Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Goodlettsville, TN Crime Grade
How Goodlettsville 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Tennessee
3/10
vs. Tennessee cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Goodlettsville, TN was 184.5 per 100,000 residents (32 incidents over a population of 17,342). That puts Goodlettsville 43% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 63% below the Tennessee statewide rate of 493.3.
That ranks Goodlettsville #1,932 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 49% of them, and #17 of 61 in Tennessee. Violent crime is up 45% year over year and down 61% over the last five years.
Goodlettsville, TN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Tennessee Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 184.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,932 of 3,771
- TN rank
- #17 of 61
- Safer than
- 49% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 45%
- 5-year change
- down 61%
- Population
- 17,342
- Reporting agency
- Goodlettsville Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Goodlettsville Police Department (FBI ORI TN0190400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Goodlettsville (red), Tennessee (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Goodlettsville 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 | 469.7(79) | 253.5(43) | 260.5(44) | 127.1(22) | 184.5(32) |
| Murder | 5.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.9(1) | 5.8(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 29.7(5) | 17.7(3) | 29.6(5) | 11.6(2) | 23.1(4) |
| Robbery | 83.2(14) | 59.0(10) | 41.4(7) | 17.3(3) | 28.8(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 350.8(59) | 176.9(30) | 183.5(31) | 92.4(16) | 132.6(23) |
| Property crime | 1884.9(317) | 1898.2(322) | 1521.4(257) | 906.9(157) | 1136.0(197) |
| Burglary | 154.6(26) | 206.3(35) | 106.6(18) | 138.6(24) | 201.8(35) |
| Larceny | 1438.9(242) | 1403.1(238) | 1107.0(187) | 554.5(96) | 720.8(125) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 279.5(47) | 288.9(49) | 307.8(52) | 207.9(36) | 213.4(37) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Goodlettsville, 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 Goodlettsville 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 Goodlettsville calculated?
- Goodlettsville'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 Goodlettsville 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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