Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,051.89), followed by Vicksburg (616.63), Tupelo (391.03), Cleveland (383.67), and Corinth (353.56).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2024, 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.
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
Laurel
Vicksburg
Tupelo
Cleveland
Corinth
Pascagoula
Ridgeland
Southaven
Gautier
Hattiesburg
Ranking of Mississippi Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Laurel 1051.89
2 Vicksburg 616.63
3 Tupelo 391.03
4 Cleveland 383.67
5 Corinth 353.56
6 Pascagoula 326.26
7 Ridgeland 319.58
8 Southaven 304.15
9 Gautier 247.07
10 Hattiesburg 221.50
11 Olive Branch 199.25
12 Picayune 185.50
13 Petal 130.38
14 Oxford 127.14
15 Bay St. Louis 119.26
16 Horn Lake 109.94
17 Byram 95.80
18 Hernando 91.50
19 Brandon 88.79
20 Starkville 82.86
21 Long Beach 82.10
22 Clinton 68.48
23 Madison 57.01