Pontotoc, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pontotoc, MS Summary

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

  • There were 216 total crimes committed in Pontotoc the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,742.9 total crimes per 100K people in Pontotoc.
  • The overall crime rate in Pontotoc is 61.04% above the national average.
  • Pontotoc ranks #72 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Pontotoc ranks #8,777 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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Pontotoc Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pontotoc is 3,742.9 per 100,000 people. That's 61.04% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 56.42% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pontotoc
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 216 3,742.9 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 1 17.3 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 433.2 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 26 450.5 291.2 369.8
Burglary 20 346.6 488.3 269.8
Larceny 160 2,772.5 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 173.3 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 190 3,292.3 2,101.6 1,954.4

Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc

26
Violent Crimes
450.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Pontotoc in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pontotoc is 450.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 222.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pontotoc each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.83% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 54.74% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pontotoc

190
Property Crimes
3,292.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
68.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 190 property crimes in Pontotoc in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pontotoc is 3,292.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pontotoc each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 68.46% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 56.66% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pontotoc

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
Oxford, MS 26,975 476 1,764.6 1,634.8 129.7
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
Holly Springs, MS 6,488 44 678.2 323.7 354.5
Amory, MS 6,439 267 4,146.6 4,022.4 124.2

Pontotoc SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
8
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