Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
DeSoto has a violent crime rate of 338 per 100,000 residents, 11% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 221.3 per 100,000, robbery at 56.7, rape at 58.4. The murder rate is 1.8 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,673 per 100,000, 15% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,160, burglary at 175, vehicle theft at 335 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 322 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, DeSoto receives a safety grade of F.