The picture in August 2026
In August 2026, Downtown recorded 38 dispatched calls — below the citywide median (ranked 20 of 27 neighbourhoods by volume). The largest single category was Fight, at 53% of all calls in the area. Weekday and weekend days averaged a similar number of calls (1.2 vs 1.2 per day), with activity peaking around 0:00 local time. That is down 17% from the previous month's 46 calls.
Neighbourhood attribution uses the official boundary polygon shown here; calls without reliable coordinates are excluded from neighbourhood totals.
Monthly history
Dispatched calls per month in Downtown since December 2025. Hover a point for the exact count.
| Month | Calls | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 38 | 58% |
| July 2026 | 46 | 41% |
| June 2026 | 25 | 68% |
| May 2026 | 36 | 69% |
| April 2026 | 16 | 75% |
| March 2026 | 7 | 43% |
| February 2026 | 8 | 25% |
| January 2026 | 5 | 40% |
| December 2025 | 6 | 17% |
Top call types
Full breakdown — all 4 call categories
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Time of day
Calls by hour (local time), August 1 – 31, 2026. The highlighted bar is the busiest hour.
Compared to its neighbours
| Neighbourhood | Calls | Per day | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown | 38 | 1.2 | 58% |
| Downtown / Capitol Hill | 131 | 4.2 | 64% |
| South Nashville | 176 | 5.7 | 33% |
| The Gulch / Midtown | 229 | 7.4 | 29% |
| Germantown / North Nashville | 67 | 2.2 | 24% |
Adjacent neighbourhoods, August 2026. "Per day" averages over all 31 days; "Priority" is the share of P1–P2 calls.
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