Booneville, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Booneville, MS Summary

Crime in Booneville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Booneville 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 Booneville:

  • There were 353 total crimes committed in Booneville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,889.8 total crimes per 100K people in Booneville.
  • The overall crime rate in Booneville is 83.55% above the national average.
  • Booneville ranks #69 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Booneville ranks #9,221 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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Booneville Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Booneville is 3,889.8 per 100,000 people. That's 83.55% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 147.21% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Booneville
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 353 3,889.8 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 22.0 7.4 5.0
Robbery 1 11.0 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 132.2 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 22 242.4 210.5 359.0
Burglary 31 341.6 235.2 229.0
Larceny 283 3,118.5 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 187.3 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 331 3,647.4 1,363.0 1,760.0

Booneville 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 Booneville

22
Violent Crimes
242.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Booneville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Booneville is 242.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 412.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Booneville each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.47% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.19% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Booneville

331
Property Crimes
3,647.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
107.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 331 property crimes in Booneville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Booneville is 3,647.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Booneville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 107.24% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 167.59% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Booneville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tupelo, MS 37,593 1,567 4,168.3 3,777.3 391.0
Corinth, MS 14,142 494 3,493.1 3,139.6 353.6
New Albany, MS 7,733 94 1,215.6 1,138.0 77.6
Savannah, TN 7,344 235 3,199.9 2,505.4 694.4
Amory, MS 6,346 199 3,135.8 2,505.5 630.3
Pontotoc, MS 5,966 127 2,128.7 1,877.3 251.4
Bolivar, TN 5,119 192 3,750.7 2,481.0 1,269.8

Booneville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
9
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