Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Laurel, MS Crime Grade
How Laurel 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Mississippi
9/10
vs. Mississippi cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Laurel, MS was 745.8 per 100,000 residents (130 incidents over a population of 17,431). That puts Laurel 129% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 236% above the Mississippi statewide rate of 221.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Laurel (red), Mississippi (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Laurel 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 | 671.6(122) | 615.3(105) | 1016.2(173) | 1051.9(178) | 745.8(130) |
| Murder | 22.0(4) | 29.3(5) | 41.1(7) | 23.6(4) | 17.2(3) |
| Rape | 99.1(18) | 82.0(14) | 82.2(14) | 100.5(17) | 51.6(9) |
| Robbery | 104.6(19) | 35.2(6) | 64.6(11) | 94.6(16) | 57.4(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 445.9(81) | 468.8(80) | 828.2(141) | 833.2(141) | 619.6(108) |
| Property crime | 4519.7(821) | 4611.5(787) | 4951.5(843) | 3870.7(655) | 2960.2(516) |
| Burglary | 1073.5(195) | 826.2(141) | 1139.5(194) | 715.0(121) | 717.1(125) |
| Larceny | 3209.5(583) | 3369.3(575) | 3353.9(571) | 2706.5(458) | 1910.4(333) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 192.7(35) | 386.7(66) | 434.7(74) | 372.3(63) | 286.8(50) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Laurel's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Mississippi cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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