Lafayette County police area, Mississippi, United States: crime rate and Safety score
No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
Figures are for the police agency that covers Lafayette County police area.
Crime by type, as recorded by FBI Crime Data Explorer (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder and non-negligent manslaughter | 1 | 11.8 | 4.2 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault | 1 | 11.8 | 238.3 |
| FBI summary counts: only aggravated assault, not simple assault. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 1 | 11.8 | 50.4 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 11 | 129.3 | 190.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 23 | 270.4 | 1,141 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 | 0 | 197.5 |
| Other | |||
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 1 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 0 |
| Violence | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft and burglary | 34 |
| Other | 0 |
Questions about crime in Lafayette County police area
- Is Lafayette County police area safe?
- Lafayette County police area: No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
- How many murders are there in Lafayette County police area?
- Recorded homicides in Lafayette County police area (2025): 1.
Other places nearby
Sheriffs of Lafayette County since 2010
Lafayette County: Sheriff Buddy East (Democrat), last known (elected 2019), may have changed. Governor: Tate Reeves (Republican)
Buddy East · Democrat
from 2019
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Buddy East · Democrat
2015 – 2019
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Buddy East · Democrat
2011 – 2015
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Buddy East · Democrat
2007 – 2011
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
