Sweetwater has a population of 5,957. During the past three years, Sweetwater saw 1,287 arrests. For 2017, the Sweetwater's arrest rate totaled 758.77 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 139.7% makes Sweetwater higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 75 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Sweetwater also totaled 377 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Madisonville and Tellico Plains, Sweetwater is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Sweetwater had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Sweetwater averaged 75 violent crimes and 377 non-violent crimes.
The city of Sweetwater experienced 512 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 2 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 11 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 42, and the aggravated assault total was 457.
It is situated in Monroe county, Tennessee with a total number of 20 employees - 1 female, 18 male officers and 1 civilians. Sweetwater PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is TN0620100, it belongs to the East South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.