This page presents maps based on data drawn from Metro Nashville Police Incident Reports. Each observation is an incident for which officers are required to submit a report. The data span from 2016 to the present, are updated in real time, and contain information about the location, time, and nature of the offense, as well as information about the victims (but not perpetrators). Some offenses are not reported, due to considerations regarding victim privacy or national security. Thus rape is not reported. Other police activities, such as responding to traffic accidents, are reported in other datasets.

Demographic data used here are drawn from the United States Bureau of the Census block group level American Community Survey 5-year data files.

1 Monthly changes in frequency for four major violent crimes

The radar chart below shows the relative frequency of four types of violent crime across the 12 months of the year. Data are used for the complete years of 2017 to 2022. Values for each type range from 0% (the lowest month) to 100% (the highest month). Robbery appears to be more frequent in the autumn and early winter, while the more impulsive crimes of aggravated assault and kidnaping have higher prevalence in the summer. Homicide has a single sharp peak in June.

Monthly changes in frequency for four major violent crimes

2 Diurnal changes in frequency for four major violent crimes

The radar chart below shows the relative frequency of four types of violent crime across the 24 hours of the day. Data are used for the complete years of 2017 to 2022. Values for each type range from 0% (the lowest hour) to 100% (the highest hour). All crimes appear to have very low incidence between 1AM to 1PM. Robbery has a distinctive peak in frequency at 9PM.

Diurnal changes in frequency for four major violent crimes

3 Violent crime incidents

Violent crime includes homicide, assault (both aggravated and simple), kidnaping, and robbery. The heaviest concentration is in the downtown core, which contains tall office buildings and the entertainment district. The area is heavily frequented by tourists and feels high-spirited but safe. The high number of incidents is due both to the volume of people passing through, and to the very strong police presence, which leads to a high number of apprehensions.

The right panel presents information on a feature of Davidson County which may or may not provide information relevant to violent crime. This map shows the diversity of land uses at the block group level, measured using the Shannon Index, with data drawn from a parcel-level shapefile. The higher the value, the more mixed-use the block group. Areas of low diversity are primarily covered by single-family homes; those of highest diversity contain a variety of non-residential activities.

Violent crime incidents and land use diversity

4 Harassment incidents

Harassment includes stalking, harassment, intimidation (through spoken and written threats), and extortion. Areas of high incidence are similar to those seen with violent crime: strongest in the downtown core, extending north in an area centered on Dickerson Pike; stretching to the southeast, centered on I-24; with a few hot spots to the north and east, as far out as Madison and Hermitage.

The right panel presents a map of Davidson County, at the block group level, which may or may not provide information relevant to harassment. This map shows percent of households that speak only limited English. The two block groups marked in dark gray are the Nashville airport and Radnor Railroad Yards, locations without a resident population. The foreign-born population of Davidson County is very diverse, with only a subset not fully fluent in English. These come from throughout the world, but are primarily from Latin America and the Middle East.

Harassment incidents and percent limited english households

5 Theft incidents

Theft includes all forms of non-violent theft, such as burglary and fraud. The distribution is relatively concentrated around the downtown core, but the overall pattern is similar to the previous crime heatmaps.

The right panel presents a map of Davidson County, at the block group level. This map shows the median age of the population. The two block groups marked in dark gray are the Nashville airport and Radnor Railroad Yards, locations without a resident population. It appears that areas with a younger median age experience a higher rate of theft.

Theft incidents and median age

6 Vandalism incidents

Vandalism includes all kinds of intentional property damage, from grafitti to arson. Areas of high incidence are similar to those seen on the previous heatmaps.

The right panel presents a map of Davidson County, at the block group level, which may or may not provide information relevant to vandalism. This map shows the median age of housing units, which comes from the American Community Survey.

Vandalism incidents and median age of housing unit

7 Antisocial incidents

Antisocial incidents are all those where the stated “victim” is “society”. These range from drug and alcohol violations, to prostitution and pornography, to weapons violations. Areas of high incidence are similar to those seen on the previous heatmaps, though more dispersed from the downtown core.

The right panel presents a map of Davidson County, at the block group level, which may provide information relevant to antisocial incidents. This map shows socio-economic status, which is constructed as the first principal component of three variables: median household income, relative educational attainment, and percent of households consisting of married couple families. Resident populations with high values for these characteristics would be more successfully integrated into the traditional American social fabric. Overall it appears that block groups with lower socio-economic status have higher levels of antisocial incidents.

Antisocial incidents and socio-economic status

8 Location for four major violent crimes

The table below provides some insight into the types of location each of the major violent crimes occurs. The columns at the right report the percent of the combined four crimes at each location that are domestic-related and that have female victims.The table can be filtered by using the search boxes, and it can be sorted by any field.