Southaven, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Southaven, MS Summary

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

  • There were 1,960 total crimes committed in Southaven the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,494.3 total crimes per 100K people in Southaven.
  • The overall crime rate in Southaven is 50.34% above the national average.
  • Southaven ranks #68 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Southaven ranks #8,608 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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Southaven Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Southaven is 3,494.3 per 100,000 people. That's 50.34% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 46.03% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Southaven
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,960 3,494.3 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 25 44.6 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 75 133.7 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 128 228.2 291.2 369.8
Burglary 145 258.5 488.3 269.8
Larceny 1,444 2,574.3 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 243 433.2 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,832 3,266.1 2,101.6 1,954.4

Southaven 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 Southaven

128
Violent Crimes
228.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 128 violent crimes in Southaven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Southaven is 228.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 438.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Southaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.29% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.62% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Southaven

1,832
Property Crimes
3,266.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
67.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,832 property crimes in Southaven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Southaven is 3,266.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Southaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 67.11% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.41% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Southaven

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Memphis, TN 624,944 59,912 9,586.8 7,165.9 2,420.9
Collierville, TN 51,439 687 1,335.6 1,187.8 147.7
Germantown, TN 40,859 694 1,698.5 1,529.7 168.9
Olive Branch, MS 40,651 883 2,172.1 1,857.3 314.9
Horn Lake, MS 26,729 600 2,244.8 2,095.1 149.7
West Memphis, AR 23,809 1,759 7,388.0 4,750.3 2,637.7
Hernando, MS 17,622 129 732.0 641.2 90.8
Walls, MS 1,456 30 2,060.4 1,785.7 274.7
Byhalia, MS 1,350 42 3,111.1 2,888.9 222.2

Southaven SnackAbility

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