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Houston, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Houston crime rate is much lower than the Mississippi average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #1

Houston, MS	0.00
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.

Houston, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2005	Houston, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houston, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.3	39.3	82.3	149.4	919.7	2,083.9	256.5	NA	1,688
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Houston, MS	2.12
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.

Houston, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Houston, MS	Count	12	10	2
	Houston, MS	Per 100,000	315.1	262.6	52.5	2.89
	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	Houston, MS	Count	10	6	4
	Houston, MS	Per 100,000	259.3	155.6	103.7	2.07
	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	Houston, MS	Count	9	6	3
	Houston, MS	Per 100,000	232.0	154.7	77.3	1.93
	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	Houston, MS	Count	12	8	4
	Houston, MS	Per 100,000	307.8	205.2	102.6	2.56
	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	Houston, MS	Count	11	8	3
2005	Houston, MS	Count	11	7	4