Charleston, MS Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Charleston

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Charleston_{/100k people}	Mississippi_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,504 (estimate)	3,109	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Charleston_{/100k people}	Mississippi_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.7	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.2	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	76.7	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	150.3	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	134 (estimate)	276	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	828.8	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,863.0	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	141.8	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,371 (estimate)	2,834	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Charleston is 47% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.12 daily crimes that occur in Charleston.
Charleston is safer than 67% of the cities in the United States.
In Charleston you have a 1 in 67 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Charleston has decreased by 23%.

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Daily Crime In Charleston (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Charleston

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Charleston is 1 in 750

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Charleston is 1 in 73

The chance of being a victim of crime in Charleston is 1 in 67

Year Over Year Crime In Charleston (per 100,000 people)

Charleston police department

Item	Charleston	Mississippi	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	11	4,806	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	5.0	3.8	3.3

There are a total of 11 Charleston police officers. This results in 5.0 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 32.3% greater than the Mississippi average and 54.2% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Mississippi

State	Total offenders	Mississippi_/100K	National_/100K
Mississippi	8,337	286	222

There are a total of 8,337 sex offenders in Mississippi. This yields a total of 286 sex offenders in Mississippi per 100,000 residents which is 29% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lambert, MS	1,132	148	1,522	1,670
Pope, MS	183	310	3,187	3,498
Oakland, MS	739	386	3,967	4,353
Crowder, MS	570	418	4,289	4,707
Glendora, MS	155	446	4,580	5,026
Charleston, MS	1,801	134	1,371	1,504

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Colorado City, CO	1,801	137	1,124	1,261
Shaw, MS	1,801	140	1,440	1,580
Rockwell, NC	1,801	0	2,336	2,336
McLendon-Chisholm, TX	1,801	58	397	455
Duson, LA	1,801	267	1,655	1,921
Charleston, MS	1,801	134	1,371	1,504

Source: The Charleston, MS crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.