Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Jackson had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (853.18), followed by Meridian (594.45), Vicksburg (587.31), McComb (506.65), and Picayune (442.1).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
Jackson
Meridian
Vicksburg
McComb
Picayune
Natchez
Laurel
Biloxi
Ridgeland
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Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Jackson 853.18
2 Meridian 594.45
3 Vicksburg 587.31
4 McComb 506.65
5 Picayune 442.10
6 Natchez 426.58
7 Laurel 418.12
8 Biloxi 393.89
9 Ridgeland 340.08
10 Gulfport 313.76
11 Hattiesburg 312.73
12 Gautier 280.08
13 Greenville 277.32
14 West Point 256.06
15 Olive Branch 183.50
16 Oxford 169.18
17 Ocean Springs 158.30
18 Hernando 151.97
19 D'Iberville 118.69
20 Southaven 110.67
21 Horn Lake 73.86
22 Long Beach 70.03
23 Brandon 62.96
24 Madison 53.60
25 Petal 18.61