Ranking of United States Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Detroit, MI had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,475.65); followed by Memphis, TN (1,223.12); Elkhart, IN (1,222.74); Rockford, IL (1,184.15); and Flint, MI (1,184.03).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities with a population of at least 50K, based on the Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault crime rate for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2016 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Ranking of US Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Detroit, MI 1475.65
2 Memphis, TN 1223.12
3 Elkhart, IN 1222.74
4 Rockford, IL 1184.15
5 Flint, MI 1184.03
6 St. Louis, MO 1156.10
7 Kansas City, MO 1145.78
8 Little Rock, AR 1099.60
9 Wilmington, DE 1088.90
10 Daytona Beach, FL 1045.88
11 Stockton, CA 979.09
12 Fort Myers, FL 934.98
13 Pontiac, MI 911.62
14 Springfield, MO 904.30
15 Milwaukee, WI 883.05
16 Albany, GA 840.85
17 Baltimore, MD 833.95
18 San Bernardino, CA 823.74
19 Indianapolis, IN 819.41
20 Brockton, MA 813.12
21 Springfield, IL 812.44
22 Lansing, MI 807.30
23 Wichita, KS 803.27
24 Fall River, MA 801.17
25 Kalamazoo, MI 799.85
26 Toledo, OH 777.04
27 Trenton, NJ 741.24
28 Chattanooga, TN 735.09
29 Battle Creek, MI 729.02
30 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 723.96
31 Anchorage, AK 721.17
32 Jackson, TN 712.05
33 Modesto, CA 707.91
34 Tulsa, OK 701.17
35 Compton, CA 698.96
36 Cleveland, OH 698.04
37 Albuquerque, NM 684.88
38 North Las Vegas, NV 680.77
39 Bossier City, LA 650.01
40 Hartford, CT 644.92
41 Worcester, MA 637.61
42 Springfield, MA 631.40
43 Buffalo, NY 625.76
44 Homestead, FL 624.82
45 Huntsville, AL 624.65
46 Lawton, OK 620.20
47 Oakland, CA 616.71
48 Pueblo, CO 615.86
49 Tacoma, WA 613.59
50 Fort Smith, AR 610.80
51 Lake Charles, LA 602.36
52 Shreveport, LA 597.56
53 Atlanta, GA 593.34
54 Sanford, FL 592.95
55 Schenectady, NY 591.05
56 Madera, CA 589.93
57 Canton, OH 587.56
58 Knoxville, TN 585.80
59 Melbourne, FL 584.67
60 Chicago, IL 580.33
61 New Bedford, MA 578.69
62 Washington, DC 572.10
63 Miami Beach, FL 569.96
64 Burlington, NC 568.61
65 New Haven, CT 567.38
66 Waterloo, IA 565.21
67 Santa Cruz, CA 563.35
68 Kokomo, IN 557.05
69 South Bend, IN 555.99
70 Tallahassee, FL 554.91
71 Orlando, FL 550.56
72 Minneapolis, MN 549.01
73 Rocky Mount, NC 546.63
74 Albany, NY 544.53
75 North Little Rock, AR 543.48
76 Columbia, SC 536.10
77 Fayetteville, NC 535.61
78 Miami, FL 534.19
79 Ocala, FL 534.17
80 Lynn, MA 532.22
81 Salt Lake City, UT 532.18
82 Redding, CA 530.91
83 New Orleans, LA 526.93
84 Kingsport, TN 525.83
85 Dayton, OH 525.45
86 Oklahoma City, OK 524.87
87 Champaign, IL 524.86
88 North Charleston, SC 524.03
89 Lauderhill, FL 517.21
90 Richmond, CA 506.91
91 Baton Rouge, LA 503.09
92 Haverhill, MA 501.19
93 Lakewood, WA 500.39
94 West Palm Beach, FL 499.66
95 Philadelphia, PA 496.75
96 Rapid City, SD 490.79
97 Kissimmee, FL 487.38
98 Des Moines, IA 485.10
99 Davenport, IA 484.88
100 Reno, NV 480.88
101 Clarksville, TN 470.74
102 Tucson, AZ 470.52
103 Vallejo, CA 469.37
104 Hemet, CA 469.13
105 Pensacola, FL 467.95
106 Portsmouth, VA 467.58
107 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 463.31
108 Rochester, NY 463.17
109 Sacramento, CA 460.98
110 Pompano Beach, FL 459.94
111 Mobile, AL 455.34
112 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 451.46
113 Lawrence, MA 446.53
114 Murfreesboro, TN 444.77
115 Rock Hill, SC 442.22
116 Syracuse, NY 441.90
117 Grand Rapids, MI 434.52
118 Boston, MA 431.83
119 Boynton Beach, FL 431.19
120 Hammond, IN 429.84
121 Hempstead Village, NY 429.57
122 Casa Grande, AZ 426.96
123 Houston, TX 426.76
124 Peoria, IL 425.72
125 Warner Robins, GA 421.94
126 Lancaster, CA 421.70
127 Delano, CA 421.60
128 Greenwood, IN 421.22
129 Wilmington, NC 420.87
130 Manchester, NH 419.56
131 High Point, NC 411.00
132 Gainesville, FL 408.41
133 Louisville Metro, KY 408.29
134 Taylor, MI 407.90
135 Greenville, SC 404.96
136 Denver, CO 402.28
137 Bridgeport, CT 401.54
138 Pittsburgh, PA 399.75
139 Bradenton, FL 398.07
140 St. Petersburg, FL 396.52
141 Los Angeles, CA 396.07
142 Phoenix, AZ 394.74
143 Newark, NJ 392.25
144 Evansville, IN 391.13
145 Joplin, MO 390.38
146 North Miami, FL 389.05
147 Lodi, CA 388.83
148 South Gate, CA 388.47
149 Jacksonville, FL 388.16
150 Norfolk, VA 386.60
151 Fayetteville, AR 385.95
152 Merced, CA 383.85
153 Lancaster, PA 382.54
154 Victorville, CA 381.57
155 Cincinnati, OH 380.09
156 Elizabeth, NJ 378.01
157 Miami Gardens, FL 377.79
158 Mount Vernon, NY 376.01
159 Palm Bay, FL 374.92
160 Rogers, AR 374.52
161 Asheville, NC 374.11
162 Omaha, NE 369.15
163 Revere, MA 368.13
164 West Valley, UT 367.12
165 Jonesboro, AR 365.55
166 Utica, NY 364.66
167 Spokane, WA 364.44
168 Huntington Park, CA 363.53
169 New York, NY 360.38
170 Irvington, NJ 360.10
171 Fresno, CA 359.57
172 Antioch, CA 359.53
173 Lafayette, LA 359.13
174 Sioux Falls, SD 358.55
175 Lakewood, CO 357.81
176 Turlock, CA 357.38
177 Indio, CA 356.50
178 Jackson, MS 355.74
179 Hanford, CA 355.53
180 East Orange, NJ 355.01
181 Frederick, MD 354.12
182 Seattle, WA 353.27
183 Salinas, CA 352.17
184 St. Paul, MN 351.08
185 Missoula, MT 350.68
186 St. Joseph, MO 349.98
187 Grand Junction, CO 349.67
188 Reading, PA 349.52
189 Youngstown, OH 349.01
190 Clearwater, FL 348.54
190 Dallas, TX 348.54
191 Tampa, FL 348.23
192 Hawthorne, CA 346.03
193 Idaho Falls, ID 345.55
194 Independence, MO 343.46
195 Quincy, MA 340.34
196 Decatur, IL 339.78
197 Providence, RI 339.58
198 Paterson, NJ 339.52
199 Montgomery, AL 338.24
200 Delray Beach, FL 335.31
201 Billings, MT 333.79
202 Green Bay, WI 332.85
203 Plainfield, NJ 331.90
204 Sarasota, FL 330.15
205 Yakima, WA 329.40
206 Carson, CA 327.95
207 Warren, MI 325.91
208 Sparks, NV 325.90
209 Goodyear, AZ 321.88
210 Medford, OR 321.81
211 Greeley, CO 321.00
212 Beaumont, TX 320.42
213 Lynwood, CA 320.13
214 Sioux City, IA 319.98
215 Ogden, UT 318.86
216 Peabody, MA 318.09
217 Pocatello, ID 317.65
218 Springfield, OH 315.95
219 Fort Lauderdale, FL 315.64
220 Inglewood, CA 314.12
221 Long Beach, CA 310.19
222 Topeka, KS 308.26
223 Conway, AR 307.09
224 Watsonville, CA 306.78
225 Bloomington, IN 306.71
226 Citrus Heights, CA 304.06
227 Passaic, NJ 302.94
228 Riverside, CA 302.86
229 Columbus, GA 300.98
230 Colorado Springs, CO 300.36
231 San Francisco, CA 300.29
232 Lafayette, IN 299.04
233 Enid, OK 298.62
234 Chicopee, MA 295.32
235 Johnson City, TN 294.69
236 Flagstaff, AZ 293.63
237 Bakersfield, CA 292.51
238 Apple Valley, CA 288.63
239 Aurora, CO 287.06
240 Wyoming, MI 285.84
241 Tempe, AZ 283.23
242 Akron, OH 281.36
243 Pawtucket, RI 280.57
244 Chesapeake, VA 279.83
245 Santa Ana, CA 277.40
246 Portland, OR 276.27
247 Waukegan, IL 276.21
248 Mesa, AZ 273.90
249 Racine, WI 273.42
250 Bartlett, TN 273.36
251 Waterbury, CT 271.91
252 Fontana, CA 271.56
253 Commerce City, CO 269.24
254 Santa Maria, CA 267.42
255 Highland, CA 266.38
256 Palmdale, CA 264.68
257 Newport News, VA 263.11
258 Taunton, MA 262.69
259 Bloomington, IL 262.07
260 Fargo, ND 261.51
261 Porterville, CA 260.54
262 Santa Monica, CA 259.79
263 Largo, FL 259.21
264 Framingham, MA 259.02
265 Olympia, WA 258.97
266 Napa, CA 258.89
267 Lynchburg, VA 256.81
268 Rialto, CA 256.03
269 Perth Amboy, NJ 255.84
270 Auburn, AL 255.20
271 Everett, WA 254.16
272 Pomona, CA 253.72
273 Paramount, CA 253.27
274 Athens-Clarke County, GA 252.55
275 Vineland, NJ 251.55
276 Dearborn, MI 250.41
277 Bellflower, CA 249.98
278 Pinellas Park, FL 249.46
279 Dearborn Heights, MI 248.87
280 Gardena, CA 248.48
281 New Brunswick, NJ 248.43
282 Woodland, CA 248.35
283 Santa Rosa, CA 248.32
284 Burien, WA 247.38
285 Roanoke, VA 247.05
286 Hamden, CT 246.98
287 Santa Fe, NM 246.86
288 Santa Barbara, CA 246.44
289 Glendale, AZ 246.15
290 Yuba City, CA 244.06
291 Clinton Township, MI 243.75
292 Yonkers, NY 243.47
293 Petaluma, CA 242.89
294 Moreno Valley, CA 240.52
295 Tuscaloosa, AL 240.18
296 Nampa, ID 238.20
297 Norwalk, CA 237.31
298 Norwalk, CT 237.11
299 Elk Grove, CA 236.83
300 Jurupa Valley, CA 235.90
301 Tulare, CA 235.29
302 Baldwin Park, CA 235.14
303 San Diego, CA 235.11
304 Vancouver, WA 234.40
305 Jersey City, NJ 232.55
306 National City, CA 232.33
307 Fairfield, CA 232.27
308 Escondido, CA 230.87
309 Duluth, MN 227.67
310 Smyrna, GA 227.46
311 Oceanside, CA 227.25
312 Grand Island, NE 227.01
313 West Sacramento, CA 226.03
314 St. Cloud, MN 225.72
315 Columbia, MO 225.35
316 Vista, CA 224.81
317 Auburn, WA 224.49
318 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 223.79
319 Summerville, SC 223.31
320 Hesperia, CA 222.61
321 Gary, IN 222.06
322 Dubuque, IA 221.94
323 Coeur d'Alene, ID 221.31
324 Eugene, OR 220.76
325 Azusa, CA 218.28
326 Caldwell, ID 217.84
327 Weymouth, MA 217.28
328 Aurora, IL 217.24
329 Visalia, CA 216.49
330 Salem, OR 216.21
331 Meriden, CT 215.68
332 Thornton, CO 214.73
333 Kenosha, WI 213.10
334 Federal Way, WA 211.75
335 Rancho Cordova, CA 211.72
336 Gresham, OR 210.78
337 Honolulu, HI 210.63
338 El Monte, CA 210.47
339 Appleton, WI 209.57
340 Oxnard, CA 209.52
341 Valdosta, GA 209.38
342 Lowell, MA 208.96
343 San Jose, CA 208.76
344 Union City, CA 207.94
345 Pico Rivera, CA 207.85
346 Lincoln, NE 207.37
347 Boise, ID 207.02
348 Great Falls, MT 205.97
349 Brooklyn Park, MN 205.51
350 Kentwood, MI 204.25
351 Westland, MI 203.37
352 Joliet, IL 202.18
353 Miramar, FL 199.59
354 Bismarck, ND 199.32
355 Union City, NJ 199.01
356 Upper Darby Township, PA 197.84
357 La Mesa, CA 197.76
358 Concord, CA 197.07
359 Cheyenne, WY 196.73
360 Hollywood, FL 196.03
361 Grand Forks, ND 195.32
362 Anaheim, CA 194.91
363 Westminster, CA 194.42
364 Ontario, CA 194.08
365 El Cajon, CA 193.33
366 Malden, MA 191.48
367 Lake Havasu City, AZ 189.78
368 Port Arthur, TX 189.16
369 San Leandro, CA 188.31
370 Fort Wayne, IN 188.04
371 Colton, CA 186.93
372 Chico, CA 186.56
373 Lubbock, TX 186.24
374 Hamilton, OH 185.83
375 West Jordan, UT 185.75
376 San Rafael, CA 185.08
377 Pasadena, CA 184.94
378 Deerfield Beach, FL 184.61
379 Madison, WI 184.03
380 Buena Park, CA 183.84
381 Erie, PA 183.80
382 Charleston, SC 182.02
383 Costa Mesa, CA 180.99
384 Garden Grove, CA 179.88
385 Ventura, CA 179.63
386 Hoboken, NJ 179.31
387 Somerville, MA 178.00
388 Allentown, PA 176.60
389 Minot, ND 175.56
390 Gilroy, CA 175.50
391 Decatur, AL 175.17
392 Muncie, IN 174.12
393 Marietta, GA 173.06
394 Mesquite, TX 171.48
395 San Mateo, CA 170.80
396 Suffolk, VA 169.80
397 Cambridge, MA 169.32
398 Ankeny, IA 168.82
399 Perris, CA 167.85
400 Longmont, CO 167.26
401 Upland, CA 166.33
402 Norman, OK 166.20
403 Cedar Rapids, IA 164.66
404 Springfield, OR 163.50
405 Killeen, TX 163.35
406 Columbus, OH 162.08
407 Margate, FL 161.99
408 Chino, CA 161.92
409 West Allis, WI 161.83
410 Boulder, CO 161.19
411 Fort Collins, CO 160.32
412 West Des Moines, IA 159.99
413 Pittsburg, CA 159.91
414 Manteca, CA 159.53
415 Oshkosh, WI 159.03
416 Chula Vista, CA 158.79
417 Loveland, CO 158.57
418 Whittier, CA 157.07
419 Shawnee, KS 157.01
420 Redlands, CA 156.68
421 Stamford, CT 154.48
422 Bolingbrook, IL 154.42
423 Eau Claire, WI 154.22
424 Hialeah, FL 153.27
425 Yucaipa, CA 152.71
426 Franklin, TN 152.47
427 Rosemead, CA 152.37
428 Iowa City, IA 152.26
429 Renton, WA 152.10
430 Galveston, TX 151.97
431 Berkeley, CA 150.83
432 Las Cruces, NM 150.47
433 Spokane Valley, WA 150.12
434 Scranton, PA 150.00
435 San Marcos, CA 149.73
436 Skokie, IL 149.65
437 Tonawanda Town, NY 149.05
438 San Antonio, TX 148.94
439 Hillsboro, OR 148.41
440 Avondale, AZ 148.28
441 Portland, ME 147.67
442 Hampton, VA 146.12
443 Rio Rancho, NM 145.62
444 Montebello, CA 144.85
445 Garland, TX 144.44
446 Normal, IL 144.35
447 Cathedral City, CA 143.60
448 Anderson, IN 143.29
449 Jupiter, FL 143.14
450 La Crosse, WI 142.86
451 Kennewick, WA 142.79
452 Berwyn, IL 142.08
453 Arlington, TX 141.85
454 Downey, CA 141.23
455 Santee, CA 139.81
456 Lake Elsinore, CA 139.26
457 Brookhaven, GA 139.20
458 Sunrise, FL 138.77
459 Sterling Heights, MI 138.09
460 Clovis, CA 137.91
461 White Plains, NY 137.83
462 Kenner, LA 136.98
463 Fort Worth, TX 136.76
464 Pasadena, TX 136.44
465 Redondo Beach, CA 135.87
466 Bellingham, WA 134.88
467 Janesville, WI 133.89
468 Lakeland, FL 132.37
469 West New York, NJ 131.94
470 Fullerton, CA 131.72
471 Southfield, MI 130.72
472 New Britain, CT 130.64
473 East Hartford, CT 130.09
474 Amarillo, TX 129.91
475 Clifton, NJ 129.74
476 Gulfport, MS 129.35
477 Peoria, AZ 129.29
477 Corpus Christi, TX 129.29
478 Encinitas, CA 128.94
479 Burbank, CA 128.64
480 West Haven, CT 127.74
481 Baytown, TX 126.90
482 Hayward, CA 126.61
483 Pembroke Pines, FL 126.51
484 Westminster, CO 125.75
485 St. Clair Shores, MI 125.13
486 Richland, WA 124.38
487 Tigard, OR 123.35
488 Lakewood, CA 123.29
489 Vacaville, CA 122.86
490 Waltham, MA 122.62
491 Leesburg, VA 122.60
492 West Covina, CA 122.07
493 Plymouth, MA 121.85
494 Daly City, CA 121.70
495 Elgin, IL 121.36
496 Temple, TX 121.24
497 Pasco, WA 121.00