Memphis records 2501 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 556% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: F, a city-wide average. Crime varies widely block to block within any city, so a city grade cannot describe a specific street.

What is the crime rate in Memphis?

Memphis reports approximately 2501 violent crimes and 6899 property crimes per 100,000 residents based on the most recent public data.

Does Memphis have flood risk?

SafeNest evaluates flood risk at the address level. For Memphis, federal records show 19 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Tennessee, most recently in 2021; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which the SafeNest app checks directly.

Is Memphis, TN Safe in 2024? Crime Rates, Flood Risk & Schools

Crime in Memphis vs. the national average

Memphis reports 2,501 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 556% above the U.S. average of 381, and 6,899 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (253% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 4.2% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as volatile.

	Memphis	US average
Violent crime (per 100k)	2501	381
Property crime (per 100k)	6899	1954

City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Memphis can differ dramatically. For a specific address, run a free SafeNest search.

Flood & natural hazard risk

Federal disaster records for Tennessee — the state SafeNest uses for Memphis's flood context — list 19 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1963 and 2021, most recently "Severe Storm And Flooding". Tennessee has also seen 3 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Memphis address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which the SafeNest app checks directly by address.

Schools in Memphis

Public schools in Memphis average 4.5/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 188 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.4/10 on average, while middle schools average 3.8/10. The highest-scoring is J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle at 9.9/10.

Registered offenders

Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Memphis: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Exact counts and locations for any specific Memphis address are available in the SafeNest app, drawn directly from the state's public registry.

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Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA flood maps, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-07-12. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).