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La Vergne, Smyrna Among Tennessee's 20 Safest Cities: Report
La Vergne and Smyrna have violent and property crimes rates below the Tennessee state average.
SMYRNA, TN -- La Vergne is Tennessee's 16th safest city and Smyrna its 18th, according to a newly released report.
La Vergne reported 241 violent crimes and 646 property crimes in 2016, giving it a violent crime rate of 6.84 per 1,000 and property crime rate of 18.34 per 1,000. In Smyrna, there were 250 violent crimes - 5.21 per 1,000 - and 1,260 property crimes - 26.24 per 1,000. Both cities were under the state rate of 9.45 violent crimes per 1,000 population and 39.33 property crimes per 1,000.
The National Council for Home Safety and Security used the FBI's Uniform Crime Report statistics, giving more weight to violent crimes and then ranking cities with populations over 10,000.
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Brentwood was named Tennessee's safest city, followed by Spring Hill.
Nashville, though 37th overall, was the safest city among Tennessee's Big Four metros.
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Athens, in McMinn County, is Tennessee's least safe city according to the study.
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