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Crime rate in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (TN): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rates in Oak Ridge by Year

Type

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2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012
Murders
(per 100,000)		1
(3.6)		3
(10.9)		0
(0.0)		1
(3.6)		1
(3.6)		1
(3.6)		1
(3.6)		4
(14.4)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(3.6)		2
(6.8)		1
(3.4)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		8
(28.8)		7
(25.3)		17
(60.9)		18
(65.6)		12
(43.5)		11
(39.9)		17
(61.5)		9
(32.5)		11
(39.9)		16
(57.7)		8
(28.9)		15
(50.7)		8
(27.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		31
(111.5)		29
(105.0)		48
(172.0)		41
(149.4)		49
(177.4)		51
(184.9)		35
(126.6)		37
(133.7)		34
(123.5)		36
(129.9)		31
(111.8)		24
(81.1)		21
(71.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		76
(273.5)		70
(253.3)		100
(358.3)		103
(375.4)		109
(394.7)		106
(384.3)		95
(343.7)		96
(346.8)		78
(283.2)		68
(245.3)		93
(335.4)		96
(324.4)		51
(172.3)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		205
(737.6)		241
(872.2)		326
(1,168.2)		337
(1,228.3)		385
(1,394.2)		383
(1,388.4)		347
(1,255.2)		334
(1,206.6)		443
(1,608.6)		407
(1,468.4)		365
(1,316.4)		258
(871.8)		212
(716.4)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		1,200
(4,317.6)		1,138
(4,118.6)		1,298
(4,651.2)		1,211
(4,413.7)		1,358
(4,917.6)		1,350
(4,894.0)		1,159
(4,192.6)		1,009
(3,645.0)		979
(3,554.8)		894
(3,225.3)		825
(2,975.3)		868
(2,932.9)		752
(2,541.1)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		64
(230.3)		65
(235.2)		79
(283.1)		124
(451.9)		132
(478.0)		147
(532.9)		109
(394.3)		67
(242.0)		82
(297.7)		59
(212.9)		42
(151.5)		28
(94.6)		62
(209.5)
Arson
(per 100,000)		7
(25.2)		12
(43.4)		8
(28.7)		4
(14.6)		12
(43.5)		6
(21.8)		6
(21.7)		12
(43.3)		9
(32.7)		6
(21.6)		4
(14.4)		3
(10.1)		5
(16.9)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 301.1)334.9341.9428.8443.6469.9470.2417.5383.9374.8355.2328.4305.2234.3
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists there were 30 registered sex offenders living in Oak Ridge, Tennessee as of March 12, 2014.
The ratio of number of residents in Oak Ridge to the number of sex offenders is 925 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.


See how dangerous Oak Ridge, TN is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Oak Ridge:

234.3
Oliver Springs:

221.2
Lenoir City:

438.3
Clinton:

351.0
Harriman:

334.4
Kingston:

183.1
Loudon:

51.3
Lake City:

370.5
Wartburg:

208.5
Violent crime rate in 2012
Oak Ridge:

144.1
U.S. Average:

214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011
Oak Ridge:

247.5
U.S. Average:

214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010
Oak Ridge:

240.8
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Oak Ridge:

227.5
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Oak Ridge:

225.6
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Oak Ridge:

279.7
U.S. Average:

259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Oak Ridge:

281.8
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Oak Ridge:

307.6
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Oak Ridge:

312.3
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Oak Ridge:

310.9
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Oak Ridge:

302.4
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Oak Ridge:

209.7
U.S. Average:

276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Oak Ridge:

211.9
U.S. Average:

277.6

Property crime rate in 2012
Oak Ridge:

279.8
U.S. Average:

266.5

Property crime rate in 2011
Oak Ridge:

310.8
U.S. Average:

273.5

Property crime rate in 2010
Oak Ridge:

403.1
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Oak Ridge:

451.4
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Oak Ridge:

504.5
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Oak Ridge:

426.4
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Oak Ridge:

482.0
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Oak Ridge:

558.5
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Oak Ridge:

553.0
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Oak Ridge:

495.3
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Oak Ridge:

471.6
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Oak Ridge:

385.4
U.S. Average:

337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Oak Ridge:

369.0
U.S. Average:

331.5


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Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

Assaults per 100,000 population

Burglaries per 100,000 population

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City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population


Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 75 (61 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.06
Tennessee average:

2.54

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 75 (59 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.99
Tennessee average:

2.52

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 77 (61 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.20
Tennessee average:

2.53

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 76 (60 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.16
Tennessee average:

2.52

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 73 (57 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.07
Tennessee average:

2.50

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 67 (53 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.91
Tennessee average:

2.50

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 72 (60 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.19
Tennessee average:

2.48

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 70 (59 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.18
Tennessee average:

2.54

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 62 (51 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.89
Tennessee average:

2.64

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 67 (55 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.03
Tennessee average:

2.64


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Oak Ridge

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Zip codes: 37830.


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