Bells, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bells, TN Summary

Crime in Bells research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bells 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 Bells:

  • There were 36 total crimes committed in Bells the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,439.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bells.
  • The overall crime rate in Bells is -38.07% below the national average.
  • Bells ranks #114 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Bells ranks #5,141 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.

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Bells Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bells is 1,439.4 per 100,000 people. That's -38.07% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.53% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bells
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 36 1,439.4 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 479.8 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 15 599.8 672.7 369.8
Burglary 4 159.9 384.5 269.8
Larceny 15 599.8 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 80.0 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 21 839.7 2,492.8 1,954.4

Bells 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 Bells

15
Violent Crimes
599.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
62.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Bells in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bells is 599.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 166.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bells each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 62.18% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.84% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bells

21
Property Crimes
839.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Bells in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bells is 839.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bells each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.04% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.32% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bells

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, TN 68,059 2,585 3,798.2 2,899.0 899.2
Martin, TN 10,562 289 2,736.2 2,281.8 454.5
Atoka, TN 10,345 71 686.3 483.3 203.0
Oakland, TN 10,004 33 329.9 229.9 100.0
Brownsville, TN 9,578 348 3,633.3 2,380.5 1,252.9
Milan, TN 8,167 225 2,755.0 2,253.0 502.0
Lexington, TN 7,944 208 2,618.3 2,316.2 302.1
Humboldt, TN 7,831 217 2,771.0 1,826.1 945.0
Munford, TN 6,466 83 1,283.6 1,129.0 154.7
Henderson, TN 6,372 96 1,506.6 1,051.5 455.1

Bells SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
8
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