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Mississippi Quick Facts
CapitalJackson
Population (2008)2,938,618
Most Populous CityJackson
GovernorHaley Barbour
Lt. GovernorPhil Bryant
Chief JusticeWilliam L. Waller, Jr.
MottoVirtute et armis
2008 Mississippi Crime Statistics
 MississippiNationwide
Violent crime1,946510,195
Property crime11,1091,455,077
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter13510,770
Forcible rape16518,686
Robbery572112,608
Aggravated assault1,074368,131
Burglary2,248267,687
Larceny-theft8,2751,092,018
Motor vehicle theft48584,208
Arson10111,164
Other assaults10,2441,085,308
Forgery and counterfeiting88374,133
Fraud1,895191,934
Embezzlement71517,618
Stolen property
(buying, receiving, possessing)		71589,030
Vandalism936228,025
Weapons
(carrying, possessing, etc.)		1,003146,347
Prostitution and commercialized vice11964,843
Sex offenses
(except forcible rape and prostitution)		41264,256
Drug abuse violations11,7411,464,014
Gambling2278,096
Offenses against the family and children3,60687,197
Driving under the influence11,6291,171,935
Liquor laws2,269511,884
Drunkenness6,272474,378
Disorderly conduct7,233529,929
Vagrancy7526,325
All other offenses
(except traffic)		34,4313,469,174
Suspicion321,259
Curfew and loitering law violations500104,168
Runaways28884,054
Source: "Crime in the United States, 2008" - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation; (September 2009)

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