Laurel, MS Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laurel is 5,007.9 per 100,000 people. That's 113.46% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 109.29% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 147.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Laurel is 676.7 per 100,000 people.
• That's 74.51% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 132.43% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 23.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Laurel is 4,331.1 per 100,000 people.
• That's 121.18% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 106.08% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.