Photo: Woodlot · CC BY-SA 3.0Biloxi has more property crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns
The graded rate fell 10% from 2023 to 2025. By contrast, on the record of crimes Biloxi’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes D for safety: #33 of 45 graded towns in Mississippi. Its police logs show 3.7 violent crimes and 30.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the rest of Mississippi the numbers are 2.7 and 21.1.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MS” is every other Mississippi city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Biloxi
Biloxi reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 4 Mississippi towns on Biloxi’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: D'Iberville (D). Gulfport reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Ocean Springs has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. St. Martin is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Among Mississippi towns, closer to the middle
Mississippi’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Biloxi’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 27% of the 45 Mississippi towns we grade, against 12% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Biloxi’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Crime in Biloxi per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Biloxi property | Rest of Mississippi property | Biloxi violent | Rest of Mississippi violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.1 | 24.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 33.4 | 21.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 27.8 | 18.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Mississippi.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Biloxi | Rest of Mississippi | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Biloxi’s police reported 528 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.7 in the rest of Mississippi and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
1,492 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
164 violent and 1,328 property, as reported to the FBI by Biloxi’s police.
47 people died in crashes on Biloxi’s roads in 2019–2023
Biloxi had 46 fatal crashes in five years, in which 47 people died; 13 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 10 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 19.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Mississippi towns of 25,000–100,000 people (11.4, 15 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Biloxi and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi | D | 3.7 | 30.8 |
| Gulfport | — | — | — |
| D'Iberville | D | 0.8 | 48.6 |
| Ocean Springs | — | — | — |
| St. Martin | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Gulfport reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Ocean Springs has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. St. Martin is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Mississippi towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi | D | 3.7 | 30.8 |
| Madison | A | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Olive Branch | C+ | 1.9 | 13.7 |
| Southaven | C− | 2.6 | 23.0 |
| Hattiesburg | D | 2.4 | 37.6 |
| Tupelo | D | 3.8 | 37.2 |
The five graded Mississippi towns closest to Biloxi’s population (48,516), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Biloxi. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Biloxi’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (47,829 in 2025); our figure for Biloxi is 48,516 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Biloxi
Is Biloxi, MS safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Biloxi reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #33 of 45 in Mississippi. Its police reported 3.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.7 in the rest of Mississippi and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Biloxi?
3.7 violent and 30.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Mississippi reports 2.7 and 21.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Biloxi in 2025?
Biloxi’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 8.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Biloxi safer than D'Iberville?
D'Iberville reports more crime per resident than Biloxi: D'Iberville grades D for safety and Biloxi D. D'Iberville’s police reported 0.8 violent and 48.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Biloxi?
Biloxi’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Biloxi”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.