Oxford has a population of 24,071. During the past three years, Oxford saw 1,890 arrests. For 2017, the Oxford's arrest rate totaled 290.81 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 8.13% makes Oxford lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 36 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Oxford also totaled 664 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Oxford had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Oxford averaged 36 violent crimes and 664 non-violent crimes.
The city of Oxford experienced 179 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 3 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 41 was for legacy rape and 5 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 60, and the aggravated assault total was 70.
It is situated in Lafayette county, Mississippi with a total number of 0 employees - female, male officers and civilians. Oxford PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MS0360100, it belongs to the East South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.