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Tucson, AZ crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate of 42 per one thousand residents, Tucson has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 24. Within Arizona, more than 96% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Tucson.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Tucson has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Tucson is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Tucson 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 Tucson.

For Tucson, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Tucson is one in 157.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Tucson is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Tucson, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 28, which is a rate of 35 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Tucson has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Tucson is one in 280.

Tucson Crime Data

total Crime Index

5

(100 is safest)


Safer than 5% of U.S. cities.

Tucson Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

3,472

19,241

22,713

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.35

35.20

41.56

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.35
4.31
National Median: 4
    Tucson
    Arizona

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 157

in Tucson

1 in 232

in Arizona

Tucson Violent Crimes

Population: 546,574
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
35.2
20.58
National Median: 20
    Tucson
    Arizona

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 28

in Tucson

1 in 49

in Arizona

Property Crimes

Population: 546,574
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Tucson Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
100
24
National Median: 27.0
    Tucson
    Arizona