What is the safest city in Mississippi?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Pass Christian is the safest city in Mississippi with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Mississippi?

Laurel has the highest violent crime rate in Mississippi at 1051.9 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Mississippi report crime data?

92 cities in Mississippi reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Mississippi (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Mississippi has 92 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100K.

Cities Tracked

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Safest City Rate

217.5

Median City Rate

1051.9

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Mississippi

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Pass Christian	6,435	0.0	0.0	808.1	A
2	Flowood	10,679	37.5	0.0	2078.8	B+
3	Richland	7,486	53.4	0.0	1028.6	B+
4	Madison	28,064	57.0	7.1	388.4	B+
5	Clinton	26,285	68.5	0.0	1206.0	B
6	D'Iberville	14,234	70.3	0.0	5156.7	B
7	Waveland	6,923	72.2	0.0	2643.4	B
8	New Albany	7,733	77.6	0.0	1138.0	B
9	Long Beach	17,053	82.1	0.0	991.0	B
10	Starkville	25,344	82.9	11.8	2036.0	B
11	Brandon	25,905	88.8	15.4	374.4	B
12	Hernando	18,579	91.5	10.8	473.7	B
13	Byram	12,526	95.8	8.0	958.0	B
14	Ocean Springs	18,361	98.0	5.5	2265.7	B
15	Horn Lake	26,378	109.9	3.8	1398.9	C+
16	Bay St. Louis	10,901	119.3	9.2	2357.6	C+
17	Oxford	27,529	127.1	3.6	1852.6	C+
18	Petal	11,505	130.4	8.7	391.1	C+
19	Kosciusko	6,765	177.4	14.8	1626.0	C
20	Holly Springs	6,760	177.5	0.0	503.0	C
21	Picayune	11,860	185.5	16.9	2698.1	C
22	Olive Branch	47,178	199.2	0.0	1358.7	D+
23	Hattiesburg	48,307	221.5	12.4	3465.3	D+
24	Senatobia	8,263	229.9	0.0	1609.6	D+
25	Booneville	9,075	242.4	22.0	3647.4	D+

Most Dangerous Cities in Mississippi

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Laurel	16,922	1051.9	23.6	F
2	Forest	5,232	707.2	0.0	F
3	Natchez	14,497	669.1	34.5	F
4	Amory	6,346	630.3	0.0	F
5	Louisville	5,917	625.3	0.0	F
6	Vicksburg	19,785	616.6	20.2	F
7	Philadelphia	6,867	524.2	0.0	F
8	West Point	9,665	507.0	20.7	F
9	Gulfport	71,803	427.6	20.9	F
10	Tupelo	37,593	391.0	10.6	F
11	Biloxi	46,317	390.8	10.8	F
12	Cleveland	10,165	383.7	19.7	F
13	Corinth	14,142	353.6	0.0	D
14	Batesville	7,272	343.8	13.8	D
15	Pascagoula	21,455	326.3	4.7	D

All 92 Cities in Mississippi

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 92 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Pass Christian	6,435	0.0	A
2	Quitman	1,947	0.0	A
3	Derma	905	0.0	A
4	Mathiston	862	0.0	A
5	Sandersville	628	0.0	A
6	Smithville	513	0.0	A
7	Myrtle	488	0.0	A
8	Blue Springs	439	0.0	A
9	Puckett	348	0.0	A
10	Seminary	291	0.0	A
11	Sumner	251	0.0	A
12	Flowood	10,679	37.5	B+
13	Sumrall	1,983	50.4	B+
14	Purvis	1,958	51.1	B+
15	Richland	7,486	53.4	B+
16	Raymond	1,864	53.6	B+
17	Madison	28,064	57.0	B+
18	Ackerman	1,558	64.2	B+
19	Summit	1,555	64.3	B+
20	Ellisville	4,513	66.5	B+
21	Clinton	26,285	68.5	B
22	Calhoun City	1,432	69.8	B
23	D'Iberville	14,234	70.3	B
24	Waveland	6,923	72.2	B
25	New Albany	7,733	77.6	B
26	Long Beach	17,053	82.1	B
27	Guntown	2,433	82.2	B
28	Starkville	25,344	82.9	B
29	Florence	4,766	83.9	B
30	Brandon	25,905	88.8	B
31	Hernando	18,579	91.5	B
32	Byram	12,526	95.8	B
33	Ocean Springs	18,361	98.0	B
34	Horn Lake	26,378	109.9	C+
35	Tunica	861	116.1	C+
36	Bay St. Louis	10,901	119.3	C+
37	Oxford	27,529	127.1	C+
38	Petal	11,505	130.4	C+
39	Fulton	4,537	154.3	C
40	Iuka	3,056	163.6	C
41	Heidelberg	609	164.2	C
42	Kosciusko	6,765	177.4	C
43	Holly Springs	6,760	177.5	C
44	Picayune	11,860	185.5	C
45	Mendenhall	2,127	188.1	C
46	Olive Branch	47,178	199.2	D+
47	Byhalia	1,379	217.5	D+
48	Hattiesburg	48,307	221.5	D+
49	Wesson	1,785	224.1	D+
50	Senatobia	8,263	229.9	D+
51	Booneville	9,075	242.4	D+
52	Gautier	19,023	247.1	D+
53	Poplarville	2,816	248.6	D+
54	Union	1,992	251.0	D+
55	Pontotoc	5,966	251.4	D+
56	Walls	1,456	274.7	D
57	Eupora	2,096	286.3	D
58	Vardaman	1,041	288.2	D
59	Brookhaven	11,590	293.4	D
60	Southaven	57,537	304.2	D
61	Wiggins	4,257	305.4	D
62	Bay Springs	1,579	316.7	D
63	Ridgeland	24,407	319.6	D
64	Pascagoula	21,455	326.3	D
65	Coldwater	1,521	328.7	D
66	Batesville	7,272	343.8	D
67	Port Gibson	1,150	347.8	D
68	Corinth	14,142	353.6	D
69	Lumberton	1,650	363.6	D
70	Bruce	1,579	380.0	F
71	Cleveland	10,165	383.7	F
72	Biloxi	46,317	390.8	F
73	Tupelo	37,593	391.0	F
74	Gulfport	71,803	427.6	F
75	Oakland	456	438.6	F
76	Walnut	675	444.4	F
77	Lucedale	3,119	448.9	F
78	West Point	9,665	507.0	F
79	Philadelphia	6,867	524.2	F
80	Water Valley	3,384	531.9	F
81	Collins	2,232	537.6	F
82	Magee	3,913	562.2	F
83	Vicksburg	19,785	616.6	F
84	Morton	3,558	618.3	F
85	Louisville	5,917	625.3	F
86	Amory	6,346	630.3	F
87	Natchez	14,497	669.1	F
88	Edwards	1,000	700.0	F
89	Forest	5,232	707.2	F
90	Waynesboro	4,521	929.0	F
91	Laurel	16,922	1051.9	F
92	Charleston	1,713	1517.8	F

Crime Composition in Mississippi

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Mississippi.

Agg. Assault: 71.3%

Robbery: 12.7%

Rape: 12.4%

Murder: 3.6%

State violent crime rate: 210.5/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (41% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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