Ocean Springs has a population of 17,698. During the past three years, Ocean Springs saw 2,136 arrests. For 2017, the Ocean Springs's arrest rate totaled 397.22 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 25.49% makes Ocean Springs higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 32 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Ocean Springs also totaled 671 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Gautier and Pascagoula, Ocean Springs is a safer place to live.
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Overall, Ocean Springs had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Ocean Springs averaged 32 violent crimes and 671 non-violent crimes.
The city of Ocean Springs experienced 288 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 9 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 16 was for legacy rape and 1 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 89, and the aggravated assault total was 173.
It is situated in Jackson county, Mississippi with a total number of 51 employees - 5 female, 34 male officers and 12 civilians. Ocean Springs PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MS0300200, it belongs to the East South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.