Whitaker-Motlow House · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0No grade for Lynchburg, but its recorded crime is here
There are no FBI figures for Lynchburg by itself for 2023–2025, so the grade has nothing to work from. The closest graded town is Tullahoma, 10 miles away, at C−. Widen the search to 25 miles and 6 graded towns turn up.
The nearest Tennessee towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullahoma | C− | 10 mi | 3.9 | 17.1 |
| Estill Springs | B− | 13 mi | 3.2 | 6.2 |
| Fayetteville | D | 15 mi | 9.7 | 19.3 |
| Shelbyville | C− | 16 mi | 4.6 | 17.9 |
| Winchester | C− | 16 mi | 3.4 | 23.0 |
| Manchester | D | 20 mi | 5.6 | 24.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Lynchburg. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lynchburg.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
15 people died in crashes on Lynchburg’s roads in 2019–2023
Lynchburg had 14 fatal crashes in five years, in which 15 people died; 1 was a cyclist.
That is 45.0 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.
Lynchburg and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tullahoma | C− | 3.9 | 17.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Lynchburg
Is Lynchburg, TN safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Lynchburg. Lynchburg has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Tennessee towns with a grade are Tullahoma (C−, 10 mi), Estill Springs (B−, 13 mi), Fayetteville (D, 15 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Lynchburg.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.