Who polices Flat Top Mountain, and what they report
Flat Top Mountain has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Hamilton County. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Flat Top Mountain alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Dunlap, 11 miles away, graded B. Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 9.
What stands out about safety in Flat Top Mountain
Policed by the county
Flat Top Mountain is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Flat Top Mountain. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Tennessee towns with their own police figures are Dunlap (B, 11 mi), Signal Mountain (A, 15 mi), Dayton (B−, 16 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Flat Top Mountain. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Hamilton County without police of their own, which include Flat Top Mountain.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Tennessee towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlap | B | 11 mi | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| Signal Mountain | A | 15 mi | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Dayton | B− | 16 mi | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| Red Bank | C | 16 mi | 3.5 | 11.9 |
| Chattanooga | D− | 19 mi | 8.7 | 40.3 |
| Pikeville | B− | 20 mi | 1.4 | 11.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Flat Top Mountain. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Flat Top Mountain.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Flat Top Mountain’s roads in 2019–2023
Flat Top Mountain had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Tennessee towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (12.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Flat Top Mountain’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Flat Top Mountain’s own rate (19.9) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Flat Top Mountain and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowbray Mountain | — | — | — |
| Soddy-Daisy | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Mowbray Mountain is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Soddy-Daisy reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Flat Top Mountain
Is Flat Top Mountain, TN safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Flat Top Mountain. The nearest Tennessee towns with a grade are Dunlap (B, 11 mi), Signal Mountain (A, 15 mi), Dayton (B−, 16 mi).
Who polices Flat Top Mountain?
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. Flat Top Mountain is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Hamilton County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.