Fulton, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fulton, MS Summary

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

  • There were 132 total crimes committed in Fulton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,295.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fulton.
  • The overall crime rate in Fulton is 41.81% above the national average.
  • Fulton ranks #63 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Fulton ranks #8,435 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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Fulton Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fulton is 3,295.9 per 100,000 people. That's 41.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.74% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fulton
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 132 3,295.9 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 49.9 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 2 49.9 291.2 369.8
Burglary 8 199.8 488.3 269.8
Larceny 113 2,821.5 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 224.7 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 130 3,245.9 2,101.6 1,954.4

Fulton Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Fulton

2
Violent Crimes
49.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Fulton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fulton is 49.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,002.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fulton each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -82.85% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fulton

130
Property Crimes
3,245.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
66.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 130 property crimes in Fulton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fulton is 3,245.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fulton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 66.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.45% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fulton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tupelo, MS 37,534 1,690 4,502.6 4,116.3 386.3
Corinth, MS 14,216 797 5,606.4 5,121.0 485.4
West Point, MS 9,893 339 3,426.7 2,557.4 869.3
Booneville, MS 8,676 404 4,656.5 4,391.4 265.1
New Albany, MS 7,645 180 2,354.5 2,328.3 26.2
Amory, MS 6,439 267 4,146.6 4,022.4 124.2
Pontotoc, MS 5,771 216 3,742.9 3,292.3 450.5

Fulton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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