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United States / Tennessee / No Metro Area / Meigs County / Decatur / Zip Codes
Decatur, TN is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. Unfortunately, it has much higher rates of violent and property crime compared to the national averages. Violent crime stands at 40.1, which is almost double the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Decatur, TN is 45.8, far above the US average of 35.4. Residents of Decatur are urged to stay vigilant and take safety precautions when out and about in order to reduce their risk for becoming a victim of one these crimes.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Decatur violent crime is 40.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Decatur property crime is 45.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Decatur, TN Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
200171.100071.14051.21066.1291471.1
2002211070.30140.62953.6421.92461.370.3
2003279.1000279.11814.4418.71186.3209.4
2004137.7000137.72272.7206.61928.4137.7
2005484.4000484.433911038.12006.9346
2006204.4000204.44972.8953.73542.2476.8
2007340.600136.2204.44359.7613.13610.4136.2
2008136.7000136.74442.9888.63417.6136.7
2009000003905.71010.12558.9336.7
201066.100066.12976.2727.52182.566.1
2011186.1000186.12915.6744.41985.1186.1
2012621.50062.2559.43169.7621.52361.7186.5
2013191.100127.463.7312102802.5318.5
2014511.2063.90447.32939.3511.21916.9511.2
20151471.500255.91215.63518.9895.72495.2128
20161018.50063.7954.82800.8763.81782.3254.6
2017700.20063.7636.53501827.52100.6572.9
2018245.5000245.52271.3368.31596.1306.9
2019668.360.860.860.84862247.9303.81761.8182.3

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Athens, TN835.86,347.713,632122019
Spring City, TN268.11,286.91,990122019
Dayton, TN270.02,659.36,799132019
Niota, TN275.12,063.3794142019
Calhoun, TN0.0602.4497162019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Spring City, TN268.11,286.91,990122019
Dayton, TN270.02,659.36,799132019
Niota, TN275.12,063.3794142019
Calhoun, TN0.0602.4497162019
Charleston, TN0.0431.7678172019

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We need more places to eat and buy groceries, we are lossing a lot of sale tax money from people going to Athens and other near by  More

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Over 18 years ago

We need a judge who will quit slapping meth cooks and users/sellers on the wrist and putting them back on the street with little fine or jail time or community  More

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