Ocean Springs, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ocean Springs, MS Summary

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

  • There were 434 total crimes committed in Ocean Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,363.7 total crimes per 100K people in Ocean Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Ocean Springs is 1.70% above the national average.
  • Ocean Springs ranks #50 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Ocean Springs ranks #7,248 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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Ocean Springs Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ocean Springs is 2,363.7 per 100,000 people. That's 1.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.22% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ocean Springs
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 434 2,363.7 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.4 10.6 6.3
Robbery 5 27.2 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 49.0 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 18 98.0 291.2 369.8
Burglary 35 190.6 488.3 269.8
Larceny 352 1,917.1 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 157.9 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 416 2,265.7 2,101.6 1,954.4

Ocean Springs 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 Ocean Springs

18
Violent Crimes
98.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Ocean Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ocean Springs is 98.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,020.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ocean Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.33% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ocean Springs

416
Property Crimes
2,265.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 416 property crimes in Ocean Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ocean Springs is 2,265.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ocean Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.93% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.81% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ocean Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gulfport, MS 71,803 3,419 4,761.6 4,334.1 427.6
Biloxi, MS 46,317 2,547 5,499.1 5,108.3 390.8
Pascagoula, MS 21,736 1,077 4,954.9 4,550.1 404.9
Gautier, MS 18,992 478 2,516.8 2,190.4 326.5
D'Iberville, MS 14,234 744 5,226.9 5,156.7 70.3

Ocean Springs SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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