Forest, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forest, MS Summary

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

  • There were 175 total crimes committed in Forest the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,325.7 total crimes per 100K people in Forest.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest is 43.09% above the national average.
  • Forest ranks #64 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Forest ranks #8,463 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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Forest Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forest is 3,325.7 per 100,000 people. That's 43.09% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.99% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 175 3,325.7 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 19.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 12 228.1 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 513.1 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 40 760.2 291.2 369.8
Burglary 74 1,406.3 488.3 269.8
Larceny 51 969.2 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 190.0 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 135 2,565.6 2,101.6 1,954.4

Forest 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 Forest

40
Violent Crimes
760.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
105.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest is 760.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 105.56% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 161.09% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest

135
Property Crimes
2,565.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
31.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 135 property crimes in Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest is 2,565.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 31.27% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.07% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forest

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madison, MS 27,674 174 628.7 581.8 47.0
Brandon, MS 25,636 152 592.9 479.8 113.1
Ridgeland, MS 23,896 549 2,297.5 1,937.6 359.9
Laurel, MS 17,066 885 5,185.7 4,570.5 615.3
Byram, MS 12,299 174 1,414.7 1,179.0 235.8
Richland, MS 7,245 111 1,532.1 1,394.1 138.0
Kosciusko, MS 6,955 117 1,682.2 1,524.1 158.2
Morton, MS 3,558 59 1,658.2 1,039.9 618.3

Forest SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
4
Commute
8
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