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Ridgeland, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #38

Ridgeland, MS	1,173.29
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.

Ridgeland, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ridgeland, MS	Count	2	NA	16	32	44	627	18	1
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	8.2	NA	65.3	130.6	179.5	2,558.0	73.4	4.1	1,117
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	0	NA	19	21	46	601	15	0
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	78.1	86.4	189.2	2,471.3	61.7	0.0	947
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	2	0	10	26	65	612	22	1
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	8.1	0.0	40.7	105.9	264.9	2,493.8	89.6	4.1	1,090
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	3	0	8	24	72	504	18	0
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	12.4	0.0	33.1	99.4	298.3	2,088.0	74.6	0.0	1,044
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	1	1	15	17	84	522	26	2
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	4.6	4.6	68.7	77.8	384.5	2,389.3	119.0	9.2	1,122
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	0	2	15	18	57	644	27	0
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	9.2	69.3	83.2	263.4	2,975.4	124.7	0.0	1,171
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	0	0	17	21	93	694	48	0
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	78.5	97.0	429.7	3,206.3	221.8	0.0	1,342
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	2	2	22	18	50	564	40	0
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	9.2	9.2	101.4	82.9	230.4	2,599.0	184.3	0.0	1,276
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	1	0	21	33	65	655	41	1
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	4.7	0.0	99.2	156.0	307.2	3,095.6	193.8	4.7	1,400
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	1	0	12	20	74	636	33	0
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	4.6	0.0	55.3	92.1	340.8	2,929.3	152.0	0.0	1,223
	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

Ridgeland, MS	3.34
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.

Ridgeland, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Ridgeland, MS	Count	92	65	27
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	378.3	267.3	111.0	3.23
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	101	68	33
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	411.6	277.1	134.5	3.44
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	91	70	21
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	377.0	290.0	87.0	3.33
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	94	65	29
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	430.3	297.5	132.7	3.64
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	94	68	26
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	434.3	314.2	120.1	3.74
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	94	64	30
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	434.3	295.7	138.6	3.65
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	88	58	30
	Ridgeland, MS	Per 100,000	405.5	267.3	138.2	3.36
	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	Ridgeland, MS	Count	82	55	27
2005	Ridgeland, MS	Count	84	57	27