Clinton, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clinton, TN Summary

Crime in Clinton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Clinton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Clinton:

  • There were 280 total crimes committed in Clinton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,786.1 total crimes per 100K people in Clinton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clinton is 19.87% above the national average.
  • Clinton ranks #194 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Clinton ranks #7,871 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Clinton Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clinton is 2,786.1 per 100,000 people. That's 19.87% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -11.99% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clinton
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 280 2,786.1 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 4 39.8 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 41 408.0 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 48 477.6 672.7 369.8
Burglary 25 248.8 384.5 269.8
Larceny 182 1,810.9 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 248.8 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 232 2,308.5 2,492.8 1,954.4

Clinton Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Tennessee.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Clinton

48
Violent Crimes
477.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clinton is 477.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.15% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.00% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clinton

232
Property Crimes
2,308.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 232 property crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clinton is 2,308.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.12% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.39% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clinton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Knoxville, TN 194,724 9,249 4,749.8 3,907.6 842.2
Oak Ridge, TN 32,243 674 2,090.4 1,774.0 316.3
Morristown, TN 30,988 1,364 4,401.7 3,682.1 719.6
Sevierville, TN 19,021 831 4,368.9 3,711.7 657.2
Alcoa, TN 11,689 293 2,506.6 2,104.5 402.1
Loudon, TN 6,479 33 509.3 493.9 15.4
Kingston, TN 6,067 50 824.1 774.7 49.4
Oliver Springs, TN 3,305 41 1,240.5 1,028.7 211.8
Jacksboro, TN 2,313 55 2,377.9 2,291.4 86.5
Caryville, TN 2,179 50 2,294.6 1,743.9 550.7

Clinton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8
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