Healthcare & Safety in Bartlett
Bartlett has in-city hospital access via Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett, backed by Memphis's much larger hospital network nearby, but crime data sends a genuinely mixed signal depending on the source and framing used.
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Learn moreIn-city hospital access, with real gaps in the confirmed detail
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett is rated 'high performing' in 2 adult procedures and conditions per U.S. News (retrieved 2026-08-22). A specific bed count and trauma-center level for this facility were NOT confirmed this session -- disclosed as a genuine gap rather than an assumed figure. Baptist also operates urgent-care and minor-medical facilities within Bartlett city limits (not full emergency departments), and residents sit a short drive from Memphis's much larger hospital network, including the 927-bed Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, for higher-acuity care.
Crime data genuinely disagrees on how to characterize Bartlett's safety
NeighborhoodScout describes Bartlett's overall crime rate (15 per 1,000, a 1-in-67 chance of victimization) as 'considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America,' while in the same breath noting Bartlett is actually SAFER than most comparably-sized U.S. cities. A separate CrimeGrade-derived figure gives Bartlett a B+ overall grade for 2026, and FBI-derived data puts Bartlett's total crime rate 27.64% BELOW the national rate (1,533.5 vs. 2,119.2 per 100,000) (all retrieved 2026-08-22). These framings genuinely differ and are disclosed rather than resolved to one read.
Key takeaways
- Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett is rated high-performing in 2 adult procedures per U.S. News; its bed count and trauma level were not confirmed this session -- a genuine, disclosed gap.
- Memphis's much larger hospital network (e.g. the 927-bed Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis) is a short drive from Bartlett for higher-acuity care.
- NeighborhoodScout frames Bartlett's overall crime rate as 'considerably higher than the national average' while also noting it's safer than most similarly-sized cities; CrimeGrade's B+ grade and FBI data (27.64% below the national rate) read more favorably -- both framings are disclosed rather than resolved to one number.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime and hospital-access data directly before relocating, given how differently sources frame Bartlett's overall risk.
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