Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Horn Lake, MS Crime Grade
How Horn Lake 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Mississippi
2/10
vs. Mississippi cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Horn Lake, MS was 79.1 per 100,000 residents (21 incidents over a population of 26,533). That puts Horn Lake Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 64% below the Mississippi statewide rate of 221.8.
That ranks Horn Lake #883 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 77% of them, and #7 of 38 in Mississippi. Violent crime is down 23% year over year and down 23% over the last five years.
Horn Lake, MS crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Mississippi Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 79.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #883 of 3,771
- MS rank
- #7 of 38
- Safer than
- 77% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 23%
- 5-year change
- down 23%
- Population
- 26,533
- Reporting agency
- Horn Lake Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Horn Lake Police Department (FBI ORI MS0170400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Horn Lake (red), Mississippi (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Horn Lake 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 102.2(28) | 149.7(40) | 83.2(22) | 102.4(27) | 79.1(21) |
| Murder | 3.6(1) | 22.4(6) | 15.1(4) | 3.8(1) | 11.3(3) |
| Rape | 3.6(1) | 3.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 32.8(9) | 41.2(11) | 22.7(6) | 19.0(5) | 11.3(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 62.0(17) | 82.3(22) | 45.4(12) | 79.6(21) | 56.5(15) |
| Property crime | 1897.7(520) | 2102.6(562) | 1984.5(525) | 1406.5(371) | 1458.6(387) |
| Burglary | 339.4(93) | 239.4(64) | 185.2(49) | 174.4(46) | 211.1(56) |
| Larceny | 1364.9(374) | 1620.0(433) | 1330.6(352) | 1091.8(288) | 1104.3(293) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 182.5(50) | 232.0(62) | 464.9(123) | 136.5(36) | 128.1(34) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Horn Lake, 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 Horn Lake 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 Horn Lake calculated?
- Horn Lake'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 Horn Lake 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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