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Crime in Mississippi. In 2016 there were 91,115 crimes reported in the U.S. state of Mississippi, including 238 murders. [1] In 2017–2018 the violent crime rate dropped 8%. [2]
Solutions are varied, but the homicide problem in Jackson remains a concern for law enforcement agencies. 'Crime albatross': How Jackson and Mississippi are addressing homicide rates Skip to main ...
Violent crime rate by state (2022) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
It was previously reported by JPD officials at a January real time crime summit that the solvability rate of homicides had increased from 47.4% in 2022 to 64.2% in 2023.
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. [4]
Jackson has the nation's highest per capita murder rate in 2021. There was a record 155 homicides, second only to 2020's 130 homicides. ... Jackson has the nation's highest per capita murder rate ...
In 2020, JPD opened a Real-Time Crime Center, where officers could access 600 public and private surveillance cameras in the city. [ 7 ] In 2023, NPR reported that Jackson's homicide rate in 2021 was about 14 times the national rate, and "the under-staffed Jackson Police Department has struggled to keep up with 30 thousand calls for service per ...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officials have surged local, state and federal resources to Mississippi’s capital city for a new operation aimed at curbing violent crime, drug ...