Mississippi

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In 2022, 245 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in Mississippi. This is 6 percent lower than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in Mississippi in 2022 was 36 percent lower than the United States average.

In 2022, 67 percent of violent crimes reported to police in Mississippi were not solved. This is nearly the same as the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Jackson
  • Population:  2,988,726
  • Area:  48,430 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  39th
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Abraham Ramirez Alexis Pachecano Alicia Allen Alisha Ivy Allen Turner Alvin Palmer Jr Angela Freeman Angela Williams Annie Hearin Anthony Joseph April Johnson Arthur Mikell Ashley Hankins Asia Martin Barry Berryhill Benjamin Bearrick Bobby Knight Brennan Simolke Brian Martin Britni Brown Bruce Knight Bruce Smith Bryan Escabar Cameron Anderson Carl King Carl Manuel Carl Matthews Casey Herring Charles Goforth Christopher Mitchell Clare Ales Clinton Prater Clyde Ellis Jr. Cortlen Moody Daffany Tullos Damarkus Matthews Daniel Craig Daniel Dutton David Bridges David Mize Decemius Strong Demakia Phinizee Dennis Mann Desiray Wangle Desmond Moore Diego Pachecano DONALD HEWITT JR. Eddie Burden Elizabeth Gamblin Erin Davis Evelin Coria-Coronado Floyd Price Foye Davis Frank Garcia Fred Williams Jr. Gary Chisholm Genevieve Munoz George Elliot George Milam George Nicholson Geovany Itzep Glenn Williams Glen Fayard Harold Elmhorst Harry Morel Sr. Heather McCool Jackelyn Gomez-Coronado James Mangrum James Taylor James Welter Jamie Tedford Jamie White Jarrod Johnston Jasmine Purvis Jasmine Ward Jason Ashley Jefferson West Jeffrey Hegwood Jeff Harmon Jennifer Floyd Jerry Armstrong Jerry Robinson Jessica Stacks Jessie Barnes Jessie Cutley Jessie Edwards Sr. Jimmie Lee Joe Vaughn Johnny Crosby John Heflin Jonathan Estes Jones Martin Joseph Burnley Joseph Jones Jose Pachecano Joshua Jarrell Joshua Reed Kaila Morris Kamesha Williams Karen Zhou Katherine Lowery Katrina Kinsey Kayla Rodgers Kenneth Brown Kenneth Reed Kimberlee Turner Kimberly Clark Kimberly Gomez-Coronado Kourtenay Davis Kreneice Jones Kyle Anderson Lamoine Allen Latasha Crump Coleman Latrice Armstead Leigh Occhi Lennard Stewart Lester Jones Lloyd Cecil Louis Kathmann Lutricia Smith Thompson Lyrian Barry-Stallings Madeline Ponds Marco Perdoma Marcus Smith Marguerite Mayden Martha Nelson Mary Franklin Mary Levitz Mary Loper Mary Rodgers MEAGAN HANNAH Melissa Hatley Mendy Coria-Coronado Mercin Lucas Martinez Merkedes Jordan Michael Mosely Michael Stricklin Micky Colman Moises Figueredo Moriah Ludwig Myra Lewis My Dung Tran Nah'viah Griffin Naomi King Nerissa Franklin Norman Held Oscar Wilcher Pauline Williams Pearl Washington Phyllis Rome Rachel Anderson Rebecca Paulk Rebecca Reid Ricky Donnell Rita Stants Robert Easterling Robert Moran Robert Sheriff Robin Smith Rommie Essex Ronald Duck Jr. Ronda Harney Ruth Barber Sampson Grant Sarah Rozneiwski Shalunda Matthews Sharon Cuevas Shaundra Harris Shaun Madding Shawn Zorio Shirley Gladney Stacy Hazelton Stephanie Hartwell Sterling Jones Tammyetta Spaulding Teresa Watkins Tessie Temores Thomas Hall Thomas Spiers Timothy Fraizer Timothy Waldrop Tim Boshart Tina Walls Tommie Harris Tori Moses Travis Hunt Troy Walton Vickie Ellington William Clopton William Phillips Willie Tobias Willie Wheaton Willie White
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Alisha Heinrich Bridget Hall Bruce Lewis Emmett Till Jair Valencia Kenneth Baxter Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell Louis Allen
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Featured Mississippi Missing Cases

Foye Davis

Missing: Jun 22, 2022
Foye Wade Davis, a 78-year-old man from Jacinto, Mississippi, was last seen on June 22, 2022, at aro ...Read More

Willie White

Missing: Jul 09, 2005
Willie George White, a 69-year-old man from Jonestown, Mississippi, went missing on July 9, 2005. He ...Read More

James Taylor

Missing: Jul 14, 2020
James Ryan Taylor, a 39-year-old man from Columbus, Mississippi, was last seen on July 14, 2020. On ...Read More

Frank Garcia

Missing: Feb 16, 1994
Frank Garcia, a 35-year-old man from Houston, Mississippi, was last seen on February 16, 1994. At th ...Read More

Oscar Wilcher

Missing: Dec 25, 2013
Oscar Wilcher, age 33, was last seen on December 25, 2013, in Gulfport, Mississippi. On that Christm ...Read More

DONALD HEWITT, JR.

Missing: Jun 19, 2022
Donald Hewitt Jr., a 29-year-old man, was last seen on June 14, 2022, near Pine Point Drive in Jacks ...Read More

Travis Hunt

Missing: Aug 11, 2019
Travis "Sean" Hunt, a 26-year-old man from Ackerman, Mississippi, was last seen on August 11, 2019. ...Read More

Joseph Burnley

Missing: Jun 04, 2016
Joseph "Skyler" Burnley, a 27-year-old man from Rankin County, Mississippi, went missing on June 3, ...Read More

Erin Davis

Missing: Jun 22, 2002
Erin Michelle Davis, a 24-year-old woman from Nicholson, Mississippi, was last seen on June 22, 2002 ...Read More

Jamie Tedford

Missing: Aug 23, 2023
Jamie Tedford, a 47-year-old man from Pontotoc, Mississippi, has been missing since August 23, 2023. ...Read More
Featured Mississippi Murder Cases

Bridget Hall

Murdered: Jul 06, 2015
On July 6, 2015, 43-year-old Bridget London Hall was murdered in her home in Brookhaven, Mississippi ...Read More

Alisha Heinrich

Murdered: Dec 05, 1982
Alisha Ann Heinrich, previously known only as "Delta Dawn" or "Baby Jane," was a 1-year-old girl who ...Read More

Kenneth Baxter

Murdered: Jul 06, 2007
On the evening of July 6, 2007, Kenneth Baxter was hit by a car on Airways Boulevard in Southaven, M ...Read More

Emmett Till

Murdered: Aug 28, 1955
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, was brutally murdered on August 28, 19 ...Read More

Bruce Lewis

Murdered: Mar 24, 2005
On March 24, 2005, Bruce Lewis, an infant, was tragically murdered in his home in Southaven, Mississ ...Read More

Louis Allen

Murdered: Jan 31, 1964
Louis Allen, a 44-year-old Black civil rights activist, was murdered on January 31, 1964, in Liberty ...Read More

Jair Valencia

Murdered: Mar 31, 2007
The case of Jair Valencia, a 7-month-old baby from Southaven, Mississippi, remains an unsolved myste ...Read More

Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell

Murdered: Jan 24, 1985
On January 24, 1985, the body of Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell was discovered along Highway 78 in Olive B ...Read More