Yazoo County, MS Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B-
Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 235

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Yazoo County is about 1 in 235.

$32

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Yazoo County resident about $32 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Yazoo County in green. The most dangerous areas in Yazoo County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Yazoo County, MS Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The C+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US county. Yazoo County is in the 48th percentile for safety, meaning 52% of counties are safer and 48% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Yazoo County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of drug-related crime in Yazoo County is 4.264 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Yazoo County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Yazoo County may be as high as 1 in 161 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 298 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Yazoo County, MS: about 23 per year. The south part of Yazoo County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 5 in a typical year.

How Yazoo County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Yazoo County to the Mississippi state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Yazoo County, MS:	4.264
Mississippi:	4.125
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Yazoo County is as safe as the Mississippi state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Yazoo County, MS

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Yazoo County about $826,223 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of Yazoo County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Yazoo County, including every crime type and how Yazoo County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Yazoo County's crime maps on the Yazoo County overall crime page.

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Individual Yazoo County Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Yazoo County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Yazoo County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Humphreys County, MS	C-	B+	D+	D+
Holmes County, MS	D	B	D	D
Madison County, MS	A+	A+	A+	C+
Sharkey County, MS	D+	B	D	D+
Hinds County, MS	B-	A-	C+	C
Issaquena County, MS	B-	A-	B	D-
Warren County, MS	A	A+	A	B
East Carroll Parish, LA	F	F	F	B-
Attala County, MS	A+	A+	A+	B
Leake County, MS	A+	A+	A+	B

Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations

Yazoo County is similar versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Adair County, OK	C-	D+	D+	C+
Orange County, VA	A-	A-	A-	B-
Morgan County, WV	A+	A	A	D
Naguabo Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	B
New Kent County, VA	A+	A+	A+	B+
Newton County, MS	A	A+	A+	C-
Nobles County, MN	B	B-	B-	B
Nodaway County, MO	C	C-	C-	C
Northampton County, NC	D-	D-	D-	D+
Oceana County, MI	A	B	B	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Yazoo County, MS average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Yazoo County schools on SchoolGrade

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