Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Natchez, MS Crime Grade
How Natchez 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 2020, the violent crime rate in Natchez, MS was 669.1 per 100,000 residents (97 incidents over a population of 14,497). That puts Natchez 68% above the U.S. rate of 399.1 and 114% above the Mississippi statewide rate of 313.4.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Natchez (red), Mississippi (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Natchez vs. U.S., 2020 — 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 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 414.3(64) | 317.0(48) | 426.6(64) | 669.1(97) |
| Murder | 25.9(4) | 19.8(3) | 6.7(1) | 34.5(5) |
| Rape | 19.4(3) | 13.2(2) | 53.3(8) | 41.4(6) |
| Robbery | 116.5(18) | 79.2(12) | 120.0(18) | 89.7(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 252.5(39) | 204.7(31) | 246.6(37) | 503.6(73) |
| Property crime | 6979.2(1,078) | 6326.8(958) | 5139.0(771) | 4407.8(639) |
| Burglary | 861.1(133) | 931.2(141) | 819.8(123) | 731.2(106) |
| Larceny | 5910.9(913) | 5131.4(777) | 4079.2(612) | 3518.0(510) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 142.4(22) | 224.5(34) | 133.3(20) | 158.7(23) |
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: Natchez'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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