South Tucson, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Tucson, AZ Summary

Crime in South Tucson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in South Tucson over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in South Tucson:

  • There were 712 total crimes committed in South Tucson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 15,693.2 total crimes per 100K people in South Tucson.
  • The overall crime rate in South Tucson is 575.21% above the national average.
  • South Tucson ranks #76 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • South Tucson ranks #9,851 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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South Tucson Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Tucson is 15,693.2 per 100,000 people. That's 575.21% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 478.56% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Tucson
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 712 15,693.2 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 44.1 6.9 6.3
Robbery 15 330.6 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 89 1,961.6 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 109 2,402.5 484.8 369.8
Burglary 51 1,124.1 330.0 269.8
Larceny 514 11,329.1 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 837.6 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 603 13,290.7 2,227.7 1,954.4

South Tucson Crime Compared To Arizona Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arizona.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In South Tucson

109
Violent Crimes
2,402.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
549.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 109 violent crimes in South Tucson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Tucson is 2,402.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Tucson each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 549.67% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 395.54% higher than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Tucson

603
Property Crimes
13,290.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
580.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 603 property crimes in South Tucson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Tucson is 13,290.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 7.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Tucson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 580.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 496.62% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Tucson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tucson, AZ 550,448 23,774 4,319.0 3,620.9 698.2
Oro Valley, AZ 48,441 591 1,220.0 1,187.0 33.0
Sahuarita, AZ 36,229 370 1,021.3 921.9 99.4

South Tucson SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
1
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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