Brandon, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Brandon, MS Summary

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

  • There were 120 total crimes committed in Brandon in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 463.2 total crimes per 100K people in Brandon.
  • The overall crime rate in Brandon is -78.14% below the national average.
  • Brandon ranks #6 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Brandon ranks #2,034 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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Brandon Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brandon is 463.2 per 100,000 people. That's -78.14% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -70.56% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brandon
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 120 463.2 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 4 15.4 7.4 5.0
Robbery 2 7.7 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 54.0 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 23 88.8 210.5 359.0
Burglary 10 38.6 235.2 229.0
Larceny 82 316.5 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 19.3 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 97 374.4 1,363.0 1,760.0

Brandon 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 Brandon

23
Violent Crimes
88.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Brandon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brandon is 88.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,126.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brandon each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.27% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.81% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brandon

97
Property Crimes
374.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 97 property crimes in Brandon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brandon is 374.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 267.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brandon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.72% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.53% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brandon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, MS 163,297 6,555 4,014.2 4,014.2 0.0
Madison, MS 28,064 125 445.4 388.4 57.0
Ridgeland, MS 24,407 415 1,700.3 1,380.8 319.6
Byram, MS 12,526 132 1,053.8 958.0 95.8
Flowood, MS 10,679 226 2,116.3 2,078.8 37.5
Richland, MS 7,486 81 1,082.0 1,028.6 53.4
Florence, MS 4,766 22 461.6 377.7 83.9

Brandon SnackAbility

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