2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Picayune, MS vs Waterville, ME

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- Waterville has 28% less violent crime than Picayune.
- Waterville has 6% less property crime than Picayune.
 Picayune, MSWaterville, MEUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime65.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Picayune    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved down here from the midwest. Crime is very bad in pearl river county. 4 or 5 murders in the county so far this year. Drugs are all over. Decaying houses are all  More

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Over 8 years ago

Picayune is overall a decent place to live. Beware of constractors. Over all they are good people however they hire all of the dope heads and excons that will Rob you  More

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Over 10 years ago

we moved from southern Indiana, the snow and cold weather, you can have it. It did get hot there yet not as humid, the growing season here is longer, there is no tax on  More

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Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 12 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Picayune, MississippiCrime Index
 Hide-A-Way Lake, MS21
 Poplarville, MS23.25
 Nicholson, MS40.25
 Picayune, MS46.7

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