RESEARCH
Nashville and Its Peers: Policing and Public Safety
POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN NASHVILLE
The Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance commissioned an independent report by crime and community safety researcher John Buntin to compare Nashville's crime trends and police resources with those of nine peer cities — places we compete with for residents, jobs, tourism, and talent. Download the key findings summary or the full 61-page report.
The Nashville Public Safety Data Dashboard
PUBLIC SAFETY SENTIMENT RESEARCH
2025
NASHVILLE RESIDENTS
The 2025 Public Safety Sentiment Assessment was conducted in September by Impact Research, a leading national opinion research firm. The survey included over 1,000 Nashville adults and was administered in both English and Spanish via phone and text-to-web. The overall margin of error is ±3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
NASHVILLE RESIDENTS
We are pleased to share key findings from the inaugural Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance public opinion poll. The findings reveal valuable information about how Nashvillians perceive the safety of our community and the work of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
This unique research effort boasts a representative sample of Davidson County residents providing reliable insight into the community’s feelings about crime, crime prevention and the police. It is a tool that will act as a trusted measure of our city’s efforts to improve public safety for years to come. The findings will also play a pivotal role in informing the Alliance’s work and, we hope, help other organizations to better serve the needs of our community.
2024
NASHVILLE BUSINESS LEADERS
We are pleased to share key findings from the Nashville Police + Public Safety Alliance’s survey of Nashville business leaders. The findings reveal valuable information about how businesses and nonprofits — key partners in the Nashville Safety Alliance’s work — perceive the safety of our community and the work of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The survey was conducted as a pilot project to supplement our 2024 survey of Nashville residents.
This pulse check boasts strong participation from top leaders, with 83 percent of participants identifying as owners, CEOs, partners, C-Suite officials, or senior managers. The survey results provide useful insight into the community’s feelings about crime, crime prevention and the police. The findings will help inform the Alliance’s work to better serve the needs of our community.
PUBLIC OPINION FINDINGS
ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL SAFETY FEEDBACK
October, 2024
The Nashville Safety Alliance partnered with Possip to analyze recent results of the pulse-check micro-surveys it conducts to gather Nashville parents’ and caregivers’ thoughts about their children’s school experiences. The goal was to identify and explore opportunities to improve safety and feelings of safety around the school experience.
The analysis identified additional questions to explore and recommended steps such as a broad and collective anti-bullying campaign; the creation and dissemination of best practices for incident management; and proactive, knowledge-building efforts highlighting the diverse programs and services that exist to support school safety in Nashville.
