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Clarksdale, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Clarksdale crime rate is much higher than the Mississippi average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #103

Clarksdale, MS	3,830.58
Mississippi	1,583.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Clarksdale, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2011	Clarksdale, MS	Count	8	4	40	98	619	503	67	20
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	44.4	22.2	221.9	543.5	3,433.2	2,789.8	371.6	110.9	4,258
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.0	29.0	83.7	149.1	1,037.7	1,822.5	165.4	NA	1,597
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Clarksdale, MS	Count	3	10	28	63	681	415	56	5
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	17.2	57.2	160.1	360.3	3,895.0	2,373.6	320.3	28.6	3,846
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.0	31.2	93.7	137.8	1,026.0	1,778.4	180.6	NA	1,588
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Clarksdale, MS	Count	4	18	57	50	621	334	41	9
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	22.5	101.5	321.3	281.8	3,500.4	1,882.6	231.1	50.7	3,948
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.4	31.8	100.4	142.6	987.9	1,782.5	183.0	NA	1,580
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Clarksdale, MS	Count	5	14	56	64	495	432	71	9
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	27.7	77.7	310.6	355.0	2,745.6	2,396.1	393.8	49.9	3,796
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.1	30.3	102.6	143.9	885.6	1,838.7	216.2	NA	1,581
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Clarksdale, MS	Count	5	11	29	32	653	200	67	13
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	26.8	59.0	155.5	171.6	3,501.3	1,072.4	359.2	69.7	3,304
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.1	35.6	98.2	150.3	957.9	1,990.0	252.9	NA	1,686
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

Clarksdale, MS		-0.50
Mississippi		6.86
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Clarksdale, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2008	Clarksdale, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Clarksdale, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Clarksdale, MS	1.76
Mississippi	2.88
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Clarksdale, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Clarksdale, MS	Count	45	36	9
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	257.4	205.9	51.5	2.32
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	369.3	220.1	149.2	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Clarksdale, MS	Count	36	28	8
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	202.9	157.8	45.1	1.80
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	327.6	202.5	125.1	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Clarksdale, MS	Count	39	30	9
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	216.3	166.4	49.9	1.91
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	331.1	203.9	127.2	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Clarksdale, MS	Count	42	33	9
	Clarksdale, MS	Per 100,000	225.2	176.9	48.3	2.01
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	364.2	219.8	144.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Clarksdale, MS	Count	50	37	13
2005	Clarksdale, MS	Count	50	36	14