The city of Morton, with a total population of 3,475, experienced 150 arrests over the past three years. During 2011, the arrest rate totaled 166.91 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 55.45% difference making Morton lower than the national average of 374.62 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 9 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Morton also handled 49 arrests for property crimes during 2011.
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The city of Morton experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2011, Morton totaled 9 violent crimes and 49 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2011, Morton experienced 54 violent crimes. Of those, 1 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 3 were for legacy rape, 13 were for robbery, and 37 were for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Scott county, Mississippi with a total number of 0 employees - female, male officers and civilians. Morton PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MS0620200, it belongs to the East South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.