In 2025, Clarksville police reported 698 violent crimes (366 per 100,000 residents), including 19 murders, 32 robberies and 559 aggravated assaults, plus 2,447 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 190,532. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 6 large Tennessee cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency TN0630100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 1,853 | 11,239 | 188 | 4,972 | Live |
| Nashville | 961 | 6,908 | 57 | 3,863 | Live |
| Knoxville | 685 | 1,374 | 16 | 2,359 | Totals |
| Chattanooga | 680 | 1,318 | 17 | 3,311 | Totals |
| Murfreesboro | 404 | 696 | 3 | 1,550 | Totals |
| Clarksville | 366 | 698 | 19 | 1,284 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Clarksville's violent-crime rate of 366 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 26% lower than the Tennessee rate (497) and 14% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 273 residents, or about 13.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Clarksville ranks 189th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 61st for murder (19 murders, 10 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 80% of Clarksville's violent crimes and robberies 5%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,284 per 100,000, 22% lower than Tennessee overall. Clarksville police logged 314 vehicle thefts (165 per 100,000, 234th of 351; Tennessee: 228) and 199 burglaries (104 per 100,000, 49% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Nashville, 41 miles southeast; its violent-crime rate (961) is 2.6 times Clarksville's.
Out-of-state cities near Clarksville's size (190,532 residents): Fort Lauderdale, FL at 673 violent crimes per 100,000 and Tempe, AZ at 418.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Clarksville had 366 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 26% lower than the statewide 497. It is 6th highest of the 6 Tennessee cities on this site; Memphis is highest at 1,853. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Clarksville police reported 19 murders for 2025, a rate of 10 per 100,000 residents. The Tennessee rate was 6.6 and the national rate 4.1.
314 vehicles were reported stolen in Clarksville in 2025, 165 per 100,000 residents. That is 15% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 234th of 351 cities on this site.