Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Number of Larceny-Theft Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Mississippi city with the highest number of Larceny-Theft Crimes was Jackson (6,308), followed by Hattiesburg (2,183), Biloxi (1,420), Meridian (1,226), and Southaven (1,078).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Larceny-Theft crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Mississippi cities with high number of Larceny-Theft crimes.
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 Larceny-Theft 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson | 6308 |
| 2 | Hattiesburg | 2183 |
| 3 | Biloxi | 1420 |
| 4 | Meridian | 1226 |
| 5 | Southaven | 1078 |
| 6 | Vicksburg | 1037 |
| 7 | Pascagoula | 991 |
| 8 | Columbus | 773 |
| 9 | Cleveland | 698 |
| 10 | Natchez | 651 |
| 11 | Ridgeland | 612 |
| 12 | Laurel | 608 |
| 13 | Greenwood | 577 |
| 14 | Olive Branch | 562 |
| 15 | D'Iberville | 560 |
| 16 | Indianola | 538 |
| 17 | McComb | 525 |
| 18 | Horn Lake | 505 |
| 19 | Pearl | 446 |
| 20 | Clinton | 432 |
| 21 | Ocean Springs | 419 |
| 22 | Gautier | 399 |
| 23 | Flowood | 375 |
| 24 | Moss Point | 368 |
| 25 | Picayune | 294 |
| 26 | Bay St. Louis | 290 |
| 27 | West Point | 253 |
| 28 | Long Beach | 246 |
| 29 | Yazoo City | 239 |
| 30 | Amory | 203 |
| 31 | Madison | 202 |
| 32 | Byram | 188 |
| 33 | Holly Springs | 185 |
| 34 | Brookhaven | 165 |
| 35 | Philadelphia | 164 |
| 36 | Oxford | 147 |
| 37 | Columbia | 146 |
| 38 | Aberdeen | 128 |
| 39 | Brandon | 110 |
| 40 | Pass Christian | 108 |
| 41 | Kosciusko | 80 |
| 42 | Fulton | 78 |
| 43 | Itta Bena | 77 |
| 44 | Wiggins | 74 |
| 45 | Leland | 72 |
| 46 | Crystal Springs | 66 |
| 47 | Saltillo | 59 |
| 48 | Lucedale | 58 |
| 49 | Iuka | 55 |
| 50 | Louisville | 53 |
| 51 | Poplarville | 52 |
| 52 | Charleston | 43 |
| 53 | Ripley | 41 |
| 54 | Petal | 38 |
| 55 | Byhalia | 35 |
| 56 | Carthage | 30 |
| 57 | Winona | 24 |
| 58 | Eupora | 21 |
| 59 | Como | 20 |
| 59 | Florence | 20 |
| 60 | Summit | 19 |
| 61 | Belzoni | 11 |
| 62 | Heidelberg | 6 |
| 63 | Lexington | 5 |
| 64 | Ackerman | 3 |
| 65 | Leakesville | 0 |
| 65 | Newton | 0 |
| 65 | Vaiden | 0 |