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Picayune, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #66

Picayune, MS	1,978.50
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.

Picayune, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Picayune, MS	Count	0	10	19	45	129	401	24	5
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	92.7	176.1	417.0	1,195.3	3,715.7	222.4	46.3	2,784
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	1	2	9	27	77	339	20	2
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	9.2	18.5	83.0	249.1	710.3	3,127.3	184.5	18.5	1,834
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	3	9	17	97	294	19	4
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	27.6	82.7	156.3	891.8	2,703.0	174.7	36.8	1,629
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	2	2	15	29	107	339	18	3
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	18.3	18.3	137.4	265.6	979.9	3,104.7	164.9	27.5	2,188
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	4	11	16	104	333	19	2
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	32.8	90.2	131.2	852.9	2,730.9	155.8	16.4	1,618
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	9	18	20	138	228	14	4
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	75.4	150.8	167.5	1,156.1	1,910.0	117.3	33.5	1,887
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	1	1	13	19	56	273	30	2
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	8.5	8.5	110.8	161.9	477.3	2,326.8	255.7	17.0	1,448
	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
2006	Picayune, MS	Count	0	7	9	24	74	384	40	5
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	64.9	83.4	222.4	685.8	3,558.5	370.7	46.3	2,092
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	1	4	10	22	95	482	23	2
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	9.2	37.0	92.4	203.4	878.2	4,455.9	212.6	18.5	2,326
	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

Picayune, 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.

Picayune, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Picayune, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Picayune, 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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Picayune, 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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Picayune, 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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Picayune, 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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Picayune, 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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Picayune, 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	Picayune, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Picayune, 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
2006	Picayune, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Picayune, 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

Picayune, MS	3.48
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.

Picayune, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Picayune, MS	Count	48	31	17
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	441.3	285.0	156.3	3.63
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	44	31	13
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	403.0	283.9	119.1	3.43
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	51	35	16
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	418.2	287.0	131.2	3.53
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	52	34	18
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	435.6	284.8	150.8	3.60
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	54	35	19
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	460.2	298.3	161.9	3.79
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	55	37	18
	Picayune, MS	Per 100,000	465.9	313.4	152.5	3.90
	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	Picayune, MS	Count	54	37	17
2005	Picayune, MS	Count	63	40	23