Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Brookhaven had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (767.01), followed by Jackson (693.88), Laurel (557.18), Gulfport (534.52), and Vicksburg (515.74).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
Brookhaven
Jackson
Laurel
Gulfport
Vicksburg
Meridian
Pascagoula
Gautier
Biloxi
West Point
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Brookhaven 767.01
2 Jackson 693.88
3 Laurel 557.18
4 Gulfport 534.52
5 Vicksburg 515.74
6 Meridian 413.33
7 Pascagoula 337.12
8 Gautier 335.12
9 Biloxi 322.87
10 West Point 311.53
11 Ocean Springs 203.09
12 Hattiesburg 198.02
13 Starkville 168.24
14 Byram 153.95
15 D'Iberville 125.76
16 Southaven 124.15
17 Brandon 123.54
18 Horn Lake 102.80
19 Madison 69.68
20 Oxford 65.66
21 Clinton 59.67
22 Petal 0.00