Greenville, MS Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 36%

Violent crime 0%

Property crime 43%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Greenville_{/100k people}	Mississippi_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,197 (estimate)	2,393	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	10.6	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	38.7	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	47.8	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	194.0	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	389 (estimate)	291	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	488.3	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,408.3	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	205.0	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,808 (estimate)	2,102	1,958

Key findings

Greenville crime rates are 36% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Greenville are equal to the national average
In Greenville you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Greenville is safer than 23% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Greenville has decreased by 10%

Greenville crime map

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The Greenville crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Greenville as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Greenville crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Greenville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Greenville is 1 in 258

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Greenville is 1 in 36

The chance of being a victim of crime in Greenville is 1 in 32

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

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	11,060	380	266

There are a total of 11,060 sex offenders in Mississippi. This yields a total of 380 sex offenders in Mississippi per 100,000 residents which is 43% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Metcalfe, MS	1,015	151	1,092	1,243
Hollandale, MS	2,484	153	1,104	1,256
Leland, MS	4,254	231	1,672	1,903
Lake Village, AR	2,674	278	2,367	2,645
Arcola, MS	357	453	3,275	3,728
Greenville, MS	32,612	389	2,808	3,197

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fairbanks, AK	32,578	843	4,139	4,982
Eastpointe, MI	32,648	752	2,085	2,837
Kennesaw, GA	32,669	139	1,397	1,536
Rome, NY	32,673	203	1,782	1,986
Waxahachie, TX	32,536	182	1,796	1,978
Greenville, MS	32,612	389	2,808	3,197

Source: The Greenville, MS crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.