Chattanooga Crime 2024
Chattanooga · 2024 · updated 2026-11-12
Chattanooga police open data lists 21,626 incidents for 2024, down 12.1% from 2023. That is about 11,293 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2024 data: 8,311). The most common crime types were other (33.8%), theft (19.1%), assault (15.3%). The busiest month was July (1,972) and the quietest November (1,608).
Crime types in 2024
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 7,299 | 33.8% | down 12.0% |
| Theft | 4,133 | 19.1% | down 10.6% |
| Assault | 3,301 | 15.3% | down 11.0% |
| Vandalism | 1,809 | 8.4% | down 11.2% |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,765 | 8.2% | down 20.1% |
| Auto theft | 1,139 | 5.3% | down 3.6% |
| Fraud | 1,050 | 4.9% | down 9.1% |
| Burglary | 629 | 2.9% | down 27.5% |
| Sexual assault | 297 | 1.4% | up 0.7% |
| Robbery | 185 | 0.9% | down 4.1% |
| Homicide | 19 | 0.1% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 1,742 |
| Feb | 1,763 |
| Mar | 1,927 |
| Apr | 1,969 |
| May | 1,842 |
| Jun | 1,816 |
| Jul | 1,972 |
| Aug | 1,954 |
| Sep | 1,765 |
| Oct | 1,635 |
| Nov | 1,608 |
| Dec | 1,633 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2024
- Avondale 664 incidents
- East Lake 509 incidents
- Martin Luther King 439 incidents
- Shepherd 402 incidents
- Glenwood 375 incidents
- Alton Park/ Piney Woods 346 incidents
- Northside/Cherokee 327 incidents
- Oak Grove 313 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Chattanooga in 2024?
21,626 incidents for 2024 in Chattanooga Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Chattanooga in 2024?
Reported incidents were down 12.1% from 2023.
Other years
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Source: Chattanooga Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.