Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (52,993); followed by Chicago, IL (26,248); Houston, TX (21,610); Los Angeles, CA (18,547); and Philadelphia, PA (17,853).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, 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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 52993 |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 26248 |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 21610 |
| 4 | Los Angeles, CA | 18547 |
| 5 | Philadelphia, PA | 17853 |
| 6 | Detroit, MI | 15011 |
| 7 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 11598 |
| 8 | Memphis, TN | 11507 |
| 9 | Indianapolis, IN | 9942 |
| 10 | Phoenix, AZ | 9458 |
| 11 | Baltimore, MD | 8789 |
| 12 | Dallas, TX | 8380 |
| 13 | Oakland, CA | 7963 |
| 14 | Milwaukee, WI | 7759 |
| 15 | Nashville, TN | 7550 |
| 16 | Washington, DC | 7448 |
| 17 | San Antonio, TX | 6943 |
| 18 | Atlanta, GA | 6027 |
| 19 | Kansas City, MO | 5862 |
| 20 | San Francisco, CA | 5777 |
| 21 | St. Louis, MO | 5661 |
| 22 | San Diego, CA | 5529 |
| 23 | Oklahoma City, OK | 5474 |
| 24 | Cleveland, OH | 5449 |
| 25 | Boston, MA | 5266 |
| 26 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 5238 |
| 27 | Jacksonville, FL | 5189 |
| 28 | Miami, FL | 4856 |
| 29 | Stockton, CA | 4630 |
| 30 | Fort Worth, TX | 4524 |
| 31 | Albuquerque, NM | 4151 |
| 32 | Louisville Metro, KY | 3989 |
| 33 | Tulsa, OK | 3949 |
| 34 | Minneapolis, MN | 3872 |
| 35 | Denver, CO | 3871 |
| 36 | Tucson, AZ | 3851 |
| 37 | Seattle, WA | 3746 |
| 38 | San Jose, CA | 3547 |
| 39 | Sacramento, CA | 3520 |
| 40 | Austin, TX | 3405 |
| 41 | Buffalo, NY | 3382 |
| 42 | Toledo, OH | 3352 |
| 43 | Birmingham, AL | 3237 |
| 44 | Newark, NJ | 3220 |
| 45 | Portland, OR | 3093 |
| 46 | New Orleans, LA | 2958 |
| 47 | Cincinnati, OH | 2887 |
| 48 | Wichita, KS | 2869 |
| 49 | El Paso, TX | 2859 |
| 50 | Flint, MI | 2774 |
| 51 | Fresno, CA | 2748 |
| 52 | Long Beach, CA | 2705 |
| 53 | Little Rock, AR | 2579 |
| 54 | Orlando, FL | 2508 |
| 55 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2507 |
| 56 | Omaha, NE | 2485 |
| 57 | Anchorage, AK | 2479 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2347 |
| 59 | St. Petersburg, FL | 2239 |
| 60 | Tampa, FL | 2162 |
| 61 | St. Paul, MN | 2101 |
| 62 | Rockford, IL | 2083 |
| 63 | Rochester, NY | 2069 |
| 64 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2057 |
| 65 | San Bernardino, CA | 2022 |
| 66 | Camden, NJ | 1993 |
| 67 | Colorado Springs, CO | 1968 |
| 68 | Lubbock, TX | 1962 |
| 69 | Bakersfield, CA | 1929 |
| 70 | Arlington, TX | 1909 |
| 71 | New Haven, CT | 1870 |
| 72 | Jersey City, NJ | 1847 |
| 73 | Mesa, AZ | 1804 |
| 74 | Raleigh, NC | 1780 |
| 75 | Knoxville, TN | 1774 |
| 76 | Bridgeport, CT | 1760 |
| 77 | Akron, OH | 1759 |
| 78 | Worcester, MA | 1758 |
| 79 | Durham, NC | 1710 |
| 80 | Huntsville, AL | 1696 |
| 81 | North Las Vegas, NV | 1695 |
| 82 | Jackson, MS | 1668 |
| 83 | Hartford, CT | 1655 |
| 84 | Tacoma, WA | 1615 |
| 85 | Springfield, MA | 1606 |
| 86 | Springfield, MO | 1596 |
| 87 | Modesto, CA | 1590 |
| 88 | Tallahassee, FL | 1582 |
| 89 | Winston-Salem, NC | 1556 |
| 90 | Greensboro, NC | 1555 |
| 91 | Paterson, NJ | 1552 |
| 92 | Shreveport, LA | 1550 |
| 93 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1543 |
| 94 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1465 |
| 95 | Aurora, CO | 1433 |
| 96 | Riverside, CA | 1389 |
| 97 | Dayton, OH | 1384 |
| 98 | Syracuse, NY | 1372 |
| 99 | Spokane, WA | 1369 |
| 100 | Richmond, VA | 1348 |
| 101 | Santa Ana, CA | 1334 |
| 102 | Norfolk, VA | 1332 |
| 103 | Mobile, AL | 1314 |
| 104 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1300 |
| 105 | Anaheim, CA | 1279 |
| 106 | Amarillo, TX | 1278 |
| 107 | Trenton, NJ | 1251 |
| 108 | Beaumont, TX | 1242 |
| 109 | Wilmington, DE | 1228 |
| 110 | Compton, CA | 1218 |
| 111 | Saginaw, MI | 1211 |
| 112 | Reno, NV | 1192 |
| 113 | Fayetteville, NC | 1186 |
| 114 | Richmond, CA | 1162 |
| 115 | Glendale, AZ | 1145 |
| 116 | Springfield, IL | 1138 |
| 117 | Yonkers, NY | 1133 |
| 117 | Providence, RI | 1133 |
| 118 | Odessa, TX | 1103 |
| 119 | Des Moines, IA | 1094 |
| 120 | Brockton, MA | 1088 |
| 121 | Lansing, MI | 1078 |
| 122 | Antioch, CA | 1068 |
| 123 | Lexington, KY | 1066 |
| 124 | Pompano Beach, FL | 1060 |
| 125 | Lincoln, NE | 1050 |
| 126 | Homestead, FL | 1045 |
| 127 | Laredo, TX | 1036 |
| 128 | New Bedford, MA | 1030 |
| 129 | Salinas, CA | 1027 |
| 130 | Pomona, CA | 1021 |
| 131 | Elizabeth, NJ | 1007 |
| 132 | Columbus, GA | 994 |
| 133 | Jackson, TN | 972 |
| 134 | Fall River, MA | 954 |
| 135 | Miami Beach, FL | 941 |
| 136 | Miami Gardens, FL | 931 |
| 136 | Fort Wayne, IN | 931 |
| 137 | Lawton, OK | 920 |
| 138 | Peoria, IL | 919 |
| 139 | Madison, WI | 897 |
| 140 | Tempe, AZ | 878 |
| 140 | Vallejo, CA | 878 |
| 140 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 878 |
| 141 | Kansas City, KS | 877 |
| 142 | Clarksville, TN | 875 |
| 143 | Lancaster, CA | 859 |
| 144 | Gainesville, FL | 851 |
| 144 | Killeen, TX | 851 |
| 145 | Fontana, CA | 850 |
| 146 | Chesapeake, VA | 839 |
| 147 | Reading, PA | 828 |
| 148 | Montgomery, AL | 827 |
| 149 | West Palm Beach, FL | 821 |
| 150 | Albany, GA | 813 |
| 151 | Palmdale, CA | 812 |
| 152 | Merced, CA | 810 |
| 152 | Hialeah, FL | 810 |
| 153 | Albany, NY | 802 |
| 154 | Pueblo, CO | 797 |
| 155 | Lawrence, MA | 785 |
| 156 | Inglewood, CA | 780 |
| 157 | Lafayette, LA | 779 |
| 158 | Topeka, KS | 772 |
| 159 | Virginia Beach, VA | 758 |
| 160 | Fort Myers, FL | 754 |
| 160 | Lynn, MA | 754 |
| 160 | Newport News, VA | 754 |
| 161 | Rocky Mount, NC | 749 |
| 162 | Council Bluffs, IA | 744 |
| 163 | Champaign, IL | 741 |
| 164 | North Charleston, SC | 737 |
| 165 | Canton, OH | 729 |
| 166 | Oceanside, CA | 728 |
| 166 | Gary, IN | 728 |
| 167 | Clearwater, FL | 727 |
| 168 | Daytona Beach, FL | 715 |
| 168 | Warren, MI | 715 |
| 169 | Irvington, NJ | 708 |
| 170 | Moreno Valley, CA | 706 |
| 171 | Redding, CA | 705 |
| 172 | Murfreesboro, TN | 701 |
| 173 | Santa Maria, CA | 690 |
| 174 | Fort Smith, AR | 687 |
| 175 | Youngstown, OH | 684 |
| 176 | Victorville, CA | 676 |
| 176 | Lakewood, CO | 676 |
| 177 | Hammond, IN | 665 |
| 178 | Melbourne, FL | 658 |
| 179 | Kalamazoo, MI | 657 |
| 180 | Allentown, PA | 653 |
| 181 | Hollywood, FL | 643 |
| 182 | Hawthorne, CA | 637 |
| 183 | Santa Rosa, CA | 636 |
| 184 | Waco, TX | 635 |
| 185 | Sioux Falls, SD | 631 |
| 186 | Chandler, AZ | 628 |
| 186 | Escondido, CA | 628 |
| 187 | Schenectady, NY | 626 |
| 188 | Manchester, NH | 624 |
| 189 | South Bend, IN | 622 |
| 189 | Pasadena, TX | 622 |
| 190 | Niagara Falls, NY | 619 |
| 191 | Wilmington, NC | 618 |
| 192 | Hayward, CA | 613 |
| 192 | Mount Vernon, NY | 613 |
| 193 | Davenport, IA | 604 |
| 194 | Oxnard, CA | 603 |
| 195 | West Valley, UT | 599 |
| 196 | Vancouver, WA | 592 |
| 197 | Lauderhill, FL | 587 |
| 198 | Lowell, MA | 585 |
| 199 | Macon, GA | 583 |
| 200 | Chula Vista, CA | 581 |
| 201 | Boise, ID | 567 |
| 202 | Yakima, WA | 566 |
| 203 | Salem, OR | 564 |
| 204 | Kissimmee, FL | 563 |
| 204 | Aurora, IL | 563 |
| 205 | Evansville, IN | 560 |
| 206 | High Point, NC | 556 |
| 207 | South Gate, CA | 553 |
| 207 | Palm Bay, FL | 553 |
| 208 | Visalia, CA | 544 |
| 209 | Kent, WA | 543 |
| 210 | Roanoke, VA | 542 |
| 211 | Lynwood, CA | 541 |
| 212 | Garland, TX | 540 |
| 213 | Miramar, FL | 537 |
| 213 | Independence, MO | 537 |
| 214 | Tyler, TX | 536 |
| 215 | Ontario, CA | 534 |
| 216 | North Miami, FL | 521 |
| 217 | Carson, CA | 520 |
| 218 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 517 |
| 219 | Green Bay, WI | 514 |
| 220 | Passaic, NJ | 513 |
| 221 | Elk Grove, CA | 512 |
| 222 | Rialto, CA | 509 |
| 222 | Greenville, SC | 509 |
| 223 | Yuma, AZ | 508 |
| 224 | Irving, TX | 507 |
| 225 | Joliet, IL | 506 |
| 226 | Grand Prairie, TX | 499 |
| 227 | College Station, TX | 491 |
| 228 | Berkeley, CA | 487 |
| 228 | Gresham, OR | 487 |
| 229 | Everett, WA | 481 |
| 230 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 478 |
| 231 | Columbia, MO | 476 |
| 232 | Wichita Falls, TX | 475 |
| 233 | Marietta, GA | 474 |
| 234 | Pensacola, FL | 473 |
| 234 | Brownsville, TX | 473 |
| 235 | Abilene, TX | 472 |
| 236 | Waterloo, IA | 470 |
| 237 | Madera, CA | 466 |
| 238 | Vista, CA | 465 |
| 238 | Lakeland, FL | 465 |
| 238 | Lancaster, PA | 465 |
| 238 | Lakewood, WA | 465 |
| 239 | Hempstead Village, NY | 464 |
| 240 | Longview, TX | 463 |
| 241 | Portsmouth, VA | 461 |
| 242 | Erie, PA | 458 |
| 243 | Delray Beach, FL | 457 |
| 244 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 455 |
| 244 | Greenville, NC | 455 |
| 245 | Fairfield, CA | 454 |
| 246 | Fullerton, CA | 452 |
| 247 | Indio, CA | 450 |
| 247 | Gastonia, NC | 450 |
| 248 | North Little Rock, AR | 449 |
| 249 | Rock Hill, SC | 447 |
| 250 | Turlock, CA | 445 |
| 250 | Henderson, NV | 445 |
| 251 | Mesquite, TX | 442 |
| 252 | Garden Grove, CA | 439 |
| 253 | San Leandro, CA | 437 |
| 254 | Norwalk, CA | 433 |
| 254 | Pasadena, CA | 433 |
| 254 | Santa Cruz, CA | 433 |
| 255 | Cambridge, MA | 431 |
| 256 | Eugene, OR | 430 |
| 257 | Greeley, CO | 426 |
| 258 | Sarasota, FL | 425 |
| 258 | Medford, OR | 425 |
| 258 | Rapid City, SD | 425 |
| 259 | Asheville, NC | 423 |
| 260 | Waukegan, IL | 420 |
| 261 | Haverhill, MA | 418 |
| 262 | Utica, NY | 411 |
| 263 | Lafayette, IN | 407 |
| 264 | Hemet, CA | 406 |
| 264 | Burlington, NC | 406 |
| 265 | Victoria, TX | 405 |
| 266 | Concord, CA | 402 |
| 266 | Hesperia, CA | 402 |
| 267 | Quincy, MA | 401 |
| 268 | Boynton Beach, FL | 399 |
| 269 | Midland, TX | 398 |
| 270 | El Monte, CA | 395 |
| 270 | Santa Monica, CA | 395 |
| 270 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 395 |
| 271 | Largo, FL | 394 |
| 271 | Las Cruces, NM | 394 |
| 271 | Fargo, ND | 394 |
| 272 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 393 |
| 273 | Fort Collins, CO | 391 |
| 274 | Fayetteville, AR | 388 |
| 275 | New Brunswick, NJ | 382 |
| 276 | Downey, CA | 381 |
| 276 | Frederick, MD | 381 |
| 277 | Cicero, IL | 379 |
| 278 | Tulare, CA | 376 |
| 279 | Ocala, FL | 375 |
| 280 | Racine, WI | 374 |
| 281 | Huntington Park, CA | 373 |
| 281 | Springfield, OH | 373 |
| 282 | Bloomington, IL | 372 |
| 282 | Hamilton, OH | 372 |
| 283 | National City, CA | 371 |
| 284 | Lawrence, KS | 370 |
| 284 | Billings, MT | 370 |
| 285 | Davie, FL | 369 |
| 285 | Denton, TX | 369 |
| 286 | Warner Robins, GA | 366 |
| 287 | El Cajon, CA | 365 |
| 288 | East Orange, NJ | 364 |
| 289 | Santa Barbara, CA | 363 |
| 290 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 360 |
| 291 | Plainfield, NJ | 358 |
| 291 | Plano, TX | 358 |
| 292 | Edinburg, TX | 357 |
| 293 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 356 |
| 294 | Ogden, UT | 353 |
| 295 | Decatur, IL | 352 |
| 295 | Southfield, MI | 352 |
| 296 | Stamford, CT | 351 |
| 297 | Port Arthur, TX | 344 |
| 298 | Santa Clarita, CA | 342 |
| 299 | Bradenton, FL | 341 |
| 300 | Westland, MI | 338 |
| 301 | Troy, NY | 335 |
| 302 | Springdale, AR | 332 |
| 302 | Thornton, CO | 332 |
| 303 | Santa Fe, NM | 331 |
| 304 | Scottsdale, AZ | 329 |
| 304 | Citrus Heights, CA | 329 |
| 305 | Waterbury, CT | 328 |
| 306 | Lorain, OH | 325 |
| 307 | Sanford, FL | 323 |
| 307 | St. Joseph, MO | 323 |
| 308 | Hamden, CT | 322 |
| 308 | Dearborn, MI | 322 |
| 309 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 321 |
| 310 | Dothan, AL | 319 |
| 310 | West Haven, CT | 319 |
| 310 | Johnson City, TN | 319 |
| 311 | New Britain, CT | 317 |
| 312 | Hampton, VA | 314 |
| 313 | Huntington Beach, CA | 313 |
| 314 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 312 |
| 314 | Bryan, TX | 312 |
| 315 | Ventura, CA | 310 |
| 316 | Hanford, CA | 309 |
| 317 | Fremont, CA | 306 |
| 318 | Duluth, MN | 305 |
| 319 | Bellflower, CA | 304 |
| 320 | Taylor, MI | 303 |
| 321 | Livermore, CA | 301 |
| 322 | Peoria, AZ | 296 |
| 322 | Highland, CA | 296 |
| 322 | Charleston, SC | 296 |
| 322 | Federal Way, WA | 296 |
| 323 | Jonesboro, AR | 295 |
| 323 | Midwest City, OK | 295 |
| 324 | Roseville, CA | 293 |
| 325 | Chino, CA | 291 |
| 325 | Clinton Township, MI | 291 |
| 326 | Joplin, MO | 288 |
| 326 | Pawtucket, RI | 288 |
| 327 | Gardena, CA | 287 |
| 328 | Overland Park, KS | 285 |
| 329 | Westminster, CA | 284 |
| 329 | Westminster, CO | 284 |
| 330 | Renton, WA | 283 |
| 331 | Chico, CA | 282 |
| 332 | West Covina, CA | 281 |
| 333 | Lodi, CA | 280 |
| 333 | Malden, MA | 280 |
| 334 | Plantation, FL | 278 |
| 335 | Delano, CA | 274 |
| 335 | Sioux City, IA | 274 |
| 335 | Kenosha, WI | 274 |
| 336 | Norwalk, CT | 272 |
| 337 | Harlingen, TX | 271 |
| 338 | Anderson, IN | 270 |
| 338 | Pharr, TX | 270 |
| 339 | Revere, MA | 269 |
| 339 | Somerville, MA | 269 |
| 340 | Taunton, MA | 268 |
| 341 | Lynchburg, VA | 267 |
| 342 | Carlsbad, CA | 265 |
| 342 | Manteca, CA | 265 |
| 343 | Flagstaff, AZ | 262 |
| 344 | Baldwin Park, CA | 261 |
| 344 | Pico Rivera, CA | 261 |
| 344 | San Mateo, CA | 261 |
| 345 | Muncie, IN | 258 |
| 345 | Chicopee, MA | 258 |
| 346 | Elgin, IL | 257 |
| 347 | Costa Mesa, CA | 254 |
| 348 | Conway, AR | 252 |
| 348 | Watsonville, CA | 252 |
| 348 | Grand Junction, CO | 252 |
| 348 | Scranton, PA | 252 |
| 349 | Union City, NJ | 250 |
| 350 | Boulder, CO | 249 |
| 351 | Valdosta, GA | 248 |
| 351 | Auburn, WA | 248 |
| 352 | Whittier, CA | 247 |
| 352 | Yuba City, CA | 247 |
| 352 | Baytown, TX | 247 |
| 353 | Vacaville, CA | 246 |
| 354 | Paramount, CA | 244 |
| 355 | Burbank, CA | 243 |
| 355 | Bloomington, IN | 243 |
| 355 | Alexandria, VA | 243 |
| 356 | Decatur, AL | 240 |
| 356 | Perris, CA | 240 |
| 357 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 238 |
| 357 | Bethlehem, PA | 238 |
| 358 | Bossier City, LA | 236 |
| 359 | Union City, CA | 235 |
| 360 | Sparks, NV | 234 |
| 361 | Avondale, AZ | 233 |
| 361 | Glendale, CA | 233 |
| 361 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 233 |
| 362 | Sterling Heights, MI | 232 |
| 363 | Sunrise, FL | 230 |
| 364 | Cape Coral, FL | 229 |
| 364 | Coral Springs, FL | 229 |
| 364 | McKinney, TX | 229 |
| 364 | Kennewick, WA | 229 |
| 365 | Evanston, IL | 228 |
| 366 | Lakewood, CA | 227 |
| 366 | San Marcos, CA | 227 |
| 366 | Ann Arbor, MI | 227 |
| 367 | Vineland, NJ | 225 |
| 368 | La Mesa, CA | 224 |
| 369 | Meriden, CT | 222 |
| 370 | Apple Valley, CA | 221 |
| 370 | Redlands, CA | 221 |
| 370 | Santa Clara, CA | 221 |
| 370 | Missoula, MT | 221 |
| 370 | Conroe, TX | 221 |
| 371 | Bellingham, WA | 220 |
| 372 | Clovis, CA | 219 |
| 373 | Bismarck, ND | 218 |
| 374 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 217 |
| 375 | Daly City, CA | 216 |
| 375 | Napa, CA | 216 |
| 376 | Appleton, WI | 213 |
| 377 | Casa Grande, AZ | 211 |
| 378 | Corona, CA | 210 |
| 379 | Redwood City, CA | 208 |
| 379 | Gloucester Township, NJ | 208 |
| 380 | Buena Park, CA | 206 |
| 381 | Gilbert, AZ | 205 |
| 382 | Cathedral City, CA | 204 |
| 382 | Nashua, NH | 204 |
| 383 | Nampa, ID | 203 |
| 384 | Rogers, AR | 202 |
| 384 | Rio Rancho, NM | 202 |
| 384 | Temple, TX | 202 |
| 385 | Porterville, CA | 200 |
| 386 | West Jordan, UT | 199 |
| 387 | West New York, NJ | 196 |
| 387 | Spokane Valley, WA | 196 |
| 388 | Pasco, WA | 194 |
| 389 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 193 |
| 390 | East Hartford, CT | 192 |
| 391 | San Rafael, CA | 191 |
| 391 | Tamarac, FL | 191 |
| 391 | Greenwood, IN | 191 |
| 391 | Terre Haute, IN | 191 |
| 391 | Olathe, KS | 191 |
| 391 | Oshkosh, WI | 191 |
| 391 | West Allis, WI | 191 |
| 392 | Redondo Beach, CA | 190 |
| 392 | Torrance, CA | 190 |
| 393 | Colton, CA | 189 |
| 393 | Bowling Green, KY | 189 |
| 394 | Longmont, CO | 188 |
| 394 | Weymouth, MA | 188 |
| 394 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ | 188 |
| 395 | Sandy Springs, GA | 187 |
| 396 | Iowa City, IA | 185 |
| 397 | Clifton, NJ | 184 |