The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ridgeland, MS
Ridgeland is a city of 27,000 in Madison County, about 9 miles northeast of downtown Jackson · Updated November 2026
Is Ridgeland, MS safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Ridgeland is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Ridgeland sits near the middle: 50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Ridgeland run from A+ to D-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 840 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Ridgeland as a whole, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Ridgeland scores 840.
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 Ridgeland, MS at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Ridgeland, 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 Ridgeland
Robbery is a strength. Ridgeland grades A- for violent crime, but robbery grades A+, better than in the neighborhoods where 59% of Americans live.
Car thefts and acts of vandalism both run low. In Ridgeland, each runs at about half the US rate: 1.4 car thefts and 2.8 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 5.5 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Ridgeland
Most of Ridgeland grades well: 94% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Ridgeland run from A+ to D-; 41% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 94%C 5%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Bridgewater, northwestSimple assaults run at less than half the rate in the rest of Ridgeland.A+950
2Village Charmant, eastThefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Ridgeland.A-835
3Greenbrook, southClose to the rest of Ridgeland on most crimes.A-776
Neighborhood areas of Ridgeland, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Ridgeland?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Ridgeland is up 13% and property crime is down 32%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.8 to 3.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 20 to 14 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 11% and property crime fell 18%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
RidgelandUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Ridgeland. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Ridgeland
Violent, US
Property, Ridgeland
Property, US
2016
+20%
+4%
+48%
+15%
2017
-14%
+4%
+30%
+12%
2018
-30%
+0%
+31%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+5%
+4%
+7%
-8%
2021
+49%
+6%
-19%
-10%
2022
+24%
+5%
-6%
-6%
2023
+27%
+2%
-16%
-7%
2024
+13%
-4%
-32%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Ridgeland
CrimeGrade™ estimates Ridgeland has about 26 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 29% less than the US as a whole and 16% less 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Ridgeland, about 39% 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.
Where and when crime happens in Ridgeland
Ridgeland has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Ridgeland, 57% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 45% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (57%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (40%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (45%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (37%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assault
Homes (63%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Ridgeland compares with nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Ridgeland, 7 have less crime. Madisonville and Meltonville have the least.
Two things set Ridgeland apart: it has 34.0 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 104 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.34.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.104 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 97% 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. 77% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 56% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 80% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 68% 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.91% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 60% of US city residents
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 Ridgeland
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Ridgeland about $911 a year per household, 24% less 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 $44 million a year, or $1,638 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.9 million
$144
Rape
$530,000
$19
Robbery
$310,000
$12
Assault
$3.1 million
$114
Burglary
$360,000
$13
Theft
$1.4 million
$52
Vehicle theft
$590,000
$22
Arson
$20,000
$1
Vandalism
$540,000
$20
Total
$11 million
$397
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 Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland, MS average a SchoolGrade of A+: 71% of students test proficient, against 53% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Ridgeland on SchoolGrade
