Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Laurel had the highest Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (23.64), followed by Vicksburg (20.22), Cleveland (19.68), Picayune (16.86), and Ridgeland (16.39).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter crime rate in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter 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 Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter 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.
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
Laurel
Vicksburg
Cleveland
Picayune
Ridgeland
Brandon
Hattiesburg
Starkville
Hernando
Tupelo
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Laurel 23.64
2 Vicksburg 20.22
3 Cleveland 19.68
4 Picayune 16.86
5 Ridgeland 16.39
6 Brandon 15.44
7 Hattiesburg 12.42
8 Starkville 11.84
9 Hernando 10.77
10 Tupelo 10.64
11 Bay St. Louis 9.17
12 Petal 8.69
13 Byram 7.98
14 Madison 7.13
15 Pascagoula 4.66
16 Horn Lake 3.79
17 Oxford 3.63
18 Southaven 1.74
19 Clinton 0.00
19 Corinth 0.00
19 Gautier 0.00
19 Long Beach 0.00
19 Olive Branch 0.00