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The Knoxville crime rate is much higher than the Tennessee average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #250

Knoxville, TN	3,658.14
Tennessee	2,193.86
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Knoxville, TN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Knoxville, TN	Count	12	135	413	1,052	1,976	9,216	836	12
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	6.5	73.2	224.0	570.6	1,071.8	4,998.9	453.5	6.5	3,383
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.7	28.4	110.9	453.2	712.2	2,156.0	192.4	NA	1,838
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Knoxville, TN	Count	18	139	415	969	2,275	8,424	739	21
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	9.8	75.9	226.5	528.8	1,241.5	4,597.0	403.3	11.5	3,367
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.0	25.3	112.5	436.9	785.1	2,213.7	182.1	NA	1,845
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Knoxville, TN	Count	18	119	528	1,109	2,882	8,373	914	23
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	9.9	65.3	289.7	608.5	1,581.3	4,594.1	501.5	12.6	3,708
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.0	31.5	126.5	479.6	870.2	2,300.1	201.0	NA	2,028
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Knoxville, TN	Count	17	94	559	1,021	2,544	9,515	820	26
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	9.4	52.1	309.7	565.7	1,409.5	5,271.8	454.3	14.4	3,683
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.8	31.6	126.2	444.5	979.9	2,396.8	219.2	NA	2,078
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Knoxville, TN	Count	15	122	625	993	2,723	8,789	810	51
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	8.1	65.7	336.8	535.2	1,467.5	4,736.6	436.5	27.5	3,628
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.6	33.7	131.8	442.2	1,012.2	2,411.9	233.8	NA	2,119
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Knoxville, TN	Count	22	147	660	1,137	2,589	8,553	679	72
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	11.8	79.1	355.1	611.8	1,393.1	4,602.1	365.3	38.7	3,749
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.3	31.7	153.2	475.5	1,010.9	2,505.4	237.8	NA	2,224
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Knoxville, TN	Count	28	140	668	1,156	2,661	8,383	1,142	101
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	15.2	75.9	361.9	626.4	1,441.8	4,542.2	618.8	54.7	3,945
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.6	33.2	173.8	508.9	1,046.0	2,687.3	309.3	NA	2,383
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Knoxville, TN	Count	27	109	681	1,241	2,507	8,984	1,371	99
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	14.7	59.5	371.5	677.0	1,367.6	4,900.7	747.9	54.0	4,038
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.4	35.3	179.0	532.5	1,002.4	2,734.4	351.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Knoxville, TN	Count	18	89	538	1,249	2,281	7,684	1,098	114
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	9.9	48.8	294.9	684.7	1,250.4	4,212.2	601.9	62.5	3,501
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.8	35.5	184.3	533.7	1,040.9	2,713.2	374.1	NA	2,475
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Knoxville, TN	Count	25	99	545	1,059	2,471	7,370	1,221	137
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	13.9	55.0	302.8	588.4	1,372.9	4,094.7	678.4	76.1	3,579
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.2	36.4	167.3	541.9	1,026.9	2,828.1	420.6	NA	2,514
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Knoxville, TN	41.89
Tennessee	32.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Knoxville, TN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Knoxville, TN	Count	9	7	1	0	1	0
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	4.9	3.8	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	48
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	1.3	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.1	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Knoxville, TN	Count	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	10
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.2	0.1	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Knoxville, TN	Count	25	13	1	3	6	2
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	13.7	7.1	0.5	1.6	3.3	1.1	137
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.9	2.8	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Knoxville, TN	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	11
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Knoxville, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Knoxville, TN	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	2.2	1.6	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Knoxville, TN	Count	9	4	2	2	1	0
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	4.9	2.2	1.1	1.1	0.5	0.0	48
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.1	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Knoxville, TN	Count	10	6	1	1	2	0
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	5.5	3.3	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.0	54
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.9	1.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Knoxville, TN	Count	9	8	0	1	0	0
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	4.9	4.4	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	49
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Knoxville, TN	2.29
Tennessee	3.29
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Knoxville, TN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Knoxville, TN	Count	507	410	97
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	275.0	222.4	52.6	2.49
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	408.1	256.3	151.8	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Knoxville, TN	Count	497	393	104
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	271.2	214.5	56.8	2.43
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	409.3	255.7	153.6	3.33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Knoxville, TN	Count	509	410	99
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	279.3	225.0	54.3	2.52
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	407.5	254.3	153.2	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Knoxville, TN	Count	485	387	98
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	268.7	214.4	54.3	2.42
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	402.9	251.5	151.4	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Knoxville, TN	Count	503	405	98
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	271.1	218.3	52.8	2.45
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	404.8	252.6	152.2	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Knoxville, TN	Count	485	388	97
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	261.0	208.8	52.2	2.35
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	252.5	151.2	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Knoxville, TN	Count	471	375	96
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	255.2	203.2	52.0	2.29
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	250.1	153.6	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Knoxville, TN	Count	482	382	100
	Knoxville, TN	Per 100,000	262.9	208.4	54.5	2.36
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	401.6	249.5	152.1	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Knoxville, TN	Count	476	359	117
2005	Knoxville, TN	Count	470	376	94