Vicksburg, Mississippi Crime Rate
4 years of data (2021–2024) · Population: 19,785
Key Insights
- →Vicksburg has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 616.6 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 3.5% from the previous year.
- →4 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 20.2 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 4 years of data.
- →Safer than 8% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.16 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
616.6
-3.5% YoY
Murder Rate
20.2
4 murders
Property Crime Rate
3811.0
754 total
vs National Avg
↑ 72%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 122
Murder4
Rape4
Robbery15
Aggravated Assault99
Property Crime: 754
Burglary95
Larceny-Theft580
Motor Vehicle Theft79
Arson6
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,785 | 122 | 616.6 | 4 | 754 | 3811.0 |
| 2023 | 19,874 | 127 | 639.0 | 8 | 672 | 3381.3 |
| 2022 | 20,381 | 103 | 505.4 | 3 | 915 | 4489.5 |
| 2021 | 21,114 | 139 | 658.3 | 1 | 746 | 3533.2 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Vicksburg
Based on violent crime rate of 616.6 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 8% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.