Nashville Crime 2026
Nashville · 2026 YTD (through Oct) · updated 2026-11-12
Nashville police open data lists 45,441 incidents for 2026 YTD (through Oct). The most recent months are still being updated by the source as late reports come in. The most common crime types were assault (25.7%), other (23.1%), theft (18.8%).
Crime types in 2026
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 11,697 | 25.7% | — |
| Other | 10,497 | 23.1% | — |
| Theft | 8,533 | 18.8% | — |
| Burglary | 4,841 | 10.7% | — |
| Vandalism | 3,823 | 8.4% | — |
| Fraud | 3,336 | 7.3% | — |
| Auto theft | 2,177 | 4.8% | — |
| Robbery | 484 | 1.1% | — |
| Bike theft | 38 | 0.1% | — |
| Shooting | 9 | 0.0% | — |
| Homicide | 5 | 0.0% | — |
| Sexual assault | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Totals use complete months through October. Sources publish no month split by category, so category counts are the 2026 source-to-date mix scaled to that total.
Month by month
| Jan | 4,311 |
| Feb | 4,072 |
| Mar | 4,562 |
| Apr | 4,465 |
| May | 4,717 |
| Jun | 4,821 |
| Jul | 5,007 |
| Aug | 4,817 |
| Sep | 4,461 |
| Oct | 4,208 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Nashville in 2026?
45,441 incidents for 2026 YTD (through Oct) in Metro Nashville Police Department open data.
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Source: Metro Nashville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.