Clarksville, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clarksville, TN Summary

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

  • There were 4,364 total crimes committed in Clarksville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,497.5 total crimes per 100K people in Clarksville.
  • The overall crime rate in Clarksville is 7.45% above the national average.
  • Clarksville ranks #174 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Clarksville ranks #7,474 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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Clarksville Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clarksville is 2,497.5 per 100,000 people. That's 7.45% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.10% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clarksville
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,364 2,497.5 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 11 6.3 9.6 6.3
Robbery 68 38.9 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 699 400.0 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 871 498.5 672.7 369.8
Burglary 514 294.2 384.5 269.8
Larceny 2,537 1,451.9 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 442 253.0 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 3,493 1,999.0 2,492.8 1,954.4

Clarksville 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 Clarksville

871
Violent Crimes
498.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
34.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 871 violent crimes in Clarksville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clarksville is 498.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 200.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clarksville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 34.79% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.90% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clarksville

3,493
Property Crimes
1,999.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,493 property crimes in Clarksville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clarksville is 1,999.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clarksville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.81% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clarksville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hendersonville, TN 62,475 607 971.6 835.5 136.1
Goodlettsville, TN 16,963 360 2,122.3 1,868.8 253.5
White House, TN 14,290 228 1,595.5 1,434.6 161.0
Portland, TN 13,460 138 1,025.3 765.2 260.0
Oak Grove, KY 7,810 241 3,085.8 2,791.3 294.5
Greenbrier, TN 6,963 74 1,062.8 517.0 545.7
Millersville, TN 6,239 51 817.4 528.9 288.5
Princeton, KY 6,191 103 1,663.7 1,502.2 161.5
Elkton, KY 2,072 40 1,930.5 1,882.2 48.3
Guthrie, KY 1,334 10 749.6 599.7 149.9

Clarksville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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