Vicksburg, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Vicksburg:

  • There were 1,018 total crimes committed in Vicksburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,994.8 total crimes per 100K people in Vicksburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Vicksburg is 114.91% above the national average.
  • Vicksburg ranks #84 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Vicksburg ranks #9,401 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 4,994.8 per 100,000 people. That's 114.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 108.75% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vicksburg
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,018 4,994.8 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 3 14.7 10.6 6.3
Robbery 20 98.1 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 76 372.9 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 103 505.4 291.2 369.8
Burglary 123 603.5 488.3 269.8
Larceny 688 3,375.7 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 104 510.3 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 915 4,489.5 2,101.6 1,954.4

Vicksburg Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Mississippi.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Vicksburg

103
Violent Crimes
505.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
36.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 103 violent crimes in Vicksburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vicksburg is 505.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vicksburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 36.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 73.57% higher than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vicksburg

915
Property Crimes
4,489.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
129.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 915 property crimes in Vicksburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vicksburg is 4,489.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.3 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 129.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 113.62% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 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 27,674 174 628.7 581.8 47.0
Clinton, MS 27,001 322 1,192.5 1,100.0 92.6
Ridgeland, MS 23,896 549 2,297.5 1,937.6 359.9
Byram, MS 12,299 174 1,414.7 1,179.0 235.8
Flowood, MS 10,518 188 1,787.4 1,578.2 209.2
Richland, MS 7,245 111 1,532.1 1,394.1 138.0
Tallulah, LA 5,975 96 1,606.7 485.4 1,121.3
Port Gibson, MS 1,150 30 2,608.7 2,260.9 347.8

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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