Oak Ridge, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oak Ridge, TN Summary

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

  • There were 674 total crimes committed in Oak Ridge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,090.4 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Ridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Ridge is -10.06% below the national average.
  • Oak Ridge ranks #153 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Oak Ridge ranks #6,717 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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Oak Ridge Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Ridge is 2,090.4 per 100,000 people. That's -10.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.96% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Ridge
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 674 2,090.4 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.1 9.6 6.3
Robbery 3 9.3 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 84 260.5 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 102 316.3 672.7 369.8
Burglary 52 161.3 384.5 269.8
Larceny 481 1,491.8 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 39 121.0 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 572 1,774.0 2,492.8 1,954.4

Oak 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 Oak Ridge

102
Violent Crimes
316.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 102 violent crimes in Oak Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Ridge is 316.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 316.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.97% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Ridge

572
Property Crimes
1,774.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 572 property crimes in Oak Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Ridge is 1,774.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.83% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Ridge

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
Clinton, TN 10,050 280 2,786.1 2,308.5 477.6
Loudon, TN 6,479 33 509.3 493.9 15.4
Kingston, TN 6,067 50 824.1 774.7 49.4
Harriman, TN 5,984 105 1,754.7 1,654.4 100.3
Oliver Springs, TN 3,305 41 1,240.5 1,028.7 211.8

Oak Ridge SnackAbility

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