Fayetteville, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Fayetteville:

  • There were 287 total crimes committed in Fayetteville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,134.3 total crimes per 100K people in Fayetteville.
  • The overall crime rate in Fayetteville is 77.88% above the national average.
  • Fayetteville ranks #228 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Fayetteville ranks #9,041 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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Fayetteville Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fayetteville is 4,134.3 per 100,000 people. That's 77.88% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 30.60% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fayetteville
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 287 4,134.3 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 43.2 9.6 6.3
Robbery 3 43.2 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 75 1,080.4 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 85 1,224.4 672.7 369.8
Burglary 25 360.1 384.5 269.8
Larceny 161 2,319.2 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 230.5 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 202 2,909.8 2,492.8 1,954.4

Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville

85
Violent Crimes
1,224.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
231.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 85 violent crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 1,224.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 231.11% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 82.02% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fayetteville

202
Property Crimes
2,909.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
48.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 202 property crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fayetteville is 2,909.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.4 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 48.89% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.73% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 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 218,897 3,951 1,805.0 1,506.2 298.8
Murfreesboro, TN 161,810 4,242 2,621.6 2,110.5 511.1
Decatur, AL 57,831 1,743 3,014.0 2,595.5 418.5
Spring Hill, TN 56,232 519 923.0 818.0 104.9
Columbia, TN 44,852 1,246 2,778.0 2,095.8 682.2
Athens, AL 28,438 824 2,897.5 2,690.1 207.5
Tullahoma, TN 20,948 567 2,706.7 2,205.5 501.2
Manchester, TN 13,045 398 3,051.0 2,506.7 544.3
Winchester, TN 9,703 311 3,205.2 2,628.1 577.1
Ardmore, AL 1,406 28 1,991.5 1,635.8 355.6

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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