Itawamba County, MS Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$2.21 million

Cost of Crime™ for Itawamba County, MS

In 2025, violent crime will cost $227 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Itawamba 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 Itawamba County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Itawamba County sits in the 99th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 99% of counties and behind 1%. The grade covers only Itawamba County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Itawamba County is 1.064 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 858 in the south areas to 1 in 1,056 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Itawamba County, MS report the most violent crime, about 6 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Itawamba County, MS

The tangible cost of violent crime in Itawamba County is projected at $2,211,529 for 2025, about $90 per resident and $227 per household. That equals 0.2% 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): 43.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.7%

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

Itawamba County, MS:	$90
Hinds County, MS:	$251
Rankin County, MS:	$100
Mississippi:	$146
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $90 per resident each year in Itawamba County, which is $169 less than the national average and $56 less than Mississippi's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Itawamba County:

In Hinds County, MS, crime costs $251 per person, which is $161 more than in Itawamba County.
In Rankin County, MS, crime costs $100 per person, which is $10 more than in Itawamba County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Itawamba County	Cost per Itawamba County Resident
Murder	$1.16 million	$47
Rape/Sexual Assault	$591,938	$24
Robbery	$77,547	$3
Assault	$384,350	$16
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,211,529	$90

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Itawamba 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 Itawamba County totals $10,635,915 ($432 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,847,444 ($521 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Itawamba 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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Itawamba County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5432
Robbery	0.1001
Rape	0.3962
Murder	0.0250
Total Violent Crime	1.064 (A+)

Individual Itawamba County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lee County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Prentiss County, MS	A	A+	A-
Monroe County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Tishomingo County, MS	A-	A+	A
Marion County, AL	C-	C+	C+
Pontotoc County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Franklin County, AL	C+	B	B-
Union County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Chickasaw County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Lamar County, AL	C-	C+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Itawamba 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
Hardin County, IA	B-	B+	B+
Roseau County, MN	B-	B-	B-
Rockcastle County, KY	B-	B+	B+
Roane County, WV	B	B+	B+
Henry County, MO	C	C+	C+
Henry County, KY	A	A-	A-
Henry County, IA	B-	C	C
Henderson County, TN	D+	D	D
Hart County, KY	B	B+	B+
Hart County, GA	B	B+	B+

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

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