Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Tupelo has a violent crime rate of 396 per 100,000 residents, 4% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 236.8 per 100,000, robbery at 71.8, rape at 77.1. The murder rate is 10.6 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,799 per 100,000, 94% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,381, burglary at 1,133, vehicle theft at 269 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 13 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Tupelo receives a safety grade of F.