The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Tate County, MS: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Tate County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Tate County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Tate County, MS Map of Crime Rates
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A+

Overall Crime Grade™

A+
A+
Other Crime Grade
A

$5.76 million

Cost of Crime™ for Tate County, MS

In 2025, crime will cost $502 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Tate County 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 Tate County, MS Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Tate County's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Tate County sits in the 98th percentile, ahead of 98% of counties and behind 2%. The grade covers only Tate County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Tate County is 13.60 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 38 in the central areas to 1 in 104 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Tate County, MS report the most crime, about 81 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Tate County, MS

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Tate County for 2025 is $5,757,628, about $204 per resident and $502 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Tate County Compared to Other Counties?

Tate County, MS: $204
Hinds County, MS: $439
DeSoto County, MS: $182
Mississippi: $270
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Tate County is $204 per year, which is $260 less than the national average and $65 less than Mississippi's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Tate County:
  • In Hinds County, MS, crime costs $439 per person, which is $235 more than in Tate County.
  • In DeSoto County, MS, crime costs $182 per person, which is $22 less than in Tate County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Tate County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Tate County
Cost per Tate County Resident
Murder
$1.97 million
$70
Rape/Sexual Assault
$640,728
$23
Robbery
$73,253
$3
Assault
$568,491
$20
Kidnapping
$73,556
$3
Vehicle Theft
$189,067
$7
Burglary
$299,073
$11
Theft
$733,062
$26
Arson
$37,409
$1
Vandalism
$424,068
$15
Animal Cruelty
$11,762
$0
Drug Crimes
$684,335
$24
Identity Theft
$51,986
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$5,757,628
$204

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Tate County, 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 Tate County totals $16,284,127 ($577 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $22,041,754 ($782 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 central part of the county 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 Tate County's 28,201 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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Tate County 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 Tate County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.7019
Robbery
0.0826
Rape
0.3747
Murder
0.0372
Total Violent Crime
1.196 (A+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
5.019
Vehicle Theft
0.4330
Burglary
1.169
Arson
0.0549
Total Property Crime
6.676 (A+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0430
Drug Crimes
3.281
Vandalism
2.105
Identity Theft
0.2382
Animal Cruelty
0.0564
Total "Other" Rate
5.723 (A)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Tate County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Tate County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A+
A+
A+
A-
A+
B+
D+
C
D
A+
A+
A
A+
A+
A+
C-
B+
D+
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
A+
A+
A+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Tate County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
D
D
D+
C
C
B+
C+
C+
C-
C-
C-
D+
D+
D+
F
F
F
C
C
C
A+
A-
A-
F
F
F
B
B+
B+

Considering only the crime rate, Tate County is safer than 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 Tate County, MS average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Tate County schools on SchoolGrade

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