Flowood, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Flowood, MS Summary

Crime in Flowood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Flowood 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 Flowood:

  • There were 188 total crimes committed in Flowood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,787.4 total crimes per 100K people in Flowood.
  • The overall crime rate in Flowood is -23.10% below the national average.
  • Flowood ranks #38 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Flowood ranks #6,056 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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Flowood Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Flowood is 1,787.4 per 100,000 people. That's -23.10% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.30% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Flowood
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 188 1,787.4 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 1 9.5 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 142.6 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 22 209.2 291.2 369.8
Burglary 5 47.5 488.3 269.8
Larceny 155 1,473.7 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 57.0 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 166 1,578.2 2,101.6 1,954.4

Flowood 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 Flowood

22
Violent Crimes
209.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Flowood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Flowood is 209.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 478.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Flowood each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.16% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Flowood

166
Property Crimes
1,578.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-19.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 166 property crimes in Flowood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Flowood is 1,578.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Flowood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -19.25% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.90% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Flowood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, MS 163,297 6,555 4,014.2 4,014.2 0.0
Madison, MS 27,674 174 628.7 581.8 47.0
Clinton, MS 27,001 322 1,192.5 1,100.0 92.6
Brandon, MS 25,636 152 592.9 479.8 113.1
Ridgeland, MS 23,896 549 2,297.5 1,937.6 359.9
Byram, MS 12,299 174 1,414.7 1,179.0 235.8
Richland, MS 7,245 111 1,532.1 1,394.1 138.0
Florence, MS 4,680 11 235.0 149.6 85.5

Flowood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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