Nashville Crime 2022
Nashville · 2022 · updated 2026-11-12
Nashville police open data lists 61,252 incidents for 2022, up 4.1% from 2021. That is about 8,689 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 52 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2022 data: 8,513). The most common crime types were assault (21.3%), other (19.8%), theft (19.0%). The busiest month was July (5,508) and the quietest February (4,552).
Crime types in 2022
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 13,069 | 21.3% | unchanged |
| Other | 12,110 | 19.8% | up 5.0% |
| Theft | 11,650 | 19.0% | down 0.4% |
| Burglary | 9,426 | 15.4% | up 15.3% |
| Vandalism | 6,651 | 10.9% | down 0.8% |
| Fraud | 4,142 | 6.8% | up 11.1% |
| Auto theft | 3,036 | 5.0% | up 4.2% |
| Robbery | 1,078 | 1.8% | up 19.0% |
| Bike theft | 73 | 0.1% | down 19.8% |
| Homicide | 15 | 0.0% | — |
| Sexual assault | 2 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 4,962 |
| Feb | 4,552 |
| Mar | 4,903 |
| Apr | 5,130 |
| May | 5,321 |
| Jun | 5,073 |
| Jul | 5,508 |
| Aug | 5,353 |
| Sep | 5,218 |
| Oct | 5,489 |
| Nov | 4,726 |
| Dec | 5,017 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Nashville in 2022?
61,252 incidents for 2022 in Metro Nashville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Nashville in 2022?
Reported incidents were up 4.1% from 2021.
Other years
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Source: Metro Nashville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.