Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Flint, MI had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,729.46); followed by Camden, NJ (2,566.15); Saginaw, MI (2,362.14); Detroit, MI (2,122.91); and Oakland, CA (1,993.31).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities with a population of at least 50K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K residents.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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1 | Flint, MI | 2729.46 |
2 | Camden, NJ | 2566.15 |
3 | Saginaw, MI | 2362.14 |
4 | Detroit, MI | 2122.91 |
5 | Oakland, CA | 1993.31 |
6 | St. Louis, MO | 1776.46 |
7 | Memphis, TN | 1750.28 |
8 | Wilmington, DE | 1703.47 |
9 | Homestead, FL | 1664.41 |
10 | Stockton, CA | 1547.95 |
11 | Birmingham, AL | 1517.82 |
12 | Jackson, TN | 1478.89 |
13 | Trenton, NJ | 1466.30 |
14 | New Haven, CT | 1439.19 |
15 | Baltimore, MD | 1405.17 |
16 | Cleveland, OH | 1383.76 |
17 | Atlanta, GA | 1379.05 |
18 | Rockford, IL | 1367.76 |
19 | Hartford, CT | 1321.85 |
20 | Little Rock, AR | 1315.45 |
21 | Irvington, NJ | 1304.49 |
22 | Milwaukee, WI | 1294.47 |
23 | Rocky Mount, NC | 1291.34 |
24 | Buffalo, NY | 1288.71 |
25 | Kansas City, MO | 1263.16 |
26 | Compton, CA | 1242.14 |
27 | Niagara Falls, NY | 1229.25 |
28 | Nashville, TN | 1216.00 |
29 | Bridgeport, CT | 1205.23 |
30 | Council Bluffs, IA | 1186.45 |
31 | Indianapolis, IN | 1185.48 |
32 | Washington, DC | 1177.88 |
33 | Miami, FL | 1172.02 |
34 | Toledo, OH | 1171.95 |
35 | Fort Myers, FL | 1171.19 |
36 | Philadelphia, PA | 1160.07 |
37 | Daytona Beach, FL | 1155.82 |
38 | Newark, NJ | 1154.51 |
39 | Brockton, MA | 1143.39 |
40 | Richmond, CA | 1092.55 |
41 | Baton Rouge, LA | 1082.94 |
42 | New Bedford, MA | 1072.57 |
43 | Odessa, TX | 1064.31 |
44 | Fall River, MA | 1062.92 |
45 | Paterson, NJ | 1054.72 |
46 | Springfield, MA | 1039.36 |
47 | Albany, GA | 1035.51 |
48 | Miami Beach, FL | 1033.32 |
49 | Beaumont, TX | 1032.22 |
50 | Pompano Beach, FL | 1029.10 |
51 | Youngstown, OH | 1027.54 |
52 | Orlando, FL | 1017.39 |
53 | Antioch, CA | 1017.06 |
54 | Lawrence, MA | 1010.80 |
55 | Merced, CA | 1000.30 |
56 | Canton, OH | 999.81 |
57 | Houston, TX | 992.53 |
58 | Minneapolis, MN | 992.21 |
59 | Springfield, MO | 991.54 |
60 | Tulsa, OK | 989.96 |
61 | Rochester, NY | 975.98 |
62 | Cincinnati, OH | 974.67 |
63 | Dayton, OH | 973.70 |
64 | Knoxville, TN | 973.37 |
65 | Springfield, IL | 971.56 |
66 | Chicago, IL | 969.14 |
67 | Worcester, MA | 959.36 |
68 | Jackson, MS | 948.06 |
69 | San Bernardino, CA | 940.52 |
70 | Syracuse, NY | 940.15 |
71 | Lansing, MI | 939.94 |
72 | Schenectady, NY | 939.50 |
73 | Reading, PA | 934.99 |
74 | Lawton, OK | 931.35 |
75 | Huntsville, AL | 923.29 |
76 | Oklahoma City, OK | 919.06 |
77 | Champaign, IL | 911.11 |
78 | Kissimmee, FL | 905.39 |
79 | Gary, IN | 904.66 |
80 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 903.25 |
81 | St. Petersburg, FL | 901.59 |
82 | Mount Vernon, NY | 899.54 |
83 | Pensacola, FL | 893.99 |
84 | Akron, OH | 886.64 |
85 | Kalamazoo, MI | 878.38 |
86 | North Miami, FL | 854.60 |
87 | Hempstead Village, NY | 853.26 |
88 | Melbourne, FL | 853.07 |
89 | Tallahassee, FL | 853.01 |
90 | Lauderhill, FL | 850.16 |
91 | Miami Gardens, FL | 837.40 |
92 | Greenville, SC | 835.07 |
93 | Boston, MA | 835.01 |
94 | Anchorage, AK | 828.70 |
95 | Lubbock, TX | 827.01 |
96 | Lynn, MA | 820.94 |
97 | Hammond, IN | 820.89 |
98 | Marietta, GA | 817.68 |
99 | Albany, NY | 816.81 |
100 | New Orleans, LA | 815.16 |
101 | West Palm Beach, FL | 801.59 |
102 | Sarasota, FL | 801.06 |
103 | Elizabeth, NJ | 797.43 |
104 | Peoria, IL | 797.13 |
105 | Tacoma, WA | 796.96 |
106 | Burlington, NC | 789.42 |
107 | Fort Smith, AR | 785.30 |
108 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 783.97 |
109 | Lakewood, WA | 782.62 |
110 | Modesto, CA | 777.01 |
111 | Redding, CA | 774.95 |
112 | Lancaster, PA | 773.00 |
113 | Grand Rapids, MI | 771.24 |
114 | Shreveport, LA | 766.70 |
115 | North Las Vegas, NV | 763.91 |
116 | Lynwood, CA | 762.96 |
117 | Pittsburgh, PA | 751.97 |
118 | Albuquerque, NM | 749.71 |
119 | Vallejo, CA | 744.62 |
120 | Hawthorne, CA | 743.36 |
121 | Wichita, KS | 742.48 |
122 | Madera, CA | 742.09 |
123 | Sacramento, CA | 738.63 |
124 | Delray Beach, FL | 736.57 |
125 | Jersey City, NJ | 734.24 |
126 | North Charleston, SC | 732.06 |
127 | Pueblo, CO | 730.76 |
128 | Passaic, NJ | 730.38 |
129 | Durham, NC | 725.92 |
130 | Tucson, AZ | 724.51 |
131 | St. Paul, MN | 722.74 |
132 | North Little Rock, AR | 711.29 |
133 | Plainfield, NJ | 711.28 |
134 | Santa Cruz, CA | 710.98 |
135 | San Francisco, CA | 704.20 |
136 | Inglewood, CA | 699.63 |
137 | New Brunswick, NJ | 685.61 |
138 | Waterloo, IA | 681.96 |
139 | Santa Maria, CA | 681.77 |
140 | Salt Lake City, UT | 675.45 |
141 | Haverhill, MA | 675.32 |
142 | Dallas, TX | 674.96 |
143 | Pomona, CA | 673.88 |
144 | Bradenton, FL | 670.23 |
145 | Gainesville, FL | 669.89 |
146 | Clearwater, FL | 665.42 |
147 | Salinas, CA | 665.10 |
148 | Troy, NY | 664.80 |
149 | Winston-Salem, NC | 663.01 |
150 | Utica, NY | 658.18 |
151 | Corpus Christi, TX | 658.10 |
152 | Rock Hill, SC | 656.74 |
153 | Ocala, FL | 654.59 |
154 | Amarillo, TX | 650.13 |
155 | Richmond, VA | 648.70 |
156 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 647.86 |
157 | Spokane, WA | 645.26 |
158 | Killeen, TX | 644.87 |
159 | New York, NY | 639.29 |
160 | Turlock, CA | 638.18 |
161 | Clarksville, TN | 637.03 |
162 | Providence, RI | 636.94 |
163 | Phoenix, AZ | 636.68 |
164 | Lafayette, LA | 634.10 |
165 | Victoria, TX | 632.06 |
166 | Huntington Park, CA | 631.36 |
167 | Port Arthur, TX | 628.37 |
168 | Macon, GA | 627.99 |
169 | Murfreesboro, TN | 624.52 |
170 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 623.06 |
171 | National City, CA | 619.16 |
172 | Gastonia, NC | 618.29 |
173 | Springfield, OH | 618.28 |
174 | Tulare, CA | 617.93 |
175 | Jacksonville, FL | 617.25 |
176 | Tampa, FL | 616.38 |
177 | Denver, CO | 615.87 |
178 | South Bend, IN | 613.42 |
179 | Rapid City, SD | 607.33 |
180 | Yakima, WA | 605.87 |
181 | Topeka, KS | 599.18 |
182 | Louisville Metro, KY | 598.77 |
183 | Seattle, WA | 597.58 |
184 | Lafayette, IN | 597.12 |
185 | Davenport, IA | 596.88 |
186 | Kansas City, KS | 595.78 |
187 | Omaha, NE | 594.54 |
188 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 593.53 |
189 | Hamilton, OH | 592.44 |
190 | Sanford, FL | 590.90 |
191 | Fort Worth, TX | 587.46 |
192 | South Gate, CA | 576.25 |
193 | Fayetteville, NC | 575.82 |
194 | Long Beach, CA | 575.66 |
195 | West Haven, CT | 573.47 |
196 | Indio, CA | 573.24 |
197 | Yonkers, NY | 570.88 |
198 | Boynton Beach, FL | 570.51 |
199 | Frederick, MD | 570.29 |
200 | Victorville, CA | 569.57 |
201 | Joplin, MO | 568.56 |
202 | Manchester, NH | 567.07 |
203 | Wilmington, NC | 565.05 |
204 | Hanford, CA | 564.00 |
205 | Greensboro, NC | 563.13 |
206 | East Orange, NJ | 562.75 |
207 | Longview, TX | 560.85 |
208 | Medford, OR | 558.94 |
209 | Carson, CA | 557.74 |
210 | Roanoke, VA | 554.31 |
211 | Allentown, PA | 547.20 |
212 | Highland, CA | 544.09 |
213 | Fresno, CA | 543.07 |
214 | Norfolk, VA | 543.00 |
215 | Bakersfield, CA | 542.32 |
216 | Lancaster, CA | 539.73 |
217 | Lowell, MA | 538.98 |
218 | Tyler, TX | 535.79 |
219 | Warren, MI | 532.23 |
220 | Yuma, AZ | 531.56 |
221 | Midwest City, OK | 528.98 |
222 | Tempe, AZ | 528.72 |
223 | Warner Robins, GA | 528.67 |
224 | Palm Bay, FL | 528.50 |
225 | Hamden, CT | 527.59 |
226 | Des Moines, IA | 527.48 |
227 | Greenville, NC | 523.78 |
228 | Palmdale, CA | 522.88 |
229 | Mobile, AL | 522.43 |
230 | High Point, NC | 520.59 |
231 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 519.72 |
232 | Portland, OR | 517.19 |
233 | Reno, NV | 517.17 |
234 | Fayetteville, AR | 514.68 |
235 | College Station, TX | 508.46 |
236 | Revere, MA | 508.26 |
237 | Columbus, GA | 506.68 |
238 | Lorain, OH | 506.64 |
239 | Delano, CA | 504.44 |
240 | Arlington, TX | 503.30 |
241 | San Antonio, TX | 503.07 |
242 | San Leandro, CA | 503.06 |
243 | Rialto, CA | 501.01 |
244 | Largo, FL | 500.11 |
245 | Hemet, CA | 499.92 |
246 | Asheville, NC | 495.93 |
247 | Johnson City, TN | 495.79 |
248 | Waco, TX | 493.80 |
249 | Glendale, AZ | 491.42 |
250 | Southfield, MI | 487.18 |
251 | Taylor, MI | 484.54 |
251 | Green Bay, WI | 484.54 |
252 | Watsonville, CA | 484.02 |
253 | Vista, CA | 483.94 |
254 | Bloomington, IL | 482.45 |
255 | Santa Fe, NM | 481.45 |
256 | Dothan, AL | 481.33 |
257 | Los Angeles, CA | 481.10 |
258 | Anderson, IN | 481.01 |
259 | Gardena, CA | 479.92 |
260 | Portsmouth, VA | 476.54 |
261 | Taunton, MA | 474.86 |
262 | Evansville, IN | 473.80 |
263 | Racine, WI | 473.09 |
264 | Waukegan, IL | 469.44 |
265 | Lakeland, FL | 465.31 |
266 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 464.93 |
267 | Springdale, AR | 463.25 |
268 | Decatur, IL | 462.36 |
269 | Chicopee, MA | 462.16 |
270 | Malden, MA | 462.01 |
271 | Lakewood, CO | 461.74 |
272 | Independence, MO | 457.28 |
273 | Everett, WA | 456.71 |
274 | Colorado Springs, CO | 455.25 |
275 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 453.79 |
276 | Wichita Falls, TX | 450.29 |
277 | Gresham, OR | 450.08 |
278 | Cicero, IL | 449.59 |
279 | Erie, PA | 449.14 |
280 | West Valley, UT | 447.93 |
281 | Kent, WA | 444.71 |
282 | Edinburg, TX | 444.41 |
283 | Paramount, CA | 443.66 |
284 | Riverside, CA | 443.02 |
285 | Hollywood, FL | 442.49 |
286 | Greeley, CO | 442.48 |
287 | Lodi, CA | 439.44 |
288 | Valdosta, GA | 438.03 |
289 | Hesperia, CA | 435.15 |
290 | Santa Monica, CA | 433.04 |
291 | New Britain, CT | 431.54 |
292 | Columbia, MO | 430.20 |
293 | Jonesboro, AR | 428.74 |
294 | Quincy, MA | 427.80 |
295 | Decatur, AL | 427.61 |
296 | Visalia, CA | 426.32 |
297 | Miramar, FL | 426.20 |
298 | Escondido, CA | 426.09 |
299 | Oceanside, CA | 425.38 |
300 | Aurora, CO | 425.28 |
301 | Fairfield, CA | 423.86 |
302 | Berkeley, CA | 423.62 |
303 | Grand Junction, CO | 423.42 |
304 | El Paso, TX | 423.22 |
305 | Raleigh, NC | 423.21 |
306 | Fontana, CA | 423.15 |
307 | Laredo, TX | 421.90 |
308 | Casa Grande, AZ | 420.89 |
309 | St. Joseph, MO | 417.69 |
310 | Hayward, CA | 415.81 |
311 | Newport News, VA | 415.22 |
312 | Conway, AR | 415.16 |
313 | Lawrence, KS | 414.89 |
313 | Ogden, UT | 414.89 |
314 | San Diego, CA | 413.08 |
315 | Austin, TX | 408.81 |
316 | Pico Rivera, CA | 407.89 |
317 | Westland, MI | 405.77 |
318 | Pawtucket, RI | 405.15 |
319 | Santa Barbara, CA | 403.91 |
320 | Harlingen, TX | 403.80 |
321 | Norwalk, CA | 403.56 |
322 | Cambridge, MA | 402.88 |
323 | Pasadena, TX | 402.43 |
324 | Santa Ana, CA | 401.23 |
325 | Mesa, AZ | 399.65 |
326 | Sioux Falls, SD | 398.47 |
327 | Bryan, TX | 397.56 |
328 | Lincoln, NE | 397.46 |
329 | Montgomery, AL | 395.66 |
330 | Las Cruces, NM | 394.70 |
331 | Abilene, TX | 393.71 |
332 | Flagstaff, AZ | 393.20 |
333 | Bellflower, CA | 390.31 |
334 | Davie, FL | 388.62 |
335 | West New York, NJ | 388.07 |
336 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 387.38 |
337 | Citrus Heights, CA | 386.55 |
338 | Cathedral City, CA | 385.87 |
339 | Manteca, CA | 384.69 |
340 | La Mesa, CA | 383.27 |
341 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 379.62 |
342 | Madison, WI | 377.67 |
343 | Yuba City, CA | 376.22 |
344 | Bossier City, LA | 373.92 |
345 | East Hartford, CT | 373.32 |
346 | Santa Rosa, CA | 372.23 |
347 | Anaheim, CA | 371.24 |
348 | Union City, NJ | 370.27 |
349 | Conroe, TX | 369.22 |
350 | Greenwood, IN | 369.11 |
351 | Chesapeake, VA | 368.74 |
352 | Vineland, NJ | 367.34 |
353 | Muncie, IN | 367.00 |
354 | Pharr, TX | 366.85 |
355 | Chino, CA | 364.70 |
356 | Meriden, CT | 364.33 |
357 | Livermore, CA | 363.53 |
358 | San Jose, CA | 363.25 |
359 | Fort Wayne, IN | 362.79 |
360 | Porterville, CA | 360.15 |
361 | Fargo, ND | 358.79 |
362 | Salem, OR | 358.43 |
363 | El Cajon, CA | 358.32 |
364 | Vancouver, WA | 355.82 |
365 | Colton, CA | 353.73 |
366 | Moreno Valley, CA | 353.58 |
367 | Lexington, KY | 352.59 |
368 | Duluth, MN | 351.26 |
369 | Rogers, AR | 349.74 |
370 | Somerville, MA | 348.45 |
371 | Billings, MT | 347.84 |
372 | Hialeah, FL | 347.48 |
373 | Lynchburg, VA | 345.20 |
374 | Weymouth, MA | 344.34 |
375 | Midland, TX | 344.18 |
376 | Auburn, WA | 343.41 |
377 | El Monte, CA | 342.42 |
378 | Joliet, IL | 340.81 |
379 | Baldwin Park, CA | 340.54 |
380 | Bismarck, ND | 340.08 |
381 | Perris, CA | 339.87 |
382 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 337.25 |
383 | Downey, CA | 335.31 |
384 | Baytown, TX | 331.90 |
385 | Dearborn, MI | 331.23 |
386 | Scranton, PA | 331.07 |
387 | Union City, CA | 330.57 |
388 | Sioux City, IA | 328.98 |
389 | Elk Grove, CA | 327.48 |
390 | Fullerton, CA | 326.46 |
391 | Missoula, MT | 326.16 |
392 | San Rafael, CA | 324.53 |
393 | Chico, CA | 323.80 |
394 | Federal Way, WA | 321.82 |
395 | Concord, CA | 321.07 |
396 | Gloucester Township, NJ | 320.50 |
397 | Bowling Green, KY | 320.11 |
398 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 319.75 |
399 | Ontario, CA | 317.98 |
400 | Gilroy, CA | 317.73 |
401 | Plantation, FL | 316.97 |
402 | Bethlehem, PA | 315.70 |
403 | Woodland, CA | 314.26 |
404 | Redlands, CA | 313.93 |
405 | West Allis, WI | 313.78 |
406 | Norwalk, CT | 313.75 |
407 | Terre Haute, IN | 312.34 |
408 | Apple Valley, CA | 312.05 |
409 | Pasadena, CA | 310.66 |
410 | Denton, TX | 310.24 |
411 | Westminster, CA | 309.01 |
412 | Smyrna, GA | 306.45 |
413 | Tamarac, FL | 306.18 |
414 | Mesquite, TX | 305.23 |
415 | Evanston, IL | 304.73 |
416 | Pasco, WA | 304.05 |
417 | Renton, WA | 301.96 |
418 | Clinton Township, MI | 300.00 |
419 | Oxnard, CA | 298.82 |
420 | Bloomington, IN | 297.66 |
421 | Kennewick, WA | 297.52 |
422 | Avondale, AZ | 297.33 |
423 | La Crosse, WI | 297.01 |
424 | Waterbury, CT | 296.87 |
425 | Temple, TX | 296.21 |
426 | Hoboken, NJ | 295.31 |
427 | Appleton, WI | 290.07 |
428 | Oshkosh, WI | 287.16 |
429 | Ventura, CA | 285.69 |
430 | Whittier, CA | 284.76 |
431 | Petaluma, CA | 283.08 |
432 | Stamford, CT | 282.61 |
433 | Aurora, IL | 281.83 |
434 | Santee, CA | 281.54 |
435 | Janesville, WI | 281.26 |
436 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 280.56 |
437 | Redondo Beach, CA | 280.01 |
438 | Lakewood, CA | 278.93 |
439 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 277.26 |
440 | Napa, CA | 274.85 |
441 | Grand Prairie, TX | 274.51 |
442 | Kenosha, WI | 274.02 |
443 | Eugene, OR | 272.08 |
444 | Grand Forks, ND | 271.18 |
445 | Thornton, CO | 269.67 |
446 | Boise, ID | 268.00 |
447 | Iowa City, IA | 267.29 |
448 | Bellingham, WA | 266.13 |
449 | Redwood City, CA | 265.08 |
450 | San Marcos, CA | 264.54 |
451 | Sunrise, FL | 263.86 |
452 | San Mateo, CA | 262.83 |
453 | Fort Collins, CO | 262.78 |
454 | Vacaville, CA | 261.84 |
455 | Margate, FL | 261.77 |
456 | Rosemead, CA | 261.64 |
457 | Brownsville, TX | 261.18 |
458 | West Covina, CA | 260.52 |
459 | Portland, ME | 260.49 |
460 | Desoto, TX | 259.87 |
461 | Westminster, CO | 259.45 |
462 | Chandler, AZ | 258.73 |
463 | North Richland Hills, TX | 258.56 |
464 | Pocatello, ID | 255.52 |
465 | Great Falls, MT | 254.38 |
466 | Sparks, NV | 253.28 |
467 | St. Clair Shores, MI | 252.34 |
468 | Garden Grove, CA | 250.74 |
469 | Buena Park, CA | 249.68 |
470 | Wellington, FL | 248.52 |
471 | Boulder, CO | 248.36 |
472 | Encinitas, CA | 246.06 |
473 | Carlsbad, CA | 245.65 |
474 | Bolingbrook, IL | 243.78 |
475 | Nampa, ID | 243.65 |
476 | Blue Springs, MO | 242.20 |
477 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 241.13 |
478 | Auburn, AL | 240.94 |
479 | Hendersonville, TN | 240.62 |
480 | Idaho Falls, ID | 239.50 |
481 | Charleston, SC | 238.99 |
482 | Roseville, CA | 238.41 |
483 | La Habra, CA | 238.13 |
484 | Bartlett, TN | 237.80 |
485 | Waltham, MA | 236.53 |
486 | Elgin, IL | 235.45 |
487 | Nashua, NH | 234.83 |
488 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 234.54 |
489 | Pittsburg, CA | 234.24 |
490 | Chula Vista, CA | 232.56 |
491 | Peabody, MA | 232.19 |
492 | New Rochelle, NY | 231.98 |
493 | Burbank, CA | 231.30 |
494 | Garland, TX | 229.80 |
495 | Montebello, CA | 229.78 |
496 | Cheyenne, WY | 229.63 |
497 | Hampton, VA | 227.69 |
498 | Irving, TX | 226.33 |