Crime reports from the Metro Nashville Police Department, mapped by block. Source: Metro Nashville Police Department data from Nashville open data. Nashville updates its file daily. Unfounded reports are left off. Search a street, filter by type, or download the list as a spreadsheet.
In 2025, Nashville police reported 6,908 violent crimes (961 per 100,000 residents), including 57 murders, 802 robberies and 5,521 aggravated assaults, plus 27,756 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 718,499. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 6 large Tennessee cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency TN0190100, 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.
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Nashville's violent-crime rate of 961 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 94% higher than the Tennessee rate (497) and 3 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 104 residents, or about 132.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Nashville ranks 27th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 85th for murder (57 murders, 7.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 80% of Nashville's violent crimes and robberies 12%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 3,863 per 100,000, 2.3 times Tennessee overall. Nashville police logged 4,028 vehicle thefts (561 per 100,000, 45th of 351; Tennessee: 228) and 2,750 burglaries (383 per 100,000, 86% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Murfreesboro, 30 miles southeast; its violent-crime rate (404) is less than half Nashville's.
Out-of-state cities near Nashville's size (718,499 residents): Oklahoma City, OK at 681 violent crimes per 100,000 and Denver, CO at 881.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Nashville had 961 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 94% higher than the statewide 497. It is 2nd 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.
Nashville police reported 57 murders for 2025, a rate of 7.9 per 100,000 residents. The Tennessee rate was 6.6 and the national rate 4.1.
4,028 vehicles were reported stolen in Nashville in 2025, 561 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.9 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 45th of 351 cities on this site.