FBI UCR Homicide Data — 14 recorded incidents
Benton, Tennessee has recorded 14 homicides over the tracked period, with 16 victims identified. Tracking continues through 2026. The city ranks #305 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 14% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 2 of those incidents, while 9 remain open. The weapon mix skews toward firearm - handguns (roughly 71% of cases with weapon data), with firearm - shotgun as the next-most-frequent categories. Reporting is dominated by Benton Police Department, which filed 14 incident reports. The annual homicide count runs 85% below the per-city average for the FBI's tracking universe. Tennessee's statewide firearms policy — permitless carry — is part of the regulatory backdrop for the local dynamic, even as the city-level pattern is shaped most directly by community-level conditions and the broader opioid and fentanyl crisis. For broader statewide context, see our Tennessee state homicide data page. The Murder Channel's Tennessee coverage provides ongoing context for this city's homicide patterns as new FBI UCR reports are released.