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Is Franklin, TN Safe? 2026 Crime Rates & Safety Report

Key facts

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    Franklin, Tennessee reported 8.18 robbery offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 times the national reference of 48.24 per 100,000 and 40.06 per 100,000 below that reference, with 7 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

  2. 02

    Franklin, Tennessee reported 37.39 burglary offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.20 times the national reference of 188.15 per 100,000 and 150.76 per 100,000 below that reference, with 32 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Franklin, Tennessee reported 47.91 motor vehicle theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.25 times the national reference of 193.00 per 100,000 and 145.09 per 100,000 below that reference, with 41 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Franklin, Tennessee reported 646.22 larceny-theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.58 times the national reference of 1,106.97 per 100,000 and 460.75 per 100,000 below that reference, with 553 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Franklin, Tennessee reported 144.90 aggravated assault offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.63 times the national reference of 229.56 per 100,000 and 84.66 per 100,000 below that reference, with 124 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

Quick answer

In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, Franklin, TN has an adjusted safety score of 66.2 out of 100. It ranks #1 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Tennessee. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as stable.

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Chart of Franklin, TN crime statistics: Franklin reported 155 violent offenses in 2025, 26.0% more than in 2024. Shows violent and property monthly bars.
Franklin reported 155 violent offenses in 2025, 26.0% more than in 2024. Source: FBI NIBRS, 2025, TN0940100. Counts of reported offenses, not rates. CC BY 4.0
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Data, definitions and reuse

Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Subcategories are excluded to avoid double counting. Counts are offenses reported to police in this jurisdiction, not rates, neighborhood scores or a census of all crime.

Monthly source sums, 2025
MonthViolentProperty
Jan1355
Feb1249
Mar553
Apr1458
May1658
Jun1158
Jul1167
Aug2145
Sep1346
Oct1540
Nov543
Dec1954

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66.2 / 100
Adjusted safety score
Personal safety58.38
Property security77.0
Community order67.27

2026 edition, FBI source year 2025.

Analyst takeaways · computed from the 2025 monthly series

Franklin in 7 numbers

  1. Motor vehicle theft fell 39%. 41 reports in 2025 vs 67 in 2024 (−39%), the largest year-over-year move of any indicator offense.
  2. More than a third of all reports are property crime. 696 of 1,884 reports (36.9%); larceny-theft alone is 553 (29.4%).
  3. Clearances skew toward violent crime. 150% of homicides cleared vs 31.5% of larcenies and 34.1% of motor vehicle thefts (2025, reports cleared ÷ reports received).
  4. Aggravated Assault moved the other way. Up 23% (124 vs 101), with August (17) running 5.7× March (3).
  5. Motor Vehicle Theft is volatile but down. Monthly counts swung 9.0× (Jul 9 vs Apr 1); the year finished 39% below 2024.
  6. The biggest volume isn’t violent. Simple assault (350) and drug/narcotic violations (279) dwarf the whole personal-safety total (179, 9.5% of reports).
  7. Small months, big bars. December’s 3 motor vehicle thefts vs July’s 9 is a gap of 6 reports, monthly charts amplify small-number swings. Read the 12-month direction, not one bar.

Takeaways are computed from FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, TN0940100). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.

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Key Public Safety Indicators

Reported rates per 100,000 residents; national references shown alongside.

Offense Class Annual Count Rate per 100K National Avg vs National
Robbery 7 8.18 48.24 0.17× national
Aggravated Assault 124 144.9 229.56 0.63× national
Burglary 32 37.39 188.15 0.2× national
Larceny-theft 553 646.22 1106.97 0.58× national
Motor Vehicle Theft 41 47.91 193.0 0.25× national
Chart of Franklin, TN crime statistics: Franklin reported 155 violent offenses in 2025, 26.0% more than in 2024. Shows violent and property monthly bars.
Franklin reported 155 violent offenses in 2025, 26.0% more than in 2024. Source: FBI NIBRS, 2025, TN0940100. Counts of reported offenses, not rates. CC BY 4.0
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FBI NIBRS monthly detail · source year 2025

Franklin monthly trend: reported counts through December 2025

Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month for the three highest-relative indicator offenses; each table carries the same numbers with FBI pre-computed rates. The full 19-offense monthly series (2020-2025) is downloadable below.

Aggravated Assault, month by month

↑ Increasing, 124 reports vs 101 in 2024 (up 23% in reported data).

Aggravated Assault 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20251213.27Full
Feb 20251011.06Full
Mar 202533.32Full
Apr 20251213.27Full
May 202599.95Full
Jun 202588.85Full
Jul 202566.63Full
Aug 20251718.8Full
Sep 20251314.37Full
Oct 20251516.59Full
Nov 202533.32Full
Dec 20251617.69Full

Larceny-theft, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 553 reports vs 756 in 2024 (down 27% in reported data).

Larceny-theft 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20254448.65Full
Feb 20254751.97Full
Mar 20254751.97Full
Apr 20255763.03Full
May 20255459.71Full
Jun 20254954.18Full
Jul 20255358.6Full
Aug 20253740.91Full
Sep 20254246.44Full
Oct 20253740.91Full
Nov 20253842.02Full
Dec 20254853.08Full

Motor Vehicle Theft, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 41 reports vs 67 in 2024 (down 39% in reported data).

Motor Vehicle Theft 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 202533.32Full
Feb 202522.21Full
Mar 202533.32Full
Apr 202511.11Full
May 202511.11Full
Jun 202577.74Full
Jul 202599.95Full
Aug 202533.32Full
Sep 202522.21Full
Oct 202522.21Full
Nov 202555.53Full
Dec 202533.32Full

Clearances: what got cleared in 2025

150% of homicides cleared vs 31% of larcenies, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.

Clearances 2025: reports cleared per 100 reports received, highest rate first
OffenseReportedClearedClearance rate
Homicide23150.0%
Aggravated Assault1247762.1%
Robbery7571.4%
Burglary321134.4%
Larceny-theft55317431.5%
Motor Vehicle Theft411434.1%

Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.

Monthly counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000, FBI CDE source year 2025, TN0940100. Rates use FBI month-specific covered-population denominators and are shown as published, not recomputed. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Annual totals equal the sum of shown months within ±2% (see manifest).

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City-specific reading

What drives Franklin's safety score?

Franklin ranks in the top quarter of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Tennessee, ahead of approximately 83% of that scored set. The profile uses a reporting population of 85,575 and source-year data through 2025; it is a citywide agency-level comparison, not a neighborhood forecast.

The strongest of the three score components is Property Security at 77.0, while Personal Safety is lowest at 58.38. The 18.62-point spread shows why the composite should be read by component instead of as a single absolute claim about safety.

Among the five public offense indicators, Aggravated Assault is highest relative to its national reference at 144.9 per 100,000 (0.63× the national rate). Robbery is lowest on the same relative basis at 8.18 per 100,000 (0.17× national).

Coverage check: 18 of 18 tracked offense classes have reportable values in this profile. Missing values are not converted to zero.

Public indicator mix

Franklin, Tennessee recorded 553 larceny-theft offenses in 2025, 73.1% of the 757 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 7 robbery reports (0.9%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Franklin, Tennessee recorded 124 aggravated assault offenses in 2025, 16.4% of the 757 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 7 robbery reports (0.9%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Franklin, Tennessee recorded 41 motor vehicle theft offenses in 2025, 5.4% of the 757 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 7 robbery reports (0.9%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Franklin, Tennessee uses a reporting population of 85,575 residents and has values for 18 of the 18 tracked offense classes (100.0%) in its 2025 profile; coverage describes available classes rather than the share of residents reporting crime.

Franklin, Tennessee has an adjusted score of 66.2 points out of 100 versus 38.94 in Clarksville, Tennessee, a difference of 27.26 points above that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Franklin ranks 1 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Franklin, Tennessee has an adjusted score of 66.2 points out of 100 versus 37.46 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, a difference of 28.74 points above that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Franklin ranks 1 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Detailed Crime Class Breakdown

Additional tracked offense classes

  • Homicide
  • Rape
  • Kidnapping/Abduction
  • Human Trafficking
  • Arson
  • Theft From Building
  • Theft From Motor Vehicle
  • Simple Assault
  • Intimidation
  • Stolen Property Offenses
  • Vandalism
  • Weapon Law Violations
  • Drug/Narcotic Violations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Franklin safe compared to other places in Tennessee?

Franklin is classified as having moderate relative safety in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index. It has an adjusted safety score of 66.2 out of 100 and ranks #1 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Tennessee.

What is the crime rate in Franklin?

Public offense rates are listed above.

What is Franklin's safety rating?

Franklin's safety rating in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index is 66.2 out of 100, which ranks #1 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Tennessee. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as stable, using source-year data through 2025.

What is the safest neighborhood in Franklin?

This profile covers the reporting jurisdiction; consult local sources for neighborhood detail.

Why are some crime statistics locked for Franklin?

Full offense series: state workbook.

How fresh is the monthly crime data on this page?

Monthly figures track FBI CDE source year 2025, the same vintage as the annual table above. A new FBI release typically lags several months; the caption stamps the source year and export date. Values can revise when the FBI re-publishes. Full monthly series for Franklin are downloadable as JSON and CSV.

Why does the monthly chart move so much?

Monthly counts are small numbers, a difference of a few reports swings the bar. Reporting practice, staffing, and seasonal patterns all move single months. Read the 12-month direction in the trajectory line, not one bar. This profile measures the reporting jurisdiction only; it cannot rank neighborhoods within Franklin.

What does the clearance rate on this page mean?

It divides 2025 reports cleared by 2025 reports received for that offense, including clearances of earlier reports, so it is a workload snapshot, not a guarantee a given case is solved. In Franklin, violent offenses clear at far higher rates than property offenses (homicide 150%, larceny-theft 31.5%). Monthly clearance detail is not published yet.

Reading notes

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Safety Atlas methodology · 2026 coverage report

Cite This Public Safety Profile

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APA Citation Format:
Safety Atlas. (2026). Franklin, TN Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates. Retrieved from https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/tn/franklin
MLA Citation Format:
"Franklin, TN Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates." Safety Atlas, 2026, https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/tn/franklin.

Primary Source Data Integrity

  • Crime Counts: FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) database.
  • Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate boundaries.
  • Methodology: Adjusted per-capita normalization with small-sample relief controls. View our complete Methodology Documentation.