Nashville Crime 2020
Nashville · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
Nashville police open data lists 62,238 incidents for 2020, down 2.6% from 2019. That is about 8,829 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were theft (20.4%), assault (20.1%), other (19.1%). The busiest month was August (5,877) and the quietest April (4,609).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 12,702 | 20.4% | down 4.3% |
| Assault | 12,506 | 20.1% | down 3.8% |
| Other | 11,863 | 19.1% | down 10.1% |
| Burglary | 10,064 | 16.2% | up 8.5% |
| Vandalism | 6,881 | 11.1% | up 7.4% |
| Fraud | 4,276 | 6.9% | down 10.2% |
| Auto theft | 3,004 | 4.8% | up 8.6% |
| Robbery | 840 | 1.3% | down 24.5% |
| Bike theft | 89 | 0.1% | up 71.2% |
| Homicide | 12 | 0.0% | — |
| Sexual assault | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 5,413 |
| Feb | 4,947 |
| Mar | 4,947 |
| Apr | 4,609 |
| May | 5,022 |
| Jun | 5,024 |
| Jul | 5,715 |
| Aug | 5,877 |
| Sep | 5,273 |
| Oct | 5,550 |
| Nov | 5,068 |
| Dec | 4,793 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Nashville in 2020?
62,238 incidents for 2020 in Metro Nashville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Nashville in 2020?
Reported incidents were down 2.6% from 2019.
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Source: Metro Nashville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.