The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Biloxi, MS
Biloxi is a city of 66,100 in Harrison County, about 10 miles northeast of downtown Gulfport · Updated November 2026
Is Biloxi, MS safe?
Yes, by national standards: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Biloxi is low. Most US neighborhoods have even less, though: 60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Biloxi run from A+ to C-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 780 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
40% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Biloxi as a whole, and 60% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Biloxi scores 780.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Biloxi, MS at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Biloxi, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Biloxi
Burglary stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; Biloxi has 5.4.
Robberies are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Biloxi runs 52% above the US rate, but robberies run 40% below it: 0.37 a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Biloxi
Most of Biloxi grades well: 91% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Biloxi run from A+ to C-; 40% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 91%C 9%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Biloxi, the northwest side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Crime rates and types in Biloxi
CrimeGrade™ estimates Biloxi has about 57 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 52% more than the US as a whole and 81% more than Mississippi.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Biloxi is assault, about 38% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Biloxi compares with nearby cities
Biloxi has more crime than 7 of its 8 nearest cities. Success and Wortham have the least crime nearby.
One thing sets Biloxi apart: it has 9.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 85% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Biloxi: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 86% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 64% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.85% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 67% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.8% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 66% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Biloxi on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Biloxi
Crime costs Biloxi about $1,279 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 6% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $77 million a year, or $1,169 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.2 million
$48
Rape
$2.0 million
$31
Robbery
$760,000
$11
Assault
$13 million
$190
Burglary
$3.2 million
$48
Theft
$6.8 million
$103
Vehicle theft
$2.0 million
$30
Arson
$170,000
$3
Vandalism
$3.1 million
$48
Total
$34 million
$512
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Biloxi means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Biloxi, MS average a SchoolGrade of A+: 66% of students test proficient, against 48% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Biloxi on SchoolGrade
