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Southaven, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Southaven crime rate is about the same as the Mississippi average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #57

Southaven, MS	1,594.54
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.

Southaven, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Southaven, MS	Count	0	9	20	139	210	1,189	56	3
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	17.7	39.4	273.6	413.4	2,340.5	110.2	5.9	1,268
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	0	24	22	100	189	1,078	58	2
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	48.1	44.1	200.2	378.5	2,158.7	116.1	4.0	1,294
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	0	20	26	94	216	1,261	65	1
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	40.7	52.9	191.2	439.3	2,564.7	132.2	2.0	1,401
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	1	19	15	96	301	1,481	93	8
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	2.1	40.1	31.6	202.4	634.6	3,122.2	196.1	16.9	1,678
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	1	8	40	35	338	1,739	107	2
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	2.2	17.4	86.8	75.9	733.3	3,772.8	232.1	4.3	1,752
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	6	5	37	36	212	1,603	112	2
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	13.5	11.2	83.0	80.8	475.7	3,596.6	251.3	4.5	1,726
	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
2006	Southaven, MS	Count	1	10	39	43	239	1,288	155	1
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	2.6	25.8	100.8	111.1	617.6	3,328.2	400.5	2.6	1,771
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	3	10	29	22	196	1,319	184	2
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	8.2	27.4	79.5	60.3	537.4	3,616.7	504.5	5.5	1,866
	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

Southaven, MS		-0.25
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.

Southaven, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Southaven, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southaven, 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
2011	Southaven, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southaven, 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	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2008	Southaven, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2006	Southaven, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Southaven, MS	2.27
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.

Southaven, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Southaven, MS	Count	142	118	24
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	275.9	229.2	46.6	2.53
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	402.5	244.1	158.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Southaven, MS	Count	134	112	22
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	263.8	220.5	43.3	2.42
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	379.7	239.2	140.6	3.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Southaven, MS	Count	130	107	23
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	260.3	214.3	46.1	2.37
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	129	105	24
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	262.4	213.6	48.8	2.38
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	125	103	22
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	263.5	217.1	46.4	2.40
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	120	100	20
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	260.3	217.0	43.4	2.39
	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	Southaven, MS	Count	118	96	22
	Southaven, MS	Per 100,000	264.8	215.4	49.4	2.40
	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
2006	Southaven, MS	Count	103	83	20
2005	Southaven, MS	Count	106	84	22