Montgomery County, MS Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Montgomery County is home to 9,600 residents and includes Winona and Duck Hill · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Montgomery County?

Violent crime is low in Montgomery County: an A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 94% of Americans live. Assaults make up 97% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 973 of 1,000
Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

94% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Montgomery County as a whole, and 6% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Montgomery County scores 973.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 968 of 1,000Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 957 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Montgomery County

Map of Montgomery County shaded by violent crime 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 violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Montgomery County, MS at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Montgomery County, 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 about violent crime in Montgomery County

Crime per resident runs higher than the grade. Montgomery County draws many workers, shoppers and visitors: it has 13.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Crimes against them are counted against the few who live here, so crime per resident looks higher than the CrimeGrade™ suggests. The CrimeGrade™ counts everyone who spends time here.


Violent crime rates and types in Montgomery County

CrimeGrade™ estimates Montgomery County has about 12 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 12% less than the US as a whole and close to Mississippi.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Montgomery County, about 97% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderA+under 10.010.05
RapeA+30.280.38
RobberyA+under 10.040.62
AssaultA10911.412.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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.


Violent crime in Montgomery County and nearby counties

Montgomery County has less violent crime than 5 of its 10 nearest counties.

Nearby counties

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Montgomery CountyA+973A+9,600
Carroll County 14 milesA+993A+9,690
Grenada County 20 milesA+936A+21,200
Webster County 27 milesA+988A+9,970
Leflore County 30 milesB+698B+27,100
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Choctaw County 28 milesA+989A+8,120
Attala County 30 milesA+986A+17,500
Holmes County 34 milesA-810A16,200
Calhoun County 37 milesA+982A+12,900
Yalobusha County 40 milesA+940A+12,400
Tallahatchie County 44 milesA+950A+11,800

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

Compared with counties of similar size and density, Montgomery County is safer than 54% of them.

Counties of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Montgomery CountyA+973A+9,600
Carroll County, MSA+993A+9,690
Sac County, IAA+990A+9,690
Rock County, MNA+988A+9,620
Humboldt County, IAA+984A+9,590
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Clarke County, IAA+981A+9,660
Cheyenne County, NEA+980A+9,530
Montmorency County, MIA+979A+9,520
St. Clair County, MOA+977A+9,590
Latimer County, OKA+967A+9,520
Wilkes County, GAA923A+9,550

Jobs, density and transit in Montgomery County

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set Montgomery County apart: it has 25 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 2% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less robbery.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 93% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.2% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 89% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Montgomery County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Montgomery County on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more. Its Walk Grade for Montgomery County is D- (6 of 100).

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 violent crime costs Montgomery County

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Montgomery County about $5.1 million a year, or $529 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $1.4 million, or $150 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year

How the cost breaks down

Pain and suffering are about 72% of that full cost.

CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$220,000$22
Rape$160,000$17
Robbery$12,000$1
Assault$1.1 million$110
Total$1.4 million$150

How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

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.

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