Lexington, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lexington, TN Summary

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

  • There were 208 total crimes committed in Lexington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,618.3 total crimes per 100K people in Lexington.
  • The overall crime rate in Lexington is 12.66% above the national average.
  • Lexington ranks #181 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Lexington ranks #7,650 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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Lexington Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lexington is 2,618.3 per 100,000 people. That's 12.66% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.29% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lexington
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 208 2,618.3 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 12.6 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 264.4 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 24 302.1 672.7 369.8
Burglary 29 365.1 384.5 269.8
Larceny 134 1,686.8 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 264.4 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 184 2,316.2 2,492.8 1,954.4

Lexington 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 Lexington

24
Violent Crimes
302.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lexington is 302.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 331.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lexington each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.09% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lexington

184
Property Crimes
2,316.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 184 property crimes in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lexington is 2,316.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lexington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.08% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lexington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, TN 68,059 2,585 3,798.2 2,899.0 899.2
Corinth, MS 14,216 797 5,606.4 5,121.0 485.4
Paris, TN 10,371 309 2,979.5 2,622.7 356.8
Brownsville, TN 9,578 348 3,633.3 2,380.5 1,252.9
Milan, TN 8,167 225 2,755.0 2,253.0 502.0
Savannah, TN 7,207 312 4,329.1 3,788.0 541.1
Henderson, TN 6,372 96 1,506.6 1,051.5 455.1
McKenzie, TN 5,451 120 2,201.4 1,816.2 385.3
Bolivar, TN 5,127 186 3,627.9 1,716.4 1,911.4
Parsons, TN 2,074 32 1,542.9 1,398.3 144.6

Lexington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
8
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