Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on February 8, 2024.

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.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of cities by Violent crime rate for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2012 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Flint, MI
Camden, NJ
Saginaw, MI
Detroit, MI
Oakland, CA
St. Louis, MO
Memphis, TN
Wilmington, DE
Homestead, FL
Stockton, CA
Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
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 Rocky Mount, NC 1291.34
23 Buffalo, NY 1288.71
24 Kansas City, MO 1263.16
25 Compton, CA 1242.14
26 Niagara Falls, NY 1229.25
27 Nashville, TN 1216.00
28 Bridgeport, CT 1205.23
29 Council Bluffs, IA 1186.45
30 Indianapolis, IN 1185.48
31 Washington, DC 1177.88
32 Miami, FL 1172.02
33 Toledo, OH 1171.95
34 Fort Myers, FL 1171.19
35 Philadelphia, PA 1160.07
36 Daytona Beach, FL 1155.82
37 Newark, NJ 1154.51
38 Brockton, MA 1143.39
39 Richmond, CA 1092.55
40 Baton Rouge, LA 1082.94
41 New Bedford, MA 1072.57
42 Odessa, TX 1064.31
43 Fall River, MA 1062.92
44 Paterson, NJ 1054.72
45 Springfield, MA 1039.36
46 Albany, GA 1035.51
47 Miami Beach, FL 1033.32
48 Beaumont, TX 1032.22
49 Pompano Beach, FL 1029.10
50 Youngstown, OH 1027.54
51 Orlando, FL 1017.39
52 Antioch, CA 1017.06
53 Lawrence, MA 1010.80
54 Merced, CA 1000.30
55 Canton, OH 999.81
56 Houston, TX 992.53
57 Minneapolis, MN 992.21
58 Springfield, MO 991.54
59 Tulsa, OK 989.96
60 Rochester, NY 975.98
61 Cincinnati, OH 974.67
62 Dayton, OH 973.70
63 Knoxville, TN 973.37
64 Springfield, IL 971.56
65 Chicago, IL 969.14
66 Worcester, MA 959.36
67 Jackson, MS 948.06
68 San Bernardino, CA 940.52
69 Syracuse, NY 940.15
70 Lansing, MI 939.94
71 Schenectady, NY 939.50
72 Reading, PA 934.99
73 Lawton, OK 931.35
74 Huntsville, AL 923.29
75 Oklahoma City, OK 919.06
76 Champaign, IL 911.11
77 Kissimmee, FL 905.39
78 Gary, IN 904.66
79 Fort Lauderdale, FL 903.25
80 St. Petersburg, FL 901.59
81 Mount Vernon, NY 899.54
82 Pensacola, FL 893.99
83 Akron, OH 886.64
84 Kalamazoo, MI 878.38
85 North Miami, FL 854.60
86 Hempstead Village, NY 853.26
87 Melbourne, FL 853.07
88 Tallahassee, FL 853.01
89 Lauderhill, FL 850.16
90 Miami Gardens, FL 837.40
91 Greenville, SC 835.07
92 Boston, MA 835.01
93 Anchorage, AK 828.70
94 Lubbock, TX 827.01
95 Lynn, MA 820.94
96 Hammond, IN 820.89
97 Marietta, GA 817.68
98 Albany, NY 816.81
99 New Orleans, LA 815.16
100 West Palm Beach, FL 801.59
101 Sarasota, FL 801.06
102 Elizabeth, NJ 797.43
103 Peoria, IL 797.13
104 Tacoma, WA 796.96
105 Burlington, NC 789.42
106 Fort Smith, AR 785.30
107 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 783.97
108 Lakewood, WA 782.62
109 Modesto, CA 777.01
110 Redding, CA 774.95
111 Lancaster, PA 773.00
112 Grand Rapids, MI 771.24
113 Shreveport, LA 766.70
114 North Las Vegas, NV 763.91
115 Lynwood, CA 762.96
116 Pittsburgh, PA 751.97
117 Albuquerque, NM 749.71
118 Vallejo, CA 744.62
119 Hawthorne, CA 743.36
120 Wichita, KS 742.48
121 Madera, CA 742.09
122 Sacramento, CA 738.63
123 Delray Beach, FL 736.57
124 Jersey City, NJ 734.24
125 North Charleston, SC 732.06
126 Pueblo, CO 730.76
127 Passaic, NJ 730.38
128 Durham, NC 725.92
129 Tucson, AZ 724.51
130 St. Paul, MN 722.74
131 North Little Rock, AR 711.29
132 Plainfield, NJ 711.28
133 Santa Cruz, CA 710.98
134 San Francisco, CA 704.20
135 Inglewood, CA 699.63
136 New Brunswick, NJ 685.61
137 Waterloo, IA 681.96
138 Santa Maria, CA 681.77
139 Salt Lake City, UT 675.45
140 Haverhill, MA 675.32
141 Dallas, TX 674.96
142 Pomona, CA 673.88
143 Bradenton, FL 670.23
144 Gainesville, FL 669.89
145 Clearwater, FL 665.42
146 Salinas, CA 665.10
147 Troy, NY 664.80
148 Winston-Salem, NC 663.01
149 Utica, NY 658.18
150 Corpus Christi, TX 658.10
151 Rock Hill, SC 656.74
152 Ocala, FL 654.59
153 Amarillo, TX 650.13
154 Richmond, VA 648.70
155 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 647.86
156 Spokane, WA 645.26
157 Killeen, TX 644.87
158 New York, NY 639.29
159 Turlock, CA 638.18
160 Clarksville, TN 637.03
161 Providence, RI 636.94
162 Phoenix, AZ 636.68
163 Lafayette, LA 634.10
164 Victoria, TX 632.06
165 Huntington Park, CA 631.36
166 Port Arthur, TX 628.37
167 Macon, GA 627.99
168 Murfreesboro, TN 624.52
169 Upper Darby Township, PA 623.06
170 National City, CA 619.16
171 Gastonia, NC 618.29
172 Springfield, OH 618.28
173 Tulare, CA 617.93
174 Jacksonville, FL 617.25
175 Tampa, FL 616.38
176 Denver, CO 615.87
177 South Bend, IN 613.42
178 Rapid City, SD 607.33
179 Yakima, WA 605.87
180 Topeka, KS 599.18
181 Louisville Metro, KY 598.77
182 Seattle, WA 597.58
183 Lafayette, IN 597.12
184 Davenport, IA 596.88
185 Kansas City, KS 595.78
186 Omaha, NE 594.54
187 Rancho Cordova, CA 593.53
188 Hamilton, OH 592.44
189 Sanford, FL 590.90
190 Fort Worth, TX 587.46
191 South Gate, CA 576.25
192 Fayetteville, NC 575.82
193 Long Beach, CA 575.66
194 West Haven, CT 573.47
195 Indio, CA 573.24
196 Yonkers, NY 570.88
197 Boynton Beach, FL 570.51
198 Frederick, MD 570.29
199 Victorville, CA 569.57
200 Joplin, MO 568.56
201 Manchester, NH 567.07
202 Wilmington, NC 565.05
203 Hanford, CA 564.00
204 Greensboro, NC 563.13
205 East Orange, NJ 562.75
206 Longview, TX 560.85
207 Medford, OR 558.94
208 Carson, CA 557.74
209 Roanoke, VA 554.31
210 Allentown, PA 547.20
211 Highland, CA 544.09
212 Fresno, CA 543.07
213 Norfolk, VA 543.00
214 Bakersfield, CA 542.32
215 Lancaster, CA 539.73
216 Lowell, MA 538.98
217 Tyler, TX 535.79
218 Warren, MI 532.23
219 Yuma, AZ 531.56
220 Midwest City, OK 528.98
221 Tempe, AZ 528.72
222 Warner Robins, GA 528.67
223 Palm Bay, FL 528.50
224 Hamden, CT 527.59
225 Des Moines, IA 527.48
226 Greenville, NC 523.78
227 Palmdale, CA 522.88
228 Mobile, AL 522.43
229 High Point, NC 520.59
230 Tuscaloosa, AL 519.72
231 Portland, OR 517.19
232 Reno, NV 517.17
233 Fayetteville, AR 514.68
234 College Station, TX 508.46
235 Revere, MA 508.26
236 Columbus, GA 506.68
237 Lorain, OH 506.64
238 Milwaukee, WI 505.01
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
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 Waukegan, IL 469.44
264 Lakeland, FL 465.31
265 Deerfield Beach, FL 464.93
266 Springdale, AR 463.25
267 Decatur, IL 462.36
268 Chicopee, MA 462.16
269 Malden, MA 462.01
270 Lakewood, CO 461.74
271 Independence, MO 457.28
272 Everett, WA 456.71
273 Colorado Springs, CO 455.25
274 Perth Amboy, NJ 453.79
275 Wichita Falls, TX 450.29
276 Gresham, OR 450.08
277 Cicero, IL 449.59
278 Erie, PA 449.14
279 West Valley, UT 447.93
280 Kent, WA 444.71
281 Edinburg, TX 444.41
282 Paramount, CA 443.66
283 Riverside, CA 443.02
284 Hollywood, FL 442.49
285 Greeley, CO 442.48
286 Lodi, CA 439.44
287 Valdosta, GA 438.03
288 Hesperia, CA 435.15
289 Santa Monica, CA 433.04
290 New Britain, CT 431.54
291 Columbia, MO 430.20
292 Jonesboro, AR 428.74
293 Quincy, MA 427.80
294 Decatur, AL 427.61
295 Visalia, CA 426.32
296 Miramar, FL 426.20
297 Escondido, CA 426.09
298 Oceanside, CA 425.38
299 Aurora, CO 425.28
300 Fairfield, CA 423.86
301 Berkeley, CA 423.62
302 Grand Junction, CO 423.42
303 El Paso, TX 423.22
304 Raleigh, NC 423.21
305 Fontana, CA 423.15
306 Laredo, TX 421.90
307 Casa Grande, AZ 420.89
308 St. Joseph, MO 417.69
309 Hayward, CA 415.81
310 Newport News, VA 415.22
311 Conway, AR 415.16
312 Lawrence, KS 414.89
312 Ogden, UT 414.89
313 San Diego, CA 413.08
314 Austin, TX 408.81
315 Pico Rivera, CA 407.89
316 Westland, MI 405.77
317 Pawtucket, RI 405.15
318 Santa Barbara, CA 403.91
319 Harlingen, TX 403.80
320 Norwalk, CA 403.56
321 Cambridge, MA 402.88
322 Pasadena, TX 402.43
323 Santa Ana, CA 401.23
324 Mesa, AZ 399.65
325 Sioux Falls, SD 398.47
326 Bryan, TX 397.56
327 Lincoln, NE 397.46
328 Montgomery, AL 395.66
329 Las Cruces, NM 394.70
330 Abilene, TX 393.71
331 Flagstaff, AZ 393.20
332 Bellflower, CA 390.31
333 Davie, FL 388.62
334 West New York, NJ 388.07
335 Athens-Clarke County, GA 387.38
336 Citrus Heights, CA 386.55
337 Cathedral City, CA 385.87
338 Manteca, CA 384.69
339 La Mesa, CA 383.27
340 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 379.62
341 Yuba City, CA 376.22
342 Bossier City, LA 373.92
343 East Hartford, CT 373.32
344 Santa Rosa, CA 372.23
345 Anaheim, CA 371.24
346 Union City, NJ 370.27
347 Conroe, TX 369.22
348 Greenwood, IN 369.11
349 Chesapeake, VA 368.74
350 Vineland, NJ 367.34
351 Muncie, IN 367.00
352 Pharr, TX 366.85
353 Chino, CA 364.70
354 Meriden, CT 364.33
355 Livermore, CA 363.53
356 San Jose, CA 363.25
357 Fort Wayne, IN 362.79
358 Porterville, CA 360.15
359 Fargo, ND 358.79
360 Salem, OR 358.43
361 El Cajon, CA 358.32
362 Vancouver, WA 355.82
363 Colton, CA 353.73
364 Moreno Valley, CA 353.58
365 Lexington, KY 352.59
366 Duluth, MN 351.26
367 Rogers, AR 349.74
368 Somerville, MA 348.45
369 Billings, MT 347.84
370 Hialeah, FL 347.48
371 Lynchburg, VA 345.20
372 Weymouth, MA 344.34
373 Midland, TX 344.18
374 Auburn, WA 343.41
375 El Monte, CA 342.42
376 Joliet, IL 340.81
377 Baldwin Park, CA 340.54
378 Bismarck, ND 340.08
379 Perris, CA 339.87
380 Dearborn Heights, MI 337.25
381 Downey, CA 335.31
382 Baytown, TX 331.90
383 Dearborn, MI 331.23
384 Scranton, PA 331.07
385 Union City, CA 330.57
386 Sioux City, IA 328.98
387 Elk Grove, CA 327.48
388 Fullerton, CA 326.46
389 Missoula, MT 326.16
390 San Rafael, CA 324.53
391 Chico, CA 323.80
392 Federal Way, WA 321.82
393 Concord, CA 321.07
394 Gloucester Township, NJ 320.50
395 Bowling Green, KY 320.11
396 Jurupa Valley, CA 319.75
397 Ontario, CA 317.98
398 Gilroy, CA 317.73
399 Plantation, FL 316.97
400 Bethlehem, PA 315.70
401 Woodland, CA 314.26
402 Redlands, CA 313.93
403 Norwalk, CT 313.75
404 Terre Haute, IN 312.34
405 Apple Valley, CA 312.05
406 Pasadena, CA 310.66
407 Denton, TX 310.24
408 Westminster, CA 309.01
409 Smyrna, GA 306.45
410 Tamarac, FL 306.18
411 Mesquite, TX 305.23
412 Evanston, IL 304.73
413 Pasco, WA 304.05
414 Renton, WA 301.96
415 Clinton Township, MI 300.00
416 Oxnard, CA 298.82
417 Bloomington, IN 297.66
418 Kennewick, WA 297.52
419 Avondale, AZ 297.33
420 Waterbury, CT 296.87
421 Temple, TX 296.21
422 Hoboken, NJ 295.31
423 Ventura, CA 285.69
424 Whittier, CA 284.76
425 Petaluma, CA 283.08
426 Stamford, CT 282.61
427 Aurora, IL 281.83
428 Santee, CA 281.54
429 Brooklyn Park, MN 280.56
430 Redondo Beach, CA 280.01
431 Lakewood, CA 278.93
432 Cedar Rapids, IA 277.26
433 Napa, CA 274.85
434 Grand Prairie, TX 274.51
435 Eugene, OR 272.08
436 Grand Forks, ND 271.18
437 Thornton, CO 269.67
438 Boise, ID 268.00
439 Iowa City, IA 267.29
440 Racine, WI 266.90
441 Bellingham, WA 266.13
442 Redwood City, CA 265.08
443 San Marcos, CA 264.54
444 Sunrise, FL 263.86
445 San Mateo, CA 262.83
446 Fort Collins, CO 262.78
447 Vacaville, CA 261.84
448 Margate, FL 261.77
449 Rosemead, CA 261.64
450 Brownsville, TX 261.18
451 West Covina, CA 260.52
452 Portland, ME 260.49
453 Desoto, TX 259.87
454 Westminster, CO 259.45
455 Chandler, AZ 258.73
456 North Richland Hills, TX 258.56
457 Pocatello, ID 255.52
458 Great Falls, MT 254.38
459 Sparks, NV 253.28
460 St. Clair Shores, MI 252.34
461 Garden Grove, CA 250.74
462 Buena Park, CA 249.68
463 Wellington, FL 248.52
464 Boulder, CO 248.36
465 Encinitas, CA 246.06
466 Carlsbad, CA 245.65
467 Bolingbrook, IL 243.78
468 Nampa, ID 243.65
469 Blue Springs, MO 242.20
470 Lake Elsinore, CA 241.13
471 Auburn, AL 240.94
472 Hendersonville, TN 240.62
473 Idaho Falls, ID 239.50
474 Charleston, SC 238.99
475 Roseville, CA 238.41
476 La Habra, CA 238.13
477 Bartlett, TN 237.80
478 Waltham, MA 236.53
479 Elgin, IL 235.45
480 Nashua, NH 234.83
481 Port St. Lucie, FL 234.54
482 Pittsburg, CA 234.24
483 Chula Vista, CA 232.56
484 Peabody, MA 232.19
485 New Rochelle, NY 231.98
486 Burbank, CA 231.30
487 Garland, TX 229.80
488 Montebello, CA 229.78
489 Cheyenne, WY 229.63
490 Hampton, VA 227.69
491 Irving, TX 226.33
492 Yucaipa, CA 226.14
493 Rio Rancho, NM 225.79
494 Costa Mesa, CA 225.51
495 Clovis, CA 223.86
496 St. Peters, MO 223.00
497 North Port, FL 221.96
498 Framingham, MA 221.25