Poplarville, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Poplarville, MS Summary

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

  • There were 33 total crimes committed in Poplarville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,175.2 total crimes per 100K people in Poplarville.
  • The overall crime rate in Poplarville is -49.44% below the national average.
  • Poplarville ranks #21 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Poplarville ranks #4,319 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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Poplarville Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Poplarville is 1,175.2 per 100,000 people. That's -49.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.89% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Poplarville
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 33 1,175.2 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 1 35.6 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 106.8 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 5 178.1 291.2 369.8
Burglary 6 213.7 488.3 269.8
Larceny 20 712.3 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 71.2 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 28 997.2 2,101.6 1,954.4

Poplarville 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 Poplarville

5
Violent Crimes
178.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Poplarville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Poplarville is 178.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 561.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Poplarville each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.85% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.84% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Poplarville

28
Property Crimes
997.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Poplarville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Poplarville is 997.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Poplarville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.98% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.55% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Poplarville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hattiesburg, MS 46,862 2,260 4,822.7 4,479.1 343.6
Biloxi, MS 46,317 2,547 5,499.1 5,108.3 390.8
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
Picayune, MS 11,710 422 3,603.8 2,954.7 649.0
Petal, MS 11,580 57 492.2 423.1 69.1
Bogalusa, LA 10,461 609 5,821.6 4,445.1 1,376.5
Wiggins, MS 4,324 155 3,584.6 3,492.1 92.5
Purvis, MS 1,951 24 1,230.1 1,025.1 205.0

Poplarville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
6
Commute
5
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