Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2014

Updated on November 27, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2014, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Detroit, MI had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,988.63); followed by Memphis, TN (1,740.51); Flint, MI (1,708.25); Saginaw, MI (1,688.99); and St. Louis, MO (1,678.73).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2014, 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 2014 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2014
Detroit, MI
Memphis, TN
Flint, MI
Saginaw, MI
St. Louis, MO
Wilmington, DE
Birmingham, AL
Milwaukee, WI
Little Rock, AR
Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2014
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Detroit, MI 1988.63
2 Memphis, TN 1740.51
3 Flint, MI 1708.25
4 Saginaw, MI 1688.99
5 St. Louis, MO 1678.73
6 Wilmington, DE 1637.08
7 Birmingham, AL 1588.29
8 Milwaukee, WI 1476.41
9 Little Rock, AR 1391.91
10 Baltimore, MD 1338.55
11 Cleveland, OH 1334.35
12 Homestead, FL 1327.42
13 Daytona Beach, FL 1283.75
14 Irvington, NJ 1261.56
15 Elkhart, IN 1257.64
16 New Bedford, MA 1257.26
17 Indianapolis, IN 1254.66
18 Kansas City, MO 1251.45
19 Rockford, IL 1234.74
20 Buffalo, NY 1228.24
21 Atlanta, GA 1227.43
22 Charleston, WV 1226.99
23 Springfield, MO 1186.47
24 Washington, DC 1185.32
25 Kalamazoo, MI 1165.35
26 Fall River, MA 1165.16
27 Nashville, TN 1122.45
28 Lansing, MI 1116.76
29 Hartford, CT 1104.50
30 Trenton, NJ 1104.08
31 Fort Myers, FL 1103.02
32 Lawrence, MA 1093.78
33 Toledo, OH 1091.23
34 Jackson, TN 1081.49
35 Springfield, MA 1080.86
36 Newark, NJ 1077.71
37 Springfield, IL 1065.45
38 Miami, FL 1059.96
39 New Haven, CT 1054.39
40 Brockton, MA 1050.55
41 Albany, GA 1021.65
42 Philadelphia, PA 1021.45
43 Minneapolis, MN 1011.96
44 Canton, OH 1008.41
45 Houston, TX 991.38
46 Chattanooga, TN 973.92
47 New Orleans, LA 973.88
48 Miami Beach, FL 973.07
49 Worcester, MA 961.54
50 Waterloo, IA 955.27
51 Odessa, TX 939.98
52 Rocky Mount, NC 939.09
53 North Miami, FL 938.20
54 Tallahassee, FL 937.24
55 Baton Rouge, LA 924.20
56 Jackson, MS 924.14
57 Lawton, OK 920.94
58 Oakland, CA 919.53
59 Gary, IN 912.67
60 Cincinnati, OH 905.36
61 Bridgeport, CT 905.14
62 Orlando, FL 901.13
63 Beaumont, TX 890.60
64 Elizabeth, NJ 889.79
65 Chicago, IL 884.29
66 Albuquerque, NM 882.85
67 Knoxville, TN 874.37
68 Schenectady, NY 873.41
69 Reading, PA 865.13
70 St. Petersburg, FL 864.93
71 Anchorage, AK 864.57
72 Lubbock, TX 861.78
73 Hempstead Village, NY 856.04
74 Dayton, OH 855.35
75 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 841.07
76 Rochester, NY 839.09
77 West Palm Beach, FL 824.05
78 Pompano Beach, FL 823.52
79 Paterson, NJ 815.97
80 Pueblo, CO 815.91
81 Albany, NY 813.43
82 Hammond, IN 811.20
83 Greenville, SC 810.67
84 Syracuse, NY 805.35
85 Tulsa, OK 805.14
86 Sanford, FL 803.87
87 Pittsburgh, PA 798.08
88 Tacoma, WA 793.76
89 Melbourne, FL 785.38
90 Battle Creek, MI 783.99
91 Huntsville, AL 781.88
92 Lynn, MA 777.15
93 North Las Vegas, NV 776.69
94 Oklahoma City, OK 773.82
95 Fort Lauderdale, FL 772.74
96 Fort Smith, AR 753.50
97 Salt Lake City, UT 752.20
98 Springfield, OH 750.54
99 Columbia, SC 748.56
100 New Brunswick, NJ 743.87
101 Champaign, IL 742.90
102 Durham, NC 734.37
103 North Charleston, SC 731.10
104 Boston, MA 725.69
105 Shreveport, LA 721.34
106 Mount Vernon, NY 715.94
107 Grand Rapids, MI 714.12
108 Winston-Salem, NC 712.36
109 Kansas City, KS 710.92
110 Plainfield, NJ 710.09
111 East Orange, NJ 707.25
112 Pensacola, FL 705.46
113 Haverhill, MA 697.02
114 Akron, OH 686.24
115 South Bend, IN 685.16
116 Jacksonville, FL 683.75
117 Burlington, NC 681.81
118 Amarillo, TX 679.74
119 Lancaster, PA 679.31
120 Wilmington, NC 675.38
121 Clarksville, TN 668.56
122 Kissimmee, FL 667.94
123 Sarasota, FL 665.80
124 Delray Beach, FL 665.47
125 Dallas, TX 664.65
126 St. Paul, MN 662.45
127 Gastonia, NC 657.82
128 Corpus Christi, TX 655.99
129 Youngstown, OH 655.65
130 Miami Gardens, FL 654.96
131 Lauderhill, FL 653.85
132 Utica, NY 651.52
133 Passaic, NJ 651.43
134 Lafayette, LA 650.57
135 Peoria, IL 649.15
136 Bradenton, FL 645.65
137 Bossier City, LA 641.78
138 Lakewood, WA 640.67
139 Gainesville, FL 637.36
140 North Little Rock, AR 635.53
141 Port Arthur, TX 629.41
142 Ocala, FL 623.49
143 Davenport, IA 619.19
144 Manchester, NH 617.70
145 Killeen, TX 607.71
146 Seattle, WA 603.10
147 Portsmouth, VA 602.48
148 Kingsport, TN 601.77
149 Des Moines, IA 600.24
150 Denver, CO 598.63
151 New York, NY 596.70
152 Rapid City, SD 595.96
153 Mobile, AL 593.65
154 Louisville Metro4, , KY 590.96
155 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 589.79
156 Tampa, FL 582.43
157 Clearwater, FL 582.33
158 Richmond, VA 578.55
159 Phoenix, AZ 571.89
160 Palm Bay, FL 569.87
161 Asheville, NC 568.13
162 Yuma, AZ 564.76
163 Omaha, NE 560.59
164 Taylor, MI 557.48
165 Revere, MA 556.97
166 Columbus, OH 549.22
167 Spokane, WA 547.80
168 Council Bluffs, IA 546.36
169 Lowell, MA 544.98
170 San Antonio, TX 539.32
171 Murfreesboro, TN 533.59
172 Columbus, GA 532.62
173 Jersey City, NJ 531.14
174 Boynton Beach, FL 526.46
175 Ogden, UT 525.09
176 Jonesboro, AR 523.64
177 Montgomery, AL 522.49
178 Providence, RI 518.92
179 Greenville, NC 518.86
180 Norfolk, VA 518.05
181 Evansville, IN 517.56
182 Allentown, PA 514.70
183 Joplin, MO 514.28
184 Victoria, TX 514.26
185 Rock Hill, SC 511.80
186 Burien, WA 511.10
187 Topeka, KS 509.90
188 Marietta, GA 507.85
189 Fayetteville, NC 506.07
190 Medford, OR 501.56
191 Greeley, CO 497.92
192 Gresham, OR 497.84
193 Fayetteville, AR 497.12
194 Lafayette, IN 496.12
195 Green Bay, WI 495.34
196 Hollywood, FL 494.19
197 Reno, NV 487.97
198 Yonkers, NY 485.49
199 Arlington, TX 484.10
200 Tuscaloosa, AL 483.34
201 Lakewood, CO 480.32
202 Casa Grande, AZ 478.02
203 Decatur, IL 477.32
204 Greensboro, NC 476.96
205 Grand Junction, CO 476.89
206 Warren, MI 474.53
207 Abilene, TX 473.13
208 Portland, OR 472.82
209 Perth Amboy, NJ 471.99
210 Tempe, AZ 470.52
211 Deerfield Beach, FL 468.44
212 Lynchburg, VA 466.69
213 High Point, NC 465.27
214 Mesa, AZ 458.57
215 Colorado Springs, CO 458.26
216 Pinellas Park, FL 456.06
217 St. Joseph, MO 454.26
218 Warner Robins, GA 446.76
219 Lakeland, FL 446.62
220 San Bernardino, CA 446.44
221 Waco, TX 443.27
222 Sioux Falls, SD 442.22
223 New Britain, CT 440.55
224 Waukegan, IL 439.45
225 Vineland, NJ 436.88
226 Yakima, WA 435.59
227 Largo, FL 430.56
228 Frederick, MD 429.70
229 Newport News, VA 429.34
230 Stockton, CA 427.69
231 Upper Darby Township, PA 427.31
232 Bryan, TX 426.41
233 Chesapeake, VA 426.26
234 San Francisco, CA 426.21
235 Hawthorne, CA 423.45
236 Quincy, MA 416.87
237 Richmond, CA 416.73
238 Aurora, CO 412.60
239 Compton, CA 412.32
240 Bloomington, IL 411.57
241 Huntington Park, CA 408.03
242 Wichita Falls, TX 405.91
243 Independence, MO 405.72
244 Erie, PA 404.37
245 Racine, WI 397.15
246 Austin, TX 396.16
247 Conway, AR 396.02
248 Flagstaff, AZ 395.74
249 Muncie, IN 393.76
250 Auburn, WA 393.32
251 St. Cloud, MN 393.27
252 El Paso, TX 392.64
253 Commerce City, CO 392.09
254 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 391.67
255 Pharr, TX 390.32
256 Laredo, TX 388.85
257 Wyoming, MI 387.38
258 Brooklyn Park, MN 386.14
259 Lorain, OH 385.11
260 Pasadena, TX 384.92
261 Federal Way, WA 384.82
262 Cicero, IL 382.66
263 Chicopee, MA 381.51
264 Billings, MT 378.25
265 Inglewood, CA 377.69
266 Vallejo, CA 375.72
267 Hamden, CT 375.01
268 Dearborn Heights, MI 374.34
269 Waterbury, CT 372.62
270 Enid, OK 370.32
271 Taunton, MA 369.60
272 Johnson City, TN 369.24
273 Westland, MI 361.11
274 Malden, MA 359.46
275 Edinburg, TX 359.45
276 Duluth, MN 358.86
277 West Allis, WI 358.77
278 Kentwood, MI 357.59
279 Dearborn, MI 355.36
280 Fargo, ND 354.41
281 Antioch, CA 353.90
281 Bloomington, IN 353.90
282 Greenwood, IN 351.46
283 Columbia, MO 350.89
284 Sioux City, IA 350.85
285 Springfield, OR 347.82
286 Union City, NJ 347.45
287 Santa Fe, NM 346.40
288 Brookhaven, GA 345.49
289 Madison, WI 344.20
290 Everett, WA 343.69
291 Rogers, AR 343.67
292 Roanoke, VA 343.64
293 Anderson, IN 342.07
294 Vancouver, WA 342.05
295 Plantation, FL 340.80
296 Longmont, CO 339.16
297 Lincoln, NE 338.49
298 Joliet, IL 334.83
299 Lexington, KY 333.82
300 Longview, TX 333.09
301 Hialeah, FL 332.14
302 San Angelo, TX 330.03
303 Sparks, NV 326.55
304 Spokane Valley, WA 325.01
305 Terre Haute, IN 324.14
306 Valdosta, GA 323.59
307 Bowling Green, KY 323.58
308 Midwest City, OK 322.79
309 Conroe, TX 319.65
310 Midland, TX 319.61
311 Missoula, MT 318.63
312 San Marcos, TX 317.89
313 Fort Wayne, IN 317.30
314 Salinas, CA 316.11
315 Baytown, TX 316.05
316 Miramar, FL 315.07
317 Southfield, MI 313.69
318 Salem, OR 311.68
319 Athens-Clarke County, GA 306.15
320 Brownsville, TX 304.20
321 Nampa, ID 303.19
322 Sunrise, FL 302.59
323 Meriden, CT 299.91
324 Clinton Township, MI 299.30
325 Mesquite, TX 299.18
326 Cedar Rapids, IA 298.68
327 Boise, ID 296.40
328 Iowa City, IA 293.70
329 Norwalk, CT 292.41
330 Pawtucket, RI 291.14
331 Gardena, CA 290.54
332 West New York, NJ 289.82
333 Las Cruces, NM 288.90
334 Smyrna, GA 287.22
335 Kent, WA 286.08
336 Kenosha, WI 285.93
337 Scranton, PA 285.15
338 Kokomo, IN 284.69
339 DeSoto, TX 282.49
340 New Braunfels, TX 281.64
341 Bethlehem, PA 281.24
342 Hoboken, NJ 279.53
343 Brookline, MA 279.40
344 Lynwood, CA 278.51
345 Aurora, IL 278.42
346 Cambridge, MA 278.19
347 Tamarac, FL 277.45
348 San Leandro, CA 276.24
349 Santa Cruz, CA 272.70
350 Garland, TX 272.40
351 Great Falls, MT 272.26
352 Denton, TX 270.66
353 Bismarck, ND 270.11
354 Suffolk, VA 268.65
355 Bartlett, TN 268.24
356 Peabody, MA 267.35
357 Somerville, MA 266.92
358 Appleton, WI 266.79
359 Bellingham, WA 264.91
360 West Haven, CT 264.04
361 Davie, FL 262.22
362 Skokie, IL 260.49
363 Grand Prairie, TX 260.16
364 Cheektowaga Town, NY 258.28
365 Grand Island, NE 256.87
366 East Hartford, CT 255.93
367 Thornton, CO 255.71
368 Berkeley, CA 255.62
369 Hayward, CA 255.02
370 Pasco, WA 254.65
371 Hampton, VA 254.05
372 Janesville, WI 253.58
373 Dubuque, IA 248.20
374 Oxnard, CA 246.38
375 Temple, TX 246.31
376 Kennewick, WA 245.54
377 South Gate, CA 240.67
378 Stamford, CT 240.22
379 Weymouth, MA 239.30
380 Los Angeles, CA 238.94
381 Kenner, LA 235.69
382 Renton, WA 233.10
383 Boulder, CO 232.06
384 Modesto, CA 231.76
385 Gloucester Township, NJ 231.65
386 Nashua, NH 231.44
387 West Sacramento, CA 231.30
388 Westminster, CO 231.04
389 Oshkosh, WI 229.98
390 Sacramento, CA 229.10
391 Grand Forks, ND 229.09
392 Loveland, CO 227.70
393 Bayonne, NJ 225.55
394 Margate, FL 225.07
395 Fairfield, CA 224.84
396 Berwyn, IL 223.68
397 New Rochelle, NY 223.67
398 Harlingen, TX 221.86
399 Irving, TX 220.97
400 Hemet, CA 218.42
401 Long Beach, CA 216.93
402 Clifton, NJ 216.73
403 Redding, CA 216.57
404 Idaho Falls, ID 215.00
405 Fort Collins, CO 213.62
406 Jupiter, FL 213.42
407 Merced, CA 212.00
408 Bolingbrook, IL 210.67
409 Auburn, AL 210.51
410 Paramount, CA 208.36
411 Owensboro, KY 207.98
412 Charleston, SC 207.91
413 National City, CA 204.56
414 Watsonville, CA 202.74
415 Decatur, AL 200.59
416 Elgin, IL 199.83
417 Pomona, CA 199.48
418 Evanston, IL 199.16
419 Harrisonburg, VA 197.98
420 La Crosse, WI 197.81
421 Oak Park, IL 197.66
422 Lewisville, TX 197.19
423 Waltham, MA 196.00
424 Lancaster, CA 191.65
425 Manchester, CT 190.71
426 Santa Maria, CA 190.50
427 Bakersfield, CA 189.98
428 Victorville, CA 188.86
429 Hillsboro, OR 188.57
430 Rio Rancho, NM 188.24
431 College Station, TX 188.21
432 Florissant, MO 187.07
433 Riverside, CA 186.57
434 West Des Moines, IA 186.02
435 Turlock, CA 185.07
436 Normal, IL 184.83
437 Chandler, AZ 184.65
438 Boca Raton, FL 184.54
439 St. Clair Shores, MI 184.52
440 Medford, MA 184.18
441 St. Charles, MO 183.91
442 Rochester, MN 183.51
443 Tulare, CA 183.45
444 North Bergen Township, NJ 183.07
445 Alexandria, VA 182.70
446 Colerain Township, OH 181.93
447 Mount Pleasant, SC 181.22
448 Indio, CA 180.98
449 White Plains, NY 180.71
450 Bloomington, MN 180.12
451 Hendersonville, TN 179.07
452 Overland Park, KS 178.58
453 Bristol Township, PA 178.48
454 Lakewood Township, NJ 178.14
455 Danbury, CT 177.98
456 Missouri City, TX 177.83
457 North Richland Hills, TX 175.67
458 Palmdale, CA 175.08
459 Marysville, WA 174.83
460 Highland, CA 174.12
461 Greece Town, NY 173.97
462 Chico, CA 173.89
463 Santa Ana, CA 173.87
464 North Port, FL 172.62
465 Fresno, CA 171.67
466 Shoreline, WA 170.27
467 Richardson, TX 169.28
468 Sterling Heights, MI 168.69
469 Pembroke Pines, FL 168.52
470 Richland, WA 168.40
471 Sandy, UT 168.39
472 Lodi, CA 168.24
473 Wellington, FL 167.02
474 Lake Havasu City, AZ 166.38
475 Plano, TX 165.21
476 Henderson, NV 164.89
477 Ann Arbor, MI 164.73
478 St. Peters, MO 164.37
479 Tonawanda Town, NY 163.58
480 Eau Claire, WI 161.92
481 Santa Monica, CA 161.03
482 Rancho Cordova, CA 160.27
483 Norman, OK 160.06
484 El Monte, CA 160.04
485 Pico Rivera, CA 159.45
486 Shawnee, KS 158.87
487 Coral Springs, FL 158.67
488 Oak Lawn, IL 157.46
489 Blue Springs, MO 157.19
490 Sandy Springs, GA 157.14
491 Gilroy, CA 154.54
492 Union Township, NJ 153.90
493 York Area Regional, PA 153.83
494 El Cajon, CA 153.64
495 Pittsburg, CA 152.57
496 Delano, CA 151.27
497 Pearland, TX 151.20
498 Coral Gables, FL 151.04