State profile
Tennessee
763 animal cruelty offenses were reported in Tennessee in 2025, or 10.5 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 16th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 98 |
| 2017 | 475 |
| 2018 | 492 |
| 2019 | 542 |
| 2020 | 476 |
| 2021 | 598 |
| 2022 | 649 |
| 2023 | 683 |
| 2024 | 698 |
| 2025 | 763 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 763 | 10.47 | 53% | 99.6% | 295 | 140 |
| 2024 | 698 | 9.69 | 48% | 99.6% | 300 | 145 |
| 2023 | 683 | 9.61 | 43% | 99.7% | 293 | 124 |
| 2022 | 649 | 9.24 | 44% | 99.7% | 305 | 119 |
| 2021 | 598 | 8.61 | 41% | 99.6% | 273 | 118 |
| 2020 | 476 | 6.91 | 39% | 100.0% | 456 | 80 |
| 2019 | 542 | 7.94 | 42% | 100.0% | — | — |
| 2018 | 492 | 7.27 | 46% | 100.0% | — | — |
| 2017 | 475 | 7.07 | 47% | 100.0% | — | — |
| 2016 | 98 | 1.47 | 46% | 100.0% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis Police Department TNMPD0000 | City police | Shelby | 102 | 647 | |
| 2 | Dyersburg Police Department TN0230100 | City police | Dyer | 25 | 91 | |
| 3 | Knoxville Police Department TN0470100 | City police | Knox | 24 | 138 | |
| 4 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department TN0190100 | City police | Davidson | 22 | 125 | |
| 5 | Clarksville Police Department TN0630100 | City police | Montgomery | 20 | 116 | |
| 6 | Chattanooga Police Department TN0330100 | City police | Hamilton | 19 | 75 | |
| 7 | Kingsport Police Department TN0820200 | City police | Hawkins, Sullivan | 18 | 63 | |
| 8 | Knox County Sheriff's Office TN0470000 | County | Knox | 15 | 76 | |
| 9 | East Ridge Police Department TN0330200 | City police | Hamilton | 15 | 37 | |
| 10 | Carter County Sheriff's Office TN0100000 | County | Carter | 14 | 31 | |
| 11 | Greene County Sheriff's Office TN0300000 | County | Greene | 13 | 61 | |
| 12 | Murfreesboro Police Department TN0750100 | City police | Rutherford | 13 | 53 | |
| 13 | Tullahoma Police Department TN0160200 | City police | Coffee, Franklin | 13 | 35 | |
| 14 | Milan Police Department TN0270200 | City police | Gibson | 12 | 34 | |
| 15 | Coffee County Sheriff's Office TN0160000 | County | Coffee | 12 | 24 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
A statewide registry .
- Tennessee Animal Abuse Registry Tennessee · Tennessee Bureau of Investigation · Public search
IROPO links to these registries and does not copy their listings.
Agency directory
The FBI lists 412 law enforcement agencies in Tennessee, 410 of which report through NIBRS.
Browse Tennessee agencies