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Ocean Springs, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Ocean Springs crime rate is lower than the Mississippi average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #46

Ocean Springs, MS	1,362.17
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.

Ocean Springs, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	1	1	6	20	119	484	20	1
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	5.7	5.7	34.3	114.2	679.5	2,763.5	114.2	5.7	1,368
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.6	25.5	81.2	153.4	813.3	1,956.9	150.9	NA	1,503
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	0	NA	7	26	99	455	27	1
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	40.0	148.7	566.4	2,603.1	154.5	5.7	1,220
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.5	23.9	80.5	156.5	835.6	1,742.3	146.7	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	2	2	5	25	106	419	24	1
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	11.4	11.4	28.6	142.8	605.4	2,392.9	137.1	5.7	1,384
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.4	27.5	76.5	149.4	940.6	1,725.6	144.8	NA	1,487
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	0	0	13	16	132	370	26	0
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	74.3	91.4	753.9	2,113.3	148.5	0.0	1,182
	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	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	1	4	9	5	256	312	15	1
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	5.8	23.0	51.8	28.8	1,472.3	1,794.3	86.3	5.8	1,536
	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	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	1	1	8	11	239	366	34	1
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	5.8	5.8	46.7	64.2	1,394.4	2,135.4	198.4	5.8	1,581
	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	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	0	3	12	11	NA	519	26	3
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	17.4	69.6	63.8	NA	3,009.2	150.8	17.4	1,084
	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
2005	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	0	6	9	11	165	478	36	3
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	33.7	50.5	61.8	926.5	2,684.2	202.2	16.8	1,542
	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

Ocean Springs, MS	2.66
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.

Ocean Springs, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	53	40	13
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	302.6	228.4	74.2	2.66
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	402.5	244.1	158.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	55	37	18
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	314.1	211.3	102.8	2.63
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	362.8	230.8	132.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	58	41	17
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	331.3	234.2	97.1	2.83
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	308.6	200.3	108.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	52	39	13
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	299.1	224.3	74.8	2.62
	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	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	55	40	15
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	320.9	233.4	87.5	2.77
	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	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	59	43	16
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	342.1	249.3	92.8	2.96
	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	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	60	48	12
	Ocean Springs, MS	Per 100,000	348.5	278.8	69.7	3.14
	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	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	49	39	10
2005	Ocean Springs, MS	Count	47	37	10