What are the most dangerous cities in Mississippi? To get the inside scoop on the cities in Mississippi with the highest crime rates, Home Security Shield referenced the most recent official FBI Uniform Crime Report to find out what areas of Mississippi are the most dangerous. Our rankings are based solely on the data publicly released each year by the FBI. A crime is a crime, so we took both violent and property crimes into account when compiling our list of Mississippi’s most dangerous cities.

We realize that this topic is inherently controversial in nature and hits close to home. We are aware that there are many different ways to present this data, but when compiling this list we chose to consider not just murder rate, but both violent and property crimes.

1. Indianola, MS: Mississippi’s Most Dangerous City Population: 10,641

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 9.30 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 75.93 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 85.24 per 1,000 residents Indianola has a crime rate of 85 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Indianola? One in 12. These statistics make Indianola the most dangerous city in Mississippi.

2. Jackson, MS Population: 175,938

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 9.66 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 67.99 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 77.65 per 1,000 residents Jackson has a crime rate of about 78 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Jackson? One in 13.

3. Greenville, MS Population: 34,400

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 11.83 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 63.14 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 74.97 per 1,000 residents Greenville has a crime rate of about 75 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Greenville? One in 13.

4. Cleveland, MS Population: 12,228

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 4.17 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 69.35 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 74.97 per 1,000 residents Cleveland has a crime rate of about 75 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Cleveland? One in 14.

5. Clarksdale, MS Population: 17,962

Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents

Violent Crimes: 10.36 per 1,000 residents

Property Crimes: 58.79 per 1,000 residents

Total Reported Crimes: 69.15 per 1,000 residents Clarksdale has a crime rate of about 69 per one thousand residents. Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Clarksdale? One in 14.

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