Crime rate in Tunica, Mississippi (MS): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, crime map
Crime rate in Tunica, MS
The 2022 crime rate in Tunica, MS is 278 (City-Data.com crime index), which is about the average for the U.S. cities. It was higher than in 85.6% U.S. cities. The 2022 Tunica crime rate fell by 62% compared to 2021. In the last 5 years Tunica has seen decline of violent crime and increasing property crime.See how dangerous Tunica, MS is compared to the nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
(Note: Higher means more crime)
| Tunica: | 277.7 |
| Helena-West Helena: | 700.0 |
| West Helena: | 700.0 |
| Hughes: | 4.0 |
| Marianna: | 408.3 |
| Walls: | 68.4 |
| Senatobia: | 217.1 |
| Hernando: | 63.8 |
| Horn Lake: | 177.1 |
Type |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (248.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 1 (118.1) | 1 (124.2) | 1 (104.4) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 1 (118.1) | 3 (372.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 11 (1,299) | 2 (248.4) | 20 (2,088) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 27 (3,188) | 15 (1,863) | 18 (1,879) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 4 (472.3) | 3 (372.7) | 3 (313.2) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| City-Data.com crime index | 315.2 | 730.4 | 277.7 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
According to our research of Mississippi and other state lists, there were 32 registered sex offenders living in Tunica, Mississippi as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Tunica is 39 to 1.
Violent crime rate in 2022
| Tunica: | 52.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 219.8 |
Violent crime rate in 2021
| Tunica: | 745.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 224.8 |
Violent crime rate in 2020
| Tunica: | 118.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 228.2 |
Property crime rate in 2022
| Tunica: | 558.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 166.5 |
Property crime rate in 2021
| Tunica: | 198.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 157.8 |
Property crime rate in 2020
| Tunica: | 490.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 169.6 |
Zip codes: 38676.