Gatlinburg, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gatlinburg, TN Summary

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

  • There were 145 total crimes committed in Gatlinburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,743.9 total crimes per 100K people in Gatlinburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Gatlinburg is 61.08% above the national average.
  • Gatlinburg ranks #222 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Gatlinburg ranks #8,778 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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Gatlinburg Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gatlinburg is 3,743.9 per 100,000 people. That's 61.08% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 18.27% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gatlinburg
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 145 3,743.9 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 25.8 9.6 6.3
Robbery 2 51.6 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 284.0 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 18 464.8 672.7 369.8
Burglary 20 516.4 384.5 269.8
Larceny 94 2,427.1 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 335.7 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 127 3,279.1 2,492.8 1,954.4

Gatlinburg 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 Gatlinburg

18
Violent Crimes
464.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
25.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Gatlinburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gatlinburg is 464.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 215.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gatlinburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 25.68% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.91% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gatlinburg

127
Property Crimes
3,279.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
67.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 127 property crimes in Gatlinburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gatlinburg is 3,279.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gatlinburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 67.78% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.54% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gatlinburg

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
Morristown, TN 30,988 1,364 4,401.7 3,682.1 719.6
Sevierville, TN 19,021 831 4,368.9 3,711.7 657.2
Alcoa, TN 11,689 293 2,506.6 2,104.5 402.1
Waynesville, NC 10,225 396 3,872.9 3,442.5 430.3
Clinton, TN 10,050 280 2,786.1 2,308.5 477.6
Loudon, TN 6,479 33 509.3 493.9 15.4
Pigeon Forge, TN 6,340 302 4,763.4 3,943.2 820.2
Dandridge, TN 3,475 77 2,215.8 1,726.6 489.2

Gatlinburg SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
9
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