Safety · Brookhaven
Brookhaven, MS crime & safety
Brookhaven's reported crime rate is well above Mississippi's. Most reported incidents are property crimes. 34 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Brookhaven compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
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Reported crime, 2023
Brookhaven at a glance
Violent crime
2.9
per 1,000 residents · Mississippi 2.1
Property crime
30.1
per 1,000 residents · Mississippi 16.7
Incidents reported
383
34 violent · 349 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2023
BrookhavenMississippi
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Brookhaven property | Mississippi property | Brookhaven violent | Mississippi violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.5 | 18.1 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 30.1 | 16.7 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
What gets reported
2023, by type
Larceny / theft
124
Burglary
186
Vehicle theft
39
Aggravated assault
24
Robbery
7
Rape
1
Homicide
2
Arson
2
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Brookhaven safe
Local public safety
👮 Brookhaven Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 11,600, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2023, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.