Dayton, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dayton, TN Summary

Crime in Dayton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dayton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Dayton:

  • There were 170 total crimes committed in Dayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,371.0 total crimes per 100K people in Dayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Dayton is 2.01% above the national average.
  • Dayton ranks #170 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Dayton ranks #7,262 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Dayton Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dayton is 2,371.0 per 100,000 people. That's 2.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.10% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dayton
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 170 2,371.0 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 223.2 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 17 237.1 672.7 369.8
Burglary 23 320.8 384.5 269.8
Larceny 114 1,590.0 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 223.2 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 153 2,133.9 2,492.8 1,954.4

Dayton Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Tennessee.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Dayton

17
Violent Crimes
237.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dayton is 237.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 421.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.75% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dayton

153
Property Crimes
2,133.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 153 property crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dayton is 2,133.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.18% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.40% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dayton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Soddy-Daisy, TN 13,112 226 1,723.6 1,517.7 205.9
Collegedale, TN 12,032 196 1,629.0 1,529.3 99.7
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 10,626 354 3,331.5 3,162.1 169.4
Signal Mountain, TN 8,824 28 317.3 306.0 11.3
Loudon, TN 6,479 33 509.3 493.9 15.4
Kingston, TN 6,067 50 824.1 774.7 49.4
Pikeville, TN 1,889 32 1,694.0 1,482.3 211.8
Decatur, TN 1,646 68 4,131.2 2,673.1 1,458.1
Graysville, TN 1,587 39 2,457.5 2,016.4 441.1

Dayton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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