Photo: GamblinMonkey · Public domainPer resident, Dyersburg records more crime than almost every U.S. town
Violent crime here is higher than in 99% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 98%. On crimes reported by Dyersburg’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #127 of 129 graded towns in Tennessee. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 21% from 2023 to 2025. Behind the grade sit 11.5 violent crimes and 46.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 8.1 and 30.0 in the rest of Tennessee.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of TN” is every other Tennessee city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Dyersburg
A college town
Dyersburg is home to Dyersburg State Community College, with 2,009 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 3% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Dyersburg has 12,373 jobs based in town for 15,906 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Dyersburg’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Dyersburg | Rest of Tennessee | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 12.6 | 8.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Dyersburg’s police reported 550 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 11.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.1 in the rest of Tennessee and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Dyersburg property | Rest of Tennessee property | Dyersburg violent | Rest of Tennessee violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50.1 | 33.5 | 11.4 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 50.6 | 35.3 | 12.5 | 9.1 |
| 2024 | 47.6 | 30.5 | 12.6 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 40.5 | 24.3 | 9.6 | 6.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Tennessee.
Crime in Dyersburg per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 10 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
794 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
152 violent and 642 property, as reported to the FBI by Dyersburg’s police.
12 people died in crashes on Dyersburg’s roads in 2019–2023
Dyersburg had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 15.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Tennessee towns of 5,000–25,000 people (9.4, 87 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Dyersburg and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyersburg | D− | 11.5 | 46.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Tennessee towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyersburg | D− | 11.5 | 46.2 |
| Nolensville | A+ | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Goodlettsville | B− | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| Greeneville | C− | 3.3 | 20.5 |
| Dickson | D | 5.0 | 24.3 |
| Athens | D | 4.8 | 33.9 |
The five graded Tennessee towns closest to Dyersburg’s population (15,906), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Dyersburg. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Dyersburg’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (15,865 in 2025); our figure for Dyersburg is 15,906 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Dyersburg
Is Dyersburg, TN safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Dyersburg reports more crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #127 of 129 in Tennessee. Its police reported 11.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.1 in the rest of Tennessee and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Dyersburg?
11.5 violent and 46.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Tennessee reports 8.1 and 30.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Who polices Dyersburg?
Dyersburg’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Dyersburg”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.