Mississippi Aggravated Assaults 1995-2018

Interactive chart of the Mississippi aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1995 to 2018.
  • The Mississippi assault rate for 2018 was 157.24 per 100,000 population, a 8.79% increase from 2017.
  • The Mississippi assault rate for 2017 was 144.53 per 100,000 population, a 3.23% decline from 2016.
  • The Mississippi assault rate for 2016 was 149.36 per 100,000 population, a 0.05% decline from 2015.
  • The Mississippi assault rate for 2015 was 149.43 per 100,000 population, a 2.44% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
New Mexico 2,095,428 648.94
Alaska 737,438 595.44
District Of Columbia 702,455 565.30
Tennessee 6,770,010 468.49
Arkansas 3,013,825 410.71
Alabama 4,887,871 387.57
Louisiana 4,659,978 383.39
South Carolina 5,084,127 362.82
Missouri 6,126,452 359.78
Oklahoma 3,943,079 331.82
Nevada 3,034,392 330.45
Kansas 2,911,505 328.32
Arizona 7,171,646 328.07
Michigan 9,995,915 310.34
South Dakota 882,235 304.00
Delaware 967,171 294.16
Montana 1,062,305 293.70
Maryland 6,042,718 267.02
California 39,557,045 266.48
North Carolina 10,383,620 265.09
Florida 21,299,325 260.81
Texas 28,701,845 256.62
Colorado 5,695,564 255.41
Indiana 6,691,878 251.56
Massachusetts 6,902,149 241.20
Illinois 12,741,080 239.69
New York 19,542,209 220.91
West Virginia 1,805,832 218.46
Georgia 10,519,475 216.58
North Dakota 760,077 205.24
Wisconsin 5,813,568 193.74
Washington State 7,535,591 189.12
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 188.00
Iowa 3,156,145 187.92
Nebraska 1,929,268 179.39
Oregon 4,190,713 175.63
Idaho 1,754,208 168.57
Mississippi 2,986,530 157.24
Ohio 11,689,442 151.20
Wyoming 577,737 150.59
Utah 3,161,105 136.63
Hawaii 1,420,491 135.52
Rhode Island 1,057,315 129.20
Minnesota 5,611,179 122.20
Connecticut 3,572,665 120.19
Virginia 8,517,685 118.73
New Jersey 8,908,520 117.45
Vermont 626,299 113.36
Kentucky 4,468,402 113.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 105.79
Maine 1,338,404 60.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Mississippi United States
2018 157.24 246.79
2017 144.53 249.22
2016 149.36 248.29
2015 149.43 238.10
2014 153.17 229.25
2013 155.37 229.63
2012 149.34 242.78
2011 148.38 241.48
2010 137.61 252.75
2009 145.56 264.66
2008 158.88 277.47
2007 149.75 287.23
2006 156.23 291.95
2005 150.08 290.79
2004 161.23 288.56
2003 172.55 295.41
2002 178.29 309.54
2001 184.74 318.60
2000 221.12 323.96
1999 188.22 334.35
1998 238.63 361.37
1997 279.90 382.10
1996 306.81 391.00
1995 319.91 418.26