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Waveland, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #79

Waveland, MS	2,451.99
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.

Waveland, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Waveland, MS	Count	0	3	5	7	72	303	10	0
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	53.6	89.4	125.2	1,287.6	5,418.5	178.8	0.0	2,615
	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	Waveland, MS	Count	0	2	2	6	45	285	11	0
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	39.3	39.3	117.9	883.9	5,598.1	216.1	0.0	2,323
	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	Waveland, MS	Count	0	0	2	9	65	300	27	0
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	27.7	124.8	901.3	4,159.7	374.4	0.0	1,844
	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	Waveland, MS	Count	0	2	2	22	87	320	26	0
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	35.3	35.3	388.1	1,534.9	5,645.7	458.7	0.0	3,026
	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

Hate Crime Index

Waveland, MS		-0.20
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.

Waveland, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Waveland, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waveland, 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	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Waveland, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Waveland, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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
2008	Waveland, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Waveland, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Waveland, MS	4.17
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.

Waveland, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Waveland, MS	Count	26	25	1
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	464.9	447.1	17.9	4.56
	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	Waveland, MS	Count	27	26	1
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	530.3	510.7	19.6	5.21
	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	Waveland, MS	Count	28	26	2
	Waveland, MS	Per 100,000	388.2	360.5	27.7	3.74
	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
2006	Waveland, MS	Count	20	19	1