Vicksburg, MS Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Vicksburg, MS Summary

Crime in Vicksburg research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Vicksburg over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Vicksburg:

  • There were 876 total crimes committed in Vicksburg in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,427.6 total crimes per 100K people in Vicksburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Vicksburg is 108.92% above the national average.
  • Vicksburg ranks #72 safest out of 75 cities in Mississippi.
  • Vicksburg ranks #9,428 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Vicksburg Vs Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vicksburg is 4,427.6 per 100,000 people. That's 108.92% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 181.38% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 1,573.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vicksburg
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 876 4,427.6 1,573.5 2,119.2
Murder 4 20.2 7.4 5.0
Robbery 15 75.8 18.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 99 500.4 155.4 256.0
Violent Crime 122 616.6 210.5 359.0
Burglary 95 480.2 235.2 229.0
Larceny 580 2,931.5 982.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 79 399.3 145.3 259.0
Property Crime 754 3,811.0 1,363.0 1,760.0

Vicksburg Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Mississippi.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Vicksburg

122
Violent Crimes
616.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
71.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 122 violent crimes in Vicksburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vicksburg is 616.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 162.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vicksburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 475.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 71.76% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 192.99% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 210.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vicksburg

754
Property Crimes
3,811.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
116.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 754 property crimes in Vicksburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vicksburg is 3,811.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vicksburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 116.53% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 179.59% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 1,363.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vicksburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jackson, MS 163,297 6,555 4,014.2 4,014.2 0.0
Madison, MS 28,064 125 445.4 388.4 57.0
Clinton, MS 26,285 335 1,274.5 1,206.0 68.5
Ridgeland, MS 24,407 415 1,700.3 1,380.8 319.6
Byram, MS 12,526 132 1,053.8 958.0 95.8
Flowood, MS 10,679 226 2,116.3 2,078.8 37.5
Richland, MS 7,486 81 1,082.0 1,028.6 53.4
Tallulah, LA 5,638 45 798.2 337.0 461.2

Vicksburg SnackAbility

1
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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