Tucson records 589 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 55% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average. Crime varies widely block to block within any city, so a city grade cannot describe a specific street.

What is the crime rate in Tucson?

Tucson reports approximately 589 violent crimes and 3313 property crimes per 100,000 residents based on the most recent public data.

Does Tucson have flood risk?

SafeNest evaluates flood risk at the address level. For Tucson, federal records show 17 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Arizona, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which the SafeNest app checks directly.

Is Tucson, AZ Safe in 2024? Crime Rates, Flood Risk & Schools

Crime in Tucson vs. the national average

Tucson reports 589 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 55% above the U.S. average of 381, and 3,313 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (70% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 15.7% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.

	Tucson	US average
Violent crime (per 100k)	589	381
Property crime (per 100k)	3313	1954

City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Tucson can differ dramatically. For a specific address, run a free SafeNest search.

Flood & natural hazard risk

Federal disaster records for Arizona — the state SafeNest uses for Tucson's flood context — list 17 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1966 and 2024, most recently "Flooding". Arizona has also seen 1 hurricane or tropical-storm declaration, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Tucson address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which the SafeNest app checks directly by address.

Schools in Tucson

Public schools in Tucson average 5.5/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 244 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.7/10 on average, while middle schools average 4.9/10. The highest-scoring is Montessori Schoolhouse at 10.0/10.

Registered offenders

Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Tucson: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Exact counts and locations for any specific Tucson address are available in the SafeNest app, drawn directly from the state's public registry.

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Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA flood maps, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-07-12. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).