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Dickson County, TN Arrest Records

Dickson County, TN is among the safest counties in the USA with 2.22 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Knox, Shelby, Sullivan, Hamilton, Rutherford counties in Tennessee.
Dickson County, TN property crime rate is 9.16 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 232 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 2.65% compared to 2015.

Dickson County, TN Crime Rate

Total arrests in Dickson County in 2016 decreased by 11.48% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 142 to 116 while non-violent crime decreased by 9.64% from 529 to 478.

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

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 232
Burglary 201
Aggravated assault 98
Motor vehicle theft 45
Revised rape 12

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Dickson County decreased by 18.31% from 2015 and increased by 13.73% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 102 to 116. In 2016 violent crime rate in Dickson County was 52.62% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.222%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Dickson County decreased by 9.64% from 2015 and decreased by 19.12% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 591 to 478. In 2016 property crime rate in Dickson County was 67.77% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.916%.

How Dickson stands up against other counties

Dickson vs. McMinn

You’ll be in more safety in Dickson compared to McMinn county that had 30.95% higher crime rate compared to Dickson county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.2300 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1514 in McMinn county.
Larceny rates of 4.4470 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and lower than average 6.8496 in McMinn county.

Dickson vs. Roane

You’ll be in more risk in Dickson compared to Roane county that had 16.28% lower crime rate compared to Dickson county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0383 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Roane county.
Arson rates of 0.0767 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0189 in Roane county.

Names with the most arrests in Dickson

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Dickson, Tennessee, the most crimes, that's 36.9% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 41-50.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Dickson County is 0.66% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 3.12 daily crimes that occur in Dickson County.
  • Dickson, TN is safer than McMinn.
  • In Dickson County you have a 1 in 88 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Dickson, TN have decreased by 11.48%.

Dickson Police Departments

Cities in Dickson County

Names in Dickson County