Greenville, MS Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Greenville

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Greenville_{/100k people}	Mississippi_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,057	n/a (estimate)	6,482	3,049	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Greenville_{/100k people}	Mississippi_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	7	n/a	22.1	8.0	5.3
Rape	16	n/a	50.4	42.7	40.4
Robbery	57	n/a	179.6	80.2	102.8
Assault	8	n/a	25.2	149.6	248.5
Violent crime	88	n/a (estimate)	277	281	386
Burglary	930	n/a	2,930.8	781.4	468.9
Theft	961	n/a	3,028.5	1,842.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	78	n/a	245.8	144.7	236.9
Property crime	1,969	n/a (estimate)	6,205	2,768	2,451

The table above offers a complete overview of all reported annual crimes in Greenville, MS. The total number of reported crimes in Greenville, MS is shown and for comparison purposes, each crime is also displayed based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people. The crimes are also broken down into two categories; violent crimes and property crimes. The table shows that the overall Greenville, MS crime rate is 113% higher than the Mississippi average and is 128% higher than the national average. Looking at violent crime specifically, Greenville, MS has a violent crime rate that is 1% lower than the Mississippi average and 28% lower than the national average. For property crime, Greenville, MS is 124% higher than the Mississippi average and 153% higher than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Greenville is 128% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 17.76 daily crimes that occur in Greenville.
Greenville is safer than 11% of the cities in the United States.
In Greenville you have a 1 in 16 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Greenville has increased by 59%.

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Daily Crime In Greenville (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Greenville, MS per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for Mississippi and on a national level. In Greenville, MS the total number of daily crimes is 2.13 times more than the Mississippi average and 2.28 times more than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Greenville, MS is 1.01 times less than the Mississippi average and 1.39 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Greenville, MS has a daily crime rate that is 2.24 times more than the Mississippi average and 2.53 times more than the national average.

How Safe is Greenville (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of Greenville, MS compared to every other city in Mississippi as well as the entirety of the United States, the gauges found above illustrate that Greenville, MS ranks safer than 11% of every city located within Mississippi along with 11% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in Mississippi and in the United States as a whole. It is then established the total amount of cities that have a lower crime rate than Greenville, MS. As a result, Greenville, MS is ranked below average when compared to the majority of US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Greenville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Greenville is 1 in 361

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Greenville is 1 in 17

The chance of being a victim of crime in Greenville is 1 in 16

Are you interested in knowing the odds that you will be a crime victim in Greenville, MS? Just look at the above illustrations to see what your chances are of becoming a victim of any crime, such as property crime or violent crime, in this city. In Greenville, MS, you have a 1 in 361 chance of falling victim to a violent crime, such as rape, robbery, assault, or even murder. In terms of property crime, your chances of being a victim are 1 in 17. These crimes include theft, vehicle theft, and burglary. Your overall chance of being a victim of crime in Greenville, MS is 1 in 16.

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

An ideal indicator of whether Greenville, MS is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Greenville, MS has decreased by 24% and the rate of property crime in Greenville, MS has increased by 66%. The total crime rate in Greenville, MS has increased by 59% year to year.

Greenville police department

Item	Greenville	Mississippi	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	135	4,806	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.8	3.3

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}
Metcalfe, MS	1,015	145	1,438	1,584
Hollandale, MS	2,484	147	1,453	1,600
Leland, MS	4,254	223	2,202	2,424
Lake Village, AR	2,674	293	3,350	3,643
Arcola, MS	357	436	4,312	4,749
Greenville, MS	32,612	277	6,205	6,482

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fairbanks, AK	32,578	687	4,159	4,847
Eastpointe, MI	32,648	813	3,248	4,061
Kennesaw, GA	32,669	193	1,775	1,968
Rome, NY	32,673	161	1,914	2,075
Waxahachie, TX	32,536	152	2,559	2,711
Greenville, MS	32,612	277	6,205	6,482

Source: The Greenville, MS crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.