Hattiesburg Crime Information and Mississippi Amber Alerts

Hattiesburg Mississippi Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.

Hattiesburg Crime Statistics

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crime	Burglary	Theft	Car Theft	Arson
2005	46,732	175	5	21	75	74	2,818	747	1,889	182	13


Local Hattiesburg Crime News Argument Leads to Stabbing Death in Mississippi (Eyewitness News Memphis) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:26:18 GMT A 31 year-old Moss Point man has died from wounds suffered during a stabbing in Lamar County. Read More >> 28 fugitives arrested in sweep (The Clarion-Ledger) Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:40:36 GMT More than 60 warrants were cleared and 28 fugitives were arrested last week in the Jackson area during a nationwide roundup conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service. Read More >> Foxworth, Mississippi man Arrested in Slaying (NBC 15 Mobile) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:32:16 GMT A 38 year-old Foxworth man is being held on $1 million bond following a Saturday shooting in Marion County that left one man dead. Read More >> Yuri Wainright pleads guilty, placed on probation (Hattiesburg American) Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:59:25 GMT Charles Yuri Wainwright voluntarily entered a plea of guilty to the original charge of cyberstalking through electronic media today in the 12th Circuit Court of Forrest and Perry county. Read More >> Judge orders house arrest (Mobile Press-Register) Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:32:21 GMT A federal judge in Mobile sent sexual exploitation charges against a Mississippi man to a grand jury Thursday but denied a request by prosecutors to keep the defendant in jail. Read More >> Woman sentenced in Katrina fraud case (NBC 15 Mobile) Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:47:40 GMT An Ellisville woman will serve 10 months in prison after being sentenced for Katrina fraud. Read More >> Beware of data thieves: Information can be easy prey for hackers (The Clarion-Ledger) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:11:30 GMT When Lisa Pruitt opened her credit card bill one day years ago, she expected a charge of $100 for a doctor's visit.The total: $2,500 - charges not only for the doctor but also for a hotel room Pruitt never stayed in and for money wired to an account Pruitt didn't have. Read More >> Rape, burglary suspect arrested (The Argus Leader) Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:06:02 GMT A Mississippi man is accused of raping a Sioux Falls woman he met online, then stealing a video camera from a hotel room and skipping out on cab fare. James Casique Roberts, 21, of Hattiesburg, Miss., faces seven charges: forcible rape and three misdemeanor assaults against the woman; burglary and petty theft of the camera; and resisting arrest. Sioux Falls Police spokesman Sam Clemens said the ... Read More >> Arrest made in black bear case (The Meridian Star) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:38:52 GMT Roughly a week after a mature Black Bear was successfully trapped and removed from a wooded area in southwest Meridian, an arrest has been made in connection with the shooting death of another bear by a George County man. Read More >> Death of Mississippi Couple Ruled Murder-Suicide (NBC 15 Mobile) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:02:06 GMT The death of a Hattiesburg couple found dead last week in their home has been officially ruled a murder-suicide. Read More >>

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City	Total Law Enforcement	Total Officers	Total Civilians
Aberdeen	25	20	5
Amory	25	19	6
Baldwyn	12	11	1
Batesville	45	36	9
Bay St. Louis	35	25	10
Belzoni	16	10	6
Booneville	31	25	6
Brandon	50	33	17
Brookhaven	35	26	9
Bruce	6	6	0
Byhalia	13	8	5
Canton	34	26	8
Clarksdale	50	36	14
Cleveland	53	41	12
Coldwater	2	2	0
Collins	15	11	4
Columbia	32	20	12
Columbus	79	68	11
Como	4	4	0
Crystal Springs	20	14	6
Edwards	1	1	0
Eupora	8	7	1
Fayette	8	4	4
Florence	13	10	3
Flowood	45	34	11
Fulton	11	11	0
Gloster	7	5	2
Greenville	129	94	35
Greenwood	64	55	9
Grenada	45	40	5
Gulfport	247	177	70
Hattiesburg	178	106	72
Hazlehurst	14	14	0
Heidelberg	6	5	1
Hollandale	10	6	4
Holly Springs	25	19	6
Horn Lake	65	53	12
Houston	11	7	4
Indianola	32	25	7
Inverness	6	5	1
Itta Bena	8	4	4
Iuka	12	9	3
Jackson	685	483	202
Kosciusko	19	19	0
Laurel	80	55	25
Leakesville	5	2	3
Leland	22	16	6
Lexington	11	6	5
Long Beach	50	34	16
Lucedale	18	12	6
Madison	58	44	14
Magee	17	13	4
Magnolia	5	5	0
Marks	5	5	0
McComb	65	36	29
McLain	2	1	1
Mendenhall	9	6	3
Meridian	110	92	18
Moorhead	5	5	0
Morton	14	10	4
Moss Point	28	20	8
Mound Bayou	8	7	1
Natchez	76	51	25
New Albany	26	24	2
Newton	14	9	5
Ocean Springs	47	37	10
Okolona	10	10	0
Olive Branch	58	55	3
Oxford	59	49	10
Pascagoula	89	59	30
Pass Christian	27	21	6
Pearl	60	45	15
Pelahatchie	8	6	2
Petal	32	25	7
Philadelphia	30	22	8
Picayune	63	40	23
Pickens	9	9	0
Poplarville	11	10	1
Port Gibson	13	7	6
Purvis	9	6	3
Quitman	8	8	0
Raymond	5	5	0
Richland	39	28	11
Ridgeland	84	57	27
Ripley	15	14	1
Rolling Fork	6	5	1
Rosedale	6	5	1
Ruleville	12	8	4
Sandersville	4	3	1
Senatobia	17	15	2
Shelby	7	3	4
Southaven	106	84	22
Starkville	54	47	7
Stonewall	7	1	6
Summit	8	7	1
Sunflower	3	3	0
Tchula	4	4	0
Tupelo	124	110	14
Tylertown	7	6	1
Utica	6	6	0
Vaiden	5	5	0
Verona	6	6	0
Vicksburg	98	72	26
Water Valley	11	11	0
Waynesboro	16	13	3
West Point	34	25	9
Wiggins	14	11	3
Winona	13	11	2
Yazoo City	40	25	15


Active Amber Alerts There are no active Amber Alerts for Mississippi


Missing Persons for Hattiesburg, MS Endangered Runaway: CIERA CARR (MS) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:17:53 EDT Endangered Runaway: YASMINE BEAN (MS) Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:24:07 EDT Missing: CAMERON ANDERSON (MS) Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:24:19 EDT Missing: KYLE ANDERSON (MS) Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:24:19 EDT Non-Family Abduction: MADELINE PONDS (MS) Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:31:23 EST Endangered Missing: DAFFANY TULLOS (MS) Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:50:56 EST Non-Family Abduction: LEIGH OCCHI (MS) Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:40:38 EST Endangered Missing: ANGELA FREEMAN (MS) Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:56:59 EDT Non-Family Abduction: LAMOINE ALLEN (MS) Wed, 01 Sep 2004 03:24:41 EDT Endangered Missing: KRENEICE JONES (MS) Mon, 14 Jul 2003 03:02:30 EDT There are no missing persons for Mississippi