Nashville Crime 2021
Nashville · 2021 · updated 2026-11-12
Nashville police open data lists 58,827 incidents for 2021, down 5.5% from 2020. That is about 8,345 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 42 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2021 data: 8,134). The most common crime types were assault (22.2%), theft (19.9%), other (19.6%). The busiest month was July (5,600) and the quietest February (3,935).
Crime types in 2021
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 13,064 | 22.2% | up 4.5% |
| Theft | 11,698 | 19.9% | down 7.9% |
| Other | 11,533 | 19.6% | down 2.8% |
| Burglary | 8,173 | 13.9% | down 18.8% |
| Vandalism | 6,704 | 11.4% | down 2.6% |
| Fraud | 3,728 | 6.3% | down 12.8% |
| Auto theft | 2,915 | 5.0% | down 3.0% |
| Robbery | 906 | 1.5% | up 7.9% |
| Bike theft | 91 | 0.2% | up 2.2% |
| Homicide | 14 | 0.0% | — |
| Sexual assault | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 4,641 |
| Feb | 3,935 |
| Mar | 4,238 |
| Apr | 4,354 |
| May | 5,105 |
| Jun | 5,144 |
| Jul | 5,600 |
| Aug | 5,352 |
| Sep | 5,377 |
| Oct | 5,201 |
| Nov | 4,906 |
| Dec | 4,974 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Nashville in 2021?
58,827 incidents for 2021 in Metro Nashville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Nashville in 2021?
Reported incidents were down 5.5% from 2020.
Other years
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Source: Metro Nashville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.