Southaven score: 35/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Southaven safe? United States travel risk

Is Southaven safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Southaven scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Southaven scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Southaven: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 35 is higher than 29% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Coordinates 34.9514° N, 89.9786° W place Southaven within Mississippi at an elevation of 95 meters. Heading to Washington: 1,231.8 km ENE.

Region
Mississippi

Coordinates
34.9514° N, 89.9786° W

Elevation
95 m

Time Zone
America/Chicago

Population
55,531

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Memphis (17.5 km N).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM) 10.3 km N

Hospital Care Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto 2.6 km NW

Police Station Southaven Police Department 4.0 km E

Railway Terminal Memphis Central Station 21.4 km NNW

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Horn Lake · 6.5 km W Hernando · 11.3 km S Olive Branch · 12.0 km E Memphis · 17.5 km N Collierville · 27.6 km ENE

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: March (135 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	9°	12°	17°	22°	26°	31°	33°	33°	30°	24°	16°	10°
Low °C	0°	2°	6°	11°	16°	21°	24°	23°	20°	13°	7°	2°
Rain mm	107	101	135	126	113	87	68	92	68	77	99	123

Normals: Memphis (17.5 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Memphis 77

17.5 km N

Oxford 10

77.1 km SSE

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