Crime & Safety in Cleveland
Cleveland's crime data reads genuinely elevated relative to the rest of Tennessee, with two sources broadly agreeing in direction, alongside a real, disclosed recent improvement (2025 vs. 2024).
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Learn moreNeighborhoodScout's read: elevated relative to Tennessee specifically
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 28 per 1,000 residents (1-in-36 victimization odds) and a violent-crime rate of 4 per 1,000 (1-in-224 odds), describing Cleveland as higher-crime than 92% of Tennessee's own communities.
CrimeGrade's read: broadly consistent in direction
CrimeGrade separately cites a violent-crime rate of 4.237 per 1,000, placing Cleveland in the 27th percentile for violent-crime safety (less safe than 73% of comparison cities by its methodology) -- broadly consistent in direction with NeighborhoodScout's read rather than conflicting with it, unlike some markets in this dataset where the two sources genuinely diverge in framing.
A real, disclosed recent improvement
HomeSnacks separately noted the 2025 crime rate fell about 1% versus 2024 -- a modest, real, if not dramatic, year-over-year improvement worth disclosing alongside the still-elevated absolute level rather than omitting.
Check a specific address directly, and expect real block-level variance
As with any city, block-level variance is real. Per site policy, no specific area of Cleveland is named here as higher- or lower-crime -- check a specific address directly with both NeighborhoodScout and CrimeGrade before drawing a conclusion.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 28 per 1,000 (1-in-36 odds), describing Cleveland as higher-crime than 92% of Tennessee's own communities.
- CrimeGrade cites a violent-crime rate of 4.237 per 1,000 (27th percentile for safety) -- broadly consistent in direction with NeighborhoodScout's read.
- A 2026 tracker (HomeSnacks) noted the 2025 crime rate fell about 1% versus 2024 -- a real, modest recent improvement, disclosed alongside the still-elevated absolute level.
- No specific area of Cleveland is named here as higher- or lower-crime, per site policy.
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