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Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

City agencyTN0190100NIBRS since 1999LEMAS 2020Founded 1806

Davidson County, Tennessee

Serves ~671,295 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, commonly known in the area as Metro Police, is the primary provider of law enforcement services for Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. The MNPD covers a total area of 526.1 square miles (1,363 km2) that encompasses everything from high density urban locations to rural areas.

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Crime & staffing trends

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NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 24,250 victims, 22,952 offenders
Victim sex
Male13,333 (55%)
Female10,881 (45%)
Unknown36 (0%)
Victim race
Black or African American12,624 (53%)
White11,109 (46%)
Asian214 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native35 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander14 (0%)
Weapons involved
Handgun6,112 (30%)
Blunt Object3,335 (16%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument3,253 (16%)
Personal Weapons2,471 (12%)
Firearm1,719 (8%)
Motor Vehicle/Vessel1,483 (7%)

Top 6 of 16 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home10,582 (44%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk5,835 (24%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage4,396 (18%)
Bar/Nightclub404 (2%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.392 (2%)
Convenience Store359 (1%)

Top 6 of 39 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown13,921 (44%)
Stranger5,433 (17%)
Acquaintance2,843 (9%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend2,584 (8%)
Offender1,078 (3%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)970 (3%)

Top 6 of 26 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Weapon Law Violations8,401 (63%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property2,339 (18%)
Simple Assault600 (5%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering273 (2%)
Shoplifting247 (2%)
All Other Larceny219 (2%)

Top 6 of 32 categories shown.

Open data

Curated sources

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
1,487
Part-time sworn
1
Full-time civilian
335
Part-time civilian
159
Total FT employees
1,822
Population served
671,295
Operating budget
$242,285,100
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20131,342286$171,759,700
20071,180319$162,405,600
20031,312423$109,154,267
19931,051376

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

Nashville Open Data

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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