Portland, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Portland, TN Summary

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

  • There were 138 total crimes committed in Portland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,025.3 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is -55.89% below the national average.
  • Portland ranks #75 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Portland ranks #3,822 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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Portland Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 1,025.3 per 100,000 people. That's -55.89% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.61% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 138 1,025.3 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 2 14.9 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 215.5 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 35 260.0 672.7 369.8
Burglary 24 178.3 384.5 269.8
Larceny 68 505.2 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 81.7 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 103 765.2 2,492.8 1,954.4

Portland 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 Portland

35
Violent Crimes
260.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 260.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 384.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.35% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

103
Property Crimes
765.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 103 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 765.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.30% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Portland

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
Gallatin, TN 49,220 456 926.5 672.5 254.0
White House, TN 14,290 228 1,595.5 1,434.6 161.0
Franklin, KY 10,174 293 2,879.9 2,693.1 186.8
Greenbrier, TN 6,963 74 1,062.8 517.0 545.7
Millersville, TN 6,239 51 817.4 528.9 288.5
Cross Plains, TN 1,841 3 163.0 163.0 0.0

Portland SnackAbility

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