Oxford, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oxford, MS Summary

Crime in Oxford research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Oxford 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 Oxford:

  • There were 476 total crimes committed in Oxford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,764.6 total crimes per 100K people in Oxford.
  • The overall crime rate in Oxford is -24.08% below the national average.
  • Oxford ranks #37 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Oxford ranks #5,992 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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Oxford Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oxford is 1,764.6 per 100,000 people. That's -24.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.25% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oxford
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 476 1,764.6 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.4 10.6 6.3
Robbery 5 18.5 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 59.3 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 35 129.7 291.2 369.8
Burglary 52 192.8 488.3 269.8
Larceny 377 1,397.6 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 44.5 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 441 1,634.8 2,101.6 1,954.4

Oxford 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 Oxford

35
Violent Crimes
129.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Oxford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oxford is 129.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 770.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oxford each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.44% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oxford

441
Property Crimes
1,634.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 441 property crimes in Oxford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oxford is 1,634.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oxford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.21% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oxford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Southaven, MS 56,092 1,960 3,494.3 3,266.1 228.2
Collierville, TN 51,439 687 1,335.6 1,187.8 147.7
Olive Branch, MS 40,651 883 2,172.1 1,857.3 314.9
Tupelo, MS 37,534 1,690 4,502.6 4,116.3 386.3
Hernando, MS 17,622 129 732.0 641.2 90.8
Senatobia, MS 8,104 184 2,270.5 1,739.9 530.6
New Albany, MS 7,645 180 2,354.5 2,328.3 26.2
Batesville, MS 7,238 230 3,177.7 2,832.3 345.4
Pontotoc, MS 5,771 216 3,742.9 3,292.3 450.5
Water Valley, MS 3,296 89 2,700.2 2,275.5 424.8

Oxford SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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