Please note that these figures do not include crime statistics for 1999 or 2000, as there were no data available for those years.
Fentress County, Tennessee Crime Statistics
This webpage contains crime figures for Fentress County, Tennessee. You can examine the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime numbers over time, and see how Fentress County compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records resources for Fentress County, Tennessee, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.
Total Crime
Between 2001 and 2008 there were 2,653 total crimes reported in Fentress County, Tennessee (293 of them violent). Of the 332 crimes that occur a year in Fentress County, almost half happen less than a mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Fentress County, Tennessee 332 times a year. This includes 6 murders, 10 rapes, and more than one thousand thefts (including 152 motor vehicle thefts).
Crime Trends
During the previous 10 years, crime data were available in Fentress County, Tennessee for 8 years. Over that interval, reported crime in Fentress County increased by 83 percent. Over that same time frame, violent crime increased by 85 percent. Overall, the crime numbers reveal a sudden increase in crime over the last 8 years in Fentress County. If the current trend continues, predicted crime numbers could hit nearly seven hundred for Fentress County, Tennessee in 2009.
Remember that these graphs show reported crime figures and some step offs in crime numbers may be the result of changes in reporting, not actual changes in crime rates.
Crime Comparisons
Visitors are cautioned against interpreting ranking data to determine 'how dangerous' a certain location is, as many factors, including episodic events, or differences in crime reporting and methodology can skew rankings. Click on the individual graph bars to see crime figures in these locations.
Crime Data Information
Fentress County, Tennessee law enforcement agencies report their statistics to the FBI UCR program. The data reported for Fentress County conform to the FBI data quality guidelines. For more information, and a description of the statistical methods and data algorithms used by RecordsPedia, please visit our methodology section.
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