Clay, MS County has a higher rate of both violent and property crime than the national average. Violent crime in Clay, MS County is 25.9 per 1000 people, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Clay, MS County is 58.7 per 1000 people, which is also much higher than the US average of 35.4. This shows that Clay, MS County has a concerningly high level of crime compared to other areas around the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Clay County violent crime is 25.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Clay County property crime is 58.7. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Clay, Mississippi does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of West Point, Mississippi. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of West Point, Mississippi. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.