Pascagoula, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Pascagoula, MS Summary

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

  • There were 1,115 total crimes committed in Pascagoula in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,196.9 total crimes per 100K people in Pascagoula.
  • The overall crime rate in Pascagoula is 145.23% above the national average.
  • Pascagoula ranks #75 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Pascagoula ranks #9,597 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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Pascagoula Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pascagoula is 5,196.9 per 100,000 people. That's 145.23% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 230.28% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pascagoula
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,115 5,196.9 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 4.7 7.4 5.0
Robbery 12 55.9 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 39 181.8 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 70 326.3 210.5 359.0
Burglary 110 512.7 235.2 229.0
Larceny 824 3,840.6 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 111 517.4 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 1,045 4,870.7 1,363.0 1,760.0

Pascagoula 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 Pascagoula

70
Violent Crimes
326.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 70 violent crimes in Pascagoula in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pascagoula is 326.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 306.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pascagoula each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.12% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.02% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pascagoula

1,045
Property Crimes
4,870.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
176.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,045 property crimes in Pascagoula in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pascagoula is 4,870.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pascagoula each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 176.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 257.34% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pascagoula

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gautier, MS 19,023 413 2,171.1 1,924.0 247.1
Ocean Springs, MS 18,361 434 2,363.7 2,265.7 98.0

Pascagoula SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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