East Ridge, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Ridge, TN Summary

Crime in East Ridge research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in East Ridge 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 East Ridge:

  • There were 609 total crimes committed in East Ridge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,794.9 total crimes per 100K people in East Ridge.
  • The overall crime rate in East Ridge is 20.25% above the national average.
  • East Ridge ranks #195 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • East Ridge ranks #7,880 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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East Ridge Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Ridge is 2,794.9 per 100,000 people. That's 20.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -11.71% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Ridge
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 609 2,794.9 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.6 9.6 6.3
Robbery 8 36.7 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 112 514.0 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 132 605.8 672.7 369.8
Burglary 63 289.1 384.5 269.8
Larceny 341 1,564.9 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 73 335.0 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 477 2,189.1 2,492.8 1,954.4

East Ridge 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 East Ridge

132
Violent Crimes
605.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
63.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 132 violent crimes in East Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Ridge is 605.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 165.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 63.81% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.95% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Ridge

477
Property Crimes
2,189.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 477 property crimes in East Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Ridge is 2,189.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.01% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.18% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Ridge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chattanooga, TN 182,603 11,611 6,358.6 5,221.2 1,137.4
Soddy-Daisy, TN 13,112 226 1,723.6 1,517.7 205.9
Collegedale, TN 12,032 196 1,629.0 1,529.3 99.7
Red Bank, TN 11,862 144 1,214.0 809.3 404.7
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 10,626 354 3,331.5 3,162.1 169.4
Signal Mountain, TN 8,824 28 317.3 306.0 11.3
Rossville, GA 3,995 139 3,479.3 3,028.8 450.6
Lookout Mountain, TN 1,892 17 898.5 898.5 0.0
Lookout Mountain, GA 1,664 6 360.6 360.6 0.0

East Ridge SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
9
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