Safest Cities in Mississippi
Crime rate rankings for 63 cities • Latest FBI Data
🟢 Top 20 Safest Cities in Mississippi
| # | City | Score | Grade | Population | Violent/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pass Christian | 95 | A | 6,435 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Quitman | 95 | A | 1,947 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mathiston | 95 | A | 862 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Smithville | 95 | A | 513 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Seminary | 95 | A | 291 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Madison | 93 | A | 28,064 | 57.0 |
| 7 | Raymond | 91 | A | 1,864 | 53.6 |
| 8 | Puckett | 90 | A | 348 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Brandon | 89 | A | 25,905 | 88.8 |
| 10 | Richland | 89 | A | 7,486 | 53.4 |
| 11 | Purvis | 89 | A | 1,958 | 51.1 |
| 12 | Hernando | 88 | A | 18,579 | 91.5 |
| 13 | Ackerman | 86 | A | 1,558 | 64.2 |
| 14 | Clinton | 85 | A | 26,285 | 68.5 |
| 15 | Long Beach | 85 | A | 17,053 | 82.1 |
| 16 | Petal | 85 | A | 11,505 | 130.4 |
| 17 | Ellisville | 85 | A | 4,513 | 66.5 |
| 18 | New Albany | 84 | A | 7,733 | 77.6 |
| 19 | Guntown | 84 | A | 2,433 | 82.2 |
| 20 | Tunica | 84 | A | 861 | 116.1 |
🔴 Most Dangerous Cities in Mississippi
| # | City | Score | Grade | Population | Violent/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel | 53 | C | 16,922 | 1051.9 |
| 2 | Vicksburg | 58 | C | 19,785 | 616.6 |
| 3 | Waynesboro | 59 | C | 4,521 | 929.0 |
| 4 | Amory | 60 | C | 6,346 | 630.3 |
| 5 | Water Valley | 61 | C | 3,384 | 531.9 |
| 6 | Lucedale | 62 | C | 3,119 | 448.9 |
| 7 | Magee | 62 | C | 3,913 | 562.2 |
| 8 | Philadelphia | 62 | C | 6,867 | 524.2 |
| 9 | Batesville | 63 | C | 7,272 | 343.8 |
| 10 | West Point | 63 | C | 9,665 | 507.0 |
About Mississippi Crime Data
This ranking includes 63 cities in Mississippi with crime data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program for 2024. Safety scores are calculated using violent crime rates, property crime rates, and population data.
All 63 Cities in Mississippi With Crime Data
Ackerman · Amory · Batesville · Bay Springs · Bay St. Louis · Booneville · Brandon · Bruce · Byram · Cleveland · Clinton · Corinth · Ellisville · Forest · Fulton · Gautier · Guntown · Hattiesburg · Heidelberg · Hernando · Horn Lake · Iuka · Kosciusko · Laurel · Long Beach · Lucedale · Madison · Magee · Mathiston · Mendenhall · New Albany · Olive Branch · Oxford · Pascagoula · Pass Christian · Petal · Philadelphia · Picayune · Pontotoc · Poplarville · Puckett · Purvis · Quitman · Raymond · Richland · Ridgeland · Seminary · Senatobia · Smithville · Southaven · Starkville · Tunica · Tupelo · Union · Vardaman · Vicksburg · Walnut · Water Valley · Waveland · Waynesboro · Wesson · West Point · Wiggins
Mississippi Counties
Alcorn County · Attala County · Calhoun County · Claiborne County · Coahoma County · Copiah County · Desoto County · Forrest County · George County · Grenada County · Hancock County · Harrison County · Jasper County · Jefferson County · Kemper County · Lafayette County · Leake County · Lee County · Lincoln County · Lowndes County · Madison County · Marion County · Monroe County · Neshoba County · Noxubee County · Oktibbeha County · Panola County · Pike County · Pontotoc County · Prentiss County · Simpson County · Smith County · Stone County · Sunflower County · Tallahatchie County · Tate County · Tishomingo County · Tunica County · Union County · Walthall County · Wayne County · Webster County · Winston County