Lauderdale County, MS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Murder per Capita in Lauderdale County

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

 

Lauderdale County, MS Map of Murder Rates
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B

Murder Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
A
Violent Crime Grade
A+
Property Crime Grade
A

Which crimes are included?

1 in 17,668

Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Lauderdale County is about 1 in 17,668.

$106

Murder costs the average Lauderdale County resident about $106 per year.

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Lauderdale County is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of counties are safer and 63% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lauderdale County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Lauderdale County is 0.0566 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lauderdale County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lauderdale County may be as high as 1 in 10,295 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 43,966 in the southeast part of the county.

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

How Lauderdale County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lauderdale 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.

Lauderdale County, MS: 0.0566
Mississippi: 0.0493
USA: 0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Lauderdale County is less safe 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 Lauderdale County, MS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lauderdale County about $7,624,662 in 2025, or roughly $106 per resident. This is part of Lauderdale County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lauderdale County, including every crime type and how Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County's crime maps on the Lauderdale County overall crime page.

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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
Clarke County, MS
A+
A+
A+
A
Kemper County, MS
C+
A
C-
D+
Newton County, MS
A
A+
A
B+
Sumter County, AL
F
F
F
F
Neshoba County, MS
A
A+
A
A-
Choctaw County, AL
C-
C-
C-
D+
Jasper County, MS
A+
A+
A
A-
Scott County, MS
A+
A+
A
A
Marengo County, AL
D-
D-
D-
F
Leake County, MS
A+
A+
A+
A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Lauderdale County is similar 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
Caldwell County, NC
C+
C+
C+
B-
Bartholomew County, IN
A
A+
A+
A
Bedford County, VA
A-
A+
A+
B
Bulloch County, GA
B
B
B
B
Bullitt County, KY
A-
A
A
B-
Rice County, MN
B
B
B
A-
Monroe County, FL
A+
B+
B+
A-
Natrona County, WY
A-
A+
A+
A+
Oconee County, SC
C-
C-
C-
C-
Payne County, OK
D
C-
C-
C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lauderdale County, MS average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Lauderdale County schools on SchoolGrade

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