Starkville, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Starkville, MS Summary

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

  • There were 655 total crimes committed in Starkville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,649.7 total crimes per 100K people in Starkville.
  • The overall crime rate in Starkville is 14.00% above the national average.
  • Starkville ranks #55 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Starkville ranks #7,689 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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Starkville Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Starkville is 2,649.7 per 100,000 people. That's 14.00% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.74% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Starkville
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 655 2,649.7 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 3 12.1 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 133.5 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 38 153.7 291.2 369.8
Burglary 266 1,076.1 488.3 269.8
Larceny 313 1,266.2 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 153.7 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 617 2,496.0 2,101.6 1,954.4

Starkville 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 Starkville

38
Violent Crimes
153.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Starkville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Starkville is 153.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 650.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Starkville each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.20% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Starkville

617
Property Crimes
2,496.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 617 property crimes in Starkville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Starkville is 2,496.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Starkville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 27.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.76% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Starkville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Point, MS 9,893 339 3,426.7 2,557.4 869.3
Amory, MS 6,439 267 4,146.6 4,022.4 124.2
Louisville, MS 5,963 206 3,454.6 2,465.2 989.4
Ackerman, MS 1,515 21 1,386.1 1,188.1 198.0

Starkville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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