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Purvis, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #5

Purvis, MS	71.36
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.

Purvis, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2011	Purvis, MS	Count	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	0	0	0	2	5	11	0	0
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.5	181.4	399.0	0.0	0.0	263
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	37.0	0.0	0.0	9
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Purvis, 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	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	Purvis, MS	Count	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	38.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	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

Purvis, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2008	Purvis, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Purvis, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Purvis, MS	3.67
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.

Purvis, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Purvis, MS	Count	11	8	3
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	490.0	356.3	133.6	4.23
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	11	8	3
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	503.9	366.5	137.4	4.35
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	11	8	3
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	399.0	290.2	108.8	3.45
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	10	8	2
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	369.5	295.6	73.9	3.33
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	11	8	3
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	414.6	301.5	113.1	3.58
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	12	9	3
	Purvis, MS	Per 100,000	465.3	349.0	116.3	4.07
	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	Purvis, MS	Count	11	8	3
2005	Purvis, MS	Count	9	6	3