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Charleston, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #101

Charleston, MS	3,625.27
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.

Charleston, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Charleston, MS	Count	0	0	10	1	27	43	0	0
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	457.9	45.8	1,236.3	1,968.9	0.0	0.0	1,843
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	0	0	15	9	54	17	0	0
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	681.5	408.9	2,453.4	772.4	0.0	0.0	2,851
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	1	0	5	9	7	5	0	0
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	55.8	0.0	278.9	502.0	390.4	278.9	0.0	0.0	2,022
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	1	1	45	25	31	44	0	1
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	54.1	54.1	2,432.4	1,351.4	1,675.7	2,378.4	0.0	54.1	7,516
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	1	0	21	9	26	61	0	0
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	53.1	0.0	1,114.6	477.7	1,380.0	3,237.8	0.0	0.0	4,445
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	0	2	3	13	39	84	0	0
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	101.6	152.4	660.2	1,980.7	4,266.1	0.0	0.0	3,454
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	0	1	3	19	31	60	2	2
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	48.9	146.6	928.2	1,514.4	2,931.1	97.7	97.7	2,936
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	0	1	0	29	44	91	7	0
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	47.8	0.0	1,387.6	2,105.3	4,354.1	334.9	0.0	3,935
	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

Charleston, MS	5.08
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.

Charleston, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Charleston, MS	Count	11	10	1
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	503.7	457.9	45.8	4.81
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	11	10	1
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	499.8	454.3	45.4	4.77
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	11	10	1
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	613.5	557.7	55.8	5.86
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	11	10	1
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	594.6	540.5	54.1	5.68
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	11	10	1
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	583.9	530.8	53.1	5.57
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	10	9	1
	Charleston, MS	Per 100,000	507.9	457.1	50.8	4.82
	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	Charleston, MS	Count	8	8	0