Safety · Ardmore
Ardmore, TN crime & safety
Ardmore's reported crime rate is well above Tennessee's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 8 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Ardmore compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
TownTapestry Safety GradeNew
D
Ardmore’s Safety Grade: D
Ardmore reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
C-Violent crimeDProperty crime→Steady since 2023
All U.S. towns we grade (6,620)Safer than 11%
More reported crimeLess reported crime
Tennessee towns we grade (151)Safer than 15%
Places of 1,000–5,000 people (2,167)Safer than 8%
Good confidence. Built on 135 incidents over 3 years. With counts this size, ordinary swings could put Ardmore anywhere from D to C-.
How the Safety Grade works
- One score, from FBI data. Property crimes + 4 × violent crimes reported to police, per resident, pooled over the FBI’s latest 3 years (2023–2025). Violent crime counts four times as much because it matters more to how safe a place feels. It’s the same score behind our Safest towns in TN ranking.
- Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town and city with 1,000+ residents that reported all 3 years (6,620 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Violent and property sub-grades use the same curve on each rate alone.
- Trend compares 2025 with 2023 and only says “improving” or “rising” when the change is bigger than normal year-to-year swings.
- Not graded: towns under 1,000 people, and towns missing any of the 3 years.
- What it can’t see: unreported crime, traffic safety, or which part of town incidents happen in. Towns with a campus, highway or big shopping center count incidents involving visitors. It’s our own summary of public data, not an official rating.
Reported crime, 2025
Ardmore at a glance
Violent crime
6.4
per 1,000 residents · Tennessee 5
Property crime
30.6
per 1,000 residents · Tennessee 16.6
Incidents reported
46
8 violent · 38 property
Since 2023
▲ 4%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025
ArdmoreTennessee
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Ardmore property | Tennessee property | Ardmore violent | Tennessee violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.5 | 24 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 38.2 | 20.7 | 3.3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 30.6 | 16.6 | 6.4 | 5 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
26
Burglary
3
Vehicle theft
9
Aggravated assault
6
Robbery
1
Rape
1
Homicide
0
Arson
0
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Ardmore safe
Local public safety
👮 Ardmore Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 1,200, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Natural hazards
Moderate
Natural hazards in Ardmore →Mostly inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage here is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.