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Knox County, TN Arrest Records

Knox County, TN is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.53 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Shelby, Sullivan, Hamilton, Rutherford, Washington counties in Tennessee.
Knox County, TN property crime rate is 9.47 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 2,962 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 26.57% compared to 2015.

Knox County, TN Crime Rate

Total arrests in Knox County in 2016 decreased by 18.81% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 619 to 698 while non-violent crime decreased by 22.32% from 5,559 to 4,318.

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

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 2,962
Burglary 954
Aggravated assault 588
Motor vehicle theft 402
Robbery 72

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Knox County increased by 12.76% from 2015 and increased by 11.68% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 625 to 698. In 2016 violent crime rate in Knox County was 67.39% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.153%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Knox County decreased by 22.32% from 2015 and decreased by 25.27% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 5,778 to 4,318. In 2016 property crime rate in Knox County was 66.7% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.947%.

How Knox stands up against other counties

Knox vs. Hamilton

You’ll be in more risk in Knox compared to Hamilton county that had 50.28% lower crime rate compared to Knox county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0175 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0056 in Hamilton county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.8813 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.4640 in Hamilton county.

Knox vs. Rutherford

You’ll be in more risk in Knox compared to Rutherford county that had 70.18% lower crime rate compared to Knox county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0175 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Rutherford county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.8813 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.2011 in Rutherford county.

Names with the most arrests in Knox

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Knox, Tennessee, the most crimes, that's 37.52% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Knox County is 0.67% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 3.01 daily crimes that occur in Knox County.
  • Knox, TN is more violent than Hamilton.
  • In Knox County you have a 1 in 91 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Knox, TN have decreased by 18.81%.

Knox Police Departments

Cities in Knox County

Names in Knox County