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Butler, TN crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 10 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Butler is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 88% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Butler is one in 99. Compared to communities within Tennessee, Butler‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 90% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Butler has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Butler is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Butler does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Butler.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Butler occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Butler; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 297. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Butler; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Butler Crime Data

total Crime Index

88

(100 is safest)


Safer than 88% of U.S. cities.

Butler Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1

2

3

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.37

6.73

10.10

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.37
5.92
National Median: 4
    Butler
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 297

in Butler

1 in 169

in Tennessee

Butler Violent Crimes

Population: 297
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
6.73
20.32
National Median: 18
    Butler
    Tennessee

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 149

in Butler

1 in 49

in Tennessee

Property Crimes

Population: 297
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Butler Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
0
14
National Median: 24.5
    Butler
    Tennessee