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Butler, 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

Your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Butler is 1 in 297. This equates to a crime rate of 3.37 per 1,000 residents, making Butler one of the safest communities in Tennessee to live in. In fact, it is one of the safest communities in the entire nation, according to FBI crime statistics.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Butler has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Butler is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Butler 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 Butler.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Butler has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Butler's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Butler 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 Butler than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 297.

Butler Crime Data

total Crime Index

92

(100 is safest)


Safer than 92% of U.S. cities.

Butler Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

1

1

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

3.37

3.37

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
6.22
National Median: 4
    Butler
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Butler

1 in 161

in Tennessee

Butler Violent Crimes

Population: 297
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

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
3.37
23.02
National Median: 20
    Butler
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 297

in Butler

1 in 43

in Tennessee

Property Crimes

Population: 297
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

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

Butler Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
0
15
National Median: 27.0
    Butler
    Tennessee