crimebycounty

Mississippi Crime & Safety

Reported crime rates, safety scores, and FBI UCR coverage for all 82 counties.

FBI UCR data

Avg Violent Crime Rate

149.0

per 100K

Avg Property Crime Rate

829.0

per 100K

Counties with Crime Rates

82/82

100% coverage

County crime atlas

Mississippi crime patterns by county

A state-level 2.5D view of reported county crime rates. Heights and color intensity are scaled within Mississippi, with extreme outliers capped visually so the county-by-county pattern stays readable without loading the full national explorer.

Counties

82

Coverage

100%

Data year

2022

State crime brief

What stands out in Mississippi

The average county-level total crime rate is 978.0 per 100,000 residents, 58% below the national county benchmark.

Adams County reports 0.0 total crimes per 100,000 residents, while Tunica County reports 5773.0. That spread is why county-level lookup matters more than a single statewide average.

82 of 82 counties have full or partial FBI UCR coverage in the current build, with 285 reporting agencies represented.

Data coverage

82/82

counties with total crime rates

Reporting agencies

285

represented in the FBI UCR data

Primary year

2022

most common county crime data year

County average vs. national benchmark

Unweighted county averages, shown per 100,000 residents.

Total crime

58% below national benchmark.

978.0

National 2335.1

Violent crime

61% below national benchmark.

149.0

National 380.7

Property crime

58% below national benchmark.

829.0

National 1954.4

Safety score distribution

Low reported crime38 counties

46% of counties. Safety score 70 or higher.

Middle range22 counties

27% of counties. Safety score from 40 to 69.

Elevated reported crime22 counties

27% of counties. Safety score below 40.

Pending score0 counties

0% of counties. Safety score unavailable.

Reporting coverage

Partial agency coverage82

100%. Some agencies reported, so rates can understate local conditions.

Lowest reported total crime

  1. Adams County

    Rank #1 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  2. Benton County

    Rank #2 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  3. Carroll County

    Rank #3 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  4. Copiah County

    Rank #4 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  5. Franklin County

    Rank #5 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

Highest reported total crime

  1. Tunica County

    Rank #1 in this list

    5773.0 per 100K

  2. Forrest County

    Rank #2 in this list

    3490.9 per 100K

  3. Harrison County

    Rank #3 in this list

    3213.9 per 100K

  4. Alcorn County

    Rank #4 in this list

    3041.7 per 100K

  5. Bolivar County

    Rank #5 in this list

    3027.2 per 100K

Highest reported violent crime

  1. Tunica County

    Rank #1 in this list

    674.4 per 100K

  2. Bolivar County

    Rank #2 in this list

    567.0 per 100K

  3. Clay County

    Rank #3 in this list

    559.2 per 100K

  4. Tallahatchie County

    Rank #4 in this list

    507.1 per 100K

  5. Winston County

    Rank #5 in this list

    490.4 per 100K

All Mississippi Counties

CountySafety Score
Adams County98/100
Benton County98/100
Carroll County98/100
Copiah County98/100
Franklin County98/100
Humphreys County98/100
Issaquena County98/100
Jefferson Davis County98/100
Lauderdale County98/100
Lawrence County98/100
Leflore County98/100
Montgomery County98/100
Newton County98/100
Perry County98/100
Quitman County98/100
Sharkey County98/100
Washington County98/100
Wilkinson County98/100
Yazoo County98/100
Holmes County95/100
Simpson County93/100
Chickasaw County93/100
Tippah County93/100
Coahoma County92/100
Clarke County90/100
Hinds County89/100
Marshall County88/100
Rankin County87/100
Greene County85/100
Smith County85/100
Amite County84/100
Sunflower County82/100
Kemper County79/100
Noxubee County78/100
Itawamba County77/100
Webster County72/100
Calhoun County72/100
Panola County70/100
Marion County69/100
Claiborne County68/100
Lowndes County67/100
Jasper County66/100
Leake County66/100
Yalobusha County66/100
Scott County64/100
Walthall County64/100
Jefferson County63/100
Madison County61/100
Lamar County57/100
Pike County56/100
Choctaw County56/100
Tishomingo County53/100
Monroe County49/100
Neshoba County48/100
Attala County47/100
Grenada County45/100
Covington County45/100
Tate County45/100
Lafayette County44/100
Wayne County42/100
Pearl River County40/100
Jackson County39/100
Union County39/100
Jones County36/100
Pontotoc County33/100
Winston County29/100
Tallahatchie County28/100
Stone County21/100
Oktibbeha County21/100
DeSoto County20/100
Clay County18/100
Lincoln County18/100
Hancock County18/100
Prentiss County16/100
Warren County16/100
George County15/100
Lee County10/100
Bolivar County8/100
Alcorn County8/100
Harrison County6/100
Forrest County5/100
Tunica County1/100

Crime rates per 100K population. — = data pending.

Crime data questions

How to read Mississippi crime data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Mississippi county has the lowest reported crime rate?
Adams County has the lowest reported total crime rate in the current Mississippi county dataset at 0.0 incidents per 100,000 residents. Use this as a reported county-level benchmark, not a neighborhood-level guarantee.
Which Mississippi county has the highest reported crime rate?
Tunica County has the highest reported total crime rate in the current Mississippi county dataset at 5773.0 incidents per 100,000 residents. Per-capita rates can be volatile in small counties, so compare the rate with coverage, agency count, and local law enforcement sources.
How does Mississippi compare with the national crime benchmark?
Mississippi's unweighted county-average total crime rate is 978.0 per 100,000 residents, 58% below national benchmark. The national benchmark shown on this page is 2335.1 per 100,000 residents.
Is violent crime or property crime more common in Mississippi?
Property crime makes up about 85% of the average reported county crime mix in Mississippi, while violent crime makes up about 15%. These shares are based on county-level rates in the available FBI UCR dataset.
How complete is the FBI UCR data for Mississippi?
82 of 82 Mississippi counties have total crime rates in the current build. The page also lists coverage labels so readers can distinguish full, partial, homicide-only, unavailable, and unlabeled reporting.
Which Mississippi county has the highest reported violent crime rate?
Tunica County has the highest reported violent crime rate in the current Mississippi county dataset at 674.4 incidents per 100,000 residents. Violent crime can be highly localized, so use county comparisons as a starting point for local research.

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Data Sources

Crime data sourced from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR) and County Health Rankings. Safety scores are derived composite metrics.

Data is informational only. Not legal or security advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.

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