Safest Places to Live in Mississippi of September 2026
Mississippi is located in the south of the United States. It has a coastline of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. Mississippi’s population is around 3 million, making it the 32nd most populous state in the United States. With a population of 175,000, Jackson is the state’s capital and the largest city.
Of course, Mississippi was a Confederate state, and its economy largely depended on plantations, slaves, and agriculture. At present, the state’s economy still heavily relies on agriculture. It is mainly a rural state with no high education, health, and median household income.
Mississippi has traditionally been a state of racial, political, and many other kinds of conflict. First, there was a conflict during the Civil War. Nowadays, there is an everlasting battle between Republicans voted by the white population and Democrats voted by the black population. Perhaps these conflicts are the reason why Mississippi is the most religious of all states in the US.
Ranking Criteria
ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:
Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000
This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.
The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list.
10 Safest Places in Mississippi of September 2026
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | City:Petal | Population:10702 | Total Number of Crimes:3 | Crime Score:0,28 |
| Rank:2 | City:Madison | Population:25862 | Total Number of Crimes:10 | Crime Score:0,39 |
| Rank:3 | City:D’Iberville | Population:14125 | Total Number of Crimes:10 | Crime Score:0,71 |
| Rank:4 | City:Brandon | Population:24426 | Total Number of Crimes:26 | Crime Score:1,06 |
| Rank:5 | City:Horn Lake | Population:27256 | Total Number of Crimes:31 | Crime Score:1,14 |
| Rank:6 | City:Ocean Springs | Population:17864 | Total Number of Crimes:23 | Crime Score:1,29 |
| Rank:7 | City:Byram | Population:11672 | Total Number of Crimes:17 | Crime Score:1,46 |
| Rank:8 | City:Southaven | Population:55718 | Total Number of Crimes:92 | Crime Score:1,65 |
| Rank:9 | City:Flowood | Population:9401 | Total Number of Crimes:19 | Crime Score:2,02 |
| Rank:10 | City:Olive Branch | Population:38761 | Total Number of Crimes:89 | Crime Score:2,30 |
Crime Score in All Cities in Mississippi of September 2026
If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Mississippi cities.
We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:
- Under 10,000 Residents
- 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
- Over 30,000 Residents
These are the results that we got:
Under 10,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | City:Florence | Population:4500 | Total Number of Crimes:3 | Crime Score:0,67 |
| Rank:2 | City:Wiggins | Population:4618 | Total Number of Crimes:5 | Crime Score:1,08 |
| Rank:3 | City:Ackerman | Population:1443 | Total Number of Crimes:2 | Crime Score:1,39 |
| Rank:4 | City:Flowood | Population:9401 | Total Number of Crimes:19 | Crime Score:2,02 |
| Rank:5 | City:Pass Christian | Population:6285 | Total Number of Crimes:16 | Crime Score:2,55 |
| Rank:6 | City:Batesville | Population:7234 | Total Number of Crimes:24 | Crime Score:3,32 |
| Rank:7 | City:Kosciusko | Population:6774 | Total Number of Crimes:23 | Crime Score:3,40 |
| Rank:8 | City:Edwards | Population:991 | Total Number of Crimes:21 | Crime Score:21,19 |
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | City:Petal | Population:10702 | Total Number of Crimes:3 | Crime Score:0,28 |
| Rank:2 | City:Madison | Population:25862 | Total Number of Crimes:10 | Crime Score:0,39 |
| Rank:3 | City:D’Iberville | Population:14125 | Total Number of Crimes:10 | Crime Score:0,71 |
| Rank:4 | City:Brandon | Population:24426 | Total Number of Crimes:26 | Crime Score:1,06 |
| Rank:5 | City:Horn Lake | Population:27256 | Total Number of Crimes:31 | Crime Score:1,14 |
| Rank:6 | City:Ocean Springs | Population:17864 | Total Number of Crimes:23 | Crime Score:1,29 |
| Rank:7 | City:Byram | Population:11672 | Total Number of Crimes:17 | Crime Score:1,46 |
| Rank:8 | City:Pascagoula | Population:21610 | Total Number of Crimes:56 | Crime Score:2,59 |
| Rank:9 | City:Ridgeland | Population:24171 | Total Number of Crimes:66 | Crime Score:2,73 |
| Rank:10 | City:Gautier | Population:18563 | Total Number of Crimes:53 | Crime Score:2,86 |
| Rank:11 | City:Brookhaven | Population:12037 | Total Number of Crimes:45 | Crime Score:3,74 |
| Rank:12 | City:West Point | Population:10430 | Total Number of Crimes:39 | Crime Score:3,74 |
| Rank:13 | City:Laurel | Population:18471 | Total Number of Crimes:125 | Crime Score:6,77 |
Over 10,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | City:Southaven | Population:55718 | Total Number of Crimes:92 | Crime Score:1,65 |
| Rank:2 | City:Olive Branch | Population:38761 | Total Number of Crimes:89 | Crime Score:2,30 |
| Rank:3 | City:Hattiesburg | Population:45971 | Total Number of Crimes:106 | Crime Score:2,31 |
| Rank:4 | City:Gulfport | Population:72383 | Total Number of Crimes:236 | Crime Score:3,26 |
| Rank:5 | City:Biloxi | Population:46185 | Total Number of Crimes:188 | Crime Score:4,07 |
| Rank:6 | City:Meridian | Population:36878 | Total Number of Crimes:181 | Crime Score:4,91 |
How safe do you feel?
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Archives
- Safest Places to Live in Mississippi 2020
- Safest Places to Live in Mississippi 2019
- Safest Places to Live in Mississippi 2018
- Safest Places to Live in Mississippi 2017
- Safest Places to Live in Mississippi 2016
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