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7 Safest Cities in Mississippi for 2026

The seven cities covered here are Brandon, Madison, Ridgeland, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Oxford, and Tupelo. Madison is the strongest reported safety anchor, with 57 violent crimes and 388 property crimes per 100,000 residents, but the ordering changes depending on source coverage and whether a comparison uses raw crime rates, modeled grades, or broader local context. That distinction matters because “safe” can describe several different things. A low violent-crime rate may coexist with highe