Forrest County, MS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Murder per Capita in Forrest County

The map below shows murder per 1,000 Forrest County residents.

 

Forrest County, MS Map of Murder Rates
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Overall Crime Grade
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Violent Crime Grade
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Property Crime Grade
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1 in 27,778

Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Forrest County is about 1 in 27,778.

$68

Murder costs the average Forrest County resident about $68 per year.

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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Forrest County in green. The most dangerous areas in Forrest 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 Forrest County, MS Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Forrest County is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of counties are safer and 86% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Forrest County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Forrest County is 0.0360 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forrest County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Forrest County may be as high as 1 in 15,041 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 46,461 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Forrest County, MS: about 1 per year. The east part of Forrest County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Forrest County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Forrest 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.

Forrest County, MS: 0.0360
Mississippi: 0.0493
USA: 0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Forrest County is safer than the Mississippi state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Forrest County, MS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Forrest County about $5,757,594 in 2025, or roughly $68 per resident. This is part of Forrest County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Forrest County, including every crime type and how Forrest County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Forrest County's crime maps on the Forrest County overall crime page.

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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Forrest County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Forrest County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
Lamar County, MS
A+
A+
A+
A
Perry County, MS
A+
A+
A+
A
Jones County, MS
A+
A+
A+
A-
Covington County, MS
A
A+
A
B+
Marion County, MS
A
A+
A
A-
Stone County, MS
A+
A+
A+
A
Jefferson Davis County, MS
A-
A+
A-
C-
Greene County, MS
B
A+
C
A
Wayne County, MS
A
A+
A
B
Walthall County, MS
A
A+
A
A-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Forrest County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
Augusta County, VA
A
A
A
B+
Wood County, WI
B+
B-
B-
B
Barrow County, GA
A+
A
A
C+
Bartholomew County, IN
A
A+
A+
A
Bedford County, VA
A-
A+
A+
B
Blue Earth County, MN
B-
B+
B+
A+
Boone County, IN
A+
A
A
B-
Wise County, TX
C+
C+
C+
C-
Buchanan County, MO
D+
D
D
C
Bullitt County, KY
A-
A
A
B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forrest County, MS average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Forrest County schools on SchoolGrade

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