Franklin, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Franklin, TN Summary

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

  • There were 1,069 total crimes committed in Franklin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,227.6 total crimes per 100K people in Franklin.
  • The overall crime rate in Franklin is -47.18% below the national average.
  • Franklin ranks #91 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Franklin ranks #4,479 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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Franklin Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Franklin is 1,227.6 per 100,000 people. That's -47.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.22% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Franklin
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,069 1,227.6 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 9 10.3 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 142 163.1 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 170 195.2 672.7 369.8
Burglary 101 116.0 384.5 269.8
Larceny 733 841.7 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 65 74.6 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 899 1,032.4 2,492.8 1,954.4

Franklin 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 Franklin

170
Violent Crimes
195.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 170 violent crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Franklin is 195.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 512.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.98% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Franklin

899
Property Crimes
1,032.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 899 property crimes in Franklin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Franklin is 1,032.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Franklin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.59% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Franklin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Smyrna, TN 57,595 1,245 2,161.6 1,896.0 265.6
Spring Hill, TN 56,232 519 923.0 818.0 104.9
Brentwood, TN 45,581 415 910.5 842.5 68.0
La Vergne, TN 39,424 707 1,793.3 1,412.8 380.5
Nolensville, TN 16,990 71 417.9 329.6 88.3
Fairview, TN 9,844 68 690.8 507.9 182.9
Belle Meade, TN 2,593 24 925.6 925.6 0.0
Berry Hill, TN 1,865 88 4,718.5 4,557.6 160.9

Franklin SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
7
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