Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Memphis, TN Crime Grade
How Memphis 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Tennessee
10/10
vs. Tennessee cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Memphis, TN was 1849.1 per 100,000 residents (11,217 incidents over a population of 606,629). That puts Memphis Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 275% above the Tennessee statewide rate of 493.3.
That ranks Memphis #3,765 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 0% of them, and #61 of 61 in Tennessee. Violent crime is down 26% year over year and down 24% over the last five years.
Memphis, TN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Tennessee Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1849.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,765 of 3,771
- TN rank
- #61 of 61
- Safer than
- 0% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 26%
- 5-year change
- down 24%
- Population
- 606,629
- Reporting agency
- Memphis Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Memphis Police Department (FBI ORI TNMPD0000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Memphis (red), Tennessee (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Memphis 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 | 2437.3(15,829) | 2413.5(15,083) | 2615.8(16,115) | 2507.0(15,373) | 1849.1(11,217) |
| Murder | 47.3(307) | 40.5(253) | 57.0(351) | 40.9(251) | 31.2(189) |
| Rape | 65.6(426) | 67.4(421) | 76.5(471) | 73.1(448) | 54.9(333) |
| Robbery | 315.3(2,048) | 370.4(2,315) | 451.1(2,779) | 348.3(2,136) | 242.8(1,473) |
| Aggravated assault | 2009.1(13,048) | 1935.2(12,094) | 2031.3(12,514) | 2044.7(12,538) | 1520.2(9,222) |
| Property crime | 5338.6(34,671) | 7248.2(45,297) | 8676.6(53,453) | 6965.3(42,712) | 5027.8(30,500) |
| Burglary | 817.8(5,311) | 968.6(6,053) | 1111.7(6,849) | 917.0(5,623) | 715.1(4,338) |
| Larceny | 3698.4(24,019) | 4475.9(27,972) | 4950.6(30,499) | 4408.3(27,032) | 3356.1(20,359) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 765.7(4,973) | 1750.9(10,942) | 2551.0(15,716) | 1584.1(9,714) | 899.7(5,458) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Memphis, 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 Memphis 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 Memphis calculated?
- Memphis'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 Memphis 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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