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Greenbrier, TN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Greenbrier has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Greenbrier is 1 in 94. How does Greenbrier fare compared to other communities in Tennessee of all population sizes? Greenbrier's crime rate is lower than approximately 51% of Tennessee communities.

How does the crime rate in Greenbrier compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Greenbrier with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Greenbrier's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Greenbrier does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Greenbrier.

For Greenbrier, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Greenbrier is one in 183.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the town, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Greenbrier experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Greenbrier is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Greenbrier than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 194.

Greenbrier Crime Data

total Crime Index

46

(100 is safest)


Safer than 46% of U.S. cities.

Greenbrier Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

38

36

74

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

5.45

5.16

10.61

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
5.45
6.22
National Median: 4
    Greenbrier
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 183

in Greenbrier

1 in 161

in Tennessee

Greenbrier Violent Crimes

Population: 6,972
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 3 1 33
Rate per 1,000 0.14 0.43 0.14 4.73

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
5.16
23.02
National Median: 20
    Greenbrier
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 194

in Greenbrier

1 in 43

in Tennessee

Property Crimes

Population: 6,972
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 16 7
Rate per 1,000 1.86 2.29 1.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Greenbrier Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
11
15
National Median: 27.0
    Greenbrier
    Tennessee