Richland, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richland, MS Summary

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

  • There were 81 total crimes committed in Richland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,082.0 total crimes per 100K people in Richland.
  • The overall crime rate in Richland is -48.94% below the national average.
  • Richland ranks #22 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Richland ranks #4,709 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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Richland Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richland is 1,082.0 per 100,000 people. That's -48.94% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -31.24% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richland
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 81 1,082.0 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.4 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 40.1 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 4 53.4 210.5 359.0
Burglary 23 307.2 235.2 229.0
Larceny 43 574.4 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 146.9 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 77 1,028.6 1,363.0 1,760.0

Richland 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 Richland

4
Violent Crimes
53.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Richland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richland is 53.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,871.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richland each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.12% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.61% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richland

77
Property Crimes
1,028.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Richland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richland is 1,028.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.56% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.54% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, MS 163,297 6,555 4,014.2 4,014.2 0.0
Madison, MS 28,064 125 445.4 388.4 57.0
Clinton, MS 26,285 335 1,274.5 1,206.0 68.5
Brandon, MS 25,905 120 463.2 374.4 88.8
Ridgeland, MS 24,407 415 1,700.3 1,380.8 319.6
Byram, MS 12,526 132 1,053.8 958.0 95.8
Flowood, MS 10,679 226 2,116.3 2,078.8 37.5
Florence, MS 4,766 22 461.6 377.7 83.9

Richland SnackAbility

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