Chattanooga Crime 2023
Chattanooga · 2023 · updated 2026-11-12
Chattanooga police open data lists 24,597 incidents for 2023, down 2.5% from 2022. That is about 12,845 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 55 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2023 data: 8,800). The most common crime types were other (33.7%), theft (18.8%), assault (15.1%). The busiest month was August (2,250) and the quietest February (1,807).
Crime types in 2023
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 8,298 | 33.7% | up 6.7% |
| Theft | 4,621 | 18.8% | down 3.3% |
| Assault | 3,708 | 15.1% | down 5.3% |
| Theft from vehicle | 2,210 | 9.0% | down 19.7% |
| Vandalism | 2,038 | 8.3% | down 0.9% |
| Auto theft | 1,182 | 4.8% | down 0.8% |
| Fraud | 1,155 | 4.7% | down 6.0% |
| Burglary | 868 | 3.5% | down 8.7% |
| Sexual assault | 295 | 1.2% | down 15.0% |
| Robbery | 193 | 0.8% | down 11.5% |
| Homicide | 29 | 0.1% | up 45.0% |
Month by month
| Jan | 1,955 |
| Feb | 1,807 |
| Mar | 1,965 |
| Apr | 2,059 |
| May | 2,078 |
| Jun | 2,101 |
| Jul | 2,092 |
| Aug | 2,250 |
| Sep | 2,238 |
| Oct | 2,237 |
| Nov | 1,924 |
| Dec | 1,891 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2023
- Avondale 744 incidents
- East Lake 577 incidents
- Shepherd 475 incidents
- Martin Luther King 452 incidents
- Glenwood 439 incidents
- Northside/Cherokee 408 incidents
- Oak Grove 402 incidents
- Ridgedale 394 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Chattanooga in 2023?
24,597 incidents for 2023 in Chattanooga Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Chattanooga in 2023?
Reported incidents were down 2.5% from 2022.
Other years
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Source: Chattanooga Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.