Biloxi, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Biloxi, MS Summary

Crime in Biloxi research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Biloxi over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Biloxi:

  • There were 2,547 total crimes committed in Biloxi the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,499.1 total crimes per 100K people in Biloxi.
  • The overall crime rate in Biloxi is 136.60% above the national average.
  • Biloxi ranks #89 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Biloxi ranks #9,523 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Biloxi Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Biloxi is 5,499.1 per 100,000 people. That's 136.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 129.82% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Biloxi
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,547 5,499.1 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 5 10.8 10.6 6.3
Robbery 41 88.5 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 106 228.9 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 181 390.8 291.2 369.8
Burglary 609 1,314.9 488.3 269.8
Larceny 1,557 3,361.6 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 200 431.8 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,366 5,108.3 2,101.6 1,954.4

Biloxi Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Mississippi.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Biloxi

181
Violent Crimes
390.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
5.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 181 violent crimes in Biloxi in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Biloxi is 390.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 255.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Biloxi each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 5.67% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 34.22% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Biloxi

2,366
Property Crimes
5,108.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
161.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,366 property crimes in Biloxi in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Biloxi is 5,108.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Biloxi each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 161.37% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 143.06% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Biloxi

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gulfport, MS 71,803 3,419 4,761.6 4,334.1 427.6
Gautier, MS 18,992 478 2,516.8 2,190.4 326.5
Ocean Springs, MS 18,361 434 2,363.7 2,265.7 98.0
Long Beach, MS 16,944 271 1,599.4 1,552.2 47.2
D'Iberville, MS 14,234 744 5,226.9 5,156.7 70.3

Biloxi SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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