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Chattanooga, TN Crime and Crime Rate

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The Chattanooga crime rate is much higher than the Tennessee average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #255

Chattanooga, TN	3,865.71
Tennessee	2,193.86
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Chattanooga, TN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chattanooga, TN	Count	27	106	348	1,218	2,089	7,862	1,017	14
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	15.5	60.8	199.5	698.2	1,197.5	4,506.8	583.0	8.0	3,551
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.7	28.4	110.9	453.2	712.2	2,156.0	192.4	NA	1,838
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Chattanooga, TN	Count	18	64	385	1,225	2,317	8,165	986	14
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	10.4	37.1	223.5	711.0	1,344.9	4,739.2	572.3	8.1	3,532
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.0	25.3	112.5	436.9	785.1	2,213.7	182.1	NA	1,845
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2011	Chattanooga, TN	Count	24	36	385	1,015	2,503	7,338	794	11
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	14.2	21.3	227.6	599.9	1,479.4	4,337.2	469.3	6.5	3,319
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.8	31.6	126.2	444.5	979.9	2,396.8	219.2	NA	2,078
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Chattanooga, TN	Count	18	78	512	949	2,691	7,350	825	7
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	10.4	45.2	296.9	550.3	1,560.4	4,261.9	478.4	4.1	3,463
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.6	33.7	131.8	442.2	1,012.2	2,411.9	233.8	NA	2,119
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Chattanooga, TN	Count	17	53	535	1,187	2,987	8,949	913	13
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	9.9	30.7	310.1	688.0	1,731.2	5,186.7	529.2	7.5	3,882
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.3	31.7	153.2	475.5	1,010.9	2,505.4	237.8	NA	2,224
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Chattanooga, TN	Count	20	63	511	1,281	2,843	8,937	1,084	16
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	11.7	36.7	297.8	746.5	1,656.7	5,207.7	631.7	9.3	3,998
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.6	33.2	173.8	508.9	1,046.0	2,687.3	309.3	NA	2,383
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Chattanooga, TN	Count	11	102	524	1,372	2,384	9,072	1,028	14
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	7.1	65.8	338.0	884.9	1,537.6	5,851.3	663.0	9.0	4,391
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.4	35.3	179.0	532.5	1,002.4	2,734.4	351.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Chattanooga, TN	Count	17	118	532	1,268	2,273	8,876	1,126	10
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	10.8	75.3	339.4	809.0	1,450.3	5,663.2	718.4	6.4	4,358
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.8	35.5	184.3	533.7	1,040.9	2,713.2	374.1	NA	2,475
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Chattanooga, TN	Count	23	116	442	1,173	2,190	9,365	1,051	23
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	14.7	74.1	282.5	749.6	1,399.5	5,984.8	671.7	14.7	4,297
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.2	36.4	167.3	541.9	1,026.9	2,828.1	420.6	NA	2,514
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Chattanooga, TN	38.00
Tennessee	32.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Chattanooga, TN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chattanooga, TN	Count	11	9	1	1	0	0
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	6.3	5.2	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	63
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	1.3	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.1	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Chattanooga, TN	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	1.7	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.2	0.1	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Chattanooga, TN	Count	20	8	6	2	1	3
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	11.7	4.7	3.5	1.2	0.6	1.7	116
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.9	2.8	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Chattanooga, TN	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Chattanooga, TN	Count	5	0	1	0	1	3
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.7	28
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Chattanooga, TN	Count	2	1	0	0	0	1
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	11
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Chattanooga, TN	Count	8	6	2	0	0	0
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	4.7	3.5	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	46
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.1	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Chattanooga, TN	Count	5	4	0	1	0	0
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	3.2	2.6	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	32
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.9	1.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Chattanooga, TN	Count	3	0	2	0	1	0
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	1.9	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.6	0.0	19
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Chattanooga, TN	2.74
Tennessee	3.29
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Chattanooga, TN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chattanooga, TN	Count	565	463	102
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	323.9	265.4	58.5	2.95
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	408.1	256.3	151.8	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Chattanooga, TN	Count	525	432	93
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	304.7	250.7	54.0	2.78
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	409.3	255.7	153.6	3.33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Chattanooga, TN	Count	549	470	79
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	320.0	274.0	46.1	2.97
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	407.5	254.3	153.2	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Chattanooga, TN	Count	472	370	102
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	279.0	218.7	60.3	2.49
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	402.9	251.5	151.4	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Chattanooga, TN	Count	509	406	103
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	295.1	235.4	59.7	2.65
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	404.8	252.6	152.2	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Chattanooga, TN	Count	511	432	79
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	296.2	250.4	45.8	2.73
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	252.5	151.2	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Chattanooga, TN	Count	605	431	174
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	352.5	251.1	101.4	3.02
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	250.1	153.6	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Chattanooga, TN	Count	615	421	194
	Chattanooga, TN	Per 100,000	396.7	271.5	125.1	3.34
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	401.6	249.5	152.1	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Chattanooga, TN	Count	600	429	171
2005	Chattanooga, TN	Count	605	433	172