170 Criminal Offenses Occured at Mississippi College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 170 criminal offenses occured at Mississippi colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.81 at Mississippi college campues.

Of the 157 total on-campus criminal offenses at Mississippi colleges,

There were 1 murders, including Non-negligent manslaughter on Mississippi college campuses.
There were 52 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.25 at Mississippi college campuses.
There were 2 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.01 at Mississippi college campuses.
There were 14 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.07 at Mississippi college campuses.
There were 45 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.21 at Mississippi college campuses.
There were 40 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.19 at Mississippi college campuses.
There were 3 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.01 at Mississippi college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 157 on-campus, 7 non-campus, 6 public property, and 52 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at Mississippi Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	170	157	7	6	52	0.81
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	1	1	0	0	0	0.00
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	41	37	3	1	20	0.20
Fondling	16	15	1	0	10	0.08
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	3	2	1	0	1	0.01
Aggravated Assault	18	14	1	3	2	0.09
Burglary	46	45	1	0	18	0.22
Motor Vehicle Theft	42	40	0	2	0	0.20
Arson	3	3	0	0	1	0.01
Rate Per 1000 Students	0.81	0.75	0.03	0.03	0.25	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics for Mississippi Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses statistics between colleges in Mississippi. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE

On-campus Criminal Offenses Statistics at Mississippi Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Alcorn State University	2,894	4	1.38	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Belhaven University	3,616	2	0.55	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Coahoma Community College	1,808	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Copiah-Lincoln Community College	2,834	1	0.35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Delta State University	2,716	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Central Community College	2,523	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Mississippi Community College	3,642	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Mississippi Community College - Mayhew/GT Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hinds Community College	9,332	3	0.32	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
Hinds Community College - Hinds Community College-Utica Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Itawamba Community College	4,937	1	0.20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jackson State University	6,564	18	2.74	1	1	1	1	0	7	7	0
Jones County Junior College	4,305	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Millsaps College	626	11	17.57	0	5	0	0	0	3	3	0
Mississippi Delta Community College	2,037	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Mississippi	24,043	26	1.08	0	10	6	0	0	7	2	1
University of Mississippi - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER	-	13	-	0	0	1	0	6	0	6	0
Mississippi University for Women	2,227	4	1.80	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Mississippi Valley State University	2,196	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mississippi College	4,087	8	1.96	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	0
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	8,091	8	0.99	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mississippi State University	22,657	30	1.32	0	10	5	0	0	8	7	0
Northeast Mississippi Community College	3,338	6	1.80	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
Northwest Mississippi Community College	7,520	1	0.13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Northwest Mississippi Community College - Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pearl River Community College	5,620	1	0.18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Rust College	429	5	11.66	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0
Southwest Mississippi Community College	1,752	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
University of Southern Mississippi	13,110	10	0.76	0	1	0	0	4	1	4	0
Tougaloo College	725	4	5.52	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
William Carey University	5,448	1	0.18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
William Carey University - Tradition Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delta Technical College-Mississippi - Ridgeland, MS Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Concorde Career College-Southaven	114	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	209,587	170	0.81	1	37	15	2	14	45	40	3

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