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Table 6

MISSISSIPPI

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2016

City Population Violent
crime
Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Rape
(revised
definition)1
Rape
(legacy
definition)2
Robbery Aggravated
assault
Property
crime
Burglary Larceny-
theft
Motor
vehicle
theft
Arson3
Ackerman 1,472 3 0 0 0 3 21 6 15 0 0
Amory 7,022 10 0 3 3 4 222 47 173 2 0
Batesville 7,371 19 1 1 4 13 296 43 249 4 1
Biloxi 45,952 181 2 31 80 68 2,681 805 1,721 155 8
Brandon 23,824 15 0 1 3 11 215 41 165 9 2
Byhalia 1,247 6 1 0 3 2 64 6 55 3 0
D'Iberville 11,795 14 0 5 6 3 829 72 738 19 1
Edwards 1,014 12 0 0 0 12 45 24 21 0 0
Flowood 8,879 23 0 1 5 17 315 62 246 7 0
Fulton 4,101 4 0 0 1 3 110 14 96 0 0
Gautier 18,566 52 0 3 12 37 584 133 409 42 1
Greenville 31,732 88 7 16 57 8 1,969 930 961 78 56
Gulfport 72,668 228 10 27 97 94 3,818 638 3,002 178 26
Hattiesburg 47,006 147 8 10 52 77 2,752 374 2,292 86 3
Hernando 15,793 24 0 5 4 15 347 92 251 4 1
Holly Springs 7,596 124 1 2 23 98 245 61 165 19 3
Horn Lake 27,077 20 0 0 13 7 701 122 557 22 3
Jackson 170,070 1,451 58 107 681 605 7,884 1,948 5,064 872 95
Laurel 18,894 79 1 17 27 34 846 248 569 29 2
Long Beach 15,708 11 0 0 3 8 361 62 290 9 0
Madison 26,119 14 0 0 4 10 198 14 175 9 0
McComb 12,632 64 3 1 32 28 679 163 496 20 0
Meridian 39,364 234 8 24 128 74 1,813 693 985 135 5
Natchez 15,003 64 1 8 18 37 755 123 612 20 16
Ocean Springs 17,688 28 0 2 8 18 677 113 523 41 0
Olive Branch 36,513 67 2 4 22 39 932 382 510 40 2
Oxford 23,052 39 1 10 15 13 646 103 532 11
Pass Christian 5,690 10 3 1 3 3 150 47 101 2 0
Petal 10,747 2 0 0 1 1 82 43 35 4 0
Picayune 10,631 47 0 7 9 31 512 112 380 20 1
Ridgeland 24,406 83 1 6 45 31 729 63 644 22 1
Southaven 53,310 59 1 5 27 26 1,480 128 1,318 34 5
Summit 1,677 1 0 0 1 0 54 28 25 1 0
Vicksburg 22,986 135 3 7 20 105 1,430 240 1,126 64 4
Waveland 6,382 17 1 1 1 14 298 51 238 9 0
West Point 10,935 28 1 4 11 12 315 109 203 3 3
Wiggins 4,577 7 0 2 2 3 215 64 148 3 0
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 3 The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.