The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Dyer County, TN
Dyer County is home to 36,500 residents and includes Dyersburg and Newbern · Updated November 2026
Is Dyer County, TN safe?
Yes, crime in Dyer County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Dyer County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 49% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Dyer County run from A+ to D, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 832 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
49% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Dyer County as a whole, and 51% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Dyer County scores 832.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Dyer County, TN at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Dyer County, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Dyer County
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Dyer County runs 53% above the US rate, but car thefts run 32% below it: 1.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Burglaries run high for an A-graded county. Dyer County has 4.9 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.4.
The safest and least safe parts of Dyer County
Most of Dyer County grades well: 74% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 2% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Dyer County run from A+ to D; 47% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
74%24%
A or B 74%C 24%D or F 2%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Across the county, the north side has the least crime and the Dyersburg area the most.
Is crime going up in Dyer County?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Dyer County is up 16% and property crime is down 21%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 5.7 to 6.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 31 to 24 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Dyer CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Dyer County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Dyer County
Violent, US
Property, Dyer County
Property, US
2016
+42%
+4%
+34%
+15%
2017
+19%
+4%
+18%
+12%
2018
+16%
+0%
+9%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+34%
+4%
+21%
-8%
2021
+35%
+6%
-2%
-10%
2022
+9%
+5%
-8%
-6%
2023
+16%
+2%
-8%
-7%
2024
+16%
-4%
-21%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Dyer County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Dyer County has about 57 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 53% more than the US as a whole and 20% more than Tennessee.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Dyer County, about 43% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Dyer County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Dyer County, 2022 to 2024.
In Dyer County, 68% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 62% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (68%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (62%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (69%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Dyer County compares with nearby counties
Dyer County has the most crime of its 10 nearest counties.
Two things set Dyer County apart: it has 2% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (10 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less robbery.
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.2% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 90% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 88% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 81% of Americans
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Dyer County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.55% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 81% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.8.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 75% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Dyer County
Crime costs Dyer County about $1,618 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 34% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $79 million a year, or $2,168 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.8 million
$103
Rape
$1.1 million
$30
Robbery
$280,000
$8
Assault
$11 million
$301
Burglary
$1.6 million
$44
Theft
$3.5 million
$97
Vehicle theft
$1.0 million
$28
Arson
$89,000
$2
Vandalism
$1.5 million
$42
Total
$24 million
$655
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Dyer County means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Dyer County, TN average a SchoolGrade of A-: 47% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Dyer County on SchoolGrade
