Safest Places to Live in Mississippi of March 2024

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Last Update: March 11, 2023 Living

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 March 2024

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Petal10 70230,28
2Madison25 862100,39
3D’Iberville14 125100,71
4Brandon24 426261,06
5Horn Lake27 256311,14
6Ocean Springs17 864231,29
7Byram11 672171,46
8Southaven55 718921,65
9Flowood9 401192,02
10Olive Branch38 761892,30

Crime Score in All Cities in Mississippi of March 2024

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:
1Florence4 50030,67
2Wiggins4 61851,08
3Ackerman1 44321,39
4Flowood9 401192,02
5Pass Christian6 285162,55
6Batesville7 234243,32
7Kosciusko6 774233,40
8Edwards9912121,19

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Petal10 70230,28
2Madison25 862100,39
3D’Iberville14 125100,71
4Brandon24 426261,06
5Horn Lake27 256311,14
6Ocean Springs17 864231,29
7Byram11 672171,46
8Pascagoula21 610562,59
9Ridgeland24 171662,73
10Gautier18 563532,86
11Brookhaven12 037453,74
12West Point10 430393,74
13Laurel18 4711256,77

Over 10,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Southaven55 718921,65
2Olive Branch38 761892,30
3Hattiesburg45 9711062,31
4Gulfport72 3832363,26
5Biloxi46 1851884,07
6Meridian36 8781814,91

How safe do you feel?

Is your city safe enough? Are you worried because of the crime rate in your town? Do you have any thoughts on safety levels in your state?

If you want to share anything, feel free to leave a comment. That way, you can help us understand your perspective better.

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