Charleston is the #1 ranked city in Mississippi with 15.18 (crime rate per 1k). This ranking includes 86 Mississippi cities with available data.
| # | City | Population | Crime Rate per 1K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston | 2,301 | 15.18 |
| 2 | Laurel | 17,129 | 10.52 |
| 3 | Waynesboro | 4,552 | 9.29 |
| 4 | McComb | 12,202 | 8.59 |
| 5 | Jackson | 149,827 | 8.19 |
| 6 | Forest | 5,365 | 7.07 |
| 7 | Natchez | 14,207 | 6.69 |
| 8 | Morton | 3,661 | 6.46 |
| 9 | Amory | 6,564 | 6.30 |
| 10 | Louisville | 6,018 | 6.25 |
| 11 | Vicksburg | 20,944 | 6.17 |
| 12 | Greenwood | 13,983 | 5.94 |
| 13 | Magee | 3,977 | 5.88 |
| 14 | Collins | 2,180 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Water Valley | 3,380 | 5.32 |
| 16 | Philadelphia | 7,030 | 5.24 |
| 17 | West Point | 9,967 | 5.07 |
| 18 | Meridian | 34,466 | 4.94 |
| 19 | Byhalia | 1,935 | 4.81 |
| 20 | Lucedale | 2,944 | 4.49 |
| 21 | Gulfport | 72,533 | 4.33 |
| 22 | Tupelo | 37,825 | 3.94 |
| 23 | Biloxi | 49,011 | 3.93 |
| 24 | Cleveland | 10,855 | 3.84 |
| 25 | Bruce | 1,445 | 3.80 |
| 26 | Corinth | 14,450 | 3.75 |
| 27 | Aberdeen | 4,909 | 3.71 |
| 28 | Lumberton | 1,515 | 3.64 |
| 29 | Port Gibson | 1,114 | 3.48 |
| 30 | Batesville | 7,432 | 3.44 |
| 31 | Coldwater | 1,293 | 3.29 |
| 32 | Pascagoula | 21,812 | 3.26 |
| 33 | Ridgeland | 24,548 | 3.20 |
| 34 | Bay Springs | 2,021 | 3.17 |
| 35 | Southaven | 55,531 | 3.15 |
| 36 | Wiggins | 4,270 | 3.05 |
| 37 | Brookhaven | 11,656 | 2.93 |
| 38 | Vardaman | 1,004 | 2.88 |
| 39 | Greenville | 28,833 | 2.84 |
| 40 | Pontotoc | 5,717 | 2.51 |
| 41 | Union | 2,289 | 2.51 |
| 42 | Poplarville | 2,814 | 2.49 |
| 43 | Gautier | 19,026 | 2.47 |
| 44 | Booneville | 9,060 | 2.42 |
| 45 | Senatobia | 8,306 | 2.30 |
| 46 | Wesson | 2,346 | 2.24 |
| 47 | Hattiesburg | 48,507 | 2.21 |
| 48 | Olive Branch | 46,538 | 2.01 |
| 49 | Mendenhall | 2,397 | 1.88 |
| 50 | Picayune | 11,839 | 1.85 |
| 51 | Holly Springs | 6,861 | 1.80 |
| 52 | Kosciusko | 6,994 | 1.77 |
| 53 | Iuka | 3,118 | 1.64 |
| 54 | Fulton | 4,511 | 1.54 |
| 55 | Petal | 11,195 | 1.30 |
| 56 | Oxford | 26,086 | 1.27 |
| 57 | Bay St. Louis | 9,971 | 1.19 |
| 58 | Horn Lake | 26,622 | 1.14 |
| 59 | Leakesville | 5,564 | 1.12 |
| 60 | Byram | 12,847 | 1.04 |
| 61 | Carthage | 4,859 | 1.01 |
| 62 | Ocean Springs | 18,561 | 0.98 |
| 63 | Hernando | 17,580 | 0.92 |
| 64 | Brandon | 25,352 | 0.89 |
| 65 | Starkville | 25,611 | 0.83 |
| 66 | Guntown | 2,174 | 0.82 |
| 67 | Long Beach | 16,876 | 0.82 |
| 68 | New Albany | 7,661 | 0.78 |
| 69 | D'Iberville | 13,033 | 0.77 |
| 70 | Waveland | 7,066 | 0.72 |
| 71 | Calhoun City | 1,804 | 0.70 |
| 72 | Clinton | 27,418 | 0.68 |
| 73 | Richland | 7,250 | 0.67 |
| 74 | Ellisville | 4,593 | 0.66 |
| 75 | Summit | 2,684 | 0.64 |
| 76 | Ackerman | 1,906 | 0.64 |
| 77 | Madison | 27,775 | 0.57 |
| 78 | Raymond | 1,856 | 0.54 |
| 79 | Flora | 2,399 | 0.53 |
| 80 | Purvis | 1,691 | 0.51 |
| 81 | Sumrall | 2,112 | 0.50 |
| 82 | Eupora | 2,036 | 0.48 |
| 83 | Flowood | 10,384 | 0.37 |
| 84 | Florence | 4,647 | 0.21 |
| 85 | Quitman | 1,949 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Pass Christian | 5,942 | 0.00 |
Cities in Mississippi are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.