The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Coahoma County, MS
Coahoma County is home to 20,500 residents and includes Clarksdale and Jonestown · Updated November 2026
Is Coahoma County, MS safe?
Yes, crime in Coahoma County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Coahoma County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 45% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Coahoma County run from A+ to F, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 812 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
45% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Coahoma County as a whole, and 55% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Coahoma County scores 812.
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 Coahoma County, MS at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Coahoma County, 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 Coahoma County
Burglary stands out among A-graded counties. For the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.4 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; Coahoma County has 7.0.
Aggravated assaults and simple assaults both run high. In Coahoma County, each runs at more than double the US rate: 6.2 aggravated assaults and 25.2 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 and 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Coahoma County
Safety changes a lot from one part of Coahoma County to the next: 39% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 38% live in areas graded D or F. Grades across Coahoma County run from A+ to F; 39% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 39%C 23%D or F 38%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Across the county, the northwest side has the least crime and the Clarksdale area the most.
Crime rates and types in Coahoma County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Coahoma County has about 64 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 73% more than the US as a whole and about double the rate for 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Coahoma County, about 49% of everything reported.
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 Coahoma County compares with nearby counties
Coahoma County has the most crime of its 10 nearest counties.
Empty homes, transit and walkability in Coahoma County
Two things set Coahoma County apart: it has 15.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 5% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.15.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 97% of Americans
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 Coahoma County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
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. 82% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 65% of Americans
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.32 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 83% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.5% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 78% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 70% of Americans
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 Coahoma County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Coahoma County about $2,446 a year per household, about double 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 $85 million a year, or $4,117 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$7.5 million
$366
Rape
$390,000
$19
Robbery
$110,000
$5
Assault
$7.4 million
$362
Burglary
$1.3 million
$63
Theft
$1.2 million
$60
Vehicle theft
$750,000
$36
Arson
$440,000
$21
Vandalism
$1.5 million
$74
Total
$21 million
$1,006
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 Coahoma County 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 Coahoma County, MS average a SchoolGrade of F: 32% of students test proficient, against 18% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Coahoma County on SchoolGrade
