019
Lebanon, TN410.12,556.624,219472019
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Over 2 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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