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Tunica, MS 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 45 per one thousand residents, Tunica 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 22. Within Mississippi, more than 94% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Tunica.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a town's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 939, Tunica has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Tunica does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Tunica.

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

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Tunica's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Tunica is one in 939.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Tunica is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Tunica, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 23, which is a rate of 44 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Tunica 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 Tunica is one in 313.

Tunica Crime Data

total Crime Index

4

(100 is safest)


Safer than 4% of U.S. cities.

Tunica Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1

41

42

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.06

43.66

44.73

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.06
2.45
National Median: 4
    Tunica
    Mississippi

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 939

in Tunica

1 in 408

in Mississippi

Tunica Violent Crimes

Population: 939
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 1 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 1.06 0.00

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
43.66
17.47
National Median: 20
    Tunica
    Mississippi

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 23

in Tunica

1 in 57

in Mississippi

Property Crimes

Population: 939
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 20 18 3
Rate per 1,000 21.30 19.17 3.19

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

Tunica Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
63
13
National Median: 27.0
    Tunica
    Mississippi

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Zip Codes in Tunica, MS