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Crime






Crime Rates for Mississippi

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Mississippi Annual Crimes

Violent
Property
Total

Number of Crimes

7,490

52,708

60,198

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.54

17.87

20.41

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.54
National Median: 4
    Mississippi

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 394

in Mississippi

Mississippi Violent Crimes

Population: 2,949,965
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 261 1,123 1,161 4,945
Rate per 1,000 0.09 0.38 0.39 1.68

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
17.87
National Median: 19
    Mississippi

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 56

in Mississippi

Mississippi Property Crimes

Population: 2,949,965
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 10,465 36,815 5,428
Rate per 1,000 3.55 12.48 1.84

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
14
National Median: 26.8
    Mississippi

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