Knoxville Crime Rate Report (Tennessee)

Knoxville crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 12 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Knoxville for 2013 is expected to be higher than in 2010.

The city violent crime rate for Knoxville in 2010 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 134.32% and the city property crime rate in Knoxville was higher than the national property crime rate average by 125.73%.

In 2010 the city violent crime rate in Knoxville was higher than the violent crime rate in Tennessee by 54.22% and the city property crime rate in Knoxville was higher than the property crime rate in Tennessee by 81.54%.
Knoxville Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita Knoxville Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Knoxville Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2010 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault993
Arson51
Burglary2,723
Forcible Rape122
Larceny and Theft8,789
Motor Vehicle Theft810
Murder and Manslaughter15
Robbery625
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)13,714
Property Crime12,322
Violent Crime1,755
2013 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,017
Arson6
Burglary3,002
Forcible Rape141
Larceny and Theft9,948
Motor Vehicle Theft725
Murder and Manslaughter24
Robbery689
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)15,047
Property Crime13,655
Violent Crime1,871

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Knoxville Property Crime Knoxville Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Knoxville Crime 2010 Knoxville Crime 2013

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Knoxville Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison Knoxville Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Knoxville, Tennessee crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Knoxville crime report data for 2013 was projected from 12 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2010.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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