Dr. Isham G. Bailey House · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime recorded in Lamar, and why it isn’t graded
Lamar has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. Olive Branch, 30 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C+).
The nearest Mississippi towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch | C+ | 30 mi | 1.9 | 13.7 |
| New Albany | B | 33 mi | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| Southaven | C− | 38 mi | 2.6 | 23.0 |
| Hernando | A− | 39 mi | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Oxford | C+ | 41 mi | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| Horn Lake | B− | 42 mi | 0.9 | 16.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Lamar. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lamar.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Lamar and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Lamar
Is Lamar, MS safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Lamar. The nearest Mississippi towns with a grade are Olive Branch (C+, 30 mi), New Albany (B, 33 mi), Southaven (C−, 38 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Lamar.
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.