Citizens' Guide to Metro's Performance

Citizen's Guide to Metro's Performance
Public Safety

Public Safety section photoAssuring public safety is one of the basic expectations citizens have of government. This speaks to the ability of public safety organizations to communicate and respond to emergencies, prevent and reduce the occurrence of fires, and impact crime at every level and age group. Becoming one of the safest cities in America continues to be a top priority of Metro Government. Below you will find performance information for those departments that ensure Nashville and Davidson County’s public safety. If you have questions, click on the measure to contact a department.

Safety In Numbers - Public Safety

Measure 2007 Actual 2008 Actual
Change in Total Crime From Previous Year -.35% -6.46%
Change in Property Crime from Previous Year -1% -6.64%
Change in Violent Crime from Previous Year -1.99% -5.77%
Percentage of Nashvillians Who Felt Safe in Their Community 82% 87%
Total Number of 911 Calls 771,749 605,198
Average Time to Answer 911 Calls in Seconds 11 9
Percentage of officers that receive a score of 80% or higher on their Officer in Training Assessment 36% 67.5%
Percentage of Time Fire Personnel Arrives at Structure Fires within 5 Minutes from Initial Dispatch 61% 52%
Percentage of Juveniles Who Did not return to Juvenile Court on a New Delinquency Petition Within 1 Year of Completion of Conditions of Probation 71% 70%