Bristol crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Bristol for 2025 is expected to be lower than in 2019.
The city violent crime rate for Bristol in 2019 was higher than the
national violent crime rate average by 32.27% and the city property crime rate in Bristol was higher than the
national property crime rate average by 43.24%.
In 2019 the city violent crime rate in Bristol was lower than the
violent crime rate in Tennessee by 15.68% and the city property crime rate in Bristol was higher than the
property crime rate in Tennessee by 13.94%.