Mississippi Crime Statistics

Crime data for 63 cities and 43 counties in Mississippi (MS). Data from 307 law enforcement agencies.

Violent Crime Rate

142.6/100K

Property Crime Rate

951.1/100K

Population

2,943,045

Data Year

2024

Crime Trends

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Rate	Property Crime	Rate
2024	2,943,045	4,196	142.6	27,992	951.1
2023	2,939,690	3,981	135.4	31,165	1060.1
2022	2,940,057	4,542	154.5	33,252	1131
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	4,594	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

City	Population
Southaven	57,537
Hattiesburg	48,307
Olive Branch	47,178
Tupelo	37,593
Madison	28,064
Oxford	27,529
Horn Lake	26,378
Clinton	26,285
Brandon	25,905
Starkville	25,344
Ridgeland	24,407
Pascagoula	21,455
Vicksburg	19,785
Gautier	19,023
Hernando	18,579
Long Beach	17,053
Laurel	16,922
Corinth	14,142
Byram	12,526
Picayune	11,860
Petal	11,505
Bay St. Louis	10,901
Cleveland	10,165
West Point	9,665
Booneville	9,075
Senatobia	8,263
New Albany	7,733
Richland	7,486
Batesville	7,272
Waveland	6,923
Philadelphia	6,867
Kosciusko	6,765
Pass Christian	6,435
Amory	6,346
Pontotoc	5,966
Forest	5,232
Fulton	4,537
Waynesboro	4,521
Ellisville	4,513
Wiggins	4,257
Magee	3,913
Water Valley	3,384
Lucedale	3,119
Iuka	3,056
Poplarville	2,816
Guntown	2,433
Mendenhall	2,127
Union	1,992
Purvis	1,958
Quitman	1,947
Raymond	1,864
Wesson	1,785
Bay Springs	1,579
Bruce	1,579
Ackerman	1,558
Vardaman	1,041
Mathiston	862
Tunica	861
Walnut	675
Heidelberg	609
Smithville	513
Puckett	348
Seminary	291

Counties in Mississippi