Pascagoula, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Pascagoula:

  • There were 1,077 total crimes committed in Pascagoula the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,954.9 total crimes per 100K people in Pascagoula.
  • The overall crime rate in Pascagoula is 113.19% above the national average.
  • Pascagoula ranks #83 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Pascagoula ranks #9,388 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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Pascagoula Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pascagoula is 4,954.9 per 100,000 people. That's 113.19% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 107.08% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pascagoula
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,077 4,954.9 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 9.2 10.6 6.3
Robbery 8 36.8 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 67 308.2 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 88 404.9 291.2 369.8
Burglary 141 648.7 488.3 269.8
Larceny 794 3,652.9 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 54 248.4 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 989 4,550.1 2,101.6 1,954.4

Pascagoula 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 Pascagoula

88
Violent Crimes
404.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
9.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 88 violent crimes in Pascagoula in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pascagoula is 404.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 247.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pascagoula each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 9.48% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 39.05% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pascagoula

989
Property Crimes
4,550.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
132.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 989 property crimes in Pascagoula in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pascagoula is 4,550.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.0 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 132.81% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 116.50% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 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 18,992 478 2,516.8 2,190.4 326.5
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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