

The Tactical Unit is deployed for situations that are deemed to be “high risk”, which include hostage scenarios, suicidal persons, “holed up” persons, serving of warrants to suspects expected to be dangerous, the protection of VIPs and dignitaries, and any circumstance the Chief feels warrants their inclusion. The K9 services Unit currently has four pairs of handlers and canine that are trained for and employed in assisting in locating narcotics, missing persons, and articles and objects related to crimes, and also help in the apprehension of suspects who may pose dangers to public safety and officers. Dispatch receives calls for service and coordinates communication and response of appropriate officers and resources to the scene of an incident. The Crisis Negotiator Team steps in to help resolve situations like hostage scenarios, offenders who have “holed up”, and suicide threats. These members serve these other sections as regular members, stepping up as CST officers when a situation demands their specialties. The CST (Crime Scene Team) uses staff members from other departmental sections on an on call basis. The CPD is subdivided into several sections that focus on specific parts of its law enforcement duties. One out of every one hundred and fifty people living in Clarksville will be victimized by a violent crime, and one out of every thirty five people living in Clarksville will be victimized by a property crime every year. Altogether, there are 877 total violent crimes and 3,871 total property crimes every year in Clarksville. Burglaries amount to 990 yearly (7.21 per thousand denizens), thefts amount to 2,711 yearly (19.74 per thousand residents), and vehicle thefts amount to 170 yearly (1.24 per thousand residents). The remaining 82% of incidents are property crimes. Murders amount to 10 yearly (0.07 per thousand denizens), rapes amount to 47 yearly (0.34 per thousand denizens), robberies amount to 100 yearly (.73 per thousand denizens), and assaults amount to 720 yearly (5.24 per thousand denizens). Of these incidents, 18% are violent crimes.

The total amount of criminal occurrences yearly in Clarksville, established as an average, is 4,748.

The Clarksville Police Department provides law enforcement services for the 95.5 square mile area of the city, 94.9 of which is land, the other 0.7 being water.Ĭlarksville, Tennessee, has an approximate population, based on the most recent available figures, of 137,356 denizens. Clarksville, Tennessee, is the county seat of Montgomery County and the fifth largest city in Tennessee, behind Chattanooga, Memphis, Knoxville, and Nashville.
