Crime in Rockwood, Tennessee

Rockwood's crime rate

There were 329 crimes reported in Rockwood, Tennessee in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 6,049 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Rockwood compare?

Rockwood has one of the highest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Rockwood's overall crime rate is 86% higher 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 Rockwood, however, property crimes account for about 91% of all offenses.

Property crime is much more prevalent in Rockwood than it is nationwide. There were 298 property crimes in Rockwood in 2019, or 5,479 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 Rockwood. There were 246 larcenies reported in Rockwood in 2019, or 4,523 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 23 break-ins reported in Rockwood in 2019, or 423 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 Rockwood, meanwhile, there were 29 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 533 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 Rockwood, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 9% share of all reported crime.

At 570 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Rockwood is well above the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Rockwood reported a total of 31 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 Rockwood. There were 28 aggravated assaults reported in Rockwood in 2019, or 515 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far 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 2 robberies reported in Rockwood in 2019, a rate of 37 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 139,815 reported rapes nationwide in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Rockwood in 2019, none were reported.

Murder

There was one homicide reported in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Rockwood is 18.4 for every 100,000 people, more than triple the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.

Rockwood compared to other cities in Tennessee

Rockwood has a higher crime rate than the vast 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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