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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$37,286

Cost of Crime™ for East Side, MS

In 2025, crime will cost $675 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Side 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 East Side, MS Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Side's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. East Side sits in the 66th percentile, ahead of 66% of cities and behind 34%. The grade covers only East Side's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Side is 19.23 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 45 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 52 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of East Side, MS report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Side, MS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Side for 2025 is $37,286, about $244 per resident and $675 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Side Compared to Other Cities?

East Side, MS:	$244
Fayette, MS:	$635
Gulf Hills, MS:	$124
Mississippi:	$270
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Side is $244 per year, which is $221 less than the national average and $26 less than Mississippi's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Side:

In Fayette, MS, crime costs $635 per person, which is $392 more than in East Side.
In Gulf Hills, MS, crime costs $124 per person, which is $120 less than in East Side

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Side	Cost per East Side Resident
Murder	$10,526	$69
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3,049	$20
Robbery	$575	$4
Assault	$2,374	$16
Kidnapping	$330	$2
Vehicle Theft	$1,294	$8
Burglary	$4,362	$29
Theft	$4,029	$26
Arson	$322	$2
Vandalism	$3,230	$21
Animal Cruelty	$131	$1
Drug Crimes	$6,863	$45
Identity Theft	$199	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$37,286	$244

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Side, 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 East Side totals $85,130 ($556 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $122,417 ($800 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of East Side's 153 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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East Side 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 East Side residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5404
Robbery	0.1195
Rape	0.3287
Murder	0.0366
Total Violent Crime	1.025 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.085
Vehicle Theft	0.5463
Burglary	3.143
Arson	0.0872
Total Property Crime	8.861 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0356
Drug Crimes	6.064
Vandalism	2.956
Identity Theft	0.1682
Animal Cruelty	0.1160
Total "Other" Rate	9.339 (C)

Individual East Side Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Richton, MS	A-	A+	A
McSwain, MS	B	A+	B
Good Hope, MS	A-	A+	A
Rhodes, MS	A+	A+	A+
Piave, MS	A+	A+	A+
Hintonville, MS	A+	A+	A+
New Augusta, MS	A	A+	A+
Neely, MS	A	A+	A+
Mahned, MS	A	A+	A+
Ovett, MS	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Side 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
Four Point, TN	D-	D+	D+
Galatia, NC	D-	F	F
Gabe, KY	D+	A	A
Frost, WV	B-	B	B
Frink, FL	A	B-	B-
Freeling, VA	C	B	B
Freedhem, MN	A	B	B
Fredonia, ND	D	C	C
Frederick, IL	A+	A	A
Franklinton, NY	B+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, East Side is as safe as 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 East Side, MS average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See East Side schools on SchoolGrade

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