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This article refers to crime in the state of Tennessee.
In 2010, 356 people were murdered in Tennessee.[1] In 2009 and 2010, Tennessee had the highest rate of violent gun crime of any US state.[2] In 2010, only Washington, D.C., had a higher rate of gun violence.[3] Tennessee came out highest in the nation in the rate at which its residents are victims of aggravated assaults with a firearm and fifth-worst in robberies.[4]
In 2008 there were 296,143 crimes reported in the state of Tennessee, including 408 murders.[5]
In 2006, the Memphis metropolitan area ranked number one in violent crimes for major cities around the U.S according to the FBI's annual crime rankings.[6] In 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Memphis metropolitan area ranked second most dangerous in the nation among cities with a population over 500,000. It also ranked as most dangerous in 2002.[7]
According to Morgan Quitno's 2010 Metropolitan Crime Rate Rankings [8] the Jackson metropolitan area had the 13th highest crime rate in the United States. Jackson is the primary city within the wider Jackson metropolitan area.
The [9] In 2006, it had been listed as the 18th most dangerous.[10]
In 2008, Tennessee had 375 State and local law enforcement agencies.[11] Those agencies employed a total of 25,697 staff.[12] Of the total staff, 15,976 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).[13]
In 2008, Tennessee had 256 police officers per 100,000 residents.[14]
Capital punishment is applied in this state.[15]
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