Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Franklin, TN Crime Grade
How Franklin 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Tennessee
3/10
vs. Tennessee cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Franklin, TN was 171.4 per 100,000 residents (155 incidents over a population of 90,436). That puts Franklin Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 65% below the Tennessee statewide rate of 493.3.
That ranks Franklin #1,832 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 51% of them, and #14 of 61 in Tennessee. Violent crime is up 28% year over year and down 8% over the last five years.
Franklin, TN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Tennessee Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 171.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,832 of 3,771
- TN rank
- #14 of 61
- Safer than
- 51% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 28%
- 5-year change
- down 8%
- Population
- 90,436
- Reporting agency
- Franklin Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Franklin Police Department (FBI ORI TN0940100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Franklin (red), Tennessee (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Franklin 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 | 186.4(164) | 201.0(175) | 150.6(133) | 134.3(121) | 171.4(155) |
| Murder | 2.3(2) | 1.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 1.1(1) | 2.2(2) |
| Rape | 23.9(21) | 25.3(22) | 34.0(30) | 15.5(14) | 24.3(22) |
| Robbery | 6.8(6) | 10.3(9) | 7.9(7) | 6.7(6) | 7.7(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 153.5(135) | 164.2(143) | 108.7(96) | 111.0(100) | 137.1(124) |
| Property crime | 796.9(701) | 1038.1(904) | 1037.2(916) | 952.5(858) | 686.7(621) |
| Burglary | 53.4(47) | 114.8(100) | 58.9(52) | 40.0(36) | 35.4(32) |
| Larceny | 675.2(594) | 847.5(738) | 869.6(768) | 837.1(754) | 606.0(548) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 64.8(57) | 75.8(66) | 105.3(93) | 74.4(67) | 45.3(41) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Franklin, TN Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Franklin Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Franklin calculated?
- Franklin's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Tennessee state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Tennessee cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Franklin Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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