Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Athens, TN Crime Grade
How Athens grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Tennessee — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Tennessee
7/10
vs. Tennessee cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Athens, TN was 405.2 per 100,000 residents (62 incidents over a population of 15,300). That puts Athens 25% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 18% below the Tennessee statewide rate of 493.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Athens (red), Tennessee (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Athens vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 621.2(88) | 839.8(121) | 406.6(59) | 622.1(93) | 405.2(62) |
| Murder | 14.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.7(1) | 6.5(1) |
| Rape | 77.7(11) | 83.3(12) | 68.9(10) | 33.4(5) | 39.2(6) |
| Robbery | 35.3(5) | 48.6(7) | 6.9(1) | 46.8(7) | 39.2(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 494.1(70) | 707.9(102) | 330.8(48) | 535.2(80) | 320.3(49) |
| Property crime | 5717.9(810) | 5677.0(818) | 3839.0(557) | 3679.2(550) | 2725.5(417) |
| Burglary | 734.2(104) | 930.0(134) | 448.0(65) | 434.8(65) | 313.7(48) |
| Larceny | 4320.2(612) | 4198.8(605) | 3060.2(444) | 2930.0(438) | 2287.6(350) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 649.4(92) | 534.4(77) | 323.9(47) | 301.0(45) | 124.2(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Athens's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Tennessee cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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