Petal, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Petal, MS Summary

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

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Petal the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 492.2 total crimes per 100K people in Petal.
  • The overall crime rate in Petal is -78.82% below the national average.
  • Petal ranks #9 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Petal ranks #1,767 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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Petal Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Petal is 492.2 per 100,000 people. That's -78.82% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.43% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Petal
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 492.2 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 43.2 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 8 69.1 291.2 369.8
Burglary 24 207.3 488.3 269.8
Larceny 24 207.3 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 8.6 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 49 423.1 2,101.6 1,954.4

Petal 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 Petal

8
Violent Crimes
69.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Petal in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Petal is 69.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,447.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Petal each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.27% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Petal

49
Property Crimes
423.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Petal in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Petal is 423.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 236.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Petal each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.87% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Petal

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hattiesburg, MS 46,862 2,260 4,822.7 4,479.1 343.6
Laurel, MS 17,066 885 5,185.7 4,570.5 615.3
Waynesboro, MS 4,530 131 2,891.8 1,854.3 1,037.5
Ellisville, MS 4,468 73 1,633.8 1,454.8 179.1
Purvis, MS 1,951 24 1,230.1 1,025.1 205.0
Sumrall, MS 1,929 18 933.1 777.6 155.5

Petal SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
8
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