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Safety · Mississippi

Safest Counties in Mississippi 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Mississippi

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Adams County, MS
97.5
2Benton County, MS
97.5
3Carroll County, MS
97.5
4Copiah County, MS
97.5
5Franklin County, MS
97.5
6Humphreys County, MS
97.5
7Issaquena County, MS
97.5
8Jefferson Davis County, MS
97.5
9Lauderdale County, MS
97.5
10Lawrence County, MS
97.5

All Mississippi Counties — Safety Rankings

82 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Adams County, MS
97.5
57.1
2Benton County, MS
97.5
57.3
3Carroll County, MS
97.5
64.5
4Copiah County, MS
97.5
55.1
5Franklin County, MS
97.5
60.2
6Humphreys County, MS
97.5
48.3
7Issaquena County, MS
97.5
68.6
8Jefferson Davis County, MS
97.5
56.2
9Lauderdale County, MS
97.5
46.7
10Lawrence County, MS
97.5
56.8
11Leflore County, MS
97.5
46.3
12Montgomery County, MS
97.5
58
13Newton County, MS
97.5
56
14Perry County, MS
97.5
60.7
15Quitman County, MS
97.5
58.2
16Sharkey County, MS
97.5
57
17Washington County, MS
97.5
48.4
18Wilkinson County, MS
97.5
54.8
19Yazoo County, MS
97.5
45.3
20Holmes County, MS
94.5
57
21Simpson County, MS
93.2
55.8
22Chickasaw County, MS
93.1
55.8
23Tippah County, MS
92.9
56.7
24Coahoma County, MS
92.2
44.8
25Clarke County, MS
89.7
60.7
26Hinds County, MS
89.3
38.3
27Marshall County, MS
88.3
45.3
28Rankin County, MS
87
53.7
29Greene County, MS
85
55
30Smith County, MS
84.8
60.2
31Amite County, MS
83.6
59.3
32Sunflower County, MS
82
46.4
33Kemper County, MS
78.6
62.8
34Noxubee County, MS
77.8
48.6
35Itawamba County, MS
76.7
55.1
36Webster County, MS
71.8
62.3
37Calhoun County, MS
71.5
55.8
38Panola County, MS
70.4
43.3
39Marion County, MS
68.8
49.4
40Claiborne County, MS
67.9
55.3
41Lowndes County, MS
66.7
46.2
42Jasper County, MS
66.4
53.9
43Leake County, MS
66.3
49
44Yalobusha County, MS
66.3
47.1
45Scott County, MS
64
42.8
46Walthall County, MS
63.7
48.5
47Jefferson County, MS
62.7
52.3
48Madison County, MS
60.9
45.8
49Lamar County, MS
57.1
47.6
50Pike County, MS
55.9
37.9
51Choctaw County, MS
55.7
62.7
52Tishomingo County, MS
53.3
55.3
53Monroe County, MS
48.8
47.5
54Neshoba County, MS
47.7
42
55Attala County, MS
47.4
49.3
56Grenada County, MS
45.4
34.8
57Covington County, MS
44.7
47.2
58Tate County, MS
44.7
37.7
59Lafayette County, MS
43.8
43.6
60Wayne County, MS
42.1
41.8
61Pearl River County, MS
39.9
42.5
62Jackson County, MS
38.9
38.6
63Union County, MS
38.7
45.1
64Jones County, MS
36.4
40.7
65Pontotoc County, MS
33.3
43.1
66Winston County, MS
29
48.5
67Tallahatchie County, MS
28.1
47.5
68Stone County, MS
21.4
38.6
69Oktibbeha County, MS
20.5
33.7
70DeSoto County, MS
19.6
36.7
71Clay County, MS
18
41.3
72Lincoln County, MS
17.7
41.6
73Hancock County, MS
17.5
35.6
74Prentiss County, MS
15.8
43.6
75Warren County, MS
15.8
31.9
76George County, MS
14.8
40.5
77Lee County, MS
10.3
33.6
78Bolivar County, MS
7.7
33.3
79Alcorn County, MS
7.5
43.8
80Harrison County, MS
6.3
30.1
81Forrest County, MS
5.1
30.3
82Tunica County, MS
1.4
36.4

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