Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the Mississippi city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Jackson (1,152), followed by Gulfport (387), Meridian (155), Biloxi (149), and Vicksburg (115).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2018, 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 2018
Jackson
Gulfport
Meridian
Biloxi
Vicksburg
Laurel
Brookhaven
Hattiesburg
Pascagoula
Southaven
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Jackson 1152
2 Gulfport 387
3 Meridian 155
4 Biloxi 149
5 Vicksburg 115
6 Laurel 103
7 Brookhaven 93
8 Hattiesburg 92
9 Pascagoula 73
10 Southaven 68
11 Gautier 62
12 Starkville 43
13 Ocean Springs 36
14 West Point 33
15 Brandon 30
16 Horn Lake 28
17 Booneville 24
18 Byram 18
18 Madison 18
19 Batesville 17
19 Edwards 17
20 Oxford 16
21 Clinton 15
21 D'Iberville 15
22 Fulton 12
23 Wiggins 8
24 Pass Christian 6
25 Iuka 4
26 Waveland 3
27 Ackerman 2
28 Florence 1
28 Leakesville 1
28 Summit 1
29 Petal 0