Fayetteville, TN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fayetteville, TN Summary

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

  • There were 199 total crimes committed in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,825.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fayetteville.
  • The overall crime rate in Fayetteville is 33.35% above the national average.
  • Fayetteville ranks #156 safest out of 190 cities in Tennessee.
  • Fayetteville ranks #8,421 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Tennessee

Fayetteville Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fayetteville is 2,825.9 per 100,000 people. That's 33.35% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 7.68% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 2,624.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fayetteville
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 199 2,825.9 2,624.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 5.0
Robbery 4 56.8 58.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 75 1,065.0 488.6 256.0
Violent Crime 81 1,150.2 592.3 359.0
Burglary 14 198.8 251.8 229.0
Larceny 97 1,377.4 1,443.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 99.4 336.7 259.0
Property Crime 118 1,675.7 2,032.1 1,760.0

Fayetteville Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Tennessee.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Fayetteville

81
Violent Crimes
1,150.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
220.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 81 violent crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 1,150.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 168.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 220.40% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 94.21% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fayetteville

118
Property Crimes
1,675.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 118 property crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fayetteville is 1,675.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.79% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.54% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,032.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fayetteville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huntsville, AL 228,697 6,567 2,871.5 2,388.3 483.2
Murfreesboro, TN 169,520 4,140 2,442.2 2,022.2 420.0
Spring Hill, TN 59,921 397 662.5 499.0 163.5
Decatur, AL 58,514 1,706 2,915.5 2,308.8 606.7
Columbia, TN 49,374 1,511 3,060.3 2,487.1 573.2
Athens, AL 32,862 760 2,312.7 2,069.3 243.4
Tullahoma, TN 21,208 437 2,060.5 1,669.2 391.4
Scottsboro, AL 15,960 315 1,973.7 1,773.2 200.5
Manchester, TN 13,626 424 3,111.7 2,458.5 653.2
Winchester, TN 10,177 302 2,967.5 2,594.1 373.4

Fayetteville SnackAbility

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