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The Athens crime rate is much higher than the Tennessee average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #259

Athens, TN	4,356.71
Tennessee	2,193.86
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Athens, TN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Athens, TN	Count	1	4	31	121	179	722	49	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	7.3	29.3	227.3	887.1	1,312.3	5,293.3	359.2	14.7	3,644
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.7	28.4	110.9	453.2	712.2	2,156.0	192.4	NA	1,838
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Athens, TN	Count	0	13	20	128	215	840	50	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	96.3	148.1	947.9	1,592.1	6,220.4	370.3	14.8	4,188
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.0	25.3	112.5	436.9	785.1	2,213.7	182.1	NA	1,845
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Athens, TN	Count	0	9	31	130	232	895	51	3
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	66.0	227.4	953.6	1,701.9	6,565.4	374.1	22.0	4,305
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.0	31.5	126.5	479.6	870.2	2,300.1	201.0	NA	2,028
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Athens, TN	Count	1	6	32	138	185	796	40	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	7.4	44.2	235.7	1,016.3	1,362.4	5,862.0	294.6	14.7	3,996
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.8	31.6	126.2	444.5	979.9	2,396.8	219.2	NA	2,078
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Athens, TN	Count	0	8	28	149	208	799	45	1
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	55.7	195.1	1,038.2	1,449.3	5,567.2	313.5	7.0	3,883
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.6	33.7	131.8	442.2	1,012.2	2,411.9	233.8	NA	2,119
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Athens, TN	Count	2	14	25	190	249	814	55	5
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	13.9	97.3	173.8	1,320.5	1,730.6	5,657.5	382.3	34.8	4,749
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.3	31.7	153.2	475.5	1,010.9	2,505.4	237.8	NA	2,224
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Athens, TN	Count	0	5	34	155	282	914	43	7
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	35.1	238.8	1,088.7	1,980.8	6,419.9	302.0	49.2	4,371
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.6	33.2	173.8	508.9	1,046.0	2,687.3	309.3	NA	2,383
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Athens, TN	Count	2	10	29	161	280	880	85	4
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	14.1	70.5	204.5	1,135.2	1,974.2	6,204.6	599.3	28.2	4,845
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.4	35.3	179.0	532.5	1,002.4	2,734.4	351.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Athens, TN	Count	0	6	20	158	262	891	97	1
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	42.7	142.3	1,124.2	1,864.1	6,339.4	690.1	7.1	4,413
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.8	35.5	184.3	533.7	1,040.9	2,713.2	374.1	NA	2,475
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Athens, TN	Count	1	12	23	176	282	1,016	72	8
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	7.2	86.6	165.9	1,269.6	2,034.2	7,328.9	519.4	57.7	5,171
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.2	36.4	167.3	541.9	1,026.9	2,828.1	420.6	NA	2,514
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Athens, TN	8.11
Tennessee	32.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Athens, TN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Athens, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	1.3	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.1	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Athens, TN	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	7.4	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	74
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.2	0.1	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Athens, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.9	2.8	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Athens, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Athens, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Athens, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Athens, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.1	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Athens, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.9	1.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Athens, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Athens, TN	2.03
Tennessee	3.29
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Athens, TN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Athens, TN	Count	30	27	3
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	219.9	197.9	22.0	2.09
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	408.1	256.3	151.8	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Athens, TN	Count	32	30	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	237.0	222.2	14.8	2.30
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	409.3	255.7	153.6	3.33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Athens, TN	Count	33	31	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	242.1	227.4	14.7	2.35
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	407.5	254.3	153.2	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Athens, TN	Count	31	30	1
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	228.3	220.9	7.4	2.25
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	402.9	251.5	151.4	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Athens, TN	Count	31	29	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	216.0	202.1	13.9	2.09
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	404.8	252.6	152.2	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Athens, TN	Count	31	29	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	215.5	201.6	13.9	2.09
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	252.5	151.2	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Athens, TN	Count	31	29	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	217.7	203.7	14.0	2.11
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	250.1	153.6	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Athens, TN	Count	29	27	2
	Athens, TN	Per 100,000	204.5	190.4	14.1	1.97
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	401.6	249.5	152.1	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Athens, TN	Count	33	31	2
2005	Athens, TN	Count	28	26	2