The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Byram, MS: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$4.28 million

Cost of Crime™ for Byram, MS

In 2025, crime will cost $674 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Byram with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Byram, MS Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Byram's combined rate is lower than the norm. Byram sits in the 85th percentile, ahead of 85% of cities and behind 15%. The grade covers only Byram's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Byram is 14.01 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 102 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Byram, MS report the most crime, about 59 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Byram, MS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Byram for 2025 is $4,276,588, about $269 per resident and $674 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Byram Compared to Other Cities?

Byram, MS:	$269
Fayette, MS:	$635
Gulf Hills, MS:	$124
Mississippi:	$270
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Byram is $269 per year, which is $195 less than the national average and the same as Mississippi's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Byram:

In Fayette, MS, crime costs $635 per person, which is $366 more than in Byram.
In Gulf Hills, MS, crime costs $124 per person, which is $145 less than in Byram

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Byram for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Byram	Cost per Byram Resident
Murder	$1.72 million	$108
Rape/Sexual Assault	$321,145	$20
Robbery	$59,668	$4
Assault	$475,731	$30
Kidnapping	$62,168	$4
Vehicle Theft	$506,444	$32
Burglary	$201,560	$13
Theft	$291,876	$18
Arson	$21,271	$1
Vandalism	$303,561	$19
Animal Cruelty	$6,080	$0
Drug Crimes	$282,357	$18
Identity Theft	$22,985	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$4,276,588	$269

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Byram, MS

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Byram totals $13,071,333 ($824 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $17,347,921 ($1,093 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Byram has 2, do the same, and of Byram's 15,872 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Byram Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Byram residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.044
Robbery	0.1195
Rape	0.3337
Murder	0.0577
Total Violent Crime	1.555 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.551
Vehicle Theft	2.061
Burglary	1.400
Arson	0.0555
Total Property Crime	7.067 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0646
Drug Crimes	2.405
Vandalism	2.677
Identity Theft	0.1871
Animal Cruelty	0.0518
Total "Other" Rate	5.386 (B+)

Individual Byram Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Byram is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Byram.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Terry, MS	A-	A+	B
Seven Springs, MS	B+	A+	B+
Forest Hill, MS	A-	A+	B
Richland, MS	A	A+	A
Rosemary, MS	A-	A	A-
Raymond, MS	B+	A+	B+
Florence, MS	A+	A+	A+
Newmans Grove, MS	A-	A+	A
Pearl, MS	B+	A+	B
Whitfield, MS	C	A+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Byram is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wood Dale, IL	C+	A-	A-
Amherst, MA	B	C	C
Ardmore, PA	B-	B+	B+
Arkansas City, KS	D-	D+	D+
Willowick, OH	C-	B+	B+
Wilkinsburg, PA	D	D-	D-
Nashville, NC	D	F	F
Moody, AL	B-	B+	B+
Morehead City, NC	C-	C	C
Morgan City, LA	D-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Byram is safer than the Mississippi state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Byram, MS average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Byram schools on SchoolGrade

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