Seminary is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (71%) and also has a lower crime rate than 67% of the communities in Mississippi, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Seminary is one in 73 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Seminary compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Seminary with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Seminary's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Seminary does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Seminary.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Seminary has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Seminary's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Seminary's rate for property crime is 14 per one thousand population. This makes Seminary a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Seminary is one in 73.

Importantly, we found that Seminary has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Seminary is one in 293.