West Point, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In West Point, MS Summary

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

  • There were 250 total crimes committed in West Point in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,586.7 total crimes per 100K people in West Point.
  • The overall crime rate in West Point is 22.06% above the national average.
  • West Point ranks #55 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • West Point ranks #8,152 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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West Point Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Point is 2,586.7 per 100,000 people. That's 22.06% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 64.39% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Point
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 250 2,586.7 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 20.7 7.4 5.0
Robbery 1 10.3 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 44 455.3 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 49 507.0 210.5 359.0
Burglary 28 289.7 235.2 229.0
Larceny 139 1,438.2 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 34 351.8 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 201 2,079.7 1,363.0 1,760.0

West Point 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 West Point

49
Violent Crimes
507.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
41.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 49 violent crimes in West Point in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Point is 507.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 41.22% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 140.89% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Point

201
Property Crimes
2,079.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 201 property crimes in West Point in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Point is 2,079.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.16% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 52.58% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Point

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tupelo, MS 37,593 1,567 4,168.3 3,777.3 391.0
Starkville, MS 25,344 537 2,118.8 2,036.0 82.9
Amory, MS 6,346 199 3,135.8 2,505.5 630.3
Pontotoc, MS 5,966 127 2,128.7 1,877.3 251.4
Louisville, MS 5,917 188 3,177.3 2,552.0 625.3

West Point SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
9
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