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2019 Mississippi State University Crime & Safety Report

Is Mississippi State University safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on Mississippi State:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Mississippi State

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any or all of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. It could indicate lax reporting. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Mississippi State Overall Crime Stats

280 Total Number of Incidents
12.60 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Mississippi State University reported 280 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 22,226, that's 12.60 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes201,6700.904,000.00
Arrests for Possession908804.051,352.94
Violence Against Women123340.541,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1582,6707.114,574.85

Mississippi State Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Mississippi State crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 56.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 32.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Mississippi State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 7.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 4.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Mississippi State compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Mississippi State Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Mississippi State crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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Mississippi State On-Campus Crime Stats

255 Total Number of Incidents
11.47 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Mississippi State University reported 255 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 22,226, that's 11.47 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes201,5850.904,000.00
Arrests for Possession668132.97888.89
Violence Against Women123310.541,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1572,6457.064,544.91

Mississippi State On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Mississippi State on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Mississippi State Residence Hall Crime Stats

158 Total Number of Incidents
7.11 Incidents per 1000 Students
Mississippi State University reported 158 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 22,226, that's 7.11 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes101670.45101.80
Arrests for Possession217150.94180.35
Violence Against Women41400.1853.89
Disciplinary Actions1232,5075.534,029.94

Mississippi State Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Mississippi State crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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25 Total Number of Incidents
1.12 Incidents per 1000 Students
Mississippi State University reported 25 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Mississippi State neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 1.12 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 22,226.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession242451.081,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions11370.04137.93

The percentage breakdown of Mississippi State student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Mississippi State neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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