Chattanooga Crime 2022
Chattanooga · 2022 · updated 2026-11-12
Chattanooga police open data lists 25,235 incidents for 2022, down 3.0% from 2021. That is about 13,178 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 52 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2022 data: 8,513). The most common crime types were other (30.8%), theft (18.9%), assault (15.5%). The busiest month was August (2,241) and the quietest December (1,852).
Crime types in 2022
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 7,778 | 30.8% | up 0.2% |
| Theft | 4,777 | 18.9% | up 3.5% |
| Assault | 3,915 | 15.5% | down 2.3% |
| Theft from vehicle | 2,752 | 10.9% | down 16.3% |
| Vandalism | 2,057 | 8.2% | down 7.3% |
| Fraud | 1,229 | 4.9% | up 9.4% |
| Auto theft | 1,191 | 4.7% | down 13.9% |
| Burglary | 951 | 3.8% | down 8.3% |
| Sexual assault | 347 | 1.4% | down 1.1% |
| Robbery | 218 | 0.9% | up 12.4% |
| Homicide | 20 | 0.1% | down 28.6% |
Month by month
| Jan | 2,081 |
| Feb | 1,989 |
| Mar | 2,185 |
| Apr | 2,172 |
| May | 2,237 |
| Jun | 2,146 |
| Jul | 2,166 |
| Aug | 2,241 |
| Sep | 2,133 |
| Oct | 2,103 |
| Nov | 1,930 |
| Dec | 1,852 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2022
- Avondale 808 incidents
- East Lake 735 incidents
- Martin Luther King 460 incidents
- Shepherd 443 incidents
- Glenwood 435 incidents
- Ridgedale 370 incidents
- Oak Grove 356 incidents
- Northside/Cherokee 350 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Chattanooga in 2022?
25,235 incidents for 2022 in Chattanooga Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Chattanooga in 2022?
Reported incidents were down 3.0% from 2021.
Other years
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Source: Chattanooga Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.