Byram, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Byram, MS Summary

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

  • There were 132 total crimes committed in Byram in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,053.8 total crimes per 100K people in Byram.
  • The overall crime rate in Byram is -50.27% below the national average.
  • Byram ranks #20 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Byram ranks #4,599 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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Byram Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Byram is 1,053.8 per 100,000 people. That's -50.27% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -33.03% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Byram
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 132 1,053.8 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 8.0 7.4 5.0
Robbery 2 16.0 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 24.0 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 95.8 210.5 359.0
Burglary 16 127.7 235.2 229.0
Larceny 74 590.8 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 239.5 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 120 958.0 1,363.0 1,760.0

Byram 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 Byram

12
Violent Crimes
95.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Byram in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Byram is 95.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,043.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Byram each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.31% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.48% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Byram

120
Property Crimes
958.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 120 property crimes in Byram in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Byram is 958.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Byram each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.57% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.72% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Byram

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
Clinton, MS 26,285 335 1,274.5 1,206.0 68.5
Brandon, MS 25,905 120 463.2 374.4 88.8
Ridgeland, MS 24,407 415 1,700.3 1,380.8 319.6
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

Byram SnackAbility

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