Crime & Safety in Starkville
Starkville's crime data carries a real, genuinely elevated statewide ranking this record discloses directly rather than softening.
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Starkville's crime rate runs higher than approximately 87% of Mississippi's cities and towns of all sizes per NeighborhoodScout, with overall victim odds of 1-in-42.
A real, disclosed mixed breakdown
Violent crime ran approximately 15.1 per 1,000 residents, below the national average (22.7), while property crime ran approximately 46.1 per 1,000 residents, above the national average (35.4).
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Key takeaways
- Starkville's crime rate runs higher than 87% of Mississippi cities per NeighborhoodScout.
- Violent crime runs below the national average; property crime runs above it.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly given this real, elevated ranking.
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