Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Jackson had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (948.06), followed by Indianola (930.36), Moss Point (756.03), Vicksburg (734.18), and Greenwood (726.18).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Mississippi, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Mississippi cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Jackson
Indianola
Moss Point
Vicksburg
Greenwood
Yazoo City
Meridian
West Point
McComb
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Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Jackson 948.06
2 Indianola 930.36
3 Moss Point 756.03
4 Vicksburg 734.18
5 Greenwood 726.18
6 Yazoo City 687.41
7 Meridian 565.94
8 West Point 560.25
9 McComb 553.91
10 Columbus 422.83
11 Biloxi 417.44
12 Cleveland 417.08
13 Pascagoula 382.61
14 Natchez 369.29
15 Gautier 327.20
16 Laurel 326.82
17 Southaven 292.36
18 Picayune 266.62
19 Hattiesburg 252.54
20 Olive Branch 205.03
21 Ocean Springs 194.18
22 Ridgeland 154.84
23 Pearl 129.26
24 Clinton 117.31
25 Brookhaven 111.58
26 Horn Lake 90.31
27 Byram 60.07
28 Madison 56.80
29 Oxford 41.16
30 Long Beach 33.02
31 Brandon 27.18
32 Petal 18.85