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Is Southaven, MS Safe? 2026 Crime Rates & Safety Report

Key facts

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    Southaven, Mississippi reported 1,390.21 larceny-theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.26 times the national reference of 1,106.97 per 100,000 and 283.24 per 100,000 above that reference, with 772 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

  2. 02

    Southaven, Mississippi reported 140.46 burglary offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.75 times the national reference of 188.15 per 100,000 and 47.69 per 100,000 below that reference, with 78 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

  3. 03

    Southaven, Mississippi reported 43.22 robbery offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.90 times the national reference of 48.24 per 100,000 and 5.02 per 100,000 below that reference, with 24 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Southaven, Mississippi reported 208.89 aggravated assault offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.91 times the national reference of 229.56 per 100,000 and 20.67 per 100,000 below that reference, with 116 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Southaven, Mississippi reported 194.49 motor vehicle theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.01 times the national reference of 193.00 per 100,000 and 1.49 per 100,000 above that reference, with 108 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

Quick answer

In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, Southaven, MS has an adjusted safety score of 55.9 out of 100. It ranks #2 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Mississippi. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as increasing.

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Chart of Southaven, MS crime statistics: Southaven reported 155 violent offenses in 2025, 12.4% fewer than in 2024. Shows violent and property monthly bars.
Southaven reported 155 violent offenses in 2025, 12.4% fewer than in 2024. Source: FBI NIBRS, 2025, MS0170100. Counts of reported offenses, not rates. CC BY 4.0
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Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Subcategories are excluded to avoid double counting. Counts are offenses reported to police in this jurisdiction, not rates, neighborhood scores or a census of all crime.

Monthly source sums, 2025
MonthViolentProperty
Jan1564
Feb1169
Mar1184
Apr1085
May20112
Jun1173
Jul1680
Aug1476
Sep1293
Oct1779
Nov775
Dec1173

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55.9 / 100
Adjusted safety score
Personal safety61.69
Property security53.56
Community order33.05

2026 edition, FBI source year 2025.

Analyst takeaways · computed from the 2025 monthly series

Southaven in 7 numbers

  1. Motor vehicle theft fell 22%. 108 reports in 2025 vs 139 in 2024 (−22%), the largest year-over-year move of any indicator offense.
  2. More than a third of all reports are property crime. 1,093 of 2,579 reports (42.4%); larceny-theft alone is 772 (29.9%).
  3. Clearances skew toward violent crime. 100% of homicides cleared vs 15.7% of motor vehicle thefts and 36.7% of larcenies (2025, reports cleared ÷ reports received).
  4. A second look at motor vehicle theft. February (14) ran 3.5× January (4); the year finished down 22%.
  5. Motor Vehicle Theft is volatile but down. Monthly counts swung 3.5× (Feb 14 vs Jan 4); the year finished 22% below 2024.
  6. The biggest volume isn’t violent. Simple assault (608) and drug/narcotic violations (260) dwarf the whole personal-safety total (170, 6.6% of reports).
  7. Small months, big bars. December’s 7 motor vehicle thefts vs February’s 14 is a gap of 7 reports, monthly charts amplify small-number swings. Read the 12-month direction, not one bar.

Takeaways are computed from FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, MS0170100). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.

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Key Public Safety Indicators

Reported rates per 100,000 residents; national references shown alongside.

Offense Class Annual Count Rate per 100K National Avg vs National
Robbery 24 43.22 48.24 0.9× national
Aggravated Assault 116 208.89 229.56 0.91× national
Burglary 78 140.46 188.15 0.75× national
Larceny-theft 772 1390.21 1106.97 1.26× national
Motor Vehicle Theft 108 194.49 193.0 1.01× national
FBI NIBRS monthly detail · source year 2025

Southaven monthly trend: reported counts through December 2025

Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month for the three highest-relative indicator offenses; each table carries the same numbers with FBI pre-computed rates. The full 19-offense monthly series (2020-2025) is downloadable below.

Larceny-theft, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 772 reports vs 928 in 2024 (down 17% in reported data).

Larceny-theft 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 202559101.42Full
Feb 20255289.39Full
Mar 202569118.61Full
Apr 202568116.89Full
May 202592158.15Full
Jun 202561104.86Full
Jul 20255797.98Full
Aug 202561104.86Full
Sep 202568116.89Full
Oct 202565111.73Full
Nov 202562106.58Full
Dec 20255899.7Full

Motor Vehicle Theft, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 108 reports vs 139 in 2024 (down 22% in reported data).

Motor Vehicle Theft 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 202546.88Full
Feb 20251424.07Full
Mar 20251017.19Full
Apr 20251017.19Full
May 20251322.35Full
Jun 202546.88Full
Jul 20251424.07Full
Aug 202558.59Full
Sep 20251220.63Full
Oct 2025610.31Full
Nov 2025915.47Full
Dec 2025712.03Full

Aggravated Assault, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 116 reports vs 146 in 2024 (down 21% in reported data).

Aggravated Assault 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20251017.19Full
Feb 202558.59Full
Mar 2025813.75Full
Apr 2025610.31Full
May 20251424.07Full
Jun 2025915.47Full
Jul 20251424.07Full
Aug 20251118.91Full
Sep 2025915.47Full
Oct 20251322.35Full
Nov 2025712.03Full
Dec 20251017.19Full

Clearances: what got cleared in 2025

100% of homicides cleared vs 16% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.

Clearances 2025: reports cleared per 100 reports received, highest rate first
OffenseReportedClearedClearance rate
Homicide11100.0%
Aggravated Assault1168371.6%
Robbery241354.2%
Burglary782126.9%
Larceny-theft77228336.7%
Motor Vehicle Theft1081715.7%

Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.

Monthly counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000, FBI CDE source year 2025, MS0170100. Rates use FBI month-specific covered-population denominators and are shown as published, not recomputed. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Annual totals equal the sum of shown months within ±2% (see manifest).

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City-specific reading

What drives Southaven's safety score?

Southaven ranks in the middle half of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Mississippi, ahead of approximately 67% of that scored set. The profile uses a reporting population of 55,531 and source-year data through 2025; it is a citywide agency-level comparison, not a neighborhood forecast.

The strongest of the three score components is Personal Safety at 61.69, while Community Order is lowest at 33.05. The 28.64-point spread shows why the composite should be read by component instead of as a single absolute claim about safety.

Among the five public offense indicators, Larceny-theft is highest relative to its national reference at 1390.21 per 100,000 (1.26× the national rate). Burglary is lowest on the same relative basis at 140.46 per 100,000 (0.75× national).

Coverage check: 18 of 18 tracked offense classes have reportable values in this profile. Missing values are not converted to zero.

Public indicator mix

Southaven, Mississippi recorded 772 larceny-theft offenses in 2025, 70.3% of the 1,098 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 24 robbery reports (2.2%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Southaven, Mississippi recorded 116 aggravated assault offenses in 2025, 10.6% of the 1,098 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 24 robbery reports (2.2%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Southaven, Mississippi recorded 108 motor vehicle theft offenses in 2025, 9.8% of the 1,098 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 24 robbery reports (2.2%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Southaven, Mississippi uses a reporting population of 55,531 residents and has values for 18 of the 18 tracked offense classes (100.0%) in its 2025 profile; coverage describes available classes rather than the share of residents reporting crime.

Southaven, Mississippi has an adjusted score of 55.9 points out of 100 versus 68.04 in Olive Branch, Mississippi, a difference of 12.14 points below that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Southaven ranks 2 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Southaven, Mississippi has an adjusted score of 55.9 points out of 100 versus 47.99 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a difference of 7.91 points above that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Southaven ranks 2 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Detailed Crime Class Breakdown

Additional tracked offense classes

  • Homicide
  • Rape
  • Kidnapping/Abduction
  • Human Trafficking
  • Arson
  • Theft From Building
  • Theft From Motor Vehicle
  • Simple Assault
  • Intimidation
  • Stolen Property Offenses
  • Vandalism
  • Weapon Law Violations
  • Drug/Narcotic Violations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Southaven safe compared to other places in Mississippi?

Southaven is classified as having moderate relative safety in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index. It has an adjusted safety score of 55.9 out of 100 and ranks #2 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Mississippi.

What is the crime rate in Southaven?

Public offense rates are listed above.

What is Southaven's safety rating?

Southaven's safety rating in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index is 55.9 out of 100, which ranks #2 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Mississippi. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as increasing, using source-year data through 2025.

What is the safest neighborhood in Southaven?

This profile covers the reporting jurisdiction; consult local sources for neighborhood detail.

Why are some crime statistics locked for Southaven?

Full offense series: state workbook.

How fresh is the monthly crime data on this page?

Monthly figures track FBI CDE source year 2025, the same vintage as the annual table above. A new FBI release typically lags several months; the caption stamps the source year and export date. Values can revise when the FBI re-publishes. Full monthly series for Southaven are downloadable as JSON and CSV.

Why does the monthly chart move so much?

Monthly counts are small numbers, a difference of a few reports swings the bar. Reporting practice, staffing, and seasonal patterns all move single months. Read the 12-month direction in the trajectory line, not one bar. This profile measures the reporting jurisdiction only; it cannot rank neighborhoods within Southaven.

What does the clearance rate on this page mean?

It divides 2025 reports cleared by 2025 reports received for that offense, including clearances of earlier reports, so it is a workload snapshot, not a guarantee a given case is solved. In Southaven, violent offenses clear at far higher rates than property offenses (homicide 100%, motor vehicle theft 15.7%). Monthly clearance detail is not published yet.

Reading notes

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Safety Atlas methodology · 2026 coverage report

Cite This Public Safety Profile

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APA Citation Format:
Safety Atlas. (2026). Southaven, MS Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates. Retrieved from https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/ms/southaven
MLA Citation Format:
"Southaven, MS Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates." Safety Atlas, 2026, https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/ms/southaven.

Primary Source Data Integrity

  • Crime Counts: FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) database.
  • Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate boundaries.
  • Methodology: Adjusted per-capita normalization with small-sample relief controls. View our complete Methodology Documentation.