Crime in Tennessee explained

In 2010, 356 people were murdered in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 2009 and 2010, Tennessee had the highest rate of violent gun crime of any US state, although less than that of Washington D.C. Tennessee ranked highest in the nation for the rate of aggravated assaults with a firearm, and ranked fifth-worst in robberies.^[1]

In 2014, 240,295 crimes were reported, including 371 murders.^[2] In 2018, 424,784 crimes, including 498 murders and 42,226 other violent crimes (623.7 per 100,000 people) were reported.^[3]

Urban areas

Memphis

In 2002 and 2006, the Memphis metropolitan area ranked number one in violent crimes for major cities around the U.S. according to the FBI's annual crime rankings.^{[4] [5]} In 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Memphis metropolitan area ranked second most dangerous among cities with over 500,000 population.

Jackson

According to Morgan Quitno's 2010 Metropolitan Crime Rate Rankings,^[6] the Jackson metropolitan area had the 13th highest crime rate in the United States. Jackson is the primary city within the wider Jackson metropolitan area. The Morgan Quitno list of the "Top 25 Most Dangerous Cities of 2007" ranked Jackson as the 9th most dangerous metropolitan area in the United States.^[7] In 2006, it was listed as the 18th most dangerous.^[8]

Policing

In 2018, Tennessee had 363 state and local law enforcement agencies. Those agencies employed 26,749, including 17,544 sworn officers (those with general arrest powers).^[9] In 2018, Tennessee had 259 police officers per 100,000 residents.

Capital punishment

See main article: Capital punishment in Tennessee. Capital punishment is utilized in Tennessee. As of May 2023, 45 inmates were on death row.^[10] The last execution occurred on February 20, 2020: Nicholas Todd Sutton was executed via electric chair.^{[11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. News: Haas . Brian . October 10, 2011 . Tennessee worst state for gun crime . . Nashville .
2. Web site: Tennessee Crime Rates 1960 - 2016 . 1 May 2019 . www.disastercenter.com.
3. Web site: 2018 . Crime in the United States by Region, Geographic Division, and State . 2023-05-09 . FBI . en-us.
4. Conley . Christopher . Memphis leads U.S. in violent crime . Commercial Appeal . September 27, 2007 . October 31, 2007 .
5. Web site: Morgan Quitno 2007 Crime Rankings . Morganquitno.com . July 2, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080105095719/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm#25 . January 5, 2008 .
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-11-20 . 2014-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140628180437/http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/2010/Metro_crime_ranking_2010-2011_hightolow.pdf . dead .
7. Web site: City Crime Rankings by Population Group . 2014-07-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615000102/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm#METRO . 2011-06-15 .
8. Web site: City Crime Rankings by Population Group . 2010-09-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121208203219/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit06pop.htm#METRO . 2012-12-08 .
9. Web site: October 2022 . Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2018 . United States Department of Justice . 6.
10. Web site: Death Row Facts . 2023-05-09 . Tennessee Department of Correction . en.
11. Web site: Travis Dorman, Natalie Allison and Adam Tamburin . 2020 . Tennessee execution: Nicholas Todd Sutton executed by electric chair . https://archive.today/20201019151500/https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2020/02/20/nicholas-todd-sutton-execution-tennessee-electric-chair/4806710002/ . October 19, 2020 . The Tennessean.
12. Web site: Tennessee Executions . 2023-05-09 . Tennessee Department of Correction . en . 2022-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517193320/https://www.tn.gov/correction/statistics-and-information/executions/tennessee-executions.html . dead .