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Lexington, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lexington crime rate is lower than the Mississippi average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #52

Lexington, MS	1,462.58
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.

Lexington, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Lexington, MS	Count	1	0	0	11	15	5	2	0
	Lexington, MS	Per 100,000	58.9	0.0	0.0	647.4	882.9	294.3	117.7	0.0	2,104
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.4	27.5	76.5	149.4	940.6	1,725.6	144.8	NA	1,487
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2008	Lexington, MS	Count	0	0	0	2	11	4	1	0
	Lexington, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	107.8	592.7	215.5	53.9	0.0	485
	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	Lexington, MS	Count	0	2	4	8	8	10	0	0
	Lexington, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	105.2	210.3	420.6	420.6	525.8	0.0	0.0	1,604
	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	Lexington, MS	Count	1	0	1	7	10	7	0	0
	Lexington, MS	Per 100,000	51.7	0.0	51.7	361.9	517.1	361.9	0.0	0.0	1,564
	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	Lexington, MS	Count	1	0	2	3	14	8	1	0
	Lexington, MS	Per 100,000	51.0	0.0	102.0	153.1	714.3	408.2	51.0	0.0	1,556
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lexington, MS	4.56
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.

Lexington, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2008	Lexington, MS	Count	10	9	1
	Lexington, MS	Per 100,000	538.8	484.9	53.9	5.12
	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	Lexington, MS	Count	10	9	1
	Lexington, MS	Per 100,000	525.8	473.2	52.6	4.99
	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	Lexington, MS	Count	8	7	1
2005	Lexington, MS	Count	11	6	5