Nashville Crime 2023
Nashville · 2023 · updated 2026-11-12
Nashville police open data lists 66,973 incidents for 2023, up 9.3% from 2022. That is about 9,500 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 55 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2023 data: 8,800). The most common crime types were assault (20.7%), theft (19.2%), other (18.9%). The busiest month was July (6,082) and the quietest February (4,678).
Crime types in 2023
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 13,842 | 20.7% | up 5.9% |
| Theft | 12,856 | 19.2% | up 10.4% |
| Other | 12,671 | 18.9% | up 4.6% |
| Burglary | 10,581 | 15.8% | up 12.3% |
| Vandalism | 6,379 | 9.5% | down 4.1% |
| Auto theft | 5,160 | 7.7% | up 70.0% |
| Fraud | 4,413 | 6.6% | up 6.5% |
| Robbery | 970 | 1.4% | down 10.0% |
| Bike theft | 83 | 0.1% | up 13.7% |
| Homicide | 12 | 0.0% | — |
| Sexual assault | 5 | 0.0% | — |
| Shooting | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 5,127 |
| Feb | 4,678 |
| Mar | 5,100 |
| Apr | 5,038 |
| May | 5,770 |
| Jun | 5,960 |
| Jul | 6,082 |
| Aug | 5,901 |
| Sep | 6,015 |
| Oct | 6,000 |
| Nov | 5,515 |
| Dec | 5,787 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Nashville in 2023?
66,973 incidents for 2023 in Metro Nashville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Nashville in 2023?
Reported incidents were up 9.3% from 2022.
Other years
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Source: Metro Nashville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.