Tucson, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tucson, AZ Summary

Crime in Tucson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in 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 Tucson:

  • There were 23,774 total crimes committed in Tucson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,319.0 total crimes per 100K people in Tucson.
  • The overall crime rate in Tucson is 85.83% above the national average.
  • Tucson ranks #68 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Tucson ranks #9,135 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.

Additional research about crime in Arizona

Tucson Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tucson is 4,319.0 per 100,000 people. That's 85.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 59.23% higher than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tucson
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 23,774 4,319.0 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 61 11.1 6.9 6.3
Robbery 978 177.7 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,341 425.3 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 3,843 698.2 484.8 369.8
Burglary 2,097 381.0 330.0 269.8
Larceny 15,956 2,898.7 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,878 341.2 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 19,931 3,620.9 2,227.7 1,954.4

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 Tucson

3,843
Violent Crimes
698.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
88.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,843 violent crimes in Tucson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tucson is 698.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tucson each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 88.79% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 44.01% higher than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tucson

19,931
Property Crimes
3,620.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
85.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 19,931 property crimes in Tucson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tucson is 3,620.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tucson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 85.27% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.54% higher than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tucson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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, AZ 4,537 712 15,693.2 13,290.7 2,402.5

Tucson SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8
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