Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Cleveland had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (886.33), followed by Vicksburg (770.31), Natchez (669.1), West Point (523.56), and Corinth (470.23).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
Cleveland
Vicksburg
Natchez
West Point
Corinth
Gulfport
Brookhaven
Hattiesburg
Ridgeland
Pascagoula
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Cleveland 886.33
2 Vicksburg 770.31
3 Natchez 669.10
4 West Point 523.56
5 Corinth 470.23
6 Gulfport 439.41
7 Brookhaven 420.66
8 Hattiesburg 372.79
9 Ridgeland 303.16
10 Pascagoula 300.47
11 Byram 236.47
12 Gautier 227.29
13 Olive Branch 224.94
14 Horn Lake 171.51
15 Laurel 169.24
16 Starkville 162.45
17 Oxford 155.89
18 Bay St. Louis 122.57
19 Long Beach 105.19
20 Brandon 97.78
21 D'Iberville 83.93
22 Ocean Springs 72.56
23 Hernando 65.97
24 Clinton 65.71
25 Petal 56.33