Polk County, TN Crime


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Polk, TN County has a lower rate of violent crime compared to the US average. The rate of violent crime in Polk is 15.7 which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the rate of property crime in Polk is 28.2, also much lower than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that overall, Polk County has a relatively low level of crime compared to other counties throughout the US.

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

Polk County violent crime is 15.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Polk County property crime is 28.2. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Polk, Tennessee does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Cleveland, Tennessee. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Cleveland, Tennessee. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Benton, TN Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001435.50087.1348.41829.3522.61045.3261.3
2002689.700172.4517.24224.1517.23706.90
2003261.8000261.83141.4523.62530.587.3
2004609.200174.1435.24612.7870.33133.2609.2
2005264.8000264.82294.8706.11588.70
2006179.1000179.13581805.72506.7268.6
2007740.70092.6648.14351.9740.73425.9185.2
2008357.5000357.53127.8804.32055.4268.1
2009252.3000252.33952.9336.43364.2252.3
2010253.8000253.84314.71776.62453.584.6
2011214.7000214.73435.9715.82577143.2
2012430.7000430.72010.1287.21722.90
2013150.4075.2075.22706.8150.42406150.4
201476000763723.4379.93267.576
2015154.9000154.92943.5387.32401.2154.9
201678.400078.42509.878.42352.978.4
201776.500076.51989.33061606.776.5
2018234.9000234.92270.978.32036156.6
2019318079.50238.52702.7238.52305.2159

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Benton, TN318.02,702.71,30762019
Copperhill, TN593.5593.5465142014
Etowah, TN430.82,498.63,535152019
McCaysville, GA848.31,696.51,097152014
Charleston, TN0.0431.7678162019
Calhoun, TN0.0602.4497162019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Cleveland, TN1020.85,286.842,068182019
Athens, TN835.86,347.713,632232019
Collegedale, TN83.81,861.012,005282019
Dalton, GA274.92,917.429,186342018
Soddy-Daisy, TN238.82,453.312,098352019
East Ridge, TN432.83,395.621,435382019

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