Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Rape Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, among Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, Laurel had the highest Rape Crime Rate per 100K residents (100.46), followed by Pascagoula (83.9), Tupelo (71.82), Corinth (70.71), and Petal (52.15).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Rape crime rate in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of Mississippi cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Rape 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 Rape 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 Rape Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
Laurel
Pascagoula
Tupelo
Corinth
Petal
Byram
Hattiesburg
Hernando
Ridgeland
Oxford
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Rape Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Laurel 100.46
2 Pascagoula 83.90
3 Tupelo 71.82
4 Corinth 70.71
5 Petal 52.15
6 Byram 47.90
7 Hattiesburg 39.33
8 Hernando 37.68
9 Ridgeland 36.88
10 Oxford 36.33
11 Picayune 33.73
12 Clinton 26.63
13 Gautier 26.28
14 Southaven 20.86
15 Vicksburg 20.22
16 Cleveland 19.68
17 Olive Branch 14.84
18 Long Beach 11.73
19 Brandon 11.58
20 Bay St. Louis 9.17
21 Madison 3.56
22 Horn Lake 0.00
22 Starkville 0.00