Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Cleveland had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,038.65), followed by Picayune (649.02), Laurel (615.26), Brookhaven (562.98), and Vicksburg (505.37).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2022, 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 2022
Cleveland
Picayune
Laurel
Brookhaven
Vicksburg
Corinth
Pascagoula
Tupelo
Ridgeland
Hattiesburg
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Cleveland 1038.65
2 Picayune 649.02
3 Laurel 615.26
4 Brookhaven 562.98
5 Vicksburg 505.37
6 Corinth 485.37
7 Pascagoula 404.86
8 Tupelo 386.32
9 Ridgeland 359.89
10 Hattiesburg 343.56
11 Gautier 326.45
12 Olive Branch 314.88
13 Byram 235.79
14 Southaven 228.20
15 Flowood 209.17
16 Bay St. Louis 169.96
17 Starkville 153.72
18 Horn Lake 149.65
19 Oxford 129.75
20 Brandon 113.12
21 Ocean Springs 98.03
22 Clinton 92.59
23 Hernando 90.80
24 Petal 69.08
25 Long Beach 47.21
26 Madison 46.98