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Greene County, TN Arrest Records

Greene County, TN is among the safest counties in the USA with 2.27 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Knox, Shelby, Blount, Sullivan, Hamilton counties in Tennessee.
Greene County, TN property crime rate is 14.79 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 567 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 5.19% compared to 2015.

Greene County, TN Crime Rate

Total arrests in Greene County in 2016 decreased by 1.26% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 161 to 156 while non-violent crime decreased by 0.98% from 1,025 to 1,015.

5 Crimes In Greene County, TN in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 567
Burglary 293
Motor vehicle theft 155
Aggravated assault 135
Robbery 15

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Greene County decreased by 3.11% from 2015 and decreased by 11.86% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 177 to 156. In 2016 violent crime rate in Greene County was 51.55% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.227%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Greene County decreased by 0.98% from 2015 and decreased by 23.34% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 1,324 to 1,015. In 2016 property crime rate in Greene County was 47.96% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.479%.

How Greene stands up against other counties

Greene vs. Robertson

You’ll be in more risk in Greene compared to Robertson county that had 76.7% lower crime rate compared to Greene county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.9675 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.7952 in Robertson county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 2.2590 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.2747 in Robertson county.

Greene vs. Hamblen

You’ll be in more risk in Greene compared to Hamblen county that had 47.73% lower crime rate compared to Greene county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.9675 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.5521 in Hamblen county.
Arson rates of 0.1603 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0784 in Hamblen county.

Names with the most arrests in Greene

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Greene, Tennessee, the most crimes, that's 82.41% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Greene County is 0.48% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 4.68 daily crimes that occur in Greene County.
  • Greene, TN is more violent than Robertson.
  • In Greene County you have a 1 in 59 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Greene, TN have decreased by 1.26%.

Greene Police Departments

Cities in Greene County

Names in Greene County