← Safety Index State guide
Tennessee
36
State score · Elevated risk
646.1
Violent crime / 100k (high)
1425
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Tennessee
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 504
- Drought 244
- Hail 169
- Heat 146
- Excessive Heat 123
Tennessee parks ranked by safety
8 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 69
Shiloh National Military Park National Military Park Hardin County
#2 69
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Dyer County
#3 63
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site National Historic Site Greene County
#4 63
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area National River & Recreation Area Scott County
#5 63
Fort Donelson National Battlefield National Battlefield Stewart County
#6 63
Obed Wild & Scenic River Wild & Scenic River Morgan County
#7 63
Stones River National Battlefield National Battlefield Rutherford County
#8 54
Great Smoky Mountains National Park National Park Sevier County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.