Byram, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Byram, MS Summary

Crime in Byram research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Byram over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Byram:

  • There were 174 total crimes committed in Byram the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,414.7 total crimes per 100K people in Byram.
  • The overall crime rate in Byram is -39.13% below the national average.
  • Byram ranks #28 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Byram ranks #5,074 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Byram Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Byram is 1,414.7 per 100,000 people. That's -39.13% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -40.87% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Byram
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 174 1,414.7 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 7 56.9 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 162.6 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 29 235.8 291.2 369.8
Burglary 16 130.1 488.3 269.8
Larceny 95 772.4 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 34 276.4 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 145 1,179.0 2,101.6 1,954.4

Byram Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Mississippi.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Byram

29
Violent Crimes
235.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Byram in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Byram is 235.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 424.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Byram each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.02% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Byram

145
Property Crimes
1,179.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 145 property crimes in Byram in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Byram is 1,179.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Byram each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.90% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Byram

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, MS 163,297 6,555 4,014.2 4,014.2 0.0
Clinton, MS 27,001 322 1,192.5 1,100.0 92.6
Brandon, MS 25,636 152 592.9 479.8 113.1
Ridgeland, MS 23,896 549 2,297.5 1,937.6 359.9
Flowood, MS 10,518 188 1,787.4 1,578.2 209.2
Richland, MS 7,245 111 1,532.1 1,394.1 138.0
Florence, MS 4,680 11 235.0 149.6 85.5
Raymond, MS 1,838 9 489.7 380.8 108.8

Byram SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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