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Petal, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #14

Petal, MS	586.69
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.

Petal, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Petal, MS	Count	0	NA	2	0	41	35	7	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	18.4	0.0	376.2	321.2	64.2	0.0	328
	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	Petal, MS	Count	0	NA	0	0	45	57	7	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	0.0	412.8	522.8	64.2	0.0	369
	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	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	1	1	32	38	3	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.4	9.4	301.6	358.2	28.3	0.0	278
	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
2010	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	1	1	71	39	7	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.2	9.2	651.0	357.6	64.2	0.0	470
	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	Petal, MS	Count	2	0	2	5	44	24	3	1
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	18.8	0.0	18.8	46.9	412.8	225.2	28.1	9.4	634
	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	Petal, MS	Count	1	2	1	5	58	34	6	4
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	9.3	18.7	9.3	46.7	541.2	317.3	56.0	37.3	674
	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	Petal, MS	Count	0	6	2	5	73	43	9	4
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	58.2	19.4	48.5	708.6	417.4	87.4	38.8	873
	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
2006	Petal, MS	Count	0	3	6	4	68	75	12	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	29.8	59.7	39.8	676.5	746.1	119.4	0.0	863
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.7	34.4	107.1	149.5	935.9	1,986.1	286.8	NA	1,705
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Petal, MS	Count	0	1	2	3	40	109	7	1
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	12.8	25.6	38.4	512.2	1,395.8	89.6	12.8	791
	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

Hate Crime Index

Petal, MS		-0.13
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.

Petal, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	2.5	0.7	0.0	0.1	1.7	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	1.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Petal, 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
2006	Petal, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Petal, 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	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Petal, MS	2.51
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.

Petal, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Petal, MS	Count	31	25	6
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	284.5	229.4	55.1	2.57
	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
2013	Petal, MS	Count	31	25	6
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	284.4	229.3	55.0	2.57
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	379.7	239.2	140.6	3.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Petal, MS	Count	28	22	6
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	263.9	207.4	56.6	2.36
	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	Petal, MS	Count	30	24	6
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	285.9	228.7	57.2	2.57
	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	Petal, MS	Count	30	24	6
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	275.1	220.1	55.0	2.48
	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	Petal, MS	Count	31	23	8
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	290.8	215.8	75.1	2.53
	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	Petal, MS	Count	35	28	7
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	326.6	261.3	65.3	2.94
	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	Petal, MS	Count	35	28	7
	Petal, MS	Per 100,000	339.7	271.8	67.9	3.06
	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	Petal, MS	Count	35	28	7
2005	Petal, MS	Count	32	25	7