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Moss Point, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #104

Moss Point, MS	4,055.22
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.

Moss Point, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Moss Point, MS	Count	0	12	29	63	314	368	54	2
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	87.2	210.8	458.0	2,282.6	2,675.2	392.6	14.5	3,218
	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
2010	Moss Point, MS	Count	0	16	31	71	411	311	70	0
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	116.0	224.8	514.9	2,980.9	2,255.6	507.7	0.0	3,741
	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
2007	Moss Point, MS	Count	2	12	39	24	429	472	135	0
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	13.8	83.0	269.6	165.9	2,966.0	3,263.3	933.4	0.0	3,958
	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	Moss Point, MS	Count	5	12	48	40	491	624	235	3
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	33.2	79.6	318.5	265.4	3,258.1	4,140.7	1,559.4	19.9	5,084
	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	Moss Point, MS	Count	5	12	38	29	465	577	122	7
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	32.4	77.9	246.5	188.1	3,016.7	3,743.4	791.5	45.4	4,276
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Moss Point, MS	2.08
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.

Moss Point, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Moss Point, MS	Count	36	21	15
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	261.7	152.7	109.0	2.07
	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	Moss Point, MS	Count	46	29	17
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	333.6	210.3	123.3	2.72
	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	Moss Point, MS	Count	42	27	15
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	305.3	196.3	109.0	2.51
	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	Moss Point, MS	Count	36	21	15
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	257.0	149.9	107.1	2.03
	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	Moss Point, MS	Count	35	25	10
	Moss Point, MS	Per 100,000	242.0	172.8	69.1	2.07
	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	Moss Point, MS	Count	40	25	15
2005	Moss Point, MS	Count	28	20	8