New public safety dashboard lets Nashville residents track crime stats
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A new public safety dashboard allows Nashvillians to track crime stats in their neighborhoods and citywide.
Why it matters: The dashboard wipes away opinion and zeroes in on actual crime stats.
Driving the news: The crime data dashboard is an initiative by the nonprofit Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance, which launched a year ago.
- The project was launched in partnership with the Sycamore Institute.
What she's saying: "Our hope is that by making that data more accessible and easier to understand, it will help Nashville residents gain a clearer picture of what's happening in their city and their neighborhoods," Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance CEO Pat Shea said in a press release.
- Last year, the Alliance released a public safety poll showing that a majority of residents feel safe, but also less so than they did five years ago.
By the numbers: Violent crime and homicides are down across the board in Nashville in 2025 compared to a year ago.
- Through August, there were 5,023 incidents of violent crime in Nashville, per the data. For all of 2024, there were 8,468 incidents.
Zoom in: The dashboard allows users to focus on neighborhoods across the city, and track an array of offenses, including assaults, burglaries and all property crimes.
- Coming soon, each neighborhood section will include residents' sentiments on public safety.
- The dashboard focuses on annual, quarterly and monthly crime data.
Zoom out: U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles criticized public safety in Nashville and suggested the National Guard should be sent here despite the trend this year of violent crime declining.
- Since Mayor Freddie O'Connell took office, funding for the police department has risen from $305 million to $345.9 million.