Sounds amazing! How would you compare the summer weather to here? Are the people friendly there? Conservative or liberal? I need some space but also would like a community feel too. Thanks! |
+1,000,000 she literally just told the state police they can't work with ICE either along with all the local departments. |
Summers are comparable to VA. Winters here are generally milder- not as much snow. The area I live is a mix of conservative and liberal folks, but the liberals here aren’t batshit crazy. The state definitely leans conservative. Nashville and Memphis are more liberal. Knoxville is more of a mix. I live in a neighborhood that is very tight - neighbor helping neighbor. Everyone watches out for each other. And the law enforcement here is awesome. They are very fair but don’t put up with much. It is great. |
DP. These all sound like reasonable subjective reasons to move, but don’t move because you think crime will be less in Tennessee. Tennessee vs. Virginia Crime Rates (2024 FBI/State Data, per 100,000 residents) - Murder/Homicide Rate Tennessee: ~8–10 (high, driven by cities like Memphis at ~40.6) Virginia: ~4.8 (declined from prior years) - Violent Crime Rate (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) Tennessee: 592 (top 5 nationally) Virginia: ~190–234 (well below national average; ~7% drop from 2023) - Property Crime Rate (burglary, larceny, vehicle theft) Tennessee: ~2,032 (elevated, esp. in urban areas) Virginia: Lower (national avg. ~1,760; VA consistently safer) Bottom line: Tennessee's serious crime rates remain 2–3× higher than Virginia's overall, though both states saw declines in 2024. (Sources: FBI estimates, USAFacts, state reports.) |
Tennessean here. Yes - cities like Memphis and recently, Nashville- have driven up the crime rate. The recent crackdown in Memphis with bringing in the National Guard has been very successful. Both cities are governed by democrats- and some of the same liberal policies that have impacted crime rates in other cities are at play here too. Having said that - there are many areas of our state that are very safe for all residents. I’m in East Tennessee and we have wonderful law enforcement and very little crime - property crime or violent crime. I am more fearful of coyote than I am of being a victim of crime. |
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Since you correcting perceptions about Tennessee, I’d like to correct perceptions about Fairfax County, VA, where I live. Fairfax County, Virginia, has an estimated population of 1+ million. Its crime rate is relatively low: violent crime is well below national and state averages (e.g., ~96 violent crimes per 100,000 residents vs. U.S. ~255; often graded A+ for safety, safer than 97% of U.S. counties). Property crime is also lower than average. It’s a Democrat controlled county. Despite crimes like the ones cited in this thread, Fairfax Co. is a very place safe to live, particularly in its more affluent suburbs. That being said, I did not vote for Descano, and I am concerned about some of his office’s actions like the ones cited here. |
There should be a 0% chance of being killed by a person in the country illegally. It shouldn’t even be an option. |
The same party that screams it isn’t a criminal offense to be in the country illegally, needs to recognize that the civil remedy is detaining and deportation. No prosecution is needed. Detain -> deport. |
ICE is rounding up people who came here properly and are engaging with the system. And of cpure arresting and harassing US citizens. They aren't going after criminals. |
I was going to say something similar. Remove the crime stats from Memphis and rate is probably the same if not lower. |
You mean like Texas? Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bodycam-video-ice-fatal-shooting-ruben-ray-martinez-texas/ Really, stop trying to defend the indefensible. It just makes you sound like a coward. |