Tazewell, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tazewell, TN Summary

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

  • There were 68 total crimes committed in Tazewell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,881.4 total crimes per 100K people in Tazewell.
  • The overall crime rate in Tazewell is 23.97% above the national average.
  • Tazewell ranks #199 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Tazewell ranks #7,990 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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Tazewell Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tazewell is 2,881.4 per 100,000 people. That's 23.97% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.98% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tazewell
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 68 2,881.4 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 550.8 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 14 593.2 672.7 369.8
Burglary 9 381.4 384.5 269.8
Larceny 39 1,652.5 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 254.2 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 54 2,288.1 2,492.8 1,954.4

Tazewell 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 Tazewell

14
Violent Crimes
593.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
60.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Tazewell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tazewell is 593.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 168.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tazewell each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 60.42% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -11.82% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tazewell

54
Property Crimes
2,288.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Tazewell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tazewell is 2,288.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tazewell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.21% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tazewell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Knoxville, TN 194,724 9,249 4,749.8 3,907.6 842.2
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
Greeneville, TN 15,556 536 3,445.6 3,092.1 353.6
Clinton, TN 10,050 280 2,786.1 2,308.5 477.6
Corbin, KY 7,762 180 2,319.0 2,048.4 270.5
Church Hill, TN 7,105 46 647.4 351.9 295.6
Pigeon Forge, TN 6,340 302 4,763.4 3,943.2 820.2
Williamsburg, KY 5,348 55 1,028.4 841.4 187.0
Bean Station, TN 3,121 41 1,313.7 1,025.3 288.4

Tazewell SnackAbility

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