Crime in Mississippi: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Mississippi since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

226.9 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,263.8 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
209murders2025: 7.1 per 100,000.

Mississippi since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Mississippi 0132264396528 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Mississippi 01140228034204560 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20256,704226.92096065,05537,3341,263.86,8384,087
20246,677226.92075984,94744,3981,508.67,4694,485
20235,941201.92136244,13946,6391,584.78,9105,617
20227,172243.92237525,20051,1471,739.710,1865,125
20217,532255.42748205,23654,8731,860.411,8515,655
20208,638291.23151,4195,75662,3512,101.614,4886,083
20197,779261.22981,6204,93769,7272,341.218,3415,721
20187,929266.02141,7005,41971,7012,405.320,3555,145
20177,661256.21902,4924,32182,7642,768.322,4494,347
20168,411281.72372,4334,45982,5212,764.123,4894,307
20158,190274.02532,3124,46785,7852,869.625,0684,271
20148,331278.32592,4054,58586,8872,902.623,8984,474
20138,303277.52172,4134,64981,5482,725.324,9694,387
20127,769260.12132,2774,46083,9332,810.528,0844,329
20118,009269.02322,4964,41889,8093,016.330,7224,908
20107,999269.32042,7774,08788,5962,983.030,4535,359
20098,451286.31942,9694,29787,3272,958.229,5595,439
20088,942304.32363,0794,66985,4882,909.125,5066,252
20078,502291.32022,8964,37190,8873,113.927,2237,191
20069,076311.82313,2594,54792,8533,190.227,1178,330
20058,131279.62142,4054,36595,2313,274.226,8667,492
20048,568295.42272,5034,677100,9803,481.127,6617,879
20039,336323.92673,0164,974106,8673,707.329,5648,996
20029,858343.92643,3565,111109,5843,822.629,5939,523
200110,006349.92823,2945,283109,6093,832.829,8219,473
200010,267360.92552,7036,290103,6443,643.526,9186,968
19999,671349.32133,0915,211108,5603,921.129,10913,532
199811,302410.73153,3946,567109,3453,973.331,4989,322
199712,808469.03583,7417,644113,6444,161.332,4299,328
199613,261488.33013,6468,333109,5814,034.630,7559,527
199513,560502.83483,5308,628108,1954,011.730,5059,723
199413,177493.74094,3367,220115,9244,343.334,49310,810
199311,467433.93573,6836,302105,3083,984.433,9858,856
199210,763411.73203,2546,023101,1813,870.733,5338,797
199110,085389.13323,0155,53999,3173,831.734,5247,420
19908,758340.43132,2175,09490,8033,528.832,1965,341
19898,156311.22532,0534,83383,9803,204.130,0184,696
19888,544325.22252,0285,34085,8403,267.633,6514,371
19877,081269.82691,4964,54983,1823,168.831,5374,212
19867,196274.12951,6974,52680,6123,070.928,2423,940
19857,079270.92761,6354,47078,2542,994.826,7014,075
19847,326282.02521,5724,78772,1692,777.925,4643,753
19837,255280.42901,6504,69975,7402,927.726,4793,677
19827,515294.63581,8634,61983,6223,278.030,2003,918
19817,706304.63192,0594,67081,7893,232.829,6144,588
19808,588341.93652,0355,56977,2343,075.229,6124,480
19797,786323.63021,7025,25963,4472,637.023,4284,013

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Alcorn County2024173.31,821.32
Attala County202581.6751.82
Calhoun County2022273.8422.45
Choctaw County2023136.8661.13
Claiborne County2025479.0642.82
Clay County2024314.51,318.72
Coahoma County2025717.51,997.12
DeSoto County2021206.81,738.96
Forrest County2025173.92,353.23
George County2024355.91,561.42
Grenada County2025321.01,767.92
Hancock County202564.11,217.83
Harrison County2025376.82,435.26
Jasper County2025139.8501.94
Jones County2025293.21,789.74
Kemper County2025182.3386.02
Lafayette County2024102.51,019.72
Lamar County202458.1645.34
Lauderdale County2025308.2948.72
Lincoln County2023181.41,686.92
Lowndes County2025269.71,031.63
Marion County2025141.51,027.82
Marshall County2016373.81,312.43
Neshoba County2025157.1828.23
Oktibbeha County2024136.71,420.22
Pearl River County2025119.9656.33
Pontotoc County2025185.3593.02
Prentiss County2025192.41,326.22
Simpson County2025198.9682.43
Smith County202514.2142.02
Stone County2025205.11,085.72
Tishomingo County2025204.7754.02
Tunica County2025419.43,840.62
Union County2023165.71,047.24
Walthall County2025165.5438.92
Warren County2020434.82,459.62
Wayne County2024476.51,135.42
Webster County202586.0698.42
Winston County2025321.21,049.62

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Mississippi?
In 2025, 226.9 violent and 1,263.8 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Mississippi (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Mississippi?
209 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 7.1 per 100,000.

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