Nashville Crime Index

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville Crime Map & Safety Report

A clear-eyed, numbers-driven guide to crime and public safety across Davidson County, assembled from Metro Nashville Police Department reports and U.S. Census figures.

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1,081,880Residents
108Crime index (100 = U.S. avg)
78thPercentile vs. U.S. cities
COverall crime grade

At a glance

Your real-world odds in Nashville

Estimated annual chance of being affected, calibrated against national benchmark rates.

1 in 208
Violent crime odds / year
26% above the national average
1 in 38
Property crime odds / year
46% above the national average
8% above the national average
Overall crime vs. national
56,440
Incidents analyzed
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Crime map

Where crime happens in Nashville

Warmer blocks report more crime relative to the rest of the city.

Reported Metro Nashville Police Department incidents, shaded by intensity. Open the full map for a larger view.

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Latest reports

Recent crime in Nashville

The newest reported incidents across the city.

  • Assault

    118, Nashville, TN 37203

    ASSAULT- OFFENSIVE OR PROVOCATIVE CONTACT

  • Drug Offense

    JOHN A MERRITT BLVD, Nashville, TN

    DRUG FREE SCH.ZONE-CONT.SUB.-SCH. IV

  • Burglary

    DICKERSON, Nashville, TN

    BURGL - FORCED ENTRY-NONRESID

  • Assault

    1705, Nashville, TN 37208

    SIMPLE ASSLT

  • Burglary

    LINDEN, Nashville, TN

    BURGLARY (NON HABITATION)

  • Assault

    233, Nashville, TN 37013

    SIMPLE ASSLT - STRANGULATION (NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS)

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Neighborhoods

Safest & highest-crime Nashville areas

Every neighborhood graded A to F. Tap one for its own map and recent incidents.

Safest neighborhoods

A+Traceside687 residentsA+Poplar Creek Estates1,506 residentsA+Riverwalk138 residentsA+Belle Meade3,790 residents

Highest-crime neighborhoods

F+Historic Buena Vista946 residentsF+Cayce Homes2,065 residentsF+MetroCenter2,668 residentsD-Buena Vista2,312 residents

Trend

Reported crime over the past year

May: 5,129Jun: 5,133Jul: 5,226Aug: 4,916Sep: 4,863Oct: 4,837Nov: 4,482Dec: 4,587Jan: 4,204Feb: 3,923Mar: 4,328Apr: 127
MayLatest month up 10.3% vs. prior monthApr

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Dig into the data

Explore Nashville crime and safety in detail:

InteractiveNashville Crime MapSee where crime concentrates block by block.→StatisticsNashville Crime RateViolent & property rates vs. the U.S. average.→BreakdownCrime by TypeTheft, vehicle theft, assault, robbery & more.→A–F gradesNeighborhood RankingsSafest and highest-crime Nashville neighborhoods.→

Overview

Understanding crime in Nashville

Music City has grown faster than almost any large metro in the South, and its safety picture has grown more complicated along with it. The honky-tonk crowds of Lower Broadway and the bachelorette traffic downtown sit only a few miles from the quiet, tree-shaded streets of Green Hills, Forest Hills, and Oak Hill. What counts as risky in Nashville depends almost entirely on which block you are standing on and what hour it is.

We pull Metro Nashville Police Department incident records together with neighborhood demographics so you can compare areas on the same footing. Every district and ZIP code is scored on a simple A-to-F scale, and the underlying counts are turned into something a resident can actually act on rather than a wall of raw totals.

About this data: Numbers here are drawn from Metro Nashville Police Department open incident data and U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, then standardized so neighborhoods of different sizes can be compared fairly.

FAQ

Nashville crime: common questions

Is Nashville a safe place to live?
For most residents, yes, though it depends heavily on the neighborhood. Property crime in Nashville runs above the national average and is the main driver of the city's totals, while serious violent crime stays concentrated in a small number of areas. Families settling in the southern and western suburbs generally experience day-to-day safety on par with quiet mid-size cities.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Nashville?
Green Hills, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, Belle Meade, and parts of Sylvan Park and Bellevue consistently post the lowest crime levels. These are largely residential, lower-density areas with strong grades for both property and violent crime.
Which areas of Nashville have the most crime?
The downtown entertainment district around Lower Broadway and SoBro, along with sections of North Nashville and a few East Nashville corridors, generate the densest report activity. Much of this is tied to nightlife, tourism, and heavy commercial traffic rather than the residential population.
Is downtown Nashville safe at night?
Lower Broadway draws huge late-night crowds, and with them come more alcohol-related disputes, assaults, and thefts than anywhere else in the city. The area is heavily policed and fine for most visitors who stay aware, but petty theft and intoxication-driven incidents are the most common problems after midnight.
Where does this Nashville crime data come from?
The figures are compiled from Metro Nashville Police Department open incident reports and U.S. Census Bureau population data. We standardize the numbers into rates and letter grades so neighborhoods of different sizes can be compared on equal terms.