Dresden, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dresden, TN Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in Dresden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,354.9 total crimes per 100K people in Dresden.
  • The overall crime rate in Dresden is -41.70% below the national average.
  • Dresden ranks #107 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Dresden ranks #4,888 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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Dresden Vs Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dresden is 1,354.9 per 100,000 people. That's -41.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.20% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dresden
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 1,354.9 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 99.1 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 4 132.2 672.7 369.8
Burglary 8 264.4 384.5 269.8
Larceny 28 925.3 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 33.0 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 37 1,222.7 2,492.8 1,954.4

Dresden 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 Dresden

4
Violent Crimes
132.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Dresden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dresden is 132.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 756.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dresden each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.35% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dresden

37
Property Crimes
1,222.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Dresden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dresden is 1,222.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dresden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.95% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dresden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, TN 68,059 2,585 3,798.2 2,899.0 899.2
Murray, KY 17,506 311 1,776.5 1,645.2 131.4
Dyersburg, TN 15,988 984 6,154.6 5,010.0 1,144.6
Martin, TN 10,562 289 2,736.2 2,281.8 454.5
Paris, TN 10,371 309 2,979.5 2,622.7 356.8
Milan, TN 8,167 225 2,755.0 2,253.0 502.0
Lexington, TN 7,944 208 2,618.3 2,316.2 302.1
McKenzie, TN 5,451 120 2,201.4 1,816.2 385.3
Benton, KY 4,771 77 1,613.9 1,572.0 41.9
Fulton, KY 2,387 118 4,943.4 4,775.9 167.6

Dresden SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
5
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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