Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, McComb had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (819.54), followed by Jackson (708.45), Greenwood (593.81), Brookhaven (543.21), and Vicksburg (526.96).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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 2017
McComb
Jackson
Greenwood
Brookhaven
Vicksburg
Meridian
West Point
Laurel
Gulfport
Biloxi
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 McComb 819.54
2 Jackson 708.45
3 Greenwood 593.81
4 Brookhaven 543.21
5 Vicksburg 526.96
6 Meridian 500.28
7 West Point 452.99
8 Laurel 447.05
9 Gulfport 410.76
10 Biloxi 384.76
11 Gautier 346.87
12 Pascagoula 328.35
13 Clinton 309.50
14 Hattiesburg 275.92
15 Ridgeland 240.32
16 Ocean Springs 180.81
17 Starkville 158.60
18 Byram 155.86
19 Oxford 149.56
20 Southaven 139.07
21 Horn Lake 117.65
22 Brandon 111.92
23 D'Iberville 84.37
24 Madison 41.76
25 Petal 27.93