2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Meridian, MS vs Picayune, MS

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Highlights
- Picayune has 8% less violent crime than Meridian.
- Picayune has 4% less property crime than Meridian.
 Meridian, MSPicayune, MSUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock27.622.7
 Property Crime68.5  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Meridian    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Meridian has so much to offer for a great stay, it’s affordable for visiting and for those who want to move to a family friendly town.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in Meridian at one time. It's one of many places I've lived across the country so I feel I have a lot of places to compare to it. If you check the crime stats ,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Meridian has, essentially 3 parts. In one section, the residents are financially secure and these neighborhoods are fairly insulated from the criminal and related  More

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Reviews for Picayune    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved down here from the midwest. Crime is very bad in pearl river county. 4 or 5 murders in the county so far this year. Drugs are all over. Decaying houses are all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Picayune is overall a decent place to live. Beware of constractors. Over all they are good people however they hire all of the dope heads and excons that will Rob you  More

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Over 9 years ago

we moved from southern Indiana, the snow and cold weather, you can have it. It did get hot there yet not as humid, the growing season here is longer, there is no tax on  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Meridian, MississippiCrime Index
 De Soto, MS 
 Stonewall, MS9.8
 Collinsville, MS18.35
 Lauderdale, MS24.35
 Scooba, MS28.1
 Nellieburg, MS28.2
 Meridian Station, MS28.7
 De Kalb, MS33
 Enterprise, MS33.2
 Quitman, MS33.35

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