Chattanooga Crime 2021
Chattanooga · 2021 · updated 2026-11-12
Chattanooga police open data lists 26,010 incidents for 2021, up 1.6% from 2020. That is about 13,583 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 42 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2021 data: 8,134). The most common crime types were other (29.9%), theft (17.7%), assault (15.4%). The busiest month was July (2,277) and the quietest November (1,940).
Crime types in 2021
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 7,764 | 29.9% | up 15.7% |
| Theft | 4,615 | 17.7% | down 8.5% |
| Assault | 4,007 | 15.4% | up 7.3% |
| Theft from vehicle | 3,289 | 12.6% | up 2.9% |
| Vandalism | 2,219 | 8.5% | down 7.4% |
| Auto theft | 1,383 | 5.3% | down 19.2% |
| Fraud | 1,123 | 4.3% | down 6.3% |
| Burglary | 1,037 | 4.0% | up 2.8% |
| Sexual assault | 351 | 1.3% | up 11.8% |
| Robbery | 194 | 0.7% | down 28.4% |
| Homicide | 28 | 0.1% | unchanged |
Month by month
| Jan | 2,258 |
| Feb | 2,098 |
| Mar | 2,178 |
| Apr | 2,094 |
| May | 2,264 |
| Jun | 2,177 |
| Jul | 2,277 |
| Aug | 2,258 |
| Sep | 2,129 |
| Oct | 2,137 |
| Nov | 1,940 |
| Dec | 2,200 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2021
- Avondale 804 incidents
- East Lake 649 incidents
- Shepherd 454 incidents
- Glenwood 416 incidents
- Ridgedale 379 incidents
- Oak Grove 373 incidents
- Alton Park/ Piney Woods 365 incidents
- Martin Luther King 363 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Chattanooga in 2021?
26,010 incidents for 2021 in Chattanooga Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Chattanooga in 2021?
Reported incidents were up 1.6% from 2020.
Other years
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Source: Chattanooga Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.