Lucedale, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lucedale, MS Summary

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

  • There were 157 total crimes committed in Lucedale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,266.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lucedale.
  • The overall crime rate in Lucedale is 126.60% above the national average.
  • Lucedale ranks #88 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Lucedale ranks #9,465 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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Lucedale Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lucedale is 5,266.7 per 100,000 people. That's 126.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 120.11% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lucedale
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 157 5,266.7 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 2 67.1 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 838.6 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 31 1,039.9 291.2 369.8
Burglary 27 905.7 488.3 269.8
Larceny 83 2,784.3 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 536.7 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 126 4,226.8 2,101.6 1,954.4

Lucedale 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 Lucedale

31
Violent Crimes
1,039.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
181.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Lucedale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lucedale is 1,039.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lucedale each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 181.21% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 257.17% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lucedale

126
Property Crimes
4,226.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
116.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 126 property crimes in Lucedale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lucedale is 4,226.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lucedale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 116.27% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 101.12% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lucedale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mobile, AL 239,323 9,429 3,939.9 3,013.1 926.8
Gautier, MS 18,992 478 2,516.8 2,190.4 326.5
Prichard, AL 18,936 556 2,936.2 2,107.1 829.1
Ocean Springs, MS 18,361 434 2,363.7 2,265.7 98.0
D'Iberville, MS 14,234 744 5,226.9 5,156.7 70.3
Petal, MS 11,580 57 492.2 423.1 69.1
Citronelle, AL 3,916 67 1,710.9 1,225.7 485.2

Lucedale SnackAbility

1
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
5
Education
5
Commute
6
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