Dyersburg, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dyersburg, TN Summary

Crime in Dyersburg research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg:

  • There were 984 total crimes committed in Dyersburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,154.6 total crimes per 100K people in Dyersburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Dyersburg is 164.81% above the national average.
  • Dyersburg ranks #246 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Dyersburg ranks #9,623 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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Dyersburg Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dyersburg is 6,154.6 per 100,000 people. That's 164.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 94.43% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dyersburg
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 984 6,154.6 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 4 25.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 6 37.5 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 159 994.5 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 183 1,144.6 672.7 369.8
Burglary 176 1,100.8 384.5 269.8
Larceny 572 3,577.7 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 53 331.5 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 801 5,010.0 2,492.8 1,954.4

Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg

183
Violent Crimes
1,144.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
209.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 183 violent crimes in Dyersburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dyersburg is 1,144.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dyersburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 209.52% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 70.15% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dyersburg

801
Property Crimes
5,010.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
156.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 801 property crimes in Dyersburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dyersburg is 5,010.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dyersburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 156.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 100.98% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dyersburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, TN 68,059 2,585 3,798.2 2,899.0 899.2
Blytheville, AR 12,732 646 5,073.8 4,107.8 966.1
Martin, TN 10,562 289 2,736.2 2,281.8 454.5
Atoka, TN 10,345 71 686.3 483.3 203.0
Brownsville, TN 9,578 348 3,633.3 2,380.5 1,252.9
Milan, TN 8,167 225 2,755.0 2,253.0 502.0
Munford, TN 6,466 83 1,283.6 1,129.0 154.7
McKenzie, TN 5,451 120 2,201.4 1,816.2 385.3
Caruthersville, MO 5,212 310 5,947.8 3,568.7 2,379.1
Newbern, TN 3,296 75 2,275.5 1,850.7 424.8

Dyersburg SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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