Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015

Updated on November 24, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, St. Louis, MO had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,817.12); followed by Detroit, MI (1,759.59); Birmingham, AL (1,746.19); Memphis, TN (1,740.14); and Wilmington, DE (1,707.87).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, 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 2015 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
St. Louis, MO
Detroit, MI
Birmingham, AL
Memphis, TN
Wilmington, DE
Rockford, IL
Daytona Beach, FL
Baltimore, MD
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Louis, MO 1817.12
2 Detroit, MI 1759.59
3 Birmingham, AL 1746.19
4 Memphis, TN 1740.14
5 Wilmington, DE 1707.87
6 Rockford, IL 1585.26
7 Daytona Beach, FL 1555.78
8 Baltimore, MD 1535.93
9 Milwaukee, WI 1523.48
10 Little Rock, AR 1485.05
11 Flint, MI 1477.28
12 Elkhart, IN 1473.84
13 Oakland, CA 1442.50
14 Kansas City, MO 1417.28
15 Springfield, MO 1355.63
16 Stockton, CA 1351.96
17 Homestead, FL 1337.69
18 Indianapolis, IN 1287.98
19 San Bernardino, CA 1245.86
20 Charleston, WV 1239.64
21 Pontiac, MI 1237.31
22 Trenton, NJ 1216.80
23 Washington, DC 1202.57
24 Irvington, NJ 1158.34
25 Lansing, MI 1156.99
26 Hartford, CT 1140.88
27 Fall River, MA 1140.78
28 Toledo, OH 1128.95
29 Canton, OH 1128.82
30 Kalamazoo, MI 1128.07
31 Atlanta, GA 1119.62
32 Buffalo, NY 1118.58
33 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 1101.02
34 Miami Beach, FL 1077.28
35 Jackson, TN 1073.95
36 Springfield, MA 1073.40
37 Anchorage, AK 1070.91
38 Springfield, IL 1070.37
39 Tallahassee, FL 1064.26
40 Minneapolis, MN 1062.93
41 Albany, GA 1061.61
42 Odessa, TX 1035.36
43 Philadelphia, PA 1028.95
44 Miami, FL 1021.31
45 Fort Myers, FL 1016.14
46 Compton, CA 996.72
47 Brockton, MA 991.07
48 Chattanooga, TN 989.32
49 Wichita, KS 984.80
50 Lawton, OK 973.13
51 Lubbock, TX 966.96
52 Houston, TX 966.68
53 Albuquerque, NM 965.84
54 Waterloo, IA 965.55
55 Modesto, CA 960.65
56 New Orleans, LA 949.56
57 Dayton, OH 941.83
58 Orlando, FL 940.63
59 Knoxville, TN 926.53
60 Merced, CA 925.87
61 Cincinnati, OH 925.03
62 Beaumont, TX 924.90
63 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 920.73
64 North Las Vegas, NV 908.76
65 Melbourne, FL 908.49
66 Elizabeth, NJ 907.52
67 Pueblo, CO 906.17
68 Chicago, IL 903.84
69 Tulsa, OK 903.57
70 Worcester, MA 887.24
71 West Palm Beach, FL 880.68
72 Lawrence, MA 878.59
73 Rochester, NY 876.04
74 Baton Rouge, LA 874.84
75 Pompano Beach, FL 872.22
76 Salt Lake City, UT 855.24
77 Vallejo, CA 850.26
78 Durham, NC 847.19
79 Sanford, FL 822.03
80 Shreveport, LA 819.37
81 Tacoma, WA 818.82
82 Huntsville, AL 810.60
83 Lauderhill, FL 806.71
84 Fort Smith, AR 803.63
85 Albany, NY 802.86
86 Paterson, NJ 798.84
87 Columbia, SC 798.52
88 Reading, PA 797.78
89 Lancaster, PA 796.02
90 Syracuse, NY 792.91
91 Rocky Mount, NC 789.60
92 North Miami, FL 783.75
93 Santa Cruz, CA 778.76
94 San Francisco, CA 776.82
95 Lynn, MA 776.59
96 North Little Rock, AR 774.18
97 Kansas City, KS 773.43
98 Oklahoma City, OK 765.60
99 Kokomo, IN 763.00
100 Wilmington, NC 762.34
101 Battle Creek, MI 754.41
102 Bossier City, LA 745.81
103 St. Petersburg, FL 741.93
104 Lake Charles, LA 739.77
105 Sacramento, CA 737.37
106 North Charleston, SC 735.44
107 Youngstown, OH 733.66
108 Grand Rapids, MI 727.21
109 Hempstead Village, NY 720.56
110 Hemet, CA 719.98
111 Gainesville, FL 718.65
112 New Brunswick, NJ 717.26
113 Pensacola, FL 716.28
114 Gastonia, NC 715.67
115 Burlington, NC 715.30
116 Des Moines, IA 713.87
117 South Bend, IN 711.18
118 Hawthorne, CA 710.33
119 Davenport, IA 708.17
120 Boston, MA 706.79
121 Greenville, SC 706.23
122 Pittsburgh, PA 706.16
123 St. Paul, MN 703.31
124 Madera, CA 701.73
125 Portsmouth, VA 698.81
126 Antioch, CA 697.50
127 Dallas, TX 694.18
128 Salinas, CA 694.12
129 Mount Vernon, NY 692.53
130 Lakewood, WA 690.48
131 Inglewood, CA 689.20
132 Champaign, IL 684.15
133 Fort Lauderdale, FL 681.42
134 Boynton Beach, FL 679.08
135 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 677.59
136 Denver, CO 673.93
137 Bridgeport, CT 671.55
138 Indio, CA 670.91
139 Rapid City, SD 670.72
140 Manchester, NH 670.52
141 Hammond, IN 669.64
142 Redding, CA 667.25
143 East Orange, NJ 665.51
144 Peoria, IL 665.14
145 Lafayette, IN 662.45
146 Kissimmee, FL 656.14
147 Tucson, AZ 655.50
148 Ocala, FL 652.95
149 Sarasota, FL 652.14
150 Kingsport, TN 651.71
151 Jacksonville, FL 648.25
152 Huntington Park, CA 646.91
153 Plainfield, NJ 645.39
154 Corpus Christi, TX 645.03
155 Delray Beach, FL 643.90
156 Amarillo, TX 642.95
157 Los Angeles, CA 634.82
158 Louisville Metro, KY 631.84
159 Tampa, FL 630.66
160 Victorville, CA 630.01
161 Miami Gardens, FL 623.08
162 Bradenton, FL 622.46
163 Lancaster, CA 620.01
164 Killeen, TX 617.81
165 Mobile, AL 610.76
166 Clearwater, FL 609.98
167 Joplin, MO 606.86
168 Port Arthur, TX 601.21
169 Seattle, WA 598.65
170 Greensboro, NC 596.96
171 Phoenix, AZ 593.75
172 Springfield, OH 593.61
173 Reno, NV 591.94
174 Akron, OH 591.13
175 West Sacramento, CA 591.01
176 Gary, IN 588.34
177 Evansville, IN 587.97
178 San Antonio, TX 587.19
179 New York, NY 585.77
180 Lodi, CA 585.69
181 Clarksville, TN 581.43
182 Long Beach, CA 580.70
183 South Gate, CA 579.70
184 Tuscaloosa, AL 574.29
185 Lynwood, CA 571.84
186 Utica, NY 571.11
187 Jackson, MS 570.65
188 Hanford, CA 569.63
189 Lakewood, CO 567.71
190 Providence, RI 567.06
191 Topeka, KS 566.50
192 Watsonville, CA 565.50
193 High Point, NC 565.34
194 West Valley, UT 564.30
195 Greenville, NC 559.74
196 Lafayette, LA 559.43
197 Columbus, GA 555.51
198 Hamilton, OH 551.77
199 Fresno, CA 551.23
200 Warren, MI 548.88
201 Vineland, NJ 548.44
202 Yakima, WA 547.99
203 Columbus, OH 546.27
204 Murfreesboro, TN 542.77
205 Haverhill, MA 542.17
206 Norfolk, VA 541.57
207 National City, CA 538.11
208 Warner Robins, GA 535.21
209 Jonesboro, AR 534.03
210 Revere, MA 533.15
211 Waco, TX 528.87
212 Turlock, CA 528.55
213 Missoula, MT 527.26
214 Fort Worth, TX 525.35
215 Montgomery, AL 523.25
216 Spokane, WA 522.34
217 Jersey City, NJ 521.57
218 Palmdale, CA 520.01
219 Pinellas Park, FL 519.40
220 Largo, FL 518.53
221 Richmond, VA 515.85
222 Decatur, IL 515.65
223 Longview, TX 515.63
224 St. Joseph, MO 515.35
225 Omaha, NE 514.98
226 Pomona, CA 512.92
227 Paramount, CA 507.83
228 Columbia, MO 504.58
229 Abilene, TX 503.43
230 Asheville, NC 502.23
231 Arlington, TX 502.11
232 Victoria, TX 498.60
233 Fayetteville, AR 496.50
234 Gardena, CA 495.21
235 Medford, OR 494.58
236 Frederick, MD 493.05
237 Taylor, MI 486.53
238 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 486.31
239 Tulare, CA 484.99
240 Rancho Cordova, CA 484.81
241 Bakersfield, CA 484.10
242 Chicopee, MA 482.78
243 Yuma, AZ 482.31
244 Santa Ana, CA 482.06
245 Palm Bay, FL 477.13
246 Sioux Falls, SD 475.30
247 Santa Monica, CA 474.43
248 Conway, AR 474.42
249 Bellflower, CA 474.34
250 Yonkers, NY 470.87
251 Casa Grande, AZ 469.97
252 Racine, WI 467.34
253 Visalia, CA 466.24
254 Carson, CA 462.23
255 Aurora, CO 460.81
256 Ogden, UT 458.40
257 Woodland, CA 457.60
258 San Leandro, CA 455.56
259 Passaic, NJ 455.39
260 Greeley, CO 455.03
261 Marietta, GA 448.79
262 Galveston, TX 447.42
263 Riverside, CA 446.04
264 Oxnard, CA 443.97
265 Santa Maria, CA 443.68
266 Citrus Heights, CA 443.28
267 Bryan, TX 442.41
268 Berkeley, CA 440.25
269 Billings, MT 440.01
270 Allentown, PA 439.94
271 Rogers, AR 439.36
272 Perth Amboy, NJ 439.21
273 Santa Fe, NM 438.99
274 Colorado Springs, CO 438.32
275 Lowell, MA 434.94
276 Erie, PA 434.84
277 Waukegan, IL 434.42
278 Green Bay, WI 433.79
279 Newport News, VA 433.39
280 Hollywood, FL 432.51
281 Fairfield, CA 431.69
282 Edinburg, TX 428.72
283 Waterbury, CT 428.27
284 Upper Darby Township, PA 425.50
285 Independence, MO 425.03
286 Grand Junction, CO 424.74
287 Commerce City, CO 422.45
288 Anderson, IN 421.53
289 Deerfield Beach, FL 419.67
289 Sioux City, IA 419.67
290 Mesa, AZ 418.65
291 Athens-Clarke County, GA 417.02
292 Delano, CA 416.87
293 Wyoming, MI 414.47
294 Tempe, AZ 410.70
295 Westland, MI 410.17
296 Pawtucket, RI 409.08
297 Rialto, CA 408.34
298 Duluth, MN 408.16
299 Auburn, WA 408.14
300 Pasadena, TX 407.78
301 Petaluma, CA 403.64
302 Quincy, MA 401.41
303 San Diego, CA 398.58
304 Oceanside, CA 398.14
305 Dothan, AL 397.12
306 San Rafael, CA 395.99
307 Santa Barbara, CA 395.09
308 West Allis, WI 392.53
309 Burien, WA 392.50
310 Glendale, AZ 392.31
311 Vancouver, WA 392.22
312 Everett, WA 392.07
313 Federal Way, WA 389.73
314 Dearborn Heights, MI 388.52
315 Fontana, CA 388.44
316 Malden, MA 387.19
317 Wichita Falls, TX 385.98
318 Baldwin Park, CA 385.62
319 Tyler, TX 385.44
320 Bloomington, IL 384.94
321 Lakeland, FL 381.65
322 Concord, CA 381.31
323 Chesapeake, VA 381.26
324 Laredo, TX 379.27
325 Greenwood, IN 379.10
326 Fort Wayne, IN 378.88
327 New Britain, CT 377.81
328 Dearborn, MI 374.89
329 Sparks, NV 374.68
330 Flagstaff, AZ 374.26
331 St. Cloud, MN 372.94
332 Brooklyn Park, MN 372.64
333 Bloomington, IN 372.55
334 Austin, TX 372.53
335 Norwalk, CA 372.20
336 Lincoln, NE 370.59
337 Napa, CA 369.05
338 Kentwood, MI 368.51
339 Highland, CA 367.20
340 El Paso, TX 366.58
341 Taunton, MA 364.88
342 Anaheim, CA 363.69
343 Pocatello, ID 362.89
344 Gilroy, CA 359.10
345 Madison, WI 357.67
346 Bowling Green, KY 355.19
347 Union City, CA 355.00
348 Hayward, CA 353.79
349 San Angelo, TX 352.74
350 Elk Grove, CA 352.62
351 Chico, CA 352.42
352 Nampa, ID 350.49
353 Fargo, ND 349.40
354 Escondido, CA 348.64
355 Johnson City, TN 346.55
356 Avondale, AZ 346.44
357 El Cajon, CA 346.35
358 Vista, CA 346.13
359 Santa Rosa, CA 344.83
360 El Monte, CA 340.79
361 Costa Mesa, CA 340.16
362 San Marcos, TX 340.12
363 Ventura, CA 339.76
364 Colton, CA 339.43
365 Lynchburg, VA 338.88
366 Smyrna, GA 338.16
367 Roanoke, VA 337.58
368 Conroe, TX 335.79
369 Porterville, CA 333.57
370 Enid, OK 333.53
371 Lexington, KY 332.40
372 Springfield, OR 332.31
373 Mesquite, TX 331.80
374 San Jose, CA 329.63
375 East Hartford, CT 329.56
376 Salem, OR 328.80
377 La Mesa, CA 328.44
378 Brookhaven, GA 327.89
379 Meriden, CT 327.52
380 Yuba City, CA 327.40
381 Westminster, CA 327.07
382 Miramar, FL 326.76
383 Pittsburg, CA 324.49
384 Apple Valley, CA 324.22
385 Hesperia, CA 323.52
386 Aurora, IL 323.33
387 Hialeah, FL 322.09
388 Portland, ME 321.78
389 Ontario, CA 321.25
390 DeSoto, TX 319.34
391 Eugene, OR 317.44
392 Tamarac, FL 317.35
393 Midland, TX 315.93
394 Weymouth, MA 315.30
395 Moreno Valley, CA 313.38
396 Joliet, IL 311.51
397 Southfield, MI 310.97
398 Grand Forks, ND 309.53
399 Bartlett, TN 308.99
400 Boise, ID 308.90
401 Pico Rivera, CA 308.28
402 Hamden, CT 307.96
403 Upland, CA 302.95
404 Baytown, TX 302.03
405 Pasadena, CA 301.80
406 Harlingen, TX 300.96
407 Renton, WA 299.96
408 Garland, TX 298.41
409 Redlands, CA 298.26
410 Peabody, MA 296.30
411 Cambridge, MA 295.62
412 Plantation, FL 294.47
413 Decatur, AL 291.98
414 Downey, CA 291.93
415 Dubuque, IA 286.45
416 Garden Grove, CA 286.30
417 Kenosha, WI 285.89
418 Manteca, CA 283.93
419 Buena Park, CA 283.21
420 Idaho Falls, ID 282.53
421 Rosemead, CA 280.64
422 Hampton, VA 280.10
423 Cedar Rapids, IA 277.99
424 Fullerton, CA 276.33
425 Brookline, MA 275.54
426 Scranton, PA 274.35
427 Brownsville, TX 271.44
428 Whittier, CA 271.05
429 West Jordan, UT 270.66
430 Lakewood, CA 270.58
431 Appleton, WI 270.49
432 Redondo Beach, CA 270.11
433 Norwalk, CT 269.47
434 Hoboken, NJ 266.42
435 Chula Vista, CA 265.82
436 Kent, WA 265.60
437 Livermore, CA 263.83
438 Florissant, MO 263.81
439 Midwest City, OK 263.57
440 Sunrise, FL 262.41
441 Las Cruces, NM 262.16
442 Jurupa Valley, CA 260.77
443 Iowa City, IA 259.24
444 Great Falls, MT 258.22
445 Charleston, SC 257.95
446 Vacaville, CA 257.52
447 Council Bluffs, IA 257.19
448 Chino, CA 255.95
449 San Mateo, CA 255.02
450 Spokane Valley, WA 255.00
451 New Braunfels, TX 254.95
452 Bellingham, WA 254.84
453 West New York, NJ 253.73
454 Terre Haute, IN 250.83
455 Montebello, CA 245.80
455 Suffolk, VA 245.80
456 Grand Prairie, TX 245.34
457 Thornton, CO 244.02
458 Westminster, CO 243.95
459 Cheektowaga Town, NY 243.50
460 Tonawanda Town, NY 243.04
461 Somerville, MA 242.06
462 Bayonne, NJ 241.81
463 West Covina, CA 241.22
464 Union City, NJ 240.31
465 Perris, CA 237.22
466 Skokie, IL 236.25
467 Davie, FL 235.56
468 Oshkosh, WI 235.15
469 Elgin, IL 233.39
470 Grand Island, NE 233.32
471 Lewisville, TX 232.00
472 Clifton, NJ 231.95
473 South San Francisco, CA 231.42
474 Nashua, NH 231.03
475 Loveland, CO 230.65
476 Clovis, CA 230.32
477 Janesville, WI 227.69
478 Pharr, TX 227.23
479 Cicero, IL 226.37
480 Pasco, WA 225.67
481 Palm Desert, CA 225.66
482 Denton, TX 225.62
483 Redwood City, CA 225.08
484 Harrisonburg, VA 223.58
485 Owensboro, KY 221.81
486 Ankeny, IA 221.49
487 Lake Elsinore, CA 221.43
488 Pembroke Pines, FL 221.21
489 College Station, TX 221.06
490 Stamford, CT 219.77
491 Temple, TX 218.72
492 Boca Raton, FL 218.44
493 Daly City, CA 218.04
494 Normal, IL 217.80
495 Rio Rancho, NM 217.14
496 Cathedral City, CA 216.88
497 Auburn, AL 216.11