Morristown, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Morristown, TN Summary

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

  • There were 1,364 total crimes committed in Morristown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,401.7 total crimes per 100K people in Morristown.
  • The overall crime rate in Morristown is 89.39% above the national average.
  • Morristown ranks #232 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Morristown ranks #9,179 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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Morristown Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Morristown is 4,401.7 per 100,000 people. That's 89.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 39.05% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Morristown
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,364 4,401.7 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 14 45.2 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 194 626.0 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 223 719.6 672.7 369.8
Burglary 132 426.0 384.5 269.8
Larceny 851 2,746.2 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 158 509.9 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 1,141 3,682.1 2,492.8 1,954.4

Morristown 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 Morristown

223
Violent Crimes
719.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
94.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 223 violent crimes in Morristown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Morristown is 719.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 139.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Morristown each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 94.60% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 6.98% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Morristown

1,141
Property Crimes
3,682.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
88.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,141 property crimes in Morristown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Morristown is 3,682.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Morristown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 88.40% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.71% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Morristown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Madison, NJ 18,563 85 457.9 447.1 10.8
Dover, NJ 17,654 125 708.1 572.1 135.9
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Chatham, NJ 9,307 68 730.6 719.9 10.7
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Wharton, NJ 7,225 79 1,093.4 968.9 124.6
Rockaway, NJ 6,589 17 258.0 258.0 0.0

Morristown SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
9
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