Morton, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Morton, MS Summary

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

  • There were 59 total crimes committed in Morton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,658.2 total crimes per 100K people in Morton.
  • The overall crime rate in Morton is -28.65% below the national average.
  • Morton ranks #34 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Morton ranks #5,756 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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Morton Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Morton is 1,658.2 per 100,000 people. That's -28.65% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.70% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Morton
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 59 1,658.2 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 56.2 10.6 6.3
Robbery 1 28.1 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 534.0 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 22 618.3 291.2 369.8
Burglary 10 281.1 488.3 269.8
Larceny 21 590.2 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 168.6 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 37 1,039.9 2,101.6 1,954.4

Morton 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 Morton

22
Violent Crimes
618.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
67.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Morton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Morton is 618.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Morton each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 67.21% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 112.37% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Morton

37
Property Crimes
1,039.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Morton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Morton is 1,039.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Morton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.79% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.52% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Morton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Forest, MS 5,262 175 3,325.7 2,565.6 760.2

Morton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
3
Commute
3
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