McMinn
County & Athens
Issues
& Answers
Does Athens
Have a High Crime Rate?
The February 23rd, The DPA ran an editorial on the front page of the paper written by Chief of Police Couch. The editorial was in response to an ongoing discussion on a local forum in regards to an article on KnoxNews.com which suggested Athens had the one of the highest crime rates in Tennessee. Below are the facts.
|
City |
Population (2016) |
Property Crime Score |
Violent Crime Score |
|
Athens |
13,748 |
84.4 |
91.1 |
|
Chattanooga |
177,571 |
74.5 |
82.3 |
|
Cleveland |
44,271 |
63.9 |
77.3 |
|
Cookville |
32,622 |
65.3 |
35.0 |
|
Crossville |
11,455 |
89.7 |
91.0 |
|
Greenville |
15,061 |
64.4 |
48.7 |
|
Knoxville |
186,329 |
77.1 |
78.5 |
|
Lenoir City |
9,106 |
72.5 |
50.9 |
|
Louden |
5,750 |
29.1 |
11.4 |
|
TN |
6,651,000 |
47.7 |
45.0 |
|
U.S. |
323,100,000 |
31.1 |
38.1 |
The higher the score, the worse the crime rate Source: https://www.bestplaces.net/