Spanish Fort, MS Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Spanish Fort is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of cities are safer and 22% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Spanish Fort's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Spanish Fort is 0.0942 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Spanish Fort generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Spanish Fort may be as high as 1 in 10,001 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,011 in the east part of the city.

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

How Spanish Fort's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Spanish Fort is less safe than 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 Murder in Spanish Fort, MS

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Spanish Fort about $3,362 in 2025, or roughly $177 per resident. This is part of Spanish Fort's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Spanish Fort, including every crime type and how Spanish Fort compares to other cities.

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 Spanish Fort's crime maps on the Spanish Fort overall crime page.

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Individual Spanish Fort Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Spanish Fort is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Spanish Fort.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Holly Bluff, MS	D+	B+	D	C-
Valley Park, MS	C-	B	C	D
Satartia, MS	A-	A+	A-	C
Cary, MS	D	B-	D	D
Patosi, MS	D	B-	D-	C-
Rolling Fork, MS	D-	C+	D-	D
Egremont, MS	D	B-	D	D
Pierce Crossroad, MS	D	B-	D-	C-
Richey, MS	D+	B-	D+	D
Valley, MS	B+	A-	B	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Spanish Fort is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pagetown, OH	C-	F	F	C+
Rocky Point, OR	F	D	D	B
Rocky Hill, OH	B	C+	C+	B
Rockdale, KY	D+	A-	A-	C-
Rock Springs, MT	D	D-	D-	C
Ritter, OR	D	B	B	D
Riggins Corner, MD	F	F	F	F
Riddle, ID	D-	D+	D+	D
Richardson, OR	D+	C-	C-	D
Reynolds, MD	D+	D+	D+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Spanish Fort, MS average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 15% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Spanish Fort schools on SchoolGrade

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