Dickson, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dickson, TN Summary

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

  • There were 502 total crimes committed in Dickson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,107.6 total crimes per 100K people in Dickson.
  • The overall crime rate in Dickson is 33.71% above the national average.
  • Dickson ranks #210 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Dickson ranks #8,248 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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Dickson Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dickson is 3,107.6 per 100,000 people. That's 33.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.83% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dickson
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 502 3,107.6 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.2 9.6 6.3
Robbery 1 6.2 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 105 650.0 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 118 730.5 672.7 369.8
Burglary 26 161.0 384.5 269.8
Larceny 316 1,956.2 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 42 260.0 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 384 2,377.1 2,492.8 1,954.4

Dickson 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 Dickson

118
Violent Crimes
730.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
97.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 118 violent crimes in Dickson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dickson is 730.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dickson each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 97.53% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.59% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dickson

384
Property Crimes
2,377.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
21.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 384 property crimes in Dickson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dickson is 2,377.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dickson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 21.63% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.64% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dickson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Scranton, PA 75,798 1,591 2,099.0 1,690.0 409.0
Kingston, PA 14,232 219 1,538.8 1,454.5 84.3
Old Forge, PA 7,891 43 544.9 456.2 88.7
Throop, PA 3,902 57 1,460.8 1,076.4 384.4

Dickson SnackAbility

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