With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Woodbury is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 62% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Woodbury is one in 140. Compared to communities within Tennessee, Woodbury‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 69% of the state's cities and towns.

How does the crime rate in Woodbury compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Woodbury with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Woodbury's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Woodbury does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Woodbury.

For Woodbury, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Woodbury than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1402, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Woodbury; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.