Franklin County, MS Violent Crime Rates and Maps

A+

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	A-

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$1.18 million

Cost of Crime™ for Franklin County, MS

In 2025, violent crime will cost $397 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Franklin County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Franklin County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Franklin County sits in the 98th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 98% of counties and behind 2%. The grade covers only Franklin County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Franklin County is 1.397 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 584 in the northwest areas to 1 in 941 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Franklin County, MS report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Franklin County, MS

The tangible cost of violent crime in Franklin County is projected at $1,177,629 for 2025, about $153 per resident and $397 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 38.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

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

Franklin County, MS:	$153
Hinds County, MS:	$251
Rankin County, MS:	$100
Mississippi:	$146
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $153 per resident each year in Franklin County, which is $106 less than the national average and $7 more than Mississippi's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Franklin County:

In Hinds County, MS, crime costs $251 per person, which is $98 more than in Franklin County.
In Rankin County, MS, crime costs $100 per person, which is $53 less than in Franklin County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Franklin County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Franklin County	Cost per Franklin County Resident
Murder	$788,320	$102
Rape/Sexual Assault	$168,783	$22
Robbery	$36,511	$5
Assault	$184,013	$24
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,177,629	$153

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Franklin County, MS

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Franklin County totals $6,086,512 ($789 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,264,140 ($942 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Franklin County, MS, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Franklin County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Franklin County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8308
Robbery	0.1505
Rape	0.3610
Murder	0.0544
Total Violent Crime	1.397 (A+)

Individual Franklin County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Amite County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Jefferson County, MS	D	C+	D
Lincoln County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Adams County, MS	B	A	C+
Pike County, MS	A	A+	A
Claiborne County, MS	D+	C+	D+
Wilkinson County, MS	C+	A	C
Concordia Parish, LA	D	F	D
Copiah County, MS	A-	A+	A-
Tensas Parish, LA	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Franklin County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Mitchell County, IA	B+	C	C
Monroe County, MO	D-	D-	D-
Monroe County, KY	B+	A	A
Monroe County, IA	A-	A	A
Monroe County, AR	F	F	F
Monona County, IA	C+	C+	C+
Modoc County, CA	D+	D-	D-
Mitchell County, TX	F	F	F
Mitchell County, KS	D	D+	D+
Monroe County, WV	A-	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Franklin County is as safe as the Mississippi state average and safer than the national average.

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