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Charleston Crime Rate Report (Mississippi)

Charleston crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 10 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Charleston for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2022.

The city violent crime rate for Charleston in 2022 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 289.67% and the city property crime rate in Charleston was lower than the national property crime rate average by 2.28%.

In 2022 the city violent crime rate in Charleston was higher than the violent crime rate in Mississippi by 519.44% and the city property crime rate in Charleston was higher than the property crime rate in Mississippi by 10.29%.

Property and Violent Crime
Charleston Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Charleston Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Charleston Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2022 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault20
Arson0
Burglary12
Larceny and Theft18
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape1
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)63
Property Crime33
Violent Crime26
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault25
Arson0
Burglary8
Larceny and Theft5
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape2
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)46
Property Crime16
Violent Crime34

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Charleston Property Crime

Charleston Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Charleston Crime 2022

Charleston Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Charleston Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Charleston Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Charleston, 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 Charleston crime report data for 2026 was projected from 10 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2022.

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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