Mississippi Crime Rates 1960 - 2008
Mississippi Law Enforcement Agency Uniform Crime Reports 1980 to 2005
Mississippi Crime Rates 1960 - 2008
Forcible Aggravated Larceny- Vehicle
Year Population Index Violent Property Murder Rape Robbery assault Burglary Theft Theft
1960 2,178,141 15,349 2,236 13,113 218 112 324 1,582 4,459 7,603 1,051
1961 2,215,000 16,216 2,274 13,942 229 129 345 1,571 4,703 7,928 1,311
1962 2,248,000 16,909 2,079 14,830 164 96 179 1,640 5,115 8,481 1,234
1963 2,290,000 14,904 1,779 13,125 164 98 191 1,326 4,259 7,740 1,126
1964 2,314,000 21,904 4,118 17,786 233 217 476 3,192 6,157 10,359 1,270
1965 2,321,000 22,681 3,949 18,732 207 160 334 3,248 6,626 10,311 1,795
1966 2,327,000 20,878 3,504 17,374 225 185 310 2,784 5,548 10,438 1,388
1967 2,348,000 21,136 2,672 18,464 204 130 248 2,090 6,053 11,080 1,331
1968 2,342,000 25,463 3,397 22,066 232 179 310 2,676 7,348 13,031 1,687
1969 2,363,000 25,865 3,354 22,511 192 215 345 2,602 7,479 13,310 1,722
1970 2,216,912 28,872 3,974 24,898 255 198 421 3,100 7,785 15,376 1,737
1971 2,226,000 35,627 6,151 29,476 328 305 799 4,719 9,900 17,363 2,213
1972 2,263,000 40,854 7,076 33,778 348 395 902 5,431 12,221 18,829 2,728
1973 2,281,000 43,939 7,734 36,205 368 389 1,068 5,909 13,544 20,066 2,595
1974 2,324,000 52,271 7,782 44,489 299 405 1,116 5,962 17,562 24,042 2,885
1975 2,346,000 56,556 7,411 49,145 327 386 1,280 5,418 18,398 27,713 3,034
1976 2,354,000 58,104 6,954 51,150 294 384 1,509 4,767 19,098 29,176 2,876
1977 2,389,000 61,841 6,896 54,945 342 468 1,569 4,517 21,873 29,622 3,450
1978 2,404,000 61,419 7,721 53,698 302 525 1,688 5,206 20,345 29,703 3,650
1979 2,406,000 71,233 7,786 63,447 302 523 1,702 5,259 23,428 36,006 4,013
1980 2,511,491 85,822 8,588 77,234 365 619 2,035 5,569 29,612 43,142 4,480
1981 2,530,000 89,495 7,706 81,789 319 658 2,059 4,670 29,614 47,587 4,588
1982 2,551,000 91,137 7,515 83,622 358 675 1,863 4,619 30,200 49,504 3,918
1983 2,587,000 82,995 7,255 75,740 290 616 1,650 4,699 26,479 45,584 3,677
1984 2,598,000 79,495 7,326 72,169 252 715 1,572 4,787 25,464 42,952 3,753
1985 2,613,000 85,333 7,079 78,254 276 698 1,635 4,470 26,701 47,478 4,075
1986 2,625,000 87,808 7,196 80,612 295 678 1,697 4,526 28,242 48,430 3,940
1987 2,625,000 90,263 7,081 83,182 269 767 1,496 4,549 31,537 47,433 4,212
1988 2,627,000 94,384 8,544 85,840 225 951 2,028 5,340 33,651 47,818 4,371
1989 2,621,000 92,136 8,156 83,980 253 1,017 2,053 4,833 30,018 49,266 4,696
1990 2,573,216 99,561 8,758 90,803 313 1,134 2,217 5,094 32,196 53,266 5,341
1991 2,592,000 109,402 10,085 99,317 332 1,199 3,015 5,539 34,524 57,373 7,420
1992 2,614,000 111,944 10,763 101,181 320 1,166 3,254 6,023 33,533 58,851 8,797
1993 2,643,000 116,775 11,467 105,308 357 1,125 3,683 6,302 33,985 62,467 8,856
1994 2,669,000 129,101 13,177 115,924 409 1,212 4,336 7,220 34,493 70,621 10,810
1995 2,697,000 121,755 13,560 108,195 348 1,054 3,530 8,628 30,505 67,967 9,723
1996  2,716,000  122,842  13,261  109,581  301  981  3,646  8,333  30,755  69,299  9,527 
1997  2,731,000  126,452  12,808  113,644  358  1,065  3,741  7,644  32,429  71,887  9,328 
1998  2,752,000  120,647  11,302  109,345  315  1,026  3,394  6,567  31,498  68,525  9,322 
1999  2,768,619  118,231  9,671  108,560  213  1,156  3,091  5,211  29,109  65,919  13,532
2000  2,844,658  113,911  10,267  103,644  255  1,019  2,703  6,290 26,918  69,758  6,968 
2001  2,859,733  119,615  10,006  109,609  282  1,147  3,294  5,283  29,821  70,315 9,473 
2002  2,866,733  119,442  9,858  109,584  264  1,127  3,356  5,111  29,593  70,468  9,523
2003  2,882,594  116,203  9,336  106,867  267  1,079  3,016  4,974  29,564  68,307  8,996 
2004 2,900,768  109,548  8,568  100,980  227  1,161  2,503  4,677  27,661  65,404  7,879
2005  2,908,496 103,362  8,131  95,231  214  1,147  2,405  4,365 26,866  60,873  7,492 
2006  2,910,540 102,089  8,696 93,393  223  1,000  3,118  4,350 27,239  57,807  8,347 
2007  2,918,785 101,926  8,502 93,424  208  1,040  2,866  4,388 27,959  58,084  7,381 
2008  2,938,618 94,781  8,373 86,408  237  890  3,016  4,230 26,024  54,032  6,352 
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Mississippi Crime Index Rates Per 100,000 Inhabitants
Forcible Aggravated Larceny- Vehicle
Year Population Index Violent Property Murder Rape Robbery assault Burglary Theft Theft
1960 2,178,141 704.7 102.7 602.0 10.0 5.1 14.9 72.6 204.7 349.1 48.3
1961 2,215,000 732.1 102.7 629.4 10.3 5.8 15.6 70.9 212.3 357.9 59.2
1962 2,248,000 752.2 92.5 659.7 7.3 4.3 8.0 73.0 227.5 377.3 54.9
1963 2,290,000 650.8 77.7 573.1 7.2 4.3 8.3 57.9 186.0 338.0 49.2
1964 2,314,000 946.6 178.0 768.6 10.1 9.4 20.6 137.9 266.1 447.7 54.9
1965 2,321,000 977.2 170.1 807.1 8.9 6.9 14.4 139.9 285.5 444.2 77.3
1966 2,327,000 897.2 150.6 746.6 9.7 8.0 13.3 119.6 238.4 448.6 59.6
1967 2,348,000 900.2 113.8 786.4 8.7 5.5 10.6 89.0 257.8 471.9 56.7
1968 2,342,000 1,087.2 145.0 942.2 9.9 7.6 13.2 114.3 313.7 556.4 72.0
1969 2,363,000 1,094.6 141.9 952.6 8.1 9.1 14.6 110.1 316.5 563.3 72.9
1970 2,216,912 1,302.4 179.3 1,123.1 11.5 8.9 19.0 139.8 351.2 693.6 78.4
1971 2,226,000 1,600.5 276.3 1,324.2 14.7 13.7 35.9 212.0 444.7 780.0 99.4
1972 2,263,000 1,805.3 312.7 1,492.6 15.4 17.5 39.9 240.0 540.0 832.0 120.5
1973 2,281,000 1,926.3 339.1 1,587.2 16.1 17.1 46.8 259.1 593.8 879.7 113.8
1974 2,324,000 2,249.2 334.9 1,914.3 12.9 17.4 48.0 256.5 755.7 1,034.5 124.1
1975 2,346,000 2,410.7 315.9 2,094.8 13.9 16.5 54.6 230.9 784.2 1,181.3 129.3
1976 2,354,000 2,468.3 295.4 2,172.9 12.5 16.3 64.1 202.5 811.3 1,239.4 122.2
1977 2,389,000 2,588.6 288.7 2,299.9 14.3 19.6 65.7 189.1 915.6 1,239.9 144.4
1978 2,404,000 2,554.9 321.2 2,233.7 12.6 21.8 70.2 216.6 846.3 1,235.6 151.8
1979 2,406,000 2,960.6 323.6 2,637.0 12.6 21.7 70.7 218.6 973.7 1,496.5 166.8
1980 2,511,491 3,417.2 341.9 3,075.2 14.5 24.6 81.0 221.7 1,179.1 1,717.8 178.4
1981 2,530,000 3,537.4 304.6 3,232.8 12.6 26.0 81.4 184.6 1,170.5 1,880.9 181.3
1982 2,551,000 3,572.6 294.6 3,278.0 14.0 26.5 73.0 181.1 1,183.8 1,940.6 153.6
1983 2,587,000 3,208.2 280.4 2,927.7 11.2 23.8 63.8 181.6 1,023.5 1,762.0 142.1
1984 2,598,000 3,059.9 282.0 2,777.9 9.7 27.5 60.5 184.3 980.1 1,653.3 144.5
1985 2,613,000 3,265.7 270.9 2,994.8 10.6 26.7 62.6 171.1 1,021.9 1,817.0 156.0
1986 2,625,000 3,345.1 274.1 3,070.9 11.2 25.8 64.6 172.4 1,075.9 1,845.0 150.1
1987 2,625,000 3,438.6 269.8 3,168.8 10.2 29.2 57.0 173.3 1,201.4 1,807.0 160.5
1988 2,627,000 3,592.8 325.2 3,267.6 8.6 36.2 77.2 203.3 1,281.0 1,820.3 166.4
1989 2,621,000 3,515.3 311.2 3,204.1 9.7 38.8 78.3 184.4 1,145.3 1,879.7 179.2
1990 2,573,216 3,869.1 340.4 3,528.8 12.2 44.1 86.2 198.0 1,251.2 2,070.0 207.6
1991 2,592,000 4,220.8 389.1 3,831.7 12.8 46.3 116.3 213.7 1,331.9 2,213.5 286.3
1992 2,614,000 4,282.5 411.7 3,870.7 12.2 44.6 124.5 230.4 1,282.8 2,251.4 336.5
1993 2,643,000 4,418.3 433.9 3,984.4 13.5 42.6 139.3 238.4 1,285.8 2,363.5 335.1
1994 2,669,000 4,837.1 493.7 4,343.3 15.3 45.4 162.5 270.5 1,292.4 2,646.0 405.0
1995 2,697,000 4,514.5 502.8 4,011.7 12.9 39.1 130.9 319.9 1,131.1 2,520.1 360.5
1996  2,716,000  4,522.9  488.3  4,034.6  11.1  36.1  134.2  306.8  1,132.4  2,551.5  350.8 
1997  2,731,000  4,630.2  469.0  4,161.3  13.1  39.0  137.0  279.9  1,187.4  2,632.3  341.6 
1998  2,752,000  4,384.0  410.7  3,973.3  11.4  37.3  123.3  238.6  1,144.5  2,490.0  338.7 
1999  2,768,619 4,270.4  349.3  3,921.1  7.7  34.6  121.2  326.5 884.4 2,737.3  300.6 
2000  2,844,658  4,004.4  360.9  3,643.5  9.0  33.3  128.2  317.2 906.9  2,864.8  288.0
2001  2,859,733  4,182.7  349.9  3,832.8  9.9  40.1  115.2  184.7  1,042.8  2,458.8  331.3
2002  2,866,733  4,166.5  343.9  3,822.6  9.2  39.3 117.1  178.3  1,032.3  2,458.1  332.2 
2003  2,882,594  4,031.2  323.9  3,707.3  9.3  37.4  104.6  172.6  1,025.6  2,369.6  312.1 
2004  2,900,768 3,776.5  295.4  3,481.1  7.8  40.0  86.3  161.2 953.6 2,256.0  271.6 
2005  2,908,496 3,553.8  279.6  3,274.2  7.4  39.4  82.7  150.1 923.7  2,092.9  257.6
2006  2,910,540  3,506.4  298.6  3,208.8  7.7  34.4  107.1  149.5 935.9  1,986.1  286.8
2007  2,918,785  3,492.1  291.3  3,200.8  7.1  35.6  98.2  150.3 957.9  1,990.0  252.9
2008  2,38,618  3,224.7  284.9  2,940.8  8.1  30.3  102.6  143.9 885.6  1,838.7  216.2
Mississippi Law Enforcement Agency Uniform Crime Reports 1980 to 2005
US States Crime 2004 -2006 Crimes per 100,000 and Ranking
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The table below provides the rank of each State's reported rate of crime as compared to the 50 States and the District of Columbia.  1 = the highest reported crime rate and 51 = the lowest. Going from one year to the next a higher number means, that compared to other States, the relative crime rate is increasing and a lower number means that the relative level of crime is decreasing.  The Index category represents the total number of crimes, and since most crimes involve property crime it is weighted towards these types of crime.  
State Year Population   Index   Violent   Property   Murder    Forcible Rape   Robbery   Aggravated assault   Burglary   Larceny- Theft   Vehicle Theft 
Mississippi 2008 31 29 34 25 4 29 26 42 14 37 34
Mississippi  2007  31 28 34 26 10 16 28 41 10 32 32
Mississippi  2006  31 31 32 29 7 21 26 41 11 34 31
Mississippi  2005  31 31 37 28 9 16 33 39 14 32 36


In the year 2000 Mississippi had an estimated population of 2,844,658 which ranked the state 31st in population. For that year the State of Mississippi had a total Crime Index of 4,004.4 reported incidents per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 27th highest total Crime Index. For Violent Crime Mississippi had a reported incident rate of 360.9 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 27th highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 3,643.5 per 100,000 people, which ranked as the state 26th highest. Also in the year 2000 Mississippi had 9.0 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the state as having the 2nd highest rate for Murder. Mississippi’s 33.3 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people, ranked the state 23rd highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, Mississippi’s rate was 128.2 which ranked the state as having the 21st highest for Robbery. The state also had 317.2 Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state as having the 18th highest position for this crime among the states. For every 100,000 people there were 906.9 Burglaries, which ranks Mississippi as having the 10th highest standing among the states. Larceny - Theft were reported 2,864.8 times per hundred thousand people in Mississippi which standing is the 15th highest among the states. Vehicle Theft occurred 288.0 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as having the 32nd highest for vehicle theft among the states.
United States Crime Statistics
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