Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the Mississippi city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Jackson (1,451), followed by Meridian (234), Gulfport (228), Biloxi (181), and Hattiesburg (147).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of Mississippi cities with high number of Violent 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 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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2016
Jackson
Meridian
Gulfport
Biloxi
Hattiesburg
Vicksburg
Holly Springs
Greenville
Ridgeland
Laurel
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Jackson 1451
2 Meridian 234
3 Gulfport 228
4 Biloxi 181
5 Hattiesburg 147
6 Vicksburg 135
7 Holly Springs 124
8 Greenville 88
9 Ridgeland 83
10 Laurel 79
11 Olive Branch 67
12 McComb 64
12 Natchez 64
13 Southaven 59
14 Gautier 52
15 Picayune 47
16 Oxford 39
17 Ocean Springs 28
17 West Point 28
18 Hernando 24
19 Flowood 23
20 Horn Lake 20
21 Batesville 19
22 Waveland 17
23 Brandon 15
24 D'Iberville 14
24 Madison 14
25 Edwards 12
26 Long Beach 11
27 Amory 10
27 Pass Christian 10
28 Wiggins 7
29 Byhalia 6
30 Fulton 4
31 Ackerman 3
32 Petal 2
33 Summit 1