Photo: Roastedbeanz1 · CC BY 4.0Crime recorded in Gulf Hills, and why it isn’t graded
Gulf Hills has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Jackson County. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Gulf Hills alone, and no Safety Grade. Of the graded towns, D'Iberville is the closest, at D.
What stands out about safety in Gulf Hills
Policed by the county
Gulf Hills is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Gulf Hills. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Mississippi towns with their own police figures are D'Iberville (D, 5 mi), Biloxi (D, 7 mi), Gautier (C, 9 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Gulf Hills. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Jackson County without police of their own, which include Gulf Hills.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Mississippi towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Iberville | D | 5 mi | 0.8 | 48.6 |
| Biloxi | D | 7 mi | 3.7 | 30.8 |
| Gautier | C | 9 mi | 2.5 | 20.1 |
| Pascagoula | D | 16 mi | 3.2 | 44.3 |
| Long Beach | B+ | 21 mi | 0.5 | 9.1 |
| Pass Christian | B+ | 27 mi | 0.1 | 12.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Gulf Hills. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Gulf Hills.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
12 people died in crashes on Gulf Hills’s roads in 2019–2023
Gulf Hills had 12 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 28.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Mississippi towns of 5,000–25,000 people (11.6, 52 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.
Gulf Hills and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Springs | — | — | — |
| St. Martin | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. 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.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Gulf Hills
Is Gulf Hills, MS safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Gulf Hills. The nearest Mississippi towns with a grade are D'Iberville (D, 5 mi), Biloxi (D, 7 mi), Gautier (C, 9 mi).
Who polices Gulf Hills?
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Gulf Hills is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Jackson County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Gulf Hills.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.