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Bay Springs, MS crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Bay Springs is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 22 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Bay Springs is 1 in 46. Based on FBI crime data, Bay Springs is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Mississippi, Bay Springs has a crime rate that is higher than 83% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Bay Springs to other communities of similar population, then Bay Springs crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Bay Springs does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bay Springs does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Bay Springs.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Bay Springs occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Bay Springs; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 400. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Bay Springs's rate for property crime is 19 per one thousand population. This makes Bay Springs a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Bay Springs is one in 52.

Bay Springs Crime Data

total Crime Index

17

(100 is safest)


Safer than 17% of U.S. cities.

Bay Springs Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

4

31

35

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.50

19.39

21.89

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.5
2.03
National Median: 4
    Bay Springs
    Mississippi

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 400

in Bay Springs

1 in 493

in Mississippi

Bay Springs Violent Crimes

Population: 1,599
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 4
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.50

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
19.39
15.87
National Median: 19
    Bay Springs
    Mississippi

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 52

in Bay Springs

1 in 63

in Mississippi

Property Crimes

Population: 1,599
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 18 0
Rate per 1,000 8.13 11.26 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Bay Springs Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
12
National Median: 26.5
    Bay Springs
    Mississippi

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