Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Smyrna, TN Crime Grade
How Smyrna 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Tennessee
6/10
vs. Tennessee cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Smyrna, TN was 333.2 per 100,000 residents (207 incidents over a population of 62,133). That puts Smyrna Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 32% below the Tennessee statewide rate of 493.3.
That ranks Smyrna #2,777 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 26% of them, and #32 of 61 in Tennessee. Violent crime is up 21% year over year and down 8% over the last five years.
Smyrna, TN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Tennessee Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 333.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,777 of 3,771
- TN rank
- #32 of 61
- Safer than
- 26% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 21%
- 5-year change
- down 8%
- Population
- 62,133
- Reporting agency
- Smyrna Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Smyrna Police Department (FBI ORI TN0750200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Smyrna (red), Tennessee (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Smyrna 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 | 360.5(197) | 269.1(155) | 289.2(168) | 275.6(162) | 333.2(207) |
| Murder | 5.5(3) | 3.5(2) | 0.0(0) | 1.7(1) | 1.6(1) |
| Rape | 31.1(17) | 29.5(17) | 49.9(29) | 28.9(17) | 48.3(30) |
| Robbery | 51.2(28) | 20.8(12) | 31.0(18) | 34.0(20) | 27.4(17) |
| Aggravated assault | 272.7(149) | 215.3(124) | 208.3(121) | 210.9(124) | 255.9(159) |
| Property crime | 2060.6(1,126) | 1922.0(1,107) | 2363.3(1,373) | 2408.5(1,416) | 1873.4(1,164) |
| Burglary | 166.5(91) | 121.5(70) | 179.0(104) | 163.3(96) | 136.8(85) |
| Larceny | 1636.0(894) | 1557.4(897) | 1771.2(1,029) | 1886.3(1,109) | 1529.0(950) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 250.7(137) | 237.9(137) | 404.5(235) | 355.5(209) | 198.0(123) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Smyrna, 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 Smyrna 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 Smyrna calculated?
- Smyrna'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 Smyrna 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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