FBI UCR Homicide Data — 14 recorded incidents
Pulaski, Tennessee has recorded 14 homicides over the tracked period, with 21 victims identified. Tracking continues through 2026. The city ranks #314 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 0% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 0 of those incidents, while 8 remain open. The weapon mix skews toward firearm - handguns (roughly 64% of cases with weapon data), with knife/cutting instrument as the next-most-frequent categories. Reporting is dominated by Pulaski 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.