Crime in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Oak Ridge's crime rate

There were 783 crimes reported in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 2,692 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Oak Ridge compare?

Oak Ridge has a higher overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Oak Ridge's overall crime rate is 17% lower than the overall crime rate in Tennessee. Statewide, there were 221,800 crimes reported in 2019, or 3,248 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Oak Ridge, property crimes account for about 86% of all offenses.

Property crime is more prevalent in Oak Ridge than it is nationwide. There were 671 property crimes in Oak Ridge in 2019, or 2,307 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Oak Ridge. There were 523 larcenies reported in Oak Ridge in 2019, or 1,798 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 97 break-ins reported in Oak Ridge in 2019, or 334 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Oak Ridge, meanwhile, there were 51 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 175 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Oak Ridge, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 14% share of all reported crime.

At 385 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Oak Ridge is about the same as the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Oak Ridge reported a total of 112 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Oak Ridge. There were 81 aggravated assaults reported in Oak Ridge in 2019, or 279 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is lower, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 9 robberies reported in Oak Ridge in 2019, a rate of 31 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 22 rapes reported in Oak Ridge in 2019, or 76 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge compared to other cities in Tennessee

Oak Ridge has a lower crime rate than the majority of all comparable cities in Tennessee. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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