Natchez, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Natchez, MS Summary

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

  • There were 736 total crimes committed in Natchez the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,076.9 total crimes per 100K people in Natchez.
  • The overall crime rate in Natchez is 118.44% above the national average.
  • Natchez ranks #85 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Natchez ranks #9,426 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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Natchez Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Natchez is 5,076.9 per 100,000 people. That's 118.44% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 112.18% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Natchez
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 736 5,076.9 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 5 34.5 10.6 6.3
Robbery 13 89.7 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 73 503.6 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 97 669.1 291.2 369.8
Burglary 106 731.2 488.3 269.8
Larceny 510 3,518.0 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 158.7 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 639 4,407.8 2,101.6 1,954.4

Natchez 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 Natchez

97
Violent Crimes
669.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
80.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 97 violent crimes in Natchez in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Natchez is 669.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 149.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Natchez each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 80.94% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 129.81% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Natchez

639
Property Crimes
4,407.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
125.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 639 property crimes in Natchez in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Natchez is 4,407.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Natchez each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 125.53% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 109.73% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Natchez

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Marksville, LA 4,843 323 6,669.4 4,976.3 1,693.2
Vidalia, LA 3,771 146 3,871.7 3,500.4 371.3
Ferriday, LA 3,041 91 2,992.4 1,348.2 1,644.2

Natchez SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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