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Decatur County, TN Arrest Records

Decatur County, TN is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.87 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Knox, Shelby, Blount, Sullivan, Hamilton counties in Tennessee.
Decatur County, TN property crime rate is 16.06 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 86 burglary related arrests in 2016 that increased by 56.36% compared to 2015.

Decatur County, TN Crime Rate

Total arrests in Decatur County in 2016 increased by 34.39% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 20 to 22 while non-violent crime increased by 37.96% from 137 to 189.

5 Crimes In Decatur County, TN in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Burglary 86
Larceny-theft 80
Motor vehicle theft 23
Aggravated assault 18
Robbery 3

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Decatur County increased by 10% from 2015 and increased by 175% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 8 to 22. In 2016 violent crime rate in Decatur County was 60.17% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.187%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Decatur County increased by 37.96% from 2015 and decreased by 2.58% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 194 to 189. In 2016 property crime rate in Decatur County was 43.5% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.606%.

How Decatur stands up against other counties

Decatur vs. Lewis

You’ll be in more risk in Decatur compared to Lewis county that had 11.91% lower crime rate compared to Decatur county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.5294 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and lower than average 2.4362 in Lewis county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 1.9543 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.5121 in Lewis county.

Decatur vs. Jackson

You’ll be in more risk in Decatur compared to Jackson county that had 29.59% lower crime rate compared to Decatur county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.0850 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0865 in Jackson county.
Larceny rates of 6.7975 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and higher than average 6.2251 in Jackson county.

Names with the most arrests in Decatur

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Decatur, Tennessee, the most crimes, that's 32.16% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Decatur County is 0.46% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 4.91 daily crimes that occur in Decatur County.
  • Decatur, TN is more violent than Lewis.
  • In Decatur County you have a 1 in 56 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Decatur, TN have increased by 34.39%.

Decatur Police Departments

Cities in Decatur County

Names in Decatur County