Amory, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Amory, MS Summary

Crime in Amory research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Amory over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Amory:

  • There were 199 total crimes committed in Amory in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,135.8 total crimes per 100K people in Amory.
  • The overall crime rate in Amory is 47.97% above the national average.
  • Amory ranks #60 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Amory ranks #8,711 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Amory Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Amory is 3,135.8 per 100,000 people. That's 47.97% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 99.29% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Amory
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 199 3,135.8 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 36 567.3 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 40 630.3 210.5 359.0
Burglary 32 504.3 235.2 229.0
Larceny 121 1,906.7 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 94.5 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 159 2,505.5 1,363.0 1,760.0

Amory Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Mississippi.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Amory

40
Violent Crimes
630.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
75.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Amory in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Amory is 630.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Amory each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 75.58% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 199.49% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Amory

159
Property Crimes
2,505.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 159 property crimes in Amory in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Amory is 2,505.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Amory each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.36% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 83.82% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Amory

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tupelo, MS 37,593 1,567 4,168.3 3,777.3 391.0
Starkville, MS 25,344 537 2,118.8 2,036.0 82.9
West Point, MS 9,665 250 2,586.7 2,079.7 507.0
Booneville, MS 9,075 353 3,889.8 3,647.4 242.4
New Albany, MS 7,733 94 1,215.6 1,138.0 77.6
Pontotoc, MS 5,966 127 2,128.7 1,877.3 251.4

Amory SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
8
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