Gulfport MS Murder/Homicide Rate 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Gulfport, Mississippi murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
  • The Gulfport MS murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 5.52 per 100,000 population, a 59.83% decline from 2017.
  • The Gulfport MS murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 13.74 per 100,000 population, a 0.15% decline from 2016.
  • The Gulfport MS murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 13.76 per 100,000 population, a 25.09% increase from 2015.
  • The Gulfport MS murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 11 per 100,000 population, a 680.14% increase from 2013.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in MS
City Name Population Rate
Brookhaven 12,125 57.73
Jackson 166,024 46.98
Vicksburg 22,298 40.36
Pascagoula 21,654 13.85
Meridian 37,500 10.67
West Point 10,593 9.44
Ocean Springs 17,726 5.64
Gulfport 72,402 5.52
Gautier 18,501 5.41
Laurel 18,486 5.41
Clinton 25,137 3.98
Starkville 25,559 3.91
Biloxi 46,148 2.17
Southaven 54,772 1.83
Wiggins 4,561 0.00
Florence 4,468 0.00
Edwards 1,006 0.00
Byram 11,692 0.00
Hattiesburg 46,461 0.00
Brandon 24,283 0.00
Booneville 8,688 0.00
Batesville 7,212 0.00
Ackerman 1,444 0.00
Fulton 4,019 0.00
Horn Lake 27,238 0.00
Iuka 2,955 0.00
Waveland 6,343 0.00
Leakesville 896 0.00
Madison 25,832 0.00
Summit 1,593 0.00
Oxford 24,369 0.00
Pass Christian 6,082 0.00
Petal 10,656 0.00
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Gulfport MS US
2018 5.52 5.73 4.96
2017 13.74 6.36 5.32
2016 13.76 7.94 5.38
2015 11.00 8.46 4.95
2013 1.41 7.25 4.52
2011 17.63 7.79 4.71
2010 8.47 6.87 4.76
2009 5.72 6.57 5.02
2008 12.18 8.03 5.42
2007 6.21 6.92 5.68
2006 16.62 7.94 5.78
2005 8.30 7.36 5.65
2004 8.29 7.83 5.50
2003 15.12 9.26 5.68
2002 15.32 9.21 5.64
2001 13.99 9.86 5.62
2000 6.02 8.96 5.54
1999 9.21 7.69 5.69