Shaw, MS Crime Rates & Map

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48%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

62%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

46%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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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}	Shaw_{/100k people}	Mississippi_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,212 (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)	147 (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)	1,065 (estimate)	2,102	1,958

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Key findings

Shaw crime rates are 48% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Shaw are 62% lower than the national average
In Shaw you have a 1 in 83 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Shaw is safer than 66% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Shaw has decreased by 10%

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Daily Crime In Shaw (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Shaw

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Shaw is 1 in 679

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Shaw is 1 in 94

The chance of being a victim of crime in Shaw is 1 in 83

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

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Item	Shaw	Mississippi	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	8	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
Sunflower, MS	1,186	153	1,107	1,260
Ruleville, MS	2,841	157	1,137	1,294
Drew, MS	2,044	167	1,205	1,371
Leland, MS	4,254	231	1,672	1,903
Renova, MS	788	338	2,443	2,782
Indianola, MS	10,047	349	2,518	2,866
Shaw, MS	1,750	147	1,065	1,212

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Tylertown, MS	1,750	120	864	984
Deshler, OH	1,750	138	829	967
Montrose, PA	1,749	159	669	828
Castle Dale, UT	1,751	124	1,172	1,296
Lyndhurst, VA	1,751	93	650	744
Shaw, MS	1,750	147	1,065	1,212

Source: The Shaw, 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.