Athens, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Athens, TN Summary

Crime in Athens research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Athens over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Athens:

  • There were 917 total crimes committed in Athens the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,364.1 total crimes per 100K people in Athens.
  • The overall crime rate in Athens is 173.82% above the national average.
  • Athens ranks #248 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Athens ranks #9,650 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Tennessee

Athens Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Athens is 6,364.1 per 100,000 people. That's 173.82% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 101.04% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Athens
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 917 6,364.1 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 7 48.6 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 98 680.1 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 114 791.2 672.7 369.8
Burglary 125 867.5 384.5 269.8
Larceny 602 4,177.9 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 76 527.4 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 803 5,572.9 2,492.8 1,954.4

Athens Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Tennessee.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Athens

114
Violent Crimes
791.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
113.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 114 violent crimes in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Athens is 791.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Athens each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 113.95% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 17.61% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Athens

803
Property Crimes
5,572.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
185.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 803 property crimes in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Athens is 5,572.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Athens each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 185.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 123.56% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Athens

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oak Ridge, TN 32,243 674 2,090.4 1,774.0 316.3
Collegedale, TN 12,032 196 1,629.0 1,529.3 99.7
Signal Mountain, TN 8,824 28 317.3 306.0 11.3
Loudon, TN 6,479 33 509.3 493.9 15.4
Sweetwater, TN 6,345 178 2,805.4 2,285.3 520.1
Kingston, TN 6,067 50 824.1 774.7 49.4
Madisonville, TN 5,118 186 3,634.2 3,126.2 508.0
Etowah, TN 3,668 65 1,772.1 1,363.1 408.9
Decatur, TN 1,646 68 4,131.2 2,673.1 1,458.1
Englewood, TN 1,519 21 1,382.5 1,185.0 197.5

Athens SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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