Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2015
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (50,088); followed by Los Angeles, CA (25,156); Chicago, IL (24,663); Houston, TX (21,994); and Philadelphia, PA (16,132).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2015, 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 2015
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Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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1 | New York, NY | 50088 |
2 | Los Angeles, CA | 25156 |
3 | Chicago, IL | 24663 |
4 | Houston, TX | 21994 |
5 | Philadelphia, PA | 16132 |
6 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 14383 |
7 | Detroit, MI | 11846 |
8 | Memphis, TN | 11449 |
9 | Indianapolis, IN | 11124 |
10 | Baltimore, MD | 9542 |
11 | Phoenix, AZ | 9261 |
12 | Milwaukee, WI | 9147 |
13 | Dallas, TX | 9038 |
14 | San Antonio, TX | 8594 |
15 | Washington, DC | 8084 |
16 | Nashville Metropolitan, TN | 7245 |
17 | San Francisco, CA | 6710 |
18 | Kansas City, MO | 6709 |
19 | Oakland, CA | 6051 |
20 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 5948 |
21 | St. Louis, MO | 5762 |
22 | Jacksonville, FL | 5622 |
23 | San Diego, CA | 5582 |
24 | Albuquerque, NM | 5406 |
25 | Atlanta, GA | 5203 |
26 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4828 |
27 | Boston, MA | 4702 |
28 | Columbus, OH | 4631 |
29 | Denver, CO | 4599 |
30 | Miami, FL | 4473 |
31 | Minneapolis, MN | 4395 |
32 | Fort Worth, TX | 4359 |
33 | Louisville Metro, KY | 4300 |
34 | Stockton, CA | 4122 |
35 | Seattle, WA | 4093 |
36 | Wichita, KS | 3839 |
37 | New Orleans, LA | 3736 |
38 | Birmingham, AL | 3707 |
39 | Tulsa, OK | 3628 |
40 | Sacramento, CA | 3611 |
41 | Austin, TX | 3497 |
42 | Tucson, AZ | 3472 |
43 | San Jose, CA | 3400 |
44 | Anchorage, AK | 3226 |
45 | Toledo, OH | 3156 |
46 | Little Rock, AR | 2950 |
47 | Buffalo, NY | 2887 |
48 | Fresno, CA | 2871 |
49 | Long Beach, CA | 2766 |
50 | Cincinnati, OH | 2761 |
51 | San Bernardino, CA | 2697 |
52 | Orlando, FL | 2525 |
53 | El Paso, TX | 2515 |
54 | Lubbock, TX | 2391 |
55 | Rockford, IL | 2349 |
56 | Omaha, NE | 2329 |
57 | Tampa, FL | 2298 |
58 | Springfield, MO | 2262 |
59 | Durham, NC | 2185 |
60 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2167 |
61 | North Las Vegas, NV | 2130 |
62 | St. Paul, MN | 2115 |
63 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2092 |
64 | Modesto, CA | 2025 |
65 | Tallahassee, FL | 2019 |
66 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2001 |
67 | Colorado Springs, CO | 1983 |
68 | Mesa, AZ | 1972 |
69 | Arlington, TX | 1946 |
70 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1898 |
71 | Rochester, NY | 1839 |
72 | Bakersfield, CA | 1810 |
73 | Chattanooga, TN | 1731 |
74 | Knoxville, TN | 1720 |
75 | Greensboro, NC | 1707 |
76 | Tacoma, WA | 1694 |
77 | Aurora, CO | 1660 |
78 | Springfield, MA | 1654 |
79 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1642 |
80 | Worcester, MA | 1627 |
81 | Santa Ana, CA | 1626 |
82 | Shreveport, LA | 1619 |
83 | Huntsville, AL | 1541 |
84 | Mobile, AL | 1529 |
85 | Des Moines, IA | 1502 |
86 | Flint, MI | 1451 |
87 | Riverside, CA | 1441 |
88 | Hartford, CT | 1421 |
89 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1420 |
90 | Reno, NV | 1419 |
91 | Jersey City, NJ | 1383 |
92 | Norfolk, VA | 1329 |
93 | Lansing, MI | 1327 |
94 | Dayton, OH | 1325 |
95 | Amarillo, TX | 1278 |
96 | Anaheim, CA | 1271 |
97 | Springfield, IL | 1251 |
98 | Wilmington, DE | 1231 |
99 | Honolulu, HI | 1229 |
100 | Odessa, TX | 1228 |
101 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1217 |
102 | Elizabeth, NJ | 1174 |
103 | Paterson, NJ | 1171 |
104 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 1168 |
104 | Akron, OH | 1168 |
105 | Kansas City, KS | 1163 |
106 | Syracuse, NY | 1142 |
107 | Richmond, VA | 1139 |
108 | Columbus, GA | 1132 |
109 | Spokane, WA | 1111 |
110 | Salinas, CA | 1098 |
111 | Beaumont, TX | 1088 |
112 | Columbia, SC | 1058 |
113 | Lexington, KY | 1044 |
114 | Montgomery, AL | 1042 |
115 | Vallejo, CA | 1031 |
116 | Lincoln, NE | 1025 |
117 | Trenton, NJ | 1018 |
117 | Providence, RI | 1018 |
118 | Fall River, MA | 1012 |
119 | Lancaster, CA | 1005 |
120 | Miami Beach, FL | 998 |
121 | Bridgeport, CT | 996 |
122 | Compton, CA | 988 |
122 | Daytona Beach, FL | 988 |
123 | Pueblo, CO | 986 |
124 | Fort Wayne, IN | 984 |
125 | Jackson, MS | 973 |
126 | Laredo, TX | 972 |
127 | Yonkers, NY | 950 |
128 | Glendale, AZ | 943 |
129 | Brockton, MA | 942 |
129 | Lawton, OK | 942 |
130 | Pompano Beach, FL | 939 |
131 | Gainesville, FL | 930 |
132 | West Palm Beach, FL | 924 |
133 | Oxnard, CA | 920 |
134 | Chesapeake, VA | 897 |
135 | Homestead, FL | 893 |
136 | Madison, WI | 890 |
137 | Wilmington, NC | 880 |
138 | Clarksville, TN | 874 |
139 | Killeen, TX | 868 |
140 | Kalamazoo, MI | 861 |
141 | Lakewood, CO | 859 |
142 | Palmdale, CA | 830 |
143 | Sioux Falls, SD | 819 |
144 | Canton, OH | 814 |
145 | Fontana, CA | 804 |
146 | North Charleston, SC | 802 |
147 | Albany, GA | 800 |
148 | Albany, NY | 793 |
148 | Newport News, VA | 793 |
149 | Pomona, CA | 792 |
150 | Victorville, CA | 777 |
151 | Inglewood, CA | 775 |
152 | Peoria, IL | 772 |
153 | Antioch, CA | 771 |
154 | Hialeah, FL | 767 |
155 | West Valley, UT | 766 |
156 | Merced, CA | 763 |
157 | Elkhart, IN | 760 |
158 | Fort Myers, FL | 744 |
159 | Warren, MI | 743 |
160 | Manchester, NH | 742 |
161 | Pontiac, MI | 741 |
162 | Davenport, IA | 730 |
163 | Jackson, TN | 724 |
164 | Tempe, AZ | 721 |
165 | South Bend, IN | 720 |
165 | Topeka, KS | 720 |
166 | Lynn, MA | 719 |
167 | Melbourne, FL | 718 |
168 | Lafayette, LA | 712 |
169 | Garland, TX | 709 |
170 | Evansville, IN | 708 |
171 | Miami Gardens, FL | 707 |
172 | Chula Vista, CA | 705 |
173 | Fort Smith, AR | 704 |
174 | Oceanside, CA | 702 |
175 | Reading, PA | 700 |
176 | Waco, TX | 695 |
177 | Lawrence, MA | 691 |
178 | Clearwater, FL | 679 |
179 | Boise, ID | 676 |
180 | Murfreesboro, TN | 673 |
181 | Vancouver, WA | 671 |
182 | Portsmouth, VA | 670 |
183 | Waterloo, IA | 660 |
184 | Aurora, IL | 650 |
185 | Hollywood, FL | 648 |
186 | Moreno Valley, CA | 643 |
187 | Irvington, NJ | 632 |
187 | Pasadena, TX | 632 |
188 | Hawthorne, CA | 628 |
189 | Virginia Beach, VA | 626 |
190 | Charleston, WV | 622 |
191 | High Point, NC | 620 |
192 | Redding, CA | 614 |
193 | Abilene, TX | 613 |
194 | Visalia, CA | 608 |
195 | Santa Rosa, CA | 606 |
196 | Hemet, CA | 605 |
197 | Columbia, MO | 600 |
198 | Elk Grove, CA | 586 |
199 | Indio, CA | 585 |
200 | Champaign, IL | 584 |
201 | Lauderhill, FL | 577 |
202 | South Gate, CA | 561 |
203 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 560 |
204 | Lake Charles, LA | 559 |
205 | Hayward, CA | 556 |
206 | Ontario, CA | 547 |
207 | Salem, OR | 537 |
208 | Gastonia, NC | 531 |
209 | Berkeley, CA | 530 |
210 | Escondido, CA | 529 |
211 | North Little Rock, AR | 526 |
212 | Allentown, PA | 525 |
213 | Hammond, IN | 521 |
214 | Bossier City, LA | 514 |
214 | Yakima, WA | 514 |
215 | Eugene, OR | 513 |
216 | Greenville, NC | 510 |
217 | Palm Bay, FL | 508 |
218 | Boynton Beach, FL | 505 |
219 | Garden Grove, CA | 504 |
219 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 504 |
220 | Brownsville, TX | 502 |
221 | Independence, MO | 500 |
222 | Santa Cruz, CA | 499 |
223 | Rapid City, SD | 495 |
224 | Concord, CA | 491 |
225 | Chandler, AZ | 490 |
226 | Fairfield, CA | 486 |
226 | North Miami, FL | 486 |
227 | Billings, MT | 484 |
228 | Mesquite, TX | 483 |
229 | Lowell, MA | 482 |
230 | Sanford, FL | 481 |
231 | Henderson, NV | 476 |
231 | Mount Vernon, NY | 476 |
232 | Youngstown, OH | 474 |
233 | Lancaster, PA | 472 |
234 | Lafayette, IN | 471 |
235 | Irving, TX | 469 |
236 | Waterbury, CT | 467 |
237 | Santa Maria, CA | 463 |
238 | Battle Creek, MI | 462 |
239 | Joliet, IL | 461 |
239 | Grand Prairie, TX | 461 |
240 | Green Bay, WI | 456 |
241 | Greeley, CO | 455 |
241 | Gary, IN | 455 |
242 | Yuma, AZ | 453 |
243 | Miramar, FL | 452 |
244 | Madera, CA | 450 |
244 | Kissimmee, FL | 450 |
245 | Asheville, NC | 447 |
246 | Santa Monica, CA | 445 |
246 | Greenville, SC | 445 |
247 | Rocky Mount, NC | 442 |
248 | Kokomo, IN | 436 |
249 | Scottsdale, AZ | 434 |
249 | East Orange, NJ | 434 |
250 | Carson, CA | 433 |
250 | Plano, TX | 433 |
251 | Erie, PA | 430 |
252 | Pasadena, CA | 428 |
253 | Delray Beach, FL | 426 |
254 | Rialto, CA | 423 |
255 | Longview, TX | 422 |
255 | Everett, WA | 422 |
256 | Huntington Beach, CA | 420 |
257 | Midland, TX | 419 |
258 | Lynwood, CA | 414 |
258 | Fargo, ND | 414 |
258 | Lakewood, WA | 414 |
259 | New Brunswick, NJ | 413 |
260 | San Leandro, CA | 412 |
261 | Largo, FL | 411 |
262 | Fayetteville, AR | 409 |
263 | Wichita Falls, TX | 406 |
264 | Hempstead Village, NY | 403 |
265 | El Monte, CA | 400 |
265 | Norwalk, CA | 400 |
266 | Overland Park, KS | 399 |
267 | Warner Robins, GA | 398 |
268 | St. Joseph, MO | 397 |
269 | Lakeland, FL | 395 |
269 | Tyler, TX | 395 |
270 | Medford, OR | 393 |
271 | Jonesboro, AR | 392 |
272 | Fullerton, CA | 389 |
273 | Ogden, UT | 388 |
274 | Costa Mesa, CA | 386 |
274 | Huntington Park, CA | 386 |
274 | Waukegan, IL | 386 |
275 | Citrus Heights, CA | 385 |
276 | Pensacola, FL | 382 |
276 | Hampton, VA | 382 |
277 | Turlock, CA | 380 |
278 | Decatur, IL | 379 |
279 | Ocala, FL | 378 |
280 | Lodi, CA | 377 |
281 | Quincy, MA | 376 |
282 | Ventura, CA | 374 |
283 | Bellflower, CA | 373 |
284 | Missoula, MT | 372 |
284 | Burlington, NC | 372 |
285 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 370 |
286 | Federal Way, WA | 368 |
287 | Edinburg, TX | 365 |
288 | Racine, WI | 364 |
289 | Santa Barbara, CA | 363 |
289 | Bryan, TX | 363 |
290 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 361 |
291 | El Cajon, CA | 360 |
292 | Sparks, NV | 359 |
293 | Sarasota, FL | 357 |
294 | Dearborn, MI | 356 |
295 | Springfield, OH | 355 |
296 | San Angelo, TX | 354 |
297 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 353 |
298 | Duluth, MN | 352 |
299 | Santa Clarita, CA | 351 |
300 | Utica, NY | 349 |
301 | Sioux City, IA | 346 |
301 | Kingsport, TN | 346 |
302 | Hamilton, OH | 345 |
303 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 344 |
304 | Vista, CA | 343 |
305 | Charleston, SC | 342 |
306 | Frederick, MD | 341 |
306 | Haverhill, MA | 341 |
307 | Kent, WA | 338 |
308 | Fremont, CA | 337 |
308 | Roanoke, VA | 337 |
309 | Westland, MI | 336 |
309 | Vineland, NJ | 336 |
310 | Downey, CA | 335 |
310 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 335 |
311 | Bradenton, FL | 334 |
311 | Victoria, TX | 334 |
312 | Plainfield, NJ | 330 |
313 | Cambridge, MA | 328 |
313 | Port Arthur, TX | 328 |
314 | National City, CA | 327 |
314 | Passaic, NJ | 327 |
315 | Thornton, CO | 325 |
316 | Auburn, WA | 318 |
317 | Chico, CA | 317 |
318 | Hanford, CA | 315 |
318 | Nampa, ID | 315 |
319 | Fort Collins, CO | 313 |
319 | Bloomington, IN | 313 |
319 | Wyoming, MI | 313 |
320 | Conway, AR | 312 |
320 | Joplin, MO | 312 |
320 | Alexandria, VA | 312 |
321 | West Sacramento, CA | 311 |
321 | Santa Fe, NM | 311 |
322 | Bloomington, IL | 305 |
322 | West Jordan, UT | 305 |
323 | Tulare, CA | 303 |
323 | Watsonville, CA | 303 |
323 | Westminster, CA | 303 |
324 | Hesperia, CA | 302 |
325 | Gardena, CA | 301 |
326 | Renton, WA | 300 |
327 | Baldwin Park, CA | 299 |
328 | Napa, CA | 298 |
328 | Taylor, MI | 298 |
329 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 296 |
329 | Denton, TX | 296 |
330 | Pawtucket, RI | 293 |
331 | Revere, MA | 292 |
332 | Kenosha, WI | 286 |
333 | Stamford, CT | 285 |
334 | Peoria, AZ | 283 |
334 | Paramount, CA | 283 |
335 | Avondale, AZ | 279 |
336 | Westminster, CO | 277 |
337 | Rogers, AR | 276 |
338 | New Britain, CT | 275 |
339 | Dothan, AL | 274 |
339 | Plantation, FL | 274 |
340 | Marietta, GA | 273 |
341 | Chicopee, MA | 270 |
341 | Lynchburg, VA | 270 |
342 | Las Cruces, NM | 268 |
343 | Pinellas Park, FL | 267 |
344 | San Mateo, CA | 266 |
345 | Union City, CA | 265 |
345 | Woodland, CA | 265 |
345 | McKinney, TX | 265 |
346 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 264 |
347 | West Covina, CA | 263 |
348 | Elgin, IL | 261 |
349 | Flagstaff, AZ | 260 |
349 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 260 |
349 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 260 |
350 | Grand Junction, CO | 257 |
351 | Vacaville, CA | 249 |
352 | St. Cloud, MN | 248 |
353 | Casa Grande, AZ | 244 |
353 | Petaluma, CA | 244 |
353 | Sunrise, FL | 244 |
354 | Lewisville, TX | 243 |
355 | Clovis, CA | 239 |
355 | Roseville, CA | 239 |
355 | Norwalk, CT | 239 |
356 | Whittier, CA | 238 |
356 | West Allis, WI | 238 |
357 | Buena Park, CA | 237 |
357 | Davie, FL | 237 |
357 | Malden, MA | 237 |
358 | San Rafael, CA | 236 |
359 | Spokane Valley, WA | 235 |
360 | Apple Valley, CA | 234 |
360 | Daly City, CA | 234 |
360 | College Station, TX | 234 |
361 | Livermore, CA | 233 |
361 | Anderson, IN | 233 |
361 | Sterling Heights, MI | 233 |
361 | Baytown, TX | 233 |
362 | Upland, CA | 232 |
363 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 231 |
364 | Johnson City, TN | 230 |
365 | Conroe, TX | 229 |
366 | Ann Arbor, MI | 228 |
366 | Southfield, MI | 228 |
367 | Pittsburg, CA | 225 |
367 | Commerce City, CO | 225 |
367 | Coral Springs, FL | 225 |
367 | Bowling Green, KY | 225 |
368 | Galveston, TX | 224 |
369 | Lakewood, CA | 222 |
369 | Boulder, CO | 222 |
370 | Chino, CA | 221 |
371 | Delano, CA | 219 |
372 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 218 |
373 | Yuba City, CA | 216 |
374 | Portland, ME | 215 |
375 | Torrance, CA | 214 |
375 | San Marcos, TX | 214 |
375 | Suffolk, VA | 214 |
375 | Bellingham, WA | 214 |
376 | Manteca, CA | 213 |
377 | Corona, CA | 212 |
377 | Redlands, CA | 212 |
378 | Greenwood, IN | 210 |
379 | Taunton, MA | 207 |
379 | Rio Rancho, NM | 207 |
380 | Scranton, PA | 206 |
381 | Tamarac, FL | 205 |
382 | Boca Raton, FL | 203 |
382 | Cape Coral, FL | 203 |
383 | Highland, CA | 202 |
383 | Nashua, NH | 202 |
384 | Springfield, OR | 201 |
384 | Appleton, WI | 201 |
385 | Clifton, NJ | 200 |
386 | Pico Rivera, CA | 199 |
386 | Harlingen, TX | 199 |
386 | Burien, WA | 199 |
387 | Rochester, MN | 198 |
388 | Meriden, CT | 197 |
388 | Pocatello, ID | 197 |
389 | La Mesa, CA | 196 |
389 | Carrollton, TX | 196 |
390 | Glendale, CA | 195 |
391 | Iowa City, IA | 194 |
392 | Somerville, MA | 193 |
393 | Gilroy, CA | 192 |
394 | Cicero, IL | 191 |
394 | Cheektowaga Town, NY | 191 |
395 | Redwood City, CA | 190 |
396 | Hamden, CT | 189 |
396 | Smyrna, GA | 189 |
396 | Kentwood, MI | 189 |
397 | Porterville, CA | 186 |
398 | Colton, CA | 185 |
398 | Redondo Beach, CA | 185 |
399 | Bartlett, TN | 181 |
400 | Perris, CA | 178 |
401 | Gilbert, AZ | 177 |
401 | Olathe, KS | 177 |
401 | Weymouth, MA | 177 |
402 | Grand Forks, ND | 176 |
403 | New Braunfels, TX | 175 |
404 | Simi Valley, CA | 174 |
404 | Pharr, TX | 174 |
405 | Enid, OK | 173 |
406 | Carlsbad, CA | 172 |
406 | Orange, CA | 172 |
406 | Sandy, UT | 172 |
407 | San Marcos, CA | 171 |
407 | Loveland, CO | 171 |
407 | New Rochelle, NY | 171 |