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Mississippi
State Overview - State Summary - State Projects
Available Reports - Sample Data Collection Forms - Available Data - Links
State Overview
| Domestic Violence Legislation: | Yes (§97-3-7) |
| NIBRS Status: | Testing |
| Law Enforcement DV System: | No |
| Service Provider DV System: | Summary |
| Service Provider SA System: | Summary |
State Summary
Mississippi has statewide legislation defining domestic violence and it does include same-sex romantic relationships. Since the state does not have a statewide Uniform Crime Reporting Unit, no law enforcement data are collected at the state level. The Mississippi Department of Health collects information from 14 domestic violence shelters and 8 rape crisis centers in the state using standardized forms. These data are in turn shared with the Department of Public Safety, the Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and the Mississippi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The Department of Health publishes statistics related to domestic violence and sexual assault in its Annual Report.
The Mississippi Attorney General's Office Crime Prevention and Victim Services Division collects information on referrals from law enforcement agencies and service providers and publishes monthly statistical reports.
The Department of Health and Attorney General's Office will share data upon request.
State Projects
- No state projects currently underway.
Available Reports
Domestic Violence
- DuPree, C. (2003).
Greenville, Mississippi, arrest policies project: A process evaluation. NCJ 201872. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
Violence Against Women
- Mississippi Department of Health. (Annual). Annual report.
Sample Data Collection Forms
These forms are used by the Mississippi Department of Health:
- Domestic Violence Shelters Reporting Form
- Rape Prevention and Crisis Intervention Program Reporting Form
This is the form used by the Mississippi Office of the Attorney General's Crime Victim and Victim Services Division:
This form is not a collection form but is rather an information request form used by the Coalition Against Sexual Assault:
Available Data
No data currently available.
Links to Agencies and Resources
- University of Southern Mississippi's Department of Criminal Justice
- Mississippi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Health Domestic Violence Program
- Mississippi Attorney General's Office Crime Prevention and Victim Services Division
Local Services, Shelters and Hotlines
- Gulf Coast Women's Center for Non-Violence (Biloxi) - (800) 800-1396/(228) 435-1968
- Safe Haven (Columbus) - (800) 890-6040/(662) 327-6040
- Our House (Greenville) - (662) 334-6873
- Sexual Assault Crisis Center (Hattiesburg) - (601) 265-7777
- Jackson Rape Crisis Center (Jackson) - (601) 948-4498
- Jackson Shelter for Battered Families (Jackson) - (601) 366-0750
- Catholic Charities (Jackson) - (800) 273-9012/(601) 366-0222
- Domestic Abuse Family Shelter (Laurel) - (800) 649-1092
- South Central Resource Center (Mendenhall) - (601) 847-5802
- Care Lodge (Meridian) - (601) 693-4673
- Wesley House Community Center (Meridian) - (601) 485-4736
- Guardian Sexual Assault Center (Natchez) - (601) 446-8668
- The Guardian Shelter for Battered Families (Natchez) - (800) 273-6938/(601) 442-0142
- Domestic Violence Project (Oxford) - (800) 227-5764/(601) 234-5085
- Family Crisis Services of Northwest Mississippi (Oxford)
- The Salvation Army Domestic Violence Shelter (Pascagoula) - (800) 382-7649/(228) 762-8267
- Center for Violence Prevention (Pearl) - (601) 932-4198
- House of Grace (Southaven) - (662) 342-3900
- S.A.F.E. (Tupelo) - (800) 527-7233/(662) 841-2273
- Haven House Family Shelter (Vicksburg) - (800) 898-0860/(601) 638-0555