Mississippi Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US state. Mississippi is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of states are safer and 69% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mississippi's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Mississippi is 0.0493 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mississippi generally consider the southeast part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mississippi may be as high as 1 in 13,040 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 27,716 in the southeast part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Mississippi: about 44 per year. The central part of Mississippi has fewer cases of murder with only 9 in a typical year.

How Mississippi's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mississippi to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Mississippi is as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Mississippi

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mississippi about $280,627,818 in 2025, or roughly $93 per resident. This is part of Mississippi's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mississippi, including every crime type and how Mississippi compares to other states.

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 Mississippi's crime maps on the Mississippi overall crime page.

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Individual Mississippi Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

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

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Alabama	C+	C+	B	D
Louisiana	D+	D-	D	F
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-	D-
Tennessee	D	D-	D	D-
Georgia	B-	C+	B	D+
Kentucky	B-	A-	B	D+
Missouri	D	D	D+	D-
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D	C-
Texas	D+	D+	D+	D+
South Carolina	D-	D	D	D-

Murder in State with Similar Populations

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

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Arizona	B-	C	C	C
Wisconsin	B	B-	B-	C+
Washington	D-	C	C	B-
Virginia	B-	B+	B+	D+
Vermont	B+	A-	A-	B+
Utah	C-	B	B	A
Texas	D+	D+	D+	D+
Tennessee	D	D-	D-	D-
South Dakota	C	C	C	C+
Minnesota	C	B	B	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mississippi average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mississippi schools on SchoolGrade

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