Greeneville, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greeneville, TN Summary

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

  • There were 536 total crimes committed in Greeneville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,445.6 total crimes per 100K people in Greeneville.
  • The overall crime rate in Greeneville is 48.25% above the national average.
  • Greeneville ranks #215 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Greeneville ranks #8,580 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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Greeneville Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greeneville is 3,445.6 per 100,000 people. That's 48.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 8.85% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greeneville
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 536 3,445.6 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 12.9 9.6 6.3
Robbery 2 12.9 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 44 282.8 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 55 353.6 672.7 369.8
Burglary 57 366.4 384.5 269.8
Larceny 365 2,346.4 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 59 379.3 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 481 3,092.1 2,492.8 1,954.4

Greeneville 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 Greeneville

55
Violent Crimes
353.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-4.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Greeneville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greeneville is 353.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 282.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greeneville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -4.39% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.44% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greeneville

481
Property Crimes
3,092.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 481 property crimes in Greeneville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greeneville is 3,092.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greeneville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 58.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.04% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greeneville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Asheville, NC 93,729 5,690 6,070.7 5,132.9 937.8
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
Waynesville, NC 10,225 396 3,872.9 3,442.5 430.3
Black Mountain, NC 8,297 181 2,181.5 2,061.0 120.5
Woodfin, NC 8,097 102 1,259.7 1,074.5 185.3
Church Hill, TN 7,105 46 647.4 351.9 295.6
Jonesborough, TN 6,081 95 1,562.2 1,480.0 82.2
Mount Carmel, TN 5,522 69 1,249.5 1,050.3 199.2
Rogersville, TN 4,665 143 3,065.4 2,722.4 343.0

Greeneville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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