Memphis' crime rate by year

How Memphis ranks among U.S. cities of 100,000 or more

• In 2025, Memphis had the 3rd highest murder rate of 313 cities, 31.0 per 100,000 people. See every city
• In 2025, Memphis had the highest violent crime rate of 313 cities, 1,853 per 100,000 people. See every city

Among the cities whose police reported a full year to the FBI. 1st is the highest.

Is murder down in Memphis?

• From 2024 to 2025, Memphis's murder rate fell 24.3% (U.S.: fell 16.5%), 29th of 79 big cities from the biggest fall. See every big city
• From 2019 to 2025, Memphis's murder rate rose 2.8% (U.S.: fell 17%), 55th of 70 big cities from the biggest fall. See every big city

Rent, home values and income in Memphis

Medians from the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, next to Tennessee and the U.S., and Memphis's rank among the 332 U.S. cities of 100,000 people or more (1st is the highest).

Rent includes utilities; home value is what owners estimate their homes would sell for. Five-year figures trail the latest prices, and each city's has a margin of error (±).

Violent crime rate in Memphis and the U.S., each year

Murder rate in Memphis and the U.S., each year

Property crime, car theft, burglary and robbery

Per 100,000 people, in the FBI's newest year, next to the U.S. rate and Memphis's rank among the big cities (1st is the highest).

Property crime rate in Memphis and the U.S., each year

Car theft rate in Memphis and the U.S., each year

Burglary rate in Memphis and the U.S., each year

Robbery rate in Memphis and the U.S., each year

Violent crime and murder each year

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI, newest first.

Property crime, car theft, burglary and robbery each year

Crimes per 100,000 people in Memphis, with the U.S. rate after each, newest first.

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Source and notes

FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (Public domain (U.S. government work); source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program).

Rent, home value and income: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.)

These are the crimes the Memphis police reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program, per 100,000 people the department serves. Violent crime is murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; murder includes nonnegligent manslaughter. Property crime is burglary, theft and car theft. A year counts only when the department reported violent crimes in all 12 months, and not when its rate is far out of line with the years either side (under a quarter, or over 1.75 times, of both), which means it sent only part of its reports or some twice. In 2021 the FBI took only reports from its newer system (NIBRS), and many departments hadn't switched yet, so that year is often missing or less certain. NIBRS counts every crime in an incident, not just the most serious, so a jump or drop when a department switched can come from the change in counting rather than in crime. The FBI widened its definition of rape in 2013. A city's rate depends on where its borders fall, so compare cities with care. The U.S. rates count only the agencies that reported, so they differ a little from the FBI's national estimates.