Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Paris, TN Crime Grade
How Paris 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
4/10
vs. Tennessee cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Paris, TN was 217.5 per 100,000 residents (23 incidents over a population of 10,575). That puts Paris 33% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 56% below the Tennessee statewide rate of 493.3.
That ranks Paris #2,176 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 42% of them, and #21 of 61 in Tennessee. Violent crime is up 33% year over year and down 40% over the last five years.
Paris, TN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Tennessee Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 217.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,176 of 3,771
- TN rank
- #21 of 61
- Safer than
- 42% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 33%
- 5-year change
- down 40%
- Population
- 10,575
- Reporting agency
- Paris Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Paris Police Department (FBI ORI TN0400100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Paris (red), Tennessee (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Paris 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 | 362.4(36) | 366.4(38) | 337.7(35) | 164.1(17) | 217.5(23) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 9.6(1) | 9.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 9.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 9.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 9.6(1) | 9.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 362.4(36) | 337.5(35) | 318.4(33) | 154.4(16) | 217.5(23) |
| Property crime | 2043.5(203) | 2642.0(274) | 1601.5(166) | 1737.5(180) | 1295.5(137) |
| Burglary | 271.8(27) | 356.8(37) | 193.0(20) | 164.1(17) | 104.0(11) |
| Larceny | 1661.0(165) | 2159.9(224) | 1283.2(133) | 1505.8(156) | 1153.7(122) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 100.7(10) | 125.3(13) | 115.8(12) | 57.9(6) | 28.4(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Paris, 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 Paris 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 Paris calculated?
- Paris'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 Paris 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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