Brookhaven, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Brookhaven, MS Summary

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

  • There were 383 total crimes committed in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,304.6 total crimes per 100K people in Brookhaven.
  • The overall crime rate in Brookhaven is 55.93% above the national average.
  • Brookhaven ranks #63 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Brookhaven ranks #8,841 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.

Additional research about crime in Mississippi

Brookhaven Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brookhaven is 3,304.6 per 100,000 people. That's 55.93% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 110.01% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brookhaven
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 383 3,304.6 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 17.3 7.4 5.0
Robbery 7 60.4 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 24 207.1 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 34 293.4 210.5 359.0
Burglary 186 1,604.8 235.2 229.0
Larceny 124 1,069.9 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 39 336.5 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 349 3,011.2 1,363.0 1,760.0

Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven

34
Violent Crimes
293.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brookhaven is 293.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 340.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brookhaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.29% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 39.39% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brookhaven

349
Property Crimes
3,011.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
71.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 349 property crimes in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brookhaven is 3,011.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brookhaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 71.09% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 120.92% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brookhaven

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Byram, MS 12,526 132 1,053.8 958.0 95.8
Georgetown, SC 8,823 393 4,454.3 3,604.2 850.1
Richland, MS 7,486 81 1,082.0 1,028.6 53.4
Summit, MS 1,555 35 2,250.8 2,186.5 64.3

Brookhaven SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
9
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