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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$987,599

Cost of Crime™ for Mound Bayou, MS

In 2025, crime will cost $1,346 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mound Bayou 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 Mound Bayou, MS Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Mound Bayou's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Mound Bayou sits in the 38th percentile, ahead of 38% of cities and behind 62%. The grade covers only Mound Bayou's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mound Bayou is 28.50 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 45 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Mound Bayou, MS report the most crime, about 11 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mound Bayou, MS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mound Bayou for 2025 is $987,599, about $518 per resident and $1,346 per household. That equals 2.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mound Bayou Compared to Other Cities?

Mound Bayou, MS:	$518
Fayette, MS:	$635
Gulf Hills, MS:	$124
Mississippi:	$270
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mound Bayou is $518 per year, which is $54 more than the national average and $249 more than Mississippi's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mound Bayou:

In Fayette, MS, crime costs $635 per person, which is $117 more than in Mound Bayou.
In Gulf Hills, MS, crime costs $124 per person, which is $394 less than in Mound Bayou

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mound Bayou	Cost per Mound Bayou Resident
Murder	$432,166	$227
Rape/Sexual Assault	$44,496	$23
Robbery	$24,773	$13
Assault	$121,529	$64
Kidnapping	$12,325	$6
Vehicle Theft	$54,689	$29
Burglary	$50,435	$26
Theft	$95,649	$50
Arson	$3,261	$2
Vandalism	$86,642	$45
Animal Cruelty	$1,238	$1
Drug Crimes	$57,414	$30
Identity Theft	$2,981	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$987,599	$518

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mound Bayou, 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 Mound Bayou totals $3,114,119 ($1,634 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,101,718 ($2,152 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 northwest 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 do the same, and of Mound Bayou's 1,906 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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Mound Bayou 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 Mound Bayou residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.220
Robbery	0.4132
Rape	0.3850
Murder	0.1207
Total Violent Crime	3.139 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.690
Vehicle Theft	1.853
Burglary	2.917
Arson	0.0709
Total Property Crime	14.53 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1066
Drug Crimes	4.072
Vandalism	6.363
Identity Theft	0.2021
Animal Cruelty	0.0878
Total "Other" Rate	10.83 (D+)

Individual Mound Bayou Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Winstonville, MS	D	C-	D
Merigold, MS	C	B	C
Shelby, MS	C-	B	D+
Renova, MS	B	B	B
Lombardy, MS	D	B-	D-
Dwiggins, MS	C+	A	B-
Zumbro, MS	C-	B-	D+
Pace, MS	D	C+	D-
Symonds, MS	F	D+	F
Cleveland, MS	C	B+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mound Bayou is similar 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
Arroyo, PR	F	F	F
Auke Bay, AK	C-	D-	D-
Baxter, TX	C	C-	C-
Beechgrove, TN	D	D+	D+
Bennet, NE	A	A-	A-
Boothbay, ME	B+	A+	A+
Fosston, MN	D-	D-	D-
Ridgely, TN	D	D	D
Memphis, NY	A-	C+	C+
Ochelata, OK	C	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Mound Bayou is less safe than the Mississippi state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mound Bayou, MS average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Mound Bayou schools on SchoolGrade

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