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The Tucson crime rate is higher than the Arizona average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #54

Tucson, AZ	2,338.12
Arizona	2,025.41
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Tucson, AZ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Tucson, AZ	Count	47	216	1,002	2,103	4,957	27,440	2,190	151
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	8.9	41.1	190.7	400.2	943.3	5,221.8	416.8	28.7	3,013
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.4	35.4	101.1	263.9	732.4	2,403.5	263.2	NA	1,772
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Tucson, AZ	Count	43	234	1,260	2,314	5,021	NA	2,499	198
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	8.1	44.0	237.0	435.3	944.6	NA	470.1	37.3	1,842
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.5	34.7	112.7	276.0	807.8	2,439.1	292.3	NA	1,861
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Tucson, AZ	Count	51	204	1,163	2,022	4,979	NA	2,746	167
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	9.7	38.7	220.5	383.3	943.9	NA	520.6	31.7	1,786
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.2	34.9	109.9	254.8	847.3	2,401.3	305.9	NA	1,865
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Tucson, AZ	Count	51	158	1,088	2,034	5,002	NA	3,433	153
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	9.7	30.0	206.4	385.9	949.0	NA	651.3	29.0	1,792
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.4	33.9	108.5	259.3	794.3	2,403.2	336.5	NA	1,854
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Tucson, AZ	Count	35	204	1,246	2,075	5,062	NA	3,564	225
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	6.4	37.2	227.4	378.7	923.8	NA	650.4	41.1	1,791
	Arizona	Per 100,000	5.4	32.0	122.8	248.1	809.8	2,352.8	394.0	NA	1,863
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Tucson, AZ	Count	65	246	1,451	2,490	5,157	NA	5,808	318
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	12.3	46.5	274.3	470.8	975.0	NA	1,098.1	60.1	2,339
	Arizona	Per 100,000	6.3	25.7	149.2	265.9	868.9	2,849.5	572.6	NA	2,145
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Tucson, AZ	Count	49	277	1,432	2,345	4,787	NA	6,767	280
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	9.4	52.9	273.6	448.1	914.8	NA	1,293.1	53.5	2,370
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.4	29.3	151.7	294.3	912.2	2,738.4	763.4	NA	2,302
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Tucson, AZ	Count	51	294	1,675	2,560	5,121	NA	7,376	301
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	9.5	54.9	312.9	478.3	956.8	NA	1,378.1	56.2	2,536
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.5	31.5	149.6	312.7	925.3	2,813.1	889.5	NA	2,418
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Tucson, AZ	Count	55	378	1,685	2,930	5,130	19,642	6,527	307
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	10.4	71.4	318.3	553.4	968.9	3,709.9	1,232.8	58.0	3,575
	Arizona	Per 100,000	7.5	33.8	144.4	327.4	948.4	2,965.2	924.4	NA	2,503
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Tucson, AZ	19.22
Arizona	30.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Tucson, AZ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Tucson, AZ	Count	9	4	2	3	0	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	1.7	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	17
	Arizona	Per 100,000	4.1	1.9	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Tucson, AZ	Count	26	13	6	6	1	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	4.9	2.5	1.1	1.1	0.2	0.0	49
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Tucson, AZ	Count	10	2	4	2	2	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	1.9	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.0	18
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.9	1.3	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Tucson, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.1	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Tucson, AZ	Count	14	3	7	3	1	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	2.7	0.6	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	26
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.7	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Tucson, AZ	Count	11	3	6	2	0	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	2.0	0.5	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	20
	Arizona	Per 100,000	3.4	1.3	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Tucson, AZ	Count	13	4	4	4	1	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	2.5	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.0	24
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Tucson, AZ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Tucson, AZ	Count	11	0	3	5	3	0
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	2.1	0.0	0.6	0.9	0.6	0.0	20
	Arizona	Per 100,000	2.5	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Tucson, AZ	2.04
Arizona	2.73
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Tucson, AZ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,219	934	285
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	231.2	177.1	54.0	2.04
	Arizona	Per 100,000	339.0	188.1	150.8	2.64
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,268	983	285
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	241.3	187.1	54.2	2.14
	Arizona	Per 100,000	328.4	185.3	143.1	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,242	955	287
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	233.7	179.7	54.0	2.07
	Arizona	Per 100,000	351.0	198.6	152.4	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,240	949	291
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	235.1	179.9	55.2	2.07
	Arizona	Per 100,000	339.0	197.1	141.9	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,295	974	321
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	245.7	184.8	60.9	2.15
	Arizona	Per 100,000	351.0	199.9	151.1	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,365	1,012	353
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	249.1	184.7	64.4	2.17
	Arizona	Per 100,000	353.4	200.1	153.3	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,406	1,037	369
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	265.8	196.1	69.8	2.31
	Arizona	Per 100,000	359.0	202.1	156.9	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,452	1,056	396
	Tucson, AZ	Per 100,000	277.5	201.8	75.7	2.40
	Arizona	Per 100,000	365.7	204.0	161.7	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,376	994	382
2005	Tucson, AZ	Count	1,369	1,008	361