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Picayune Crime Rate Report (Mississippi)

Picayune crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Picayune for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Picayune in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 3.77% and the city property crime rate in Picayune was higher than the national property crime rate average by 18.92%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Picayune was higher than the violent crime rate in Mississippi by 38.93% and the city property crime rate in Picayune was higher than the property crime rate in Mississippi by 44.43%.

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

Picayune Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault25
Arson0
Burglary33
Larceny and Theft175
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape8
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)269
Property Crime220
Violent Crime38
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault33
Arson0
Burglary29
Larceny and Theft228
Motor Vehicle Theft25
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape6
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)329
Property Crime280
Violent Crime44

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Picayune Property Crime

Picayune Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Picayune Crime 2025

Picayune Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Picayune Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Picayune Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Picayune, 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 Picayune crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 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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