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Mississippi
Meridian
Meridian crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 22 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Meridian for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Meridian in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 64.44% and the city property crime rate in Meridian was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 6.68%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Meridian was higher than the
violent crime rate in Mississippi
by 137.4% and the city property crime rate in Meridian was higher than the
property crime rate in Mississippi
by 29.55%.
Property and Violent Crime
Meridian Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
125
Arson
0
Burglary
252
Larceny and Theft
180
Motor Vehicle Theft
112
Murder and Manslaughter
13
Rape
22
Robbery
19
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
786
Property Crime
544
Violent Crime
179
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
110
Arson
3
Burglary
101
Larceny and Theft
255
Motor Vehicle Theft
78
Murder and Manslaughter
14
Rape
13
Robbery
16
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
673
Property Crime
431
Violent Crime
153
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Meridian, Mississippi crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Meridian crime report data for 2026 was projected from 22 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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