Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2011
Updated on March 14, 2024.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2011, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (51,209); followed by Chicago, IL (26,814); Houston, TX (20,892); Los Angeles, CA (20,045); and Philadelphia, PA (18,268).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2011, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Violent crimes in the United States.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of cities by the number of Violent crimes for each state.
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Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2011 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2011
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 51209 |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 26814 |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 20892 |
| 4 | Los Angeles, CA | 20045 |
| 5 | Philadelphia, PA | 18268 |
| 6 | Detroit, MI | 15245 |
| 7 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 10813 |
| 8 | Memphis, TN | 10336 |
| 9 | Indianapolis, IN | 9170 |
| 10 | Baltimore, MD | 8885 |
| 11 | Dallas, TX | 8330 |
| 12 | Phoenix, AZ | 8089 |
| 13 | Nashville, TN | 7239 |
| 14 | San Antonio, TX | 7038 |
| 15 | Washington, DC | 6985 |
| 16 | Oakland, CA | 6652 |
| 17 | Atlanta, GA | 6097 |
| 18 | Milwaukee, WI | 5969 |
| 19 | St. Louis, MO | 5950 |
| 20 | Kansas City, MO | 5536 |
| 21 | Cleveland, OH | 5426 |
| 22 | San Francisco, CA | 5374 |
| 23 | Boston, MA | 5252 |
| 24 | Columbus, OH | 5185 |
| 25 | Jacksonville, FL | 5182 |
| 26 | Oklahoma City, OK | 5108 |
| 27 | San Diego, CA | 5104 |
| 28 | Miami, FL | 4849 |
| 29 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 4787 |
| 30 | Fort Worth, TX | 4569 |
| 31 | Albuquerque, NM | 4207 |
| 32 | Stockton, CA | 4155 |
| 33 | Louisville Metro, KY | 4086 |
| 34 | Tulsa, OK | 3960 |
| 35 | Minneapolis, MN | 3722 |
| 36 | Denver, CO | 3708 |
| 37 | Seattle, WA | 3664 |
| 38 | Austin, TX | 3471 |
| 39 | Tucson, AZ | 3440 |
| 40 | Sacramento, CA | 3354 |
| 41 | Buffalo, NY | 3250 |
| 42 | Newark, NJ | 3243 |
| 43 | San Jose, CA | 3206 |
| 44 | Birmingham, AL | 3163 |
| 45 | Cincinnati, OH | 3067 |
| 46 | Portland, OR | 3037 |
| 47 | Wichita, KS | 2950 |
| 48 | Fresno, CA | 2915 |
| 49 | Little Rock, AR | 2905 |
| 50 | Toledo, OH | 2868 |
| 51 | El Paso, TX | 2858 |
| 52 | Long Beach, CA | 2857 |
| 53 | New Orleans, LA | 2748 |
| 54 | Orlando, FL | 2591 |
| 55 | St. Petersburg, FL | 2532 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2476 |
| 57 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2468 |
| 58 | Flint, MI | 2392 |
| 59 | Anchorage, AK | 2388 |
| 60 | Omaha, NE | 2309 |
| 61 | Tampa, FL | 2228 |
| 62 | Camden, NJ | 2152 |
| 63 | Rockford, IL | 2106 |
| 64 | Rochester, NY | 2029 |
| 65 | Corpus Christi, TX | 1987 |
| 66 | Jersey City, NJ | 1906 |
| 67 | St. Paul, MN | 1885 |
| 68 | Arlington, TX | 1874 |
| 69 | Bakersfield, CA | 1866 |
| 70 | Colorado Springs, CO | 1865 |
| 71 | San Bernardino, CA | 1861 |
| 72 | Mesa, AZ | 1838 |
| 73 | Worcester, MA | 1800 |
| 73 | Lubbock, TX | 1800 |
| 74 | Akron, OH | 1779 |
| 75 | New Haven, CT | 1748 |
| 76 | Raleigh, NC | 1724 |
| 77 | Durham, NC | 1707 |
| 78 | Knoxville, TN | 1691 |
| 79 | Tallahassee, FL | 1661 |
| 80 | Hartford, CT | 1639 |
| 81 | Jackson, MS | 1620 |
| 82 | Mobile, AL | 1619 |
| 83 | Springfield, MA | 1581 |
| 84 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1565 |
| 84 | Winston-Salem, NC | 1565 |
| 85 | Shreveport, LA | 1544 |
| 86 | Huntsville, AL | 1518 |
| 87 | Tacoma, WA | 1507 |
| 88 | Paterson, NJ | 1490 |
| 89 | Chattanooga, TN | 1460 |
| 90 | Aurora, CO | 1448 |
| 91 | Bridgeport, CT | 1447 |
| 92 | Richmond, VA | 1428 |
| 93 | Norfolk, VA | 1424 |
| 94 | Modesto, CA | 1413 |
| 95 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1395 |
| 96 | Lexington, KY | 1358 |
| 97 | Dayton, OH | 1355 |
| 98 | Elizabeth, NJ | 1315 |
| 99 | Santa Ana, CA | 1313 |
| 100 | Riverside, CA | 1310 |
| 101 | Springfield, MO | 1306 |
| 102 | Spokane, WA | 1304 |
| 103 | Syracuse, NY | 1302 |
| 104 | Anaheim, CA | 1281 |
| 105 | Springfield, IL | 1278 |
| 106 | Amarillo, TX | 1223 |
| 107 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1213 |
| 108 | Trenton, NJ | 1208 |
| 109 | Lansing, MI | 1169 |
| 110 | Saginaw, MI | 1168 |
| 111 | Brockton, MA | 1160 |
| 112 | Laredo, TX | 1120 |
| 113 | Salinas, CA | 1115 |
| 114 | Glendale, AZ | 1114 |
| 115 | Wilmington, DE | 1111 |
| 116 | Reno, NV | 1108 |
| 117 | New Bedford, MA | 1093 |
| 118 | Fall River, MA | 1089 |
| 119 | Des Moines, IA | 1069 |
| 119 | Beaumont, TX | 1069 |
| 120 | Compton, CA | 1067 |
| 121 | Fayetteville, NC | 1050 |
| 122 | Richmond, CA | 1035 |
| 123 | Miami Gardens, FL | 999 |
| 124 | Yonkers, NY | 992 |
| 125 | Homestead, FL | 967 |
| 126 | Lincoln, NE | 966 |
| 127 | Kansas City, KS | 947 |
| 128 | Albany, NY | 939 |
| 129 | Columbus, GA | 933 |
| 130 | Pomona, CA | 927 |
| 131 | Pompano Beach, FL | 917 |
| 132 | Gainesville, FL | 912 |
| 133 | Vallejo, CA | 903 |
| 134 | Chesapeake, VA | 892 |
| 135 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 889 |
| 136 | Miami Beach, FL | 887 |
| 137 | Clarksville, TN | 883 |
| 138 | Hialeah, FL | 860 |
| 139 | Lancaster, CA | 851 |
| 140 | Newport News, VA | 845 |
| 141 | Lafayette, LA | 843 |
| 142 | Daytona Beach, FL | 835 |
| 143 | Pueblo, CO | 831 |
| 144 | Lawton, OK | 829 |
| 145 | Antioch, CA | 818 |
| 146 | Killeen, TX | 815 |
| 146 | Madison, WI | 815 |
| 147 | Peoria, IL | 814 |
| 148 | Canton, OH | 810 |
| 149 | Inglewood, CA | 808 |
| 150 | Lynn, MA | 804 |
| 151 | Clearwater, FL | 801 |
| 152 | Lowell, MA | 795 |
| 153 | Tempe, AZ | 787 |
| 154 | Palmdale, CA | 785 |
| 154 | Fort Wayne, IN | 785 |
| 155 | Virginia Beach, VA | 776 |
| 156 | Fort Myers, FL | 770 |
| 157 | West Palm Beach, FL | 769 |
| 158 | Waco, TX | 766 |
| 159 | Lawrence, MA | 764 |
| 160 | Reading, PA | 758 |
| 161 | Melbourne, FL | 750 |
| 162 | Odessa, TX | 748 |
| 163 | South Bend, IN | 744 |
| 164 | Moreno Valley, CA | 732 |
| 164 | Champaign, IL | 732 |
| 165 | Irvington, NJ | 728 |
| 166 | Fontana, CA | 720 |
| 167 | Warren, MI | 719 |
| 168 | Santa Maria, CA | 716 |
| 169 | Montgomery, AL | 707 |
| 170 | Redding, CA | 701 |
| 171 | Topeka, KS | 698 |
| 172 | Thornton, CO | 695 |
| 173 | Victorville, CA | 686 |
| 174 | Santa Rosa, CA | 682 |
| 175 | Chandler, AZ | 681 |
| 176 | Jackson, TN | 675 |
| 177 | Chula Vista, CA | 670 |
| 178 | Wilmington, NC | 662 |
| 179 | Hollywood, FL | 660 |
| 180 | Mount Vernon, NY | 658 |
| 181 | Council Bluffs, IA | 656 |
| 182 | Murfreesboro, TN | 654 |
| 183 | North Charleston, SC | 653 |
| 184 | Davenport, IA | 652 |
| 185 | Allentown, PA | 647 |
| 186 | Lauderhill, FL | 640 |
| 186 | Albany, GA | 640 |
| 187 | Gary, IN | 639 |
| 188 | Aurora, IL | 636 |
| 189 | Schenectady, NY | 633 |
| 189 | Vancouver, WA | 633 |
| 190 | Hawthorne, CA | 623 |
| 191 | Oceanside, CA | 620 |
| 192 | Oxnard, CA | 619 |
| 192 | Youngstown, OH | 619 |
| 193 | Manchester, NH | 618 |
| 194 | Lakewood, CO | 615 |
| 195 | North Little Rock, AR | 611 |
| 196 | Lynwood, CA | 609 |
| 197 | North Miami, FL | 605 |
| 198 | Fort Smith, AR | 601 |
| 198 | Palm Bay, FL | 601 |
| 199 | High Point, NC | 600 |
| 200 | Kissimmee, FL | 593 |
| 201 | Grand Prairie, TX | 591 |
| 202 | Passaic, NJ | 590 |
| 203 | Roanoke, VA | 589 |
| 204 | West Valley, UT | 588 |
| 205 | Columbia, MO | 582 |
| 206 | Niagara Falls, NY | 581 |
| 207 | South Gate, CA | 580 |
| 208 | Hayward, CA | 579 |
| 209 | Kent, WA | 577 |
| 210 | Henderson, NV | 571 |
| 211 | Rocky Mount, NC | 569 |
| 212 | Battle Creek, MI | 567 |
| 213 | Macon, GA | 566 |
| 213 | Pasadena, TX | 566 |
| 214 | Delray Beach, FL | 564 |
| 215 | Portsmouth, VA | 550 |
| 216 | Lakeland, FL | 548 |
| 217 | Hammond, IN | 547 |
| 218 | Garland, TX | 530 |
| 219 | El Cajon, CA | 529 |
| 220 | Elk Grove, CA | 523 |
| 221 | Salem, OR | 519 |
| 222 | Joliet, IL | 517 |
| 223 | Miramar, FL | 514 |
| 223 | Irving, TX | 514 |
| 224 | Sarasota, FL | 513 |
| 224 | Muncie, IN | 513 |
| 225 | Boise, ID | 510 |
| 226 | Lakewood, WA | 506 |
| 227 | Lancaster, PA | 504 |
| 228 | Merced, CA | 503 |
| 228 | Tyler, TX | 503 |
| 229 | Brownsville, TX | 500 |
| 230 | Independence, MO | 499 |
| 231 | Escondido, CA | 495 |
| 232 | Ontario, CA | 493 |
| 233 | Evansville, IN | 491 |
| 234 | Yuma, AZ | 490 |
| 235 | Huntington Park, CA | 487 |
| 236 | Visalia, CA | 486 |
| 237 | Greenville, SC | 485 |
| 238 | Berkeley, CA | 482 |
| 239 | Decatur, IL | 481 |
| 239 | Yakima, WA | 481 |
| 240 | Rialto, CA | 480 |
| 240 | Santa Cruz, CA | 480 |
| 241 | Cambridge, MA | 479 |
| 241 | New Brunswick, NJ | 479 |
| 242 | Gastonia, NC | 466 |
| 243 | Eugene, OR | 460 |
| 244 | Wichita Falls, TX | 459 |
| 245 | Everett, WA | 450 |
| 246 | Garden Grove, CA | 449 |
| 247 | Carson, CA | 444 |
| 247 | Asheville, NC | 444 |
| 248 | Sioux Falls, SD | 440 |
| 249 | Hempstead Village, NY | 439 |
| 250 | Greeley, CO | 437 |
| 250 | Rapid City, SD | 437 |
| 251 | Pasadena, CA | 435 |
| 252 | Port Arthur, TX | 434 |
| 253 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 432 |
| 254 | Erie, PA | 431 |
| 255 | Concord, CA | 430 |
| 255 | Indio, CA | 430 |
| 256 | Plano, TX | 429 |
| 257 | Abilene, TX | 428 |
| 258 | Fairfield, CA | 425 |
| 258 | Bryan, TX | 425 |
| 259 | Las Cruces, NM | 424 |
| 260 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 423 |
| 261 | El Monte, CA | 421 |
| 262 | Fort Collins, CO | 420 |
| 262 | East Orange, NJ | 420 |
| 263 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 417 |
| 264 | Gresham, OR | 416 |
| 265 | Longview, TX | 412 |
| 266 | Rock Hill, SC | 410 |
| 267 | Lafayette, IN | 408 |
| 268 | Huntington Beach, CA | 406 |
| 268 | Madera, CA | 406 |
| 269 | Burlington, NC | 405 |
| 270 | Scottsdale, AZ | 400 |
| 271 | Charleston, SC | 398 |
| 272 | Mesquite, TX | 397 |
| 273 | Quincy, MA | 394 |
| 274 | Victoria, TX | 392 |
| 274 | Ogden, UT | 392 |
| 275 | Downey, CA | 390 |
| 275 | Springfield, OH | 390 |
| 276 | Stamford, CT | 389 |
| 276 | Boynton Beach, FL | 389 |
| 277 | Vista, CA | 387 |
| 277 | Medford, OR | 387 |
| 278 | Marietta, GA | 386 |
| 279 | Fremont, CA | 384 |
| 279 | Fargo, ND | 384 |
| 280 | Pensacola, FL | 383 |
| 281 | Utica, NY | 382 |
| 282 | Southfield, MI | 377 |
| 283 | Largo, FL | 373 |
| 283 | Green Bay, WI | 373 |
| 284 | National City, CA | 372 |
| 285 | Norwalk, CA | 371 |
| 285 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 371 |
| 285 | Troy, NY | 371 |
| 286 | Santa Monica, CA | 369 |
| 287 | Turlock, CA | 368 |
| 288 | San Leandro, CA | 367 |
| 289 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 366 |
| 290 | Bradenton, FL | 362 |
| 290 | Haverhill, MA | 362 |
| 291 | Hemet, CA | 361 |
| 291 | Bloomington, IL | 361 |
| 292 | Waterbury, CT | 359 |
| 292 | Dearborn, MI | 359 |
| 293 | Ocala, FL | 358 |
| 293 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 358 |
| 294 | Davie, FL | 357 |
| 294 | Waterloo, IA | 357 |
| 295 | Hampton, VA | 350 |
| 296 | Warner Robins, GA | 349 |
| 297 | Westland, MI | 348 |
| 298 | Cicero, IL | 344 |
| 299 | Dothan, AL | 343 |
| 299 | Tulare, CA | 343 |
| 300 | Sioux City, IA | 339 |
| 301 | Harlingen, TX | 337 |
| 302 | Lawrence, KS | 335 |
| 303 | Citrus Heights, CA | 334 |
| 303 | Whittier, CA | 334 |
| 303 | Midland, TX | 334 |
| 304 | Jonesboro, AR | 333 |
| 305 | Sanford, FL | 329 |
| 306 | New Britain, CT | 328 |
| 307 | Ventura, CA | 326 |
| 307 | Norwalk, CT | 326 |
| 308 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 324 |
| 308 | Racine, WI | 324 |
| 309 | Taylor, MI | 320 |
| 310 | Santa Barbara, CA | 319 |
| 311 | Lorain, OH | 318 |
| 312 | Hesperia, CA | 313 |
| 312 | Billings, MT | 313 |
| 313 | Union City, CA | 311 |
| 313 | Denton, TX | 311 |
| 314 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 310 |
| 315 | Fullerton, CA | 306 |
| 315 | Frederick, MD | 306 |
| 316 | Santa Fe, NM | 305 |
| 317 | Clinton Township, MI | 303 |
| 318 | Peoria, AZ | 301 |
| 319 | Fayetteville, AR | 299 |
| 320 | Taunton, MA | 298 |
| 321 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 293 |
| 322 | Plantation, FL | 292 |
| 322 | Renton, WA | 292 |
| 323 | Overland Park, KS | 289 |
| 324 | College Station, TX | 288 |
| 325 | Elgin, IL | 287 |
| 326 | Bellflower, CA | 286 |
| 327 | Sparks, NV | 285 |
| 328 | Somerville, MA | 282 |
| 328 | Edinburg, TX | 282 |
| 329 | Gardena, CA | 281 |
| 329 | Watsonville, CA | 281 |
| 329 | St. Joseph, MO | 281 |
| 330 | West Covina, CA | 280 |
| 331 | Auburn, WA | 279 |
| 331 | Kenosha, WI | 279 |
| 332 | Johnson City, TN | 278 |
| 332 | Lynchburg, VA | 278 |
| 333 | Boulder, CO | 275 |
| 333 | Pawtucket, RI | 275 |
| 334 | Union City, NJ | 270 |
| 335 | Sunrise, FL | 269 |
| 336 | Valdosta, GA | 268 |
| 337 | Livermore, CA | 267 |
| 338 | Midwest City, OK | 264 |
| 339 | Flagstaff, AZ | 263 |
| 340 | Santa Clarita, CA | 262 |
| 340 | Wyoming, MI | 262 |
| 341 | Ann Arbor, MI | 261 |
| 342 | Suffolk, VA | 259 |
| 343 | Glendale, CA | 258 |
| 344 | Grand Junction, CO | 257 |
| 344 | Chicopee, MA | 257 |
| 345 | Pharr, TX | 256 |
| 346 | Paramount, CA | 255 |
| 347 | Alexandria, VA | 252 |
| 348 | Malden, MA | 250 |
| 348 | San Angelo, TX | 250 |
| 349 | Joplin, MO | 249 |
| 350 | Roseville, CA | 248 |
| 350 | Westminster, CA | 248 |
| 351 | Conway, AR | 247 |
| 351 | Chino, CA | 247 |
| 352 | Avondale, AZ | 246 |
| 352 | San Mateo, CA | 246 |
| 352 | Duluth, MN | 246 |
| 352 | McAllen, TX | 246 |
| 353 | Chico, CA | 245 |
| 353 | Westminster, CO | 245 |
| 353 | West Haven, CT | 245 |
| 354 | Bloomington, IN | 244 |
| 355 | Pico Rivera, CA | 243 |
| 356 | Baldwin Park, CA | 242 |
| 357 | McKinney, TX | 241 |
| 358 | Longmont, CO | 238 |
| 359 | Highland, CA | 236 |
| 359 | Lodi, CA | 236 |
| 359 | Coral Springs, FL | 236 |
| 360 | Cape Coral, FL | 235 |
| 361 | San Marcos, CA | 233 |
| 362 | Costa Mesa, CA | 231 |
| 363 | Buena Park, CA | 230 |
| 364 | La Mesa, CA | 227 |
| 364 | Nampa, ID | 227 |
| 365 | Cathedral City, CA | 226 |
| 365 | Porterville, CA | 226 |
| 365 | Olathe, KS | 226 |
| 365 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 226 |
| 365 | Scranton, PA | 226 |
| 365 | Kennewick, WA | 226 |
| 366 | Napa, CA | 224 |
| 367 | Rogers, AR | 220 |
| 367 | Delano, CA | 220 |
| 368 | Bethlehem, PA | 219 |
| 369 | Appleton, WI | 217 |
| 370 | Clifton, NJ | 215 |
| 371 | Lakewood, CA | 214 |
| 371 | New Rochelle, NY | 214 |
| 372 | Nashua, NH | 212 |
| 372 | Baytown, TX | 212 |
| 373 | Clovis, CA | 211 |
| 373 | Taylorsville City, UT | 211 |
| 374 | Carlsbad, CA | 210 |
| 374 | Yuba City, CA | 210 |
| 374 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 210 |
| 374 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 210 |
| 374 | West Jordan, UT | 210 |
| 375 | Pasco, WA | 208 |
| 376 | Alameda, CA | 207 |
| 377 | Manteca, CA | 206 |
| 377 | Carrollton, TX | 206 |
| 378 | Bend, OR | 204 |
| 379 | Anderson, IN | 203 |
| 379 | Sterling Heights, MI | 203 |
| 380 | La Habra, CA | 201 |
| 381 | Corona, CA | 200 |
| 381 | San Rafael, CA | 200 |
| 382 | Bellingham, WA | 199 |
| 382 | West Allis, WI | 199 |
| 383 | Decatur, AL | 197 |
| 383 | Redlands, CA | 197 |
| 384 | Vacaville, CA | 195 |
| 384 | Hoboken, NJ | 195 |
| 385 | Conroe, TX | 194 |
| 386 | Waterford Township, MI | 193 |
| 387 | Gulfport, MS | 192 |
| 387 | Missoula, MT | 192 |
| 387 | Elyria, OH | 192 |
| 388 | Burbank, CA | 191 |
| 388 | Norman, OK | 191 |
| 389 | Portland, ME | 190 |
| 390 | Colton, CA | 189 |
| 391 | Gloucester Township, NJ | 188 |
| 392 | Framingham, MA | 187 |
| 393 | Torrance, CA | 185 |
| 393 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ | 185 |
| 393 | North Richland Hills, TX | 185 |
| 393 | Temple, TX | 185 |
| 394 | Daly City, CA | 184 |
| 395 | Upland, CA | 183 |
| 395 | Weymouth, MA | 183 |
| 395 | Lewisville, TX | 183 |
| 396 | Revere, MA | 181 |
| 397 | Rio Rancho, NM | 180 |
| 398 | Oshkosh, WI | 179 |
| 399 | Gilbert, AZ | 178 |
| 399 | Woodland, CA | 178 |
| 399 | Boca Raton, FL | 178 |
| 399 | Evanston, IL | 178 |
| 399 | Ames, IA | 178 |
| 400 | Redwood City, CA | 177 |
| 400 | Santa Clara, CA | 177 |
| 400 | Greenwood, IN | 177 |
| 401 | Great Falls, MT | 176 |
| 402 | Cheektowaga Town, NY | 175 |
| 402 | Spokane Valley, WA | 175 |
Ranking of Cities By Number of Violent Crimes for each US State in 2011
Use the following links to see the ranking of cities by the number of Violent crimes for each of the following states in 2011.