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.

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 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