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Mississippi
59
State score · Fair
212.8
Violent crime / 100k (low)
1498
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Mississippi
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 419
- Heat 195
- Excessive Heat 163
- Hail 107
- Flash Flood 102
Mississippi parks ranked by safety
8 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 92
Natchez National Historical Park National Historical Park Adams County
#2 86
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site National Battlefield Site Lee County
#3 86
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail Lee County
#4 86
Tupelo National Battlefield National Battlefield Lee County
#5 86
Vicksburg National Military Park National Military Park Warren County
#6 68
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument National Monument Hinds County
#7 59
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument National Monument Tallahatchie County
#8 59
Natchez Trace Parkway Parkway Chickasaw County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.