Crime in Sherard, MS

Sherard is a community of 82 in Coahoma County, about 60 miles north of downtown Greenville · Updated November 2026

Is Sherard, MS safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Sherard: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 99% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 992 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

99% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Sherard as a whole, and 1% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Sherard scores 992.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 990 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 995 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Sherard

Map of Sherard shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Sherard, MS at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Sherard, 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


Crime rates and types in Sherard

Sherard has too few residents for a reliable rate per resident; its CrimeGrade™ compares crime with the people, homes and cars there instead.

Assault is the most common crime in Sherard, about 38% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.05
RapeA+under 10.38
RobberyA+under 10.62
AssaultA+under 112.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 12.4
TheftA+under 113.1
Vehicle theftA+under 12.7
ArsonAunder 10.12
VandalismA+under 15.5

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 Sherard compares with nearby cities

Sherard has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Rena Lara has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
SherardA+992A+A+82
Rena Lara 4 milesA+993A+A+266
Farrell 5 milesA+986A+A+326
Hillhouse 6 milesA+986A+A+32
Clarksdale 8 milesC+529CB+13,600
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Alligator 7 milesA+975A+A+143
King and Anderson 9 milesA+971A+A+132
Modoc, AR 10 milesA+977A+A+32
Counts 10 milesA+983A+A+96
Lyon 10 milesA914AA+2,120
Duncan 11 milesA+971A+A+270

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Sherard. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Sherard is safer than 87% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
SherardA+992A+A+82
Fellsburg, KSA+994A+A+82
Hammond, MTA+993A+A+82
Phillipstown, ILA+987A+A+82
Elkhart, OKA+982A+A+82
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Powell Creek, WVA+974A+A+82
Grayridge, MOA+974A+A+82
Casa Loma, CAA+970A+A+82
Everett Springs, GAA+968A+A+82
Garnersville, GAA+967A+A+82
Manasota Key, FLA+925AA+82

What crime costs Sherard

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Sherard about $1,342 a year per household, 11% more 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 $130,000 a year, or $1,636 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$16,000$191
Rape$840$10
Robbery$11under $1
Assault$3,900$48
Burglary$740$9
Theft$340$4
Vehicle theft$980$12
Arson$1,800$22
Vandalism$1,400$17
Total$26,000$313

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 Sherard 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Sherard

Schools in Sherard, MS average a SchoolGrade of F: 33% of students test proficient, against 16% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Sherard on SchoolGrade