Bay St. Louis, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bay St. Louis, MS Summary

Crime in Bay St. Louis research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bay St. Louis over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bay St. Louis:

  • There were 270 total crimes committed in Bay St. Louis in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,476.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bay St. Louis.
  • The overall crime rate in Bay St. Louis is 16.87% above the national average.
  • Bay St. Louis ranks #53 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Bay St. Louis ranks #8,017 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bay St. Louis Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bay St. Louis is 2,476.8 per 100,000 people. That's 16.87% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 57.41% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bay St. Louis
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 270 2,476.8 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 9.2 7.4 5.0
Robbery 3 27.5 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 73.4 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 13 119.3 210.5 359.0
Burglary 60 550.4 235.2 229.0
Larceny 171 1,568.7 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 238.5 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 257 2,357.6 1,363.0 1,760.0

Bay St. Louis Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Mississippi.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bay St. Louis

13
Violent Crimes
119.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Bay St. Louis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bay St. Louis is 119.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 838.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bay St. Louis each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.78% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.34% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bay St. Louis

257
Property Crimes
2,357.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 257 property crimes in Bay St. Louis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bay St. Louis is 2,357.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bay St. Louis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.95% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 72.96% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bay St. Louis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Orleans, LA 364,197 23,493 6,450.6 5,089.6 1,361.1
Gulfport, MS 71,803 3,419 4,761.6 4,334.1 427.6
Ocean Springs, MS 18,361 434 2,363.7 2,265.7 98.0
Long Beach, MS 17,053 183 1,073.1 991.0 82.1
Bogalusa, LA 10,252 548 5,345.3 4,213.8 1,131.5
Waveland, MS 6,923 188 2,715.6 2,643.4 72.2
Pass Christian, MS 6,435 52 808.1 808.1 0.0

Bay St. Louis SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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