Gautier, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gautier, MS Summary

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

  • There were 413 total crimes committed in Gautier in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,171.1 total crimes per 100K people in Gautier.
  • The overall crime rate in Gautier is 2.45% above the national average.
  • Gautier ranks #51 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Gautier ranks #7,543 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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Gautier Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gautier is 2,171.1 per 100,000 people. That's 2.45% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 37.98% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gautier
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 413 2,171.1 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 5.0
Robbery 7 36.8 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 35 184.0 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 47 247.1 210.5 359.0
Burglary 44 231.3 235.2 229.0
Larceny 271 1,424.6 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 51 268.1 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 366 1,924.0 1,363.0 1,760.0

Gautier 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 Gautier

47
Violent Crimes
247.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Gautier in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gautier is 247.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 404.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gautier each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.18% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.39% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gautier

366
Property Crimes
1,924.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 366 property crimes in Gautier in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gautier is 1,924.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gautier each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.32% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.15% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gautier

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Biloxi, MS 46,317 2,547 5,499.1 5,108.3 390.8
Pascagoula, MS 21,455 1,115 5,196.9 4,870.7 326.3
Ocean Springs, MS 18,361 434 2,363.7 2,265.7 98.0
D'Iberville, MS 14,234 744 5,226.9 5,156.7 70.3

Gautier SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
7
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