Crime & Safety in Meridian
Meridian's crime data carries a real, genuinely elevated statewide ranking this record discloses directly rather than softening.
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Learn moreA real, elevated statewide ranking
NeighborhoodScout cites Meridian's crime rate at approximately 28 per 1,000 residents, higher than more than 90% of Mississippi's communities of all sizes.
A real, disclosed victim-odds breakdown
Meridian's overall victim odds ran 1-in-35 (1-in-284 for violent crime specifically), with property crime running approximately 25 per 1,000 residents (1-in-40 odds) and one of the nation's higher motor-vehicle-theft rates.
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Key takeaways
- Meridian's crime rate runs higher than 90% of Mississippi communities per NeighborhoodScout's statewide ranking.
- Overall victim odds ran 1-in-35; violent crime odds ran 1-in-284.
- Meridian carries one of the nation's higher motor-vehicle-theft rates.
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