Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Springfield, TN Crime Grade
How Springfield 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Tennessee
7/10
vs. Tennessee cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Springfield, TN was 412.8 per 100,000 residents (83 incidents over a population of 20,109). That puts Springfield 27% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 16% below the Tennessee statewide rate of 493.3.
That ranks Springfield #3,066 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 19% of them, and #42 of 61 in Tennessee. Violent crime is roughly flat year over year and down 20% over the last five years.
Springfield, TN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Tennessee Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 412.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,066 of 3,771
- TN rank
- #42 of 61
- Safer than
- 19% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- roughly flat
- 5-year change
- down 20%
- Population
- 20,109
- Reporting agency
- Springfield Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Springfield Police Department (FBI ORI TN0740100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Springfield (red), Tennessee (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Springfield 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 | 518.0(90) | 501.8(97) | 473.4(92) | 415.6(82) | 412.8(83) |
| Murder | 28.8(5) | 5.2(1) | 5.1(1) | 25.3(5) | 5.0(1) |
| Rape | 23.0(4) | 20.7(4) | 10.3(2) | 10.1(2) | 19.9(4) |
| Robbery | 11.5(2) | 15.5(3) | 5.1(1) | 15.2(3) | 9.9(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 454.7(79) | 460.4(89) | 452.8(88) | 364.9(72) | 377.9(76) |
| Property crime | 1450.4(252) | 1210.6(234) | 1255.5(244) | 932.6(184) | 964.7(194) |
| Burglary | 126.6(22) | 77.6(15) | 66.9(13) | 45.6(9) | 39.8(8) |
| Larceny | 1122.4(195) | 957.1(185) | 1029.1(200) | 770.4(152) | 775.8(156) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 201.5(35) | 175.9(34) | 159.5(31) | 116.6(23) | 149.2(30) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Springfield, 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 Springfield 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 Springfield calculated?
- Springfield'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 Springfield 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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