These Are the Twenty Safest Cities in Tennessee. Crime is Down. People are Safer than They Think.

by Rod Williams, July 9, 2025- An organization called Savewise analyzes crime data across the United States and issues reports on each state and list the safest cities in each state. This graphic to the right list the 20 safest cities in Tennessee. 

Not surprising to me, Americans think crime is much worse than it is. This is almost always the case. Crime rose in the 1960's and peaked about 1990 then began declining. The downward trend was reversed about 2020 with an uptick in crime, but since then has again been trending downward.

For a report on individual cities and more city and state specific crime data follow this link. 

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