Brookhaven, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Brookhaven:

  • There were 513 total crimes committed in Brookhaven the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,310.6 total crimes per 100K people in Brookhaven.
  • The overall crime rate in Brookhaven is 85.46% above the national average.
  • Brookhaven ranks #77 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Brookhaven ranks #9,130 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Brookhaven Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brookhaven is 4,310.6 per 100,000 people. That's 85.46% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 80.15% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brookhaven
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 513 4,310.6 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 4 33.6 10.6 6.3
Robbery 8 67.2 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 53 445.3 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 67 563.0 291.2 369.8
Burglary 235 1,974.6 488.3 269.8
Larceny 172 1,445.3 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 39 327.7 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 446 3,747.6 2,101.6 1,954.4

Brookhaven Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Mississippi.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Brookhaven

67
Violent Crimes
563.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
52.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 67 violent crimes in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brookhaven is 563.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 177.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brookhaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 52.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 93.36% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brookhaven

446
Property Crimes
3,747.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
91.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 446 property crimes in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brookhaven is 3,747.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.7 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 91.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 78.32% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 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 12,299 174 1,414.7 1,179.0 235.8
Georgetown, SC 8,323 554 6,656.3 4,890.1 1,766.2
Richland, MS 7,245 111 1,532.1 1,394.1 138.0
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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