Waveland, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waveland, MS Summary

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

  • There were 106 total crimes committed in Waveland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,531.8 total crimes per 100K people in Waveland.
  • The overall crime rate in Waveland is -34.09% below the national average.
  • Waveland ranks #29 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Waveland ranks #5,406 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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Waveland Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waveland is 1,531.8 per 100,000 people. That's -34.09% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -35.98% lower than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waveland
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 106 1,531.8 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 43.4 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 5 72.3 291.2 369.8
Burglary 14 202.3 488.3 269.8
Larceny 81 1,170.5 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 86.7 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 101 1,459.5 2,101.6 1,954.4

Waveland 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 Waveland

5
Violent Crimes
72.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Waveland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waveland is 72.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,384.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.46% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.18% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waveland

101
Property Crimes
1,459.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 101 property crimes in Waveland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waveland is 1,459.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.55% lower than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waveland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Orleans, LA 370,128 22,522 6,084.9 4,640.8 1,444.1
Gulfport, MS 71,803 3,419 4,761.6 4,334.1 427.6
Ocean Springs, MS 18,361 434 2,363.7 2,265.7 98.0
Gretna, LA 17,358 733 4,222.8 3,623.7 599.1
Long Beach, MS 16,944 271 1,599.4 1,552.2 47.2
Bay St. Louis, MS 10,591 378 3,569.1 3,399.1 170.0
Bogalusa, LA 10,461 609 5,821.6 4,445.1 1,376.5
Pass Christian, MS 6,032 139 2,304.4 2,287.8 16.6

Waveland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
4
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