Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Laurel had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,016.15), followed by Cleveland (682.2), Vicksburg (639.03), Tupelo (443.41), and Picayune (381.16).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2023, 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 2023
Laurel
Cleveland
Vicksburg
Tupelo
Picayune
Corinth
Ridgeland
Brookhaven
Gautier
Hattiesburg
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Laurel 1016.15
2 Cleveland 682.20
3 Vicksburg 639.03
4 Tupelo 443.41
5 Picayune 381.16
6 Corinth 367.08
7 Ridgeland 362.13
8 Brookhaven 293.36
9 Gautier 279.57
10 Hattiesburg 254.58
11 Pascagoula 218.69
12 Southaven 213.53
13 Olive Branch 209.12
14 Oxford 144.88
15 Clinton 109.36
16 Byram 103.44
17 Brandon 85.68
18 Horn Lake 83.16
19 Bay St. Louis 80.14
20 Starkville 70.57
21 Hernando 54.15
22 Petal 52.92
23 Madison 43.18
24 Flowood 37.46
25 Long Beach 17.39