Iuka, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Iuka, MS Summary

Crime in Iuka research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Iuka 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 Iuka:

  • There were 77 total crimes committed in Iuka the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,523.8 total crimes per 100K people in Iuka.
  • The overall crime rate in Iuka is 8.59% above the national average.
  • Iuka ranks #53 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Iuka ranks #7,518 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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Iuka Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Iuka is 2,523.8 per 100,000 people. That's 8.59% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.47% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Iuka
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 77 2,523.8 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 163.9 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 8 262.2 291.2 369.8
Burglary 7 229.4 488.3 269.8
Larceny 53 1,737.1 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 295.0 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 69 2,261.6 2,101.6 1,954.4

Iuka 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 Iuka

8
Violent Crimes
262.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Iuka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Iuka is 262.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 381.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Iuka each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.94% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Iuka

69
Property Crimes
2,261.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 69 property crimes in Iuka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Iuka is 2,261.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Iuka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.72% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.61% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Iuka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Florence, AL 40,063 1,293 3,227.4 2,645.8 581.6
Tupelo, MS 37,534 1,690 4,502.6 4,116.3 386.3
Muscle Shoals, AL 16,917 474 2,801.9 2,441.3 360.6
Corinth, MS 14,216 797 5,606.4 5,121.0 485.4
Booneville, MS 8,676 404 4,656.5 4,391.4 265.1
Savannah, TN 7,207 312 4,329.1 3,788.0 541.1

Iuka SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
5
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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