2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Picayune, MS vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette has 59% less violent crime than Picayune.
- West Lafayette has 66% less property crime than Picayune.
 Picayune, MSWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock11.222.7
 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 5 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 7 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 9 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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Picayune, MississippiCrime Index
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 Poplarville, MS23.25
 Nicholson, MS40.25
 Picayune, MS46.7

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