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Gulfport, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Gulfport crime rate is much higher than the Mississippi average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #83

Gulfport, MS	2,627.60
Mississippi	1,583.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Gulfport, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Gulfport, MS	Count	1	18	64	70	654	2,670	125	19
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	1.4	25.4	90.3	98.8	922.9	3,767.8	176.4	26.8	1,875
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.5	23.9	80.5	156.5	835.6	1,742.3	146.7	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2011	Gulfport, MS	Count	12	22	94	64	944	2,523	138	13
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	17.6	32.3	138.1	94.0	1,387.2	3,707.6	202.8	19.1	2,450
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.0	29.0	83.7	149.1	1,037.7	1,822.5	165.4	NA	1,597
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Gulfport, MS	Count	6	23	67	65	920	2,642	153	14
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	8.5	32.5	94.6	91.8	1,299.3	3,731.3	216.1	19.8	2,215
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.0	31.2	93.7	137.8	1,026.0	1,778.4	180.6	NA	1,588
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Gulfport, MS	Count	4	18	91	36	990	2,547	150	16
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	5.7	25.7	130.1	51.5	1,415.8	3,642.4	214.5	22.9	2,188
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.4	31.8	100.4	142.6	987.9	1,782.5	183.0	NA	1,580
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Gulfport, MS	Count	8	20	122	71	946	2,824	227	19
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	12.2	30.4	185.7	108.1	1,439.8	4,298.1	345.5	28.9	2,690
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.1	30.3	102.6	143.9	885.6	1,838.7	216.2	NA	1,581
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Gulfport, MS	Count	4	27	165	90	1,288	3,529	382	24
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	6.2	41.9	256.0	139.6	1,998.3	5,475.1	592.7	37.2	3,492
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.1	35.6	98.2	150.3	957.9	1,990.0	252.9	NA	1,686
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Gulfport, MS	Count	12	25	150	93	1,430	3,372	414	26
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	16.6	34.6	207.8	128.8	1,980.6	4,670.2	573.4	36.0	3,309
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.7	34.4	107.1	149.5	935.9	1,986.1	286.8	NA	1,705
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Gulfport, MS	Count	6	34	110	77	1,164	3,108	325	29
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	8.3	47.0	152.1	106.5	1,610.0	4,298.8	449.5	40.1	2,801
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.3	39.3	82.3	149.4	919.7	2,083.9	256.5	NA	1,688
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Gulfport, MS	70.83
Mississippi	6.86
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Gulfport, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Gulfport, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Gulfport, MS	Count	3	1	0	0	2	0
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	4.2	1.4	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	42
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Gulfport, MS	Count	14	1	0	1	12	0
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	20.2	1.4	0.0	1.4	17.3	0.0	201
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	2.5	0.7	0.0	0.1	1.7	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Gulfport, MS	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	14
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Gulfport, MS	Count	11	2	0	0	9	0
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	15.5	2.8	0.0	0.0	12.7	0.0	155
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	1.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Gulfport, MS	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	14
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Gulfport, MS	3.02
Mississippi	2.88
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Gulfport, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Gulfport, MS	Count	240	180	60
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	346.0	259.5	86.5	3.03
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	362.8	230.8	132.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2010	Gulfport, MS	Count	249	185	64
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	351.7	261.3	90.4	3.06
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	369.3	220.1	149.2	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Gulfport, MS	Count	257	190	67
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	367.5	271.7	95.8	3.20
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	327.6	202.5	125.1	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Gulfport, MS	Count	266	194	72
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	404.8	295.3	109.6	3.50
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	331.1	203.9	127.2	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Gulfport, MS	Count	249	178	71
	Gulfport, MS	Per 100,000	386.3	276.2	110.2	3.31
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	364.2	219.8	144.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Gulfport, MS	Count	241	173	68
2005	Gulfport, MS	Count	247	177	70