Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Biloxi, MS Crime Grade
How Biloxi grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Mississippi — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Mississippi
7/10
vs. Mississippi cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Biloxi, MS was 345.0 per 100,000 residents (165 incidents over a population of 47,829). That puts Biloxi Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 56% above the Mississippi statewide rate of 221.8.
That ranks Biloxi #2,821 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 25% of them, and #27 of 38 in Mississippi. Violent crime is down 13% year over year and down 14% over the last five years.
Biloxi, MS crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Mississippi Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 345.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,821 of 3,771
- MS rank
- #27 of 38
- Safer than
- 25% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 13%
- 5-year change
- down 14%
- Population
- 47,829
- Reporting agency
- Biloxi Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Biloxi Police Department (FBI ORI MS0240100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Biloxi (red), Mississippi (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Biloxi vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 400.6(186) | 390.8(181) | 357.4(175) | 395.0(189) | 345.0(165) |
| Murder | 15.1(7) | 10.8(5) | 8.2(4) | 6.3(3) | 8.4(4) |
| Rape | 51.7(24) | 62.6(29) | 67.4(33) | 73.1(35) | 75.3(36) |
| Robbery | 116.3(54) | 88.5(41) | 61.3(30) | 69.0(33) | 52.3(25) |
| Aggravated assault | 217.5(101) | 228.9(106) | 220.6(108) | 246.6(118) | 209.1(100) |
| Property crime | 5026.6(2,334) | 5129.9(2,376) | 3108.3(1,522) | 3329.4(1,593) | 2757.7(1,319) |
| Burglary | 1186.7(551) | 1314.9(609) | 110.3(54) | 160.9(77) | 121.3(58) |
| Larceny | 3357.5(1,559) | 3365.9(1,559) | 2775.4(1,359) | 2963.6(1,418) | 2496.4(1,194) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 458.7(213) | 431.8(200) | 200.1(98) | 183.9(88) | 133.8(64) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Biloxi, MS Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Biloxi Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Biloxi calculated?
- Biloxi's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Mississippi state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Mississippi cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Biloxi Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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