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Note: This table is no longer being maintained. For later data, see the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, University of Michigan.

Statistics presented are based on data collected by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. These data represent offenses reported to and arrests made by State and local law enforcement agencies as reported to the FBI. These data do not include Federal law enforcement activity. Additionally, not all law enforcement agencies consistently report offense and arrest data to the FBI. Users should refer to the Coverage Indicator for the proportion of the population covered by the agencies reporting to the FBI.

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Item	District	Mississippi
Total	74,732	113,675
Murder	86	147
Rape	141	216
Robbery	317	627
Aggravated Assault	1,064	1,562
Burglary	1,606	2,197
Larceny - theft	5,390	9,407
Motor vehicle thefts	317	771
Arson	84	147
Other assaults	7,823	11,613
Forgery & counterfeiting	673	1,040
Fraud	988	2,188
Embezzlement	364	666
Have stolen property	362	691
Vandalism	641	1,098
Weapons violations	451	820
Prostitution and commercial vice	25	92
Sex offenses	255	311
Total drug violations	6,620	11,368
Gambling	289	305
Offenses against family & child	2,455	2,804
Driving under influence	8,257	10,412
Liquor law violations	3,299	3,156
Drunkenness	5,873	6,393
Disorderly conduct	5,790	8,491
Vagrancy	95	89
All other offenses except traffic	20,711	35,825
Population	1,069,458	1,423,712
Coverage indicator	48%	-

Data provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, University of Michigan

Population statistics are based on data provided by the FBI and may differ from similar statistics reported by the Census Bureau. Population statistics generated by the FBI are used to calculate crime rates and to estimate the proportion of the population covered by the UCR program.

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