Mississippi

Statewide incident profile · 2020–2024

783,473
5-Year Incidents
692
Departments
81
Counties
3M
Population
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.

Incident Composition (2020–2024)

EMS / Rescue
477,667 (61%)
Fire
80,011 (10.2%)
Good Intent
74,711 (9.5%)
Service Calls
63,818 (8.1%)
False Alarms
57,922 (7.4%)

Summary

156,695
Avg Incidents / Year
61%
EMS Share
10.2%
Fire Share
7.4%
False Alarm Rate
+107%
5-Year Trend
Harrison
Busiest County
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County Population Departments 5-Year Incidents Incidents / 1K / Yr EMS %
Harrison 208,275 13 111,067 106.7 68.1%
DeSoto 185,280 13 74,944 80.9 73.2%
Rankin 153,271 20 63,170 82.4 73.5%
Hinds 227,510 15 56,190 49.4 57.8%
Madison 108,943 10 48,255 88.6 72%
Jackson 143,149 11 33,226 46.4 53.1%
Lee 83,269 16 29,896 71.8 64.7%
Warren 44,654 7 27,171 121.7 45.1%
Forrest 78,050 11 20,529 52.6 62.5%
Lafayette 55,742 2 18,982 68.1 58.1%
Oktibbeha 51,639 8 16,286 63.1 62.8%
Jones 67,168 21 15,390 45.8 47%
Hancock 46,025 11 15,191 66.0 62.8%
Lamar 64,179 15 14,666 45.7 61.3%
Marshall 33,484 12 14,474 86.5 66.7%
Lauderdale 72,842 18 13,607 37.4 49.8%
Lowndes 58,845 4 11,455 38.9 64.5%
Panola 33,149 14 9,932 59.9 56.6%
Stone 18,312 9 9,805 107.1 58.7%
Pearl River 56,090 16 9,086 32.4 55.1%
Tate 28,022 9 9,081 64.8 64.8%
Itawamba 23,822 11 8,786 73.8 74%
Pike 40,285 9 8,374 41.6 24.2%
Alcorn 34,684 8 7,624 44.0 64.4%
Union 27,724 11 7,546 54.4 54.3%
Copiah 28,350 14 6,856 48.4 52.8%
Chickasaw 17,023 8 6,468 76.0 70.8%
Neshoba 29,025 14 6,053 41.7 44%
Marion 24,425 5 6,011 49.2 73.1%
Monroe 34,055 12 5,433 31.9 64.1%
Scott 27,923 5 5,301 38.0 60.3%
Covington 18,330 10 5,190 56.6 61%
Prentiss 24,995 17 5,190 41.5 45.6%
Tishomingo 18,813 15 5,107 54.3 59.3%
Yazoo 26,703 9 4,972 37.2 57.3%
Pontotoc 31,149 10 4,479 28.8 56.6%
Newton 21,246 10 4,408 41.5 55.6%
Jasper 16,343 14 3,653 44.7 63.5%
Grenada 21,585 6 3,536 32.8 19.4%
Washington 44,765 6 3,430 15.3 12.4%
George 24,246 15 3,241 26.7 26.6%
Tunica 9,775 2 3,169 64.8 73.4%
Calhoun 13,242 9 3,035 45.8 48.4%
Leake 21,242 11 2,942 27.7 30.5%
Adams 29,474 5 2,803 19.0 5.7%
Wayne 19,732 4 2,519 25.5 43.3%
Simpson 25,913 8 2,434 18.8 39.3%
Clay 18,616 8 2,395 25.7 57.6%
Bolivar 30,953 5 2,331 15.1 11.9%
Smith 14,181 6 2,288 32.3 54.9%
Lawrence 12,013 4 2,127 35.4 64.5%
Attala 17,868 5 1,949 21.8 36.1%
Tippah 21,783 9 1,904 17.5 57.9%
Perry 11,482 6 1,708 29.8 56.7%
Webster 9,913 7 1,617 32.6 58.7%
Clarke 15,570 10 1,559 20.0 36.8%
Coahoma 21,300 2 1,534 14.4 19.3%
Winston 17,714 9 1,506 17.0 21.2%
Lincoln 34,886 8 1,420 8.1 14.8%
Walthall 13,882 7 1,378 19.9 34.3%
Sunflower 25,919 7 1,342 10.4 14.8%
Montgomery 9,775 4 1,011 20.7 9.7%
Yalobusha 12,460 11 947 15.2 22.1%
Humphreys 7,693 2 738 19.2 9.2%
Kemper 8,934 5 662 14.8 29.9%
Benton 7,620 5 612 16.1 31.4%
Amite 12,711 7 436 6.9 7.8%
Noxubee 10,285 4 377 7.3 11.4%
Tallahatchie 12,658 13 373 5.9 10.2%
Leflore 28,282 3 281 2.0 4.3%
Claiborne 9,127 2 276 6.0 4.3%
Greene 13,480 6 267 4.0 30.7%
Holmes 16,992 4 260 3.1 16.9%
Franklin 7,653 3 247 6.5 15%
Jefferson Davis 11,298 5 230 4.1 14.8%
Quitman 6,166 3 217 7.0 2.3%
Choctaw 8,245 4 204 4.9 17.6%
Wilkinson 8,585 4 133 3.1 6%
Carroll 9,971 5 89 1.8 2.2%
Jefferson 7,245 2 57 1.6 1.8%
Sharkey 3,773 4 35 1.9 20%
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