Chattanooga Crime 2025
Chattanooga · 2025 · updated 2026-11-12
Chattanooga police open data lists 20,245 incidents for 2025, down 6.4% from 2024. That is about 10,572 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data: 7,859). The most common crime types were other (36.2%), theft (18.5%), assault (16.6%). The busiest month was August (1,797) and the quietest December (1,563).
Crime types in 2025
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 7,335 | 36.2% | up 0.5% |
| Theft | 3,747 | 18.5% | down 9.3% |
| Assault | 3,355 | 16.6% | up 1.6% |
| Vandalism | 1,525 | 7.5% | down 15.7% |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,465 | 7.2% | down 17.0% |
| Fraud | 1,045 | 5.2% | down 0.5% |
| Auto theft | 747 | 3.7% | down 34.4% |
| Burglary | 595 | 2.9% | down 5.4% |
| Sexual assault | 285 | 1.4% | down 4.0% |
| Robbery | 134 | 0.7% | down 27.6% |
| Homicide | 12 | 0.1% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 1,660 |
| Feb | 1,577 |
| Mar | 1,703 |
| Apr | 1,615 |
| May | 1,661 |
| Jun | 1,781 |
| Jul | 1,751 |
| Aug | 1,797 |
| Sep | 1,720 |
| Oct | 1,762 |
| Nov | 1,655 |
| Dec | 1,563 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2025
- Avondale 380 incidents
- East Lake 232 incidents
- Martin Luther King 229 incidents
- Shepherd 205 incidents
- Alton Park/ Piney Woods 200 incidents
- Glenwood 178 incidents
- Northside/Cherokee 169 incidents
- Oak Grove 163 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Chattanooga in 2025?
20,245 incidents for 2025 in Chattanooga Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Chattanooga in 2025?
Reported incidents were down 6.4% from 2024.
Other years
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Source: Chattanooga Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.