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In the year 2000 Mississippi had an estimated population of 2,844,658 which ranked the state 31st in population. For that year the State of Mississippi had a total Crime Index of 4,004.4 reported incidents per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 27th highest total Crime Index. For Violent Crime Mississippi had a reported incident rate of 360.9 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 27th highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 3,643.5 per 100,000 people, which ranked as the state 26th highest. Also in the year 2000 Mississippi had 9.0 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the state as having the 2nd highest rate for Murder. Mississippi’s 33.3 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people, ranked the state 23rd highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, Mississippi’s rate was 128.2 which ranked the state as having the 21st highest for Robbery. The state also had 317.2 Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state as having the 18th highest position for this crime among the states. For every 100,000 people there were 906.9 Burglaries, which ranks Mississippi as having the 10th highest standing among the states. Larceny - Theft were reported 2,864.8 times per hundred thousand people in Mississippi which standing is the 15th highest among the states. Vehicle Theft occurred 288.0 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as having the 32nd highest for vehicle theft among the states.

Year Population Violent crime Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft
2006 2910540 8691 223 1000 3118 4350 93393 27239 57807
2007 2918785 8502 208 1040 2866 4388 93424 27959 58084
Percent change -2,2 -6,7 4 -8,1 0,9 * 2,6 0,5

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type - State : USA, Year : 2007

Vehicle Type Total Percent
Going Straight99796.1
Turning Left20.2
Stopped in Traffic Lane10.1
Turning Right00.0
Slowing or Stopping in Traffic Lane20.2
Merging/Changing Lanes10.1
Negotiating a Curve242.3
Backing Up00.0
Passing Other Vehicle90.9
Starting in Traffic Lane00.0
Leaving a Parked Space00.0
Making a U-turn00.0
Entering a Parked Space00.0
Disabled in Traffic Lane00.0
Other Maneuver00.0
Unknown20.2
Total1,038100.0

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes by Body Type - State : USA, Year : 2007

Body Type Number Percent
Passenger Cars49043.9
Convertible90.8
2-Door Sedan, Hardtop, Coupe676.0
3-Door/2-door Hatchback80.7
4-Door Sedan, Hardtop35031.3
5-Door/4-Door Hatchback20.2
Station Wagon121.1
Unknown Auto423.8
Light Trucks48943.8
Compact Utility1049.3
Large Utility514.6
Utility Station Wagon30.3
Minivan262.3
Large Van70.6
Compact Pickup403.6
Standard Pickup25622.9
Pickup with Camper20.2
Large Trucks706.3
Truck Tractor665.9
Unknown Heavy Truck (GVWR > 26,000)10.1
Unknown Large Truck Type30.3
Motorcycles494.4
Motorcycle484.3
Unknown Motorcycle10.1
Buses00.0
Other Vehicles161.4
Large Limousine-more than four side doors or stretched chassis10.1
ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle; includes dune/swamp buggy - 3 or 4 wheels)111.0
Farm equipment other than trucks30.3
Other vehicle type (includes go-cart, fork-lift, city street seeeper)10.1
Unknown Body Type30.3
Unknown body type30.3

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type, Rollover Occurrence - State : USA, Year : 2007

Vehicle Type Rollover Occurence Total
Yes No
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Passenger Cars6613.542486.5490100.0
Light Trucks9118.639881.4489100.0
Large Trucks11.46998.670100.0
Buses00.000.000.0
Other/Unknown00.019100.019100.0
Total15814.891085.21,068100.0

Data source: fbi.gov, www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov