State crime profile · 2024
Mississippi Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 63 cities and 43 of 82 counties in Mississippi (MS), ranked safest to most dangerous from 307 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-08-24
- 142.7
- Violent / 100K
- 952.6
- Property / 100K
- 63
- Cities
- 43
- Counties
Mississippi violent crime is 142.7 per 100,000, 59% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Mississippi records 142.7 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 59% below the national average (about the 3rd-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 142.7 violent crimes per 100K
- -59% vs. the U.S. average
- 175 Southaven violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 10
- 391/100K Tupelo rate #1 (volume #2)
How safe is Mississippi? FBI UCR data snapshot
Mississippi (MS) reported 4,201 violent crimes and 28,036 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 307 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 142.7 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 952.6 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 2,943,045. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 63 Mississippi cities and 43 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Mississippi below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 175.8 to 142.7 per 100,000, a decline of 18.8%. City-level detail pages within Mississippi include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
How Mississippi ranks nationally
Mississippi vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
143 Safer than 94% among 51 U.S. states
Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,943,045 | 4,201 | 142.7 | 28,036 | 952.6 |
| 2023 | 2,939,690 | 3,983 | 135.5 | 31,221 | 1062.1 |
| 2022 | 2,940,057 | 4,542 | 154.5 | 33,254 | 1131.1 |
| 2021 | 2,949,965 | 4,354 | 147.6 | 33,474 | 1134.7 |
| 2020 | 2,966,786 | 5,969 | 201.2 | 44,891 | 1513.1 |
| 2019 | 2,976,149 | 4,595 | 154.4 | 42,136 | 1415.8 |
| 2018 | 2,986,530 | 4,431 | 148.4 | 41,960 | 1405 |
| 2017 | 2,984,100 | 4,796 | 160.7 | 47,324 | 1585.9 |
| 2016 | 2,988,726 | 5,036 | 168.5 | 51,124 | 1710.6 |
| 2015 | 2,992,333 | 4,924 | 164.6 | 53,379 | 1783.9 |
| 2014 | 2,994,079 | 5,263 | 175.8 | 57,223 | 1911.2 |
Cities in Mississippi
Safest cities in Mississippi
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Madison 57
Madison
57 /100K
- Clinton 69
Clinton
69 /100K
- Starkville 83
Starkville
83 /100K
- Brandon
Brandon
89 /100K
- Horn Lake
Horn Lake
110 /100K
- Oxford
Oxford
127 /100K
- Olive Branch
Olive Branch
199 /100K
- Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg
222 /100K
What this shows Madison is the safest sizeable city in Mississippi, at 57 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in Mississippi
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Tupelo
Tupelo
391 /100K
- Southaven
Southaven
304 /100K
- Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg
222 /100K
- Olive Branch
Olive Branch
199 /100K
- Oxford 127
Oxford
127 /100K
- Horn Lake 110
Horn Lake
110 /100K
- Brandon 89
Brandon
89 /100K
- Starkville 83
Starkville
83 /100K
What this shows Tupelo reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Mississippi, at 391 per 100,000.
Southaven recorded 175 violent-crime reports (#1 of 10) at 304.2 per 100,000 (rate #2). Tupelo recorded 147 (#2) at 391 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
Volume #1 is not rate #1 among Mississippi cities
Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.
- Tupelo
Tupelo
391 /100K
- Southaven
Southaven
304 /100K
What this shows Southaven recorded 175 violent-crime reports (#1 of 10) at 304.2 per 100,000 (rate #2). Tupelo recorded 147 (#2) at 391 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southaven | 57,537 | 304.2 | C |
| Hattiesburg | 48,307 | 221.5 | C |
| Olive Branch | 47,178 | 199.2 | B |
| Tupelo | 37,593 | 391 | D |
| Madison | 28,064 | 57 | A+ |
| Oxford | 27,529 | 127.1 | B |
| Horn Lake | 26,378 | 109.9 | A |
| Clinton | 26,285 | 68.5 | A |
| Brandon | 25,905 | 88.8 | A |
| Starkville | 25,344 | 82.9 | B |
| Ridgeland | 24,407 | 319.6 | C |
| Pascagoula | 21,455 | 326.3 | D |
| Vicksburg | 19,785 | 616.6 | F |
| Gautier | 19,023 | 247.1 | C |
| Hernando | 18,579 | 91.5 | A |
| Long Beach | 17,053 | 82.1 | A |
| Laurel | 16,922 | 1,051.9 | F |
| Corinth | 14,142 | 353.6 | D |
| Byram | 12,526 | 95.8 | A |
| Picayune | 11,860 | 185.5 | C |
| Petal | 11,505 | 130.4 | A |
| Bay St. Louis | 10,901 | 119.3 | B |
| Cleveland | 10,165 | 383.7 | D |
| West Point | 9,665 | 507 | D |
| Booneville | 9,075 | 242.4 | C |
| Senatobia | 8,263 | 229.9 | B |
| New Albany | 7,733 | 77.6 | A |
| Richland | 7,486 | 53.4 | A |
| Batesville | 7,272 | 343.8 | D |
| Waveland | 6,923 | 72.2 | B |
| Philadelphia | 6,867 | 524.2 | D |
| Kosciusko | 6,765 | 177.4 | B |
| Pass Christian | 6,435 | 0 | A+ |
| Amory | 6,346 | 630.3 | F |
| Pontotoc | 5,966 | 251.4 | C |
| Forest | 5,232 | 707.2 | F |
| Fulton | 4,537 | 154.3 | B |
| Waynesboro | 4,521 | 929 | F |
| Ellisville | 4,513 | 66.5 | A |
| Wiggins | 4,257 | 305.4 | C |
| Magee | 3,913 | 562.2 | F |
| Water Valley | 3,384 | 531.9 | F |
| Lucedale | 3,119 | 448.9 | D |
| Iuka | 3,056 | 163.6 | B |
| Poplarville | 2,816 | 248.6 | B |
| Guntown | 2,433 | 82.2 | A |
| Mendenhall | 2,127 | 188.1 | B |
| Union | 1,992 | 251 | B |
| Purvis | 1,958 | 51.1 | A |
| Quitman | 1,947 | 0 | A |
| Raymond | 1,864 | 53.6 | A |
| Wesson | 1,785 | 224.1 | B |
| Bay Springs | 1,579 | 316.7 | B |
| Bruce | 1,579 | 380 | B |
| Ackerman | 1,558 | 64.2 | A |
| Vardaman | 1,041 | 288.2 | B |
| Mathiston | 862 | 0 | A+ |
| Tunica | 861 | 116.1 | A |
| Walnut | 675 | 444.4 | C |
| Heidelberg | 609 | 164.2 | B |
| Smithville | 513 | 0 | A |
| Puckett | 348 | 0 | A+ |
| Seminary | 291 | 0 | A+ |
Counties in Mississippi
43 of 82 Census county-equivalents (52.4%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
Largest counties in Mississippi, violent crime per 100K
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Harrison 24
Harrison
24 /100K
- DeSoto 17
DeSoto
17 /100K
- Madison
Madison
58 /100K
- Lee
Lee
61 /100K
- Forrest 37
Forrest
37 /100K
- Lowndes
Lowndes
97 /100K
- Lafayette
Lafayette
45 /100K
- Oktibbeha
Oktibbeha
89 /100K
Nationwide peers for Mississippi
Similar violent rate (~142.7/100K)
- Connecticut · 139/100K violent
- Rhode Island · 154.6/100K violent
- New Hampshire · 111.9/100K violent
- Maine · 101.6/100K violent
Similar property rate (~952.6/100K)
- Florida · 1030/100K property
- West Virginia · 1089.3/100K property
- Massachusetts · 1101.2/100K property
- Idaho · 754.4/100K property
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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
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