Amory, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Amory:

  • There were 267 total crimes committed in Amory the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,146.6 total crimes per 100K people in Amory.
  • The overall crime rate in Amory is 78.41% above the national average.
  • Amory ranks #76 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Amory ranks #9,047 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 4,146.6 per 100,000 people. That's 78.41% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 73.30% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Amory
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 267 4,146.6 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 93.2 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 8 124.2 291.2 369.8
Burglary 29 450.4 488.3 269.8
Larceny 174 2,702.3 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 56 869.7 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 259 4,022.4 2,101.6 1,954.4

Amory Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Mississippi.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Amory

8
Violent Crimes
124.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Amory in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Amory is 124.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 804.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Amory each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.33% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Amory

259
Property Crimes
4,022.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
105.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 259 property crimes in Amory in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Amory is 4,022.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.9 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 105.81% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 91.39% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 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 37,534 1,690 4,502.6 4,116.3 386.3
Starkville, MS 24,720 655 2,649.7 2,496.0 153.7
West Point, MS 9,893 339 3,426.7 2,557.4 869.3
Booneville, MS 8,676 404 4,656.5 4,391.4 265.1
New Albany, MS 7,645 180 2,354.5 2,328.3 26.2
Pontotoc, MS 5,771 216 3,742.9 3,292.3 450.5

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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