Clinton, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clinton, MS Summary

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

  • There were 322 total crimes committed in Clinton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,192.5 total crimes per 100K people in Clinton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clinton is -48.69% below the national average.
  • Clinton ranks #23 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Clinton ranks #4,369 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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Clinton Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clinton is 1,192.5 per 100,000 people. That's -48.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.16% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clinton
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 322 1,192.5 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.7 10.6 6.3
Robbery 2 7.4 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 51.8 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 25 92.6 291.2 369.8
Burglary 15 55.6 488.3 269.8
Larceny 266 985.1 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 59.3 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 297 1,100.0 2,101.6 1,954.4

Clinton 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 Clinton

25
Violent Crimes
92.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clinton is 92.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,080.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.20% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clinton

297
Property Crimes
1,100.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 297 property crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clinton is 1,100.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.66% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clinton

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 27,674 174 628.7 581.8 47.0
Ridgeland, MS 23,896 549 2,297.5 1,937.6 359.9
Byram, MS 12,299 174 1,414.7 1,179.0 235.8
Flowood, MS 10,518 188 1,787.4 1,578.2 209.2
Richland, MS 7,245 111 1,532.1 1,394.1 138.0
Raymond, MS 1,838 9 489.7 380.8 108.8

Clinton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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