Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015

Updated on November 24, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Jackson had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (570.65), followed by Meridian (342.79), Biloxi (329.59), Pascagoula (274.75), and Laurel (211.16).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, 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 2015
Jackson
Meridian
Biloxi
Pascagoula
Laurel
Picayune
Vicksburg
Gulfport
Hattiesburg
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Jackson 570.65
2 Meridian 342.79
3 Biloxi 329.59
4 Pascagoula 274.75
5 Laurel 211.16
6 Picayune 205.36
7 Vicksburg 158.97
8 Gulfport 127.86
9 Hattiesburg 118.36
10 Natchez 112.27
11 West Point 90.51
12 Ridgeland 86.57
13 Ocean Springs 79.70
14 Starkville 71.63
15 Oxford 66.61
16 Horn Lake 63.13
17 D'Iberville 44.14
18 Gautier 43.02
19 Olive Branch 33.39
20 Long Beach 25.63
21 Petal 18.54
22 Brandon 17.08
23 Madison 7.76