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Safety · Tennessee

Safest Counties in Tennessee 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Tennessee

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Perry County, TN
91.6
2Pickett County, TN
86.8
3Van Buren County, TN
86.4
4Cannon County, TN
86.2
5Clay County, TN
79.4
6Claiborne County, TN
76.7
7Jackson County, TN
73.1
8Wayne County, TN
69.7
9Washington County, TN
69.4
10Stewart County, TN
68.3

All Tennessee Counties — Safety Rankings

95 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Perry County, TN
91.6
68.3
2Pickett County, TN
86.8
67.3
3Van Buren County, TN
86.4
69
4Cannon County, TN
86.2
63.5
5Clay County, TN
79.4
64.2
6Claiborne County, TN
76.7
64.5
7Jackson County, TN
73.1
53.2
8Wayne County, TN
69.7
61.4
9Washington County, TN
69.4
54.9
10Stewart County, TN
68.3
59.9
11Sumner County, TN
67.2
54.9
12Moore County, TN
66.9
65.9
13Williamson County, TN
64.3
60.7
14Morgan County, TN
64.2
62.1
15White County, TN
63.7
57.9
16Chester County, TN
61.3
61.2
17Unicoi County, TN
60.7
59.5
18Fayette County, TN
60.6
55.6
19Houston County, TN
59.9
59.6
20Bledsoe County, TN
56.5
60.4
21Grainger County, TN
55.4
60.6
22DeKalb County, TN
50.4
51.5
23Macon County, TN
48.6
50.3
24Carroll County, TN
48.1
53.8
25Sullivan County, TN
46.5
52.8
26Blount County, TN
46
53.4
27Loudon County, TN
45
54.4
28Johnson County, TN
43.9
61.5
29Lawrence County, TN
43.2
53.8
30Wilson County, TN
43.2
50.8
31Marion County, TN
41.1
50.5
32Cheatham County, TN
41
46.5
33Smith County, TN
41
50.5
34Rhea County, TN
40.7
50.1
35Scott County, TN
40.4
57.8
36Lewis County, TN
40.3
52.7
37Decatur County, TN
39.5
57.1
38Trousdale County, TN
39.4
52.1
39Jefferson County, TN
39.2
53.8
40Overton County, TN
39.1
53.2
41Tipton County, TN
39.1
46.7
42Marshall County, TN
39
49.5
43Union County, TN
37.1
54.6
44Campbell County, TN
36.9
50.9
45Crockett County, TN
36.6
48.9
46Humphreys County, TN
35.7
52.2
47Giles County, TN
35.4
50.7
48Roane County, TN
34.5
53
49Lincoln County, TN
33.6
55.5
50Robertson County, TN
33.4
43.5
51Lake County, TN
32.7
47.1
52Hancock County, TN
32.3
59.8
53Henderson County, TN
31.6
53.2
54Benton County, TN
31.3
54.1
55Fentress County, TN
30.8
56.4
56Dickson County, TN
30.7
48.2
57Henry County, TN
30.1
53.6
58Sequatchie County, TN
30.1
52
59Gibson County, TN
29.6
44.9
60Cumberland County, TN
28.7
51.2
61Bedford County, TN
25.5
40.8
62Weakley County, TN
25
51
63Franklin County, TN
24.7
47.6
64Monroe County, TN
23.9
51.9
65Polk County, TN
23.2
55.2
66Warren County, TN
23.2
50.6
67Greene County, TN
22.2
53.3
68McNairy County, TN
22
54.6
69Hardeman County, TN
21.9
40.7
70Hickman County, TN
20.8
45.5
71Rutherford County, TN
20.6
43.4
72Sevier County, TN
20.5
46.8
73Meigs County, TN
19.9
55.6
74Anderson County, TN
19.8
45.1
75Putnam County, TN
19.4
44
76Montgomery County, TN
17.4
37.4
77Maury County, TN
16.1
40.7
78Coffee County, TN
14.6
44
79Bradley County, TN
12.8
43.6
80Obion County, TN
11.8
45.2
81Grundy County, TN
11.6
47.5
82Knox County, TN
11.3
40.8
83Lauderdale County, TN
11.2
45.3
84Hardin County, TN
10.7
46.3
85Haywood County, TN
10.7
41.9
86Cocke County, TN
10.4
43.9
87Hamblen County, TN
9
46.5
88Madison County, TN
7.2
33.9
89McMinn County, TN
6.5
45.2
90Dyer County, TN
5.5
44.8
91Hamilton County, TN
3.8
35.7
92Davidson County, TN
1.8
31.6
93Hawkins County, TN
1.2
47.1
94Carter County, TN
1.1
44.7
95Shelby County, TN
0.9
22.3

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