Southaven, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Southaven, MS Summary

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

  • There were 1,340 total crimes committed in Southaven in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,328.9 total crimes per 100K people in Southaven.
  • The overall crime rate in Southaven is 9.90% above the national average.
  • Southaven ranks #52 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Southaven ranks #7,791 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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Southaven Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Southaven is 2,328.9 per 100,000 people. That's 9.90% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 48.01% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Southaven
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,340 2,328.9 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.7 7.4 5.0
Robbery 18 31.3 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 144 250.3 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 175 304.2 210.5 359.0
Burglary 98 170.3 235.2 229.0
Larceny 928 1,612.9 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 139 241.6 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 1,165 2,024.8 1,363.0 1,760.0

Southaven 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 Southaven

175
Violent Crimes
304.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 175 violent crimes in Southaven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Southaven is 304.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 328.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Southaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.28% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 44.52% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Southaven

1,165
Property Crimes
2,024.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,165 property crimes in Southaven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Southaven is 2,024.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Southaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.04% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.55% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Southaven

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Memphis, TN 613,207 57,643 9,400.3 6,899.0 2,501.3
Collierville, TN 51,312 728 1,418.8 1,268.7 150.1
Olive Branch, MS 47,178 735 1,557.9 1,358.7 199.2
Germantown, TN 39,938 537 1,344.6 1,176.8 167.8
Horn Lake, MS 26,378 398 1,508.8 1,398.9 109.9
West Memphis, AR 23,617 1,554 6,580.0 4,657.7 1,922.3
Hernando, MS 18,579 105 565.2 473.7 91.5

Southaven SnackAbility

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