In 2025, Murfreesboro police reported 696 violent crimes (404 per 100,000 residents), including 3 murders, 40 robberies and 559 aggravated assaults, plus 2,670 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 172,248. Violent-crime rate rank: 5 of 6 large Tennessee cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency TN0750100, 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.
Murfreesboro's violent-crime rate of 404 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 19% lower than the Tennessee rate (497) and 26% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 247 residents, or about 13.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Murfreesboro ranks 173rd for violent crime, in the higher half, and 261st for murder (3 murders, 1.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 80% of Murfreesboro's violent crimes and robberies 6%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,550 per 100,000, 6% lower than Tennessee overall. Murfreesboro police logged 219 vehicle thefts (127 per 100,000, 263rd of 351; Tennessee: 228) and 227 burglaries (132 per 100,000, 36% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Nashville, 30 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (961) is 2.4 times Murfreesboro's.
Out-of-state cities near Murfreesboro's size (172,248 residents): Garden Grove, CA at 239 violent crimes per 100,000 and Fort Collins, CO at 289.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Murfreesboro had 404 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 19% lower than the statewide 497. It is 5th 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.
Murfreesboro police reported 3 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.7 per 100,000 residents. The Tennessee rate was 6.6 and the national rate 4.1.
219 vehicles were reported stolen in Murfreesboro in 2025, 127 per 100,000 residents. That is 35% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 263rd of 351 cities on this site.