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Laurel, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Laurel crime rate is much higher than the Mississippi average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #94

Laurel, MS	3,188.13
Mississippi	1,583.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Laurel, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Laurel, MS	Count	4	7	18	23	219	638	27	3
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	21.0	36.7	94.3	120.5	1,147.8	3,343.8	141.5	15.7	2,241
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.6	25.5	81.2	153.4	813.3	1,956.9	150.9	NA	1,503
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Laurel, MS	Count	2	5	33	19	295	611	20	2
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	10.6	26.4	174.4	100.4	1,559.4	3,229.9	105.7	10.6	2,293
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.5	23.9	80.5	156.5	835.6	1,742.3	146.7	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Laurel, MS	Count	0	3	28	30	325	608	26	3
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	16.1	150.0	160.7	1,741.2	3,257.4	139.3	16.1	2,222
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.4	27.5	76.5	149.4	940.6	1,725.6	144.8	NA	1,487
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Laurel, MS	Count	0	14	44	23	414	687	42	3
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	75.2	236.4	123.6	2,224.6	3,691.6	225.7	16.1	3,003
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.0	29.0	83.7	149.1	1,037.7	1,822.5	165.4	NA	1,597
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Laurel, MS	Count	1	8	50	44	425	773	34	3
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	5.3	42.3	264.2	232.5	2,245.4	4,083.9	179.6	15.8	3,154
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.0	31.2	93.7	137.8	1,026.0	1,778.4	180.6	NA	1,588
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Laurel, MS	Count	3	13	82	36	310	670	31	6
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	16.0	69.4	437.5	192.1	1,654.1	3,575.0	165.4	32.0	3,240
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.4	31.8	100.4	142.6	987.9	1,782.5	183.0	NA	1,580
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Laurel, MS	Count	4	3	51	43	269	683	63	5
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	21.7	16.3	276.9	233.5	1,460.8	3,708.9	342.1	27.2	2,886
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.1	30.3	102.6	143.9	885.6	1,838.7	216.2	NA	1,581
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Laurel, MS	Count	4	22	62	35	415	686	77	0
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	21.7	119.3	336.3	189.8	2,250.9	3,720.8	417.6	0.0	3,881
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.1	35.6	98.2	150.3	957.9	1,990.0	252.9	NA	1,686
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Laurel, MS	Count	4	19	121	39	508	962	62	3
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	21.9	104.2	663.7	213.9	2,786.3	5,276.4	340.1	16.5	4,943
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.7	34.4	107.1	149.5	935.9	1,986.1	286.8	NA	1,705
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Laurel, MS	Count	1	21	52	34	218	1,436	70	6
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	5.5	114.8	284.2	185.8	1,191.3	7,847.0	382.5	32.8	4,018
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.3	39.3	82.3	149.4	919.7	2,083.9	256.5	NA	1,688
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Laurel, MS		-0.50
Mississippi		6.86
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Laurel, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Laurel, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Laurel, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Laurel, MS	3.51
Mississippi	2.88
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Laurel, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Laurel, MS	Count	74	55	19
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	396.5	294.7	101.8	3.46
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	362.8	230.8	132.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Laurel, MS	Count	77	56	21
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	413.8	300.9	112.8	3.57
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	308.6	200.3	108.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Laurel, MS	Count	82	57	25
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	433.2	301.1	132.1	3.67
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	369.3	220.1	149.2	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Laurel, MS	Count	81	56	25
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	432.2	298.8	133.4	3.66
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	327.6	202.5	125.1	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Laurel, MS	Count	84	61	23
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	456.1	331.3	124.9	3.94
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	331.1	203.9	127.2	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Laurel, MS	Count	81	59	22
	Laurel, MS	Per 100,000	439.3	320.0	119.3	3.80
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	364.2	219.8	144.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Laurel, MS	Count	88	60	28
2005	Laurel, MS	Count	80	55	25