Cleveland, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cleveland, MS Summary

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

  • There were 328 total crimes committed in Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,226.8 total crimes per 100K people in Cleveland.
  • The overall crime rate in Cleveland is 52.26% above the national average.
  • Cleveland ranks #62 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Cleveland ranks #8,785 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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Cleveland Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cleveland is 3,226.8 per 100,000 people. That's 52.26% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 105.07% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cleveland
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 328 3,226.8 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 19.7 7.4 5.0
Robbery 4 39.4 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 305.0 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 39 383.7 210.5 359.0
Burglary 19 186.9 235.2 229.0
Larceny 243 2,390.6 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 27 265.6 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 289 2,843.1 1,363.0 1,760.0

Cleveland 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 Cleveland

39
Violent Crimes
383.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cleveland is 383.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 260.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cleveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.87% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 82.30% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cleveland

289
Property Crimes
2,843.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
61.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 289 property crimes in Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cleveland is 2,843.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cleveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 61.54% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 108.58% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Cleveland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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