Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Mississippi city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Jackson (8,717), followed by Gulfport (3,977), Biloxi (3,148), Hattiesburg (2,246), and Meridian (1,706).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Mississippi cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 Total Crimes in 2017
Jackson
Gulfport
Biloxi
Hattiesburg
Meridian
Southaven
Pascagoula
Vicksburg
Laurel
Starkville
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Jackson 8717
2 Gulfport 3977
3 Biloxi 3148
4 Hattiesburg 2246
5 Meridian 1706
6 Southaven 1559
7 Pascagoula 1526
8 Vicksburg 1490
9 Laurel 999
10 Starkville 964
11 McComb 938
12 D'Iberville 917
13 Greenwood 916
14 Gautier 789
15 Horn Lake 736
16 Ocean Springs 703
17 Oxford 700
18 Ridgeland 692
19 Clinton 571
20 Brookhaven 411
21 Holly Springs 359
22 Flowood 351
23 Waveland 349
24 Batesville 335
25 West Point 330
26 Wiggins 271
27 Madison 262
28 Byram 256
29 Brandon 251
30 Fulton 218
31 Pass Christian 162
32 Iuka 106
33 Petal 93
34 Ackerman 48
35 Edwards 45
36 Summit 33
37 Florence 21