Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Detroit, MI had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,046.52); followed by St. Louis, MO (1,913.15); Memphis, TN (1,819.99); Baltimore, MD (1,780.44); and Wilmington, DE (1,780.2).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent 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 Violent crime rate per 100K residents.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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1 | Detroit, MI | 2046.52 |
2 | St. Louis, MO | 1913.15 |
3 | Memphis, TN | 1819.99 |
4 | Baltimore, MD | 1780.44 |
5 | Wilmington, DE | 1780.20 |
6 | Rockford, IL | 1658.49 |
7 | Kansas City, MO | 1654.60 |
8 | Cleveland, OH | 1630.91 |
9 | Flint, MI | 1583.84 |
10 | Milwaukee, WI | 1533.01 |
11 | Little Rock, AR | 1531.19 |
12 | Elkhart, IN | 1506.52 |
13 | Oakland, CA | 1425.65 |
14 | Stockton, CA | 1420.80 |
15 | Indianapolis, IN | 1374.39 |
16 | Trenton, NJ | 1347.38 |
17 | Springfield, MO | 1337.44 |
18 | San Bernardino, CA | 1324.42 |
19 | Pontiac, MI | 1248.27 |
20 | Daytona Beach, FL | 1242.84 |
21 | Fort Myers, FL | 1236.63 |
22 | Kalamazoo, MI | 1210.91 |
23 | Toledo, OH | 1192.32 |
24 | Homestead, FL | 1183.16 |
25 | Albany, GA | 1174.49 |
26 | Lansing, MI | 1164.07 |
27 | Anchorage, AK | 1144.11 |
28 | Compton, CA | 1142.01 |
29 | Washington, DC | 1132.02 |
30 | Springfield, IL | 1116.14 |
31 | Albuquerque, NM | 1112.08 |
32 | Buffalo, NY | 1109.75 |
33 | Minneapolis, MN | 1109.06 |
34 | Chicago, IL | 1105.48 |
35 | Nashville Metropolitan, TN | 1102.31 |
36 | Tulsa, OK | 1095.26 |
37 | Hartford, CT | 1093.46 |
38 | Fall River, MA | 1093.12 |
39 | Atlanta, GA | 1083.63 |
40 | Brockton, MA | 1081.01 |
41 | New Orleans, LA | 1069.72 |
42 | Wichita, KS | 1056.72 |
43 | Springfield, MA | 1030.49 |
44 | Chattanooga, TN | 1023.05 |
45 | South Bend, IN | 1020.46 |
46 | Miami Beach, FL | 1008.96 |
47 | Dayton, OH | 999.57 |
48 | Philadelphia, PA | 988.91 |
49 | Modesto, CA | 988.35 |
50 | Pueblo, CO | 983.38 |
51 | Battle Creek, MI | 975.31 |
52 | North Las Vegas, NV | 954.08 |
53 | Tacoma, WA | 952.77 |
54 | Shreveport, LA | 949.27 |
55 | Canton, OH | 944.85 |
56 | Baton Rouge, LA | 938.31 |
57 | Jackson, TN | 937.45 |
58 | Newark, NJ | 936.93 |
59 | Salt Lake City, UT | 935.96 |
60 | Irvington, NJ | 935.15 |
61 | New Haven, CT | 934.64 |
62 | Huntsville, AL | 927.89 |
63 | Richmond, CA | 919.11 |
64 | Sanford, FL | 918.22 |
65 | Schenectady, NY | 913.45 |
66 | Cincinnati, OH | 910.06 |
67 | Lauderhill, FL | 902.02 |
68 | North Charleston, SC | 898.72 |
69 | Knoxville, TN | 896.12 |
70 | Worcester, MA | 889.52 |
71 | Miami, FL | 887.49 |
72 | West Palm Beach, FL | 882.73 |
73 | Tallahassee, FL | 880.12 |
74 | Rochester, NY | 880.07 |
75 | New Bedford, MA | 866.45 |
76 | Vallejo, CA | 861.05 |
77 | Albany, NY | 859.89 |
78 | Jackson, MS | 853.18 |
79 | Pompano Beach, FL | 851.30 |
80 | Lake Charles, LA | 850.85 |
81 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 849.15 |
82 | Bossier City, LA | 843.13 |
83 | Orlando, FL | 838.26 |
84 | Columbia, SC | 829.81 |
85 | Melbourne, FL | 824.48 |
86 | Lancaster, PA | 820.69 |
87 | Elizabeth, NJ | 816.45 |
88 | Lawton, OK | 810.00 |
89 | Fort Smith, AR | 803.86 |
90 | Santa Cruz, CA | 801.92 |
91 | Tucson, AZ | 795.45 |
92 | Portsmouth, VA | 791.12 |
93 | Ocala, FL | 790.16 |
94 | Rocky Mount, NC | 784.76 |
95 | Oklahoma City, OK | 783.41 |
96 | Redding, CA | 783.31 |
97 | Pittsburgh, PA | 782.30 |
98 | Madera, CA | 779.89 |
99 | Huntington Park, CA | 775.65 |
100 | Lynn, MA | 772.37 |
101 | Paterson, NJ | 764.61 |
102 | Kokomo, IN | 760.56 |
103 | Peoria, IL | 760.22 |
104 | Fayetteville, NC | 757.17 |
105 | Bridgeport, CT | 752.46 |
106 | North Little Rock, AR | 746.91 |
107 | Lakewood, WA | 746.43 |
108 | Burlington, NC | 742.99 |
109 | Inglewood, CA | 740.68 |
110 | Lawrence, MA | 740.49 |
111 | Waterloo, IA | 740.47 |
112 | Syracuse, NY | 738.58 |
113 | Hawthorne, CA | 732.37 |
114 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 731.83 |
115 | Davenport, IA | 727.32 |
116 | Hemet, CA | 723.73 |
117 | North Miami, FL | 720.93 |
118 | Los Angeles, CA | 719.00 |
119 | Rapid City, SD | 718.76 |
120 | Champaign, IL | 717.81 |
121 | Sacramento, CA | 716.29 |
122 | Hempstead Village, NY | 715.95 |
123 | Kissimmee, FL | 713.51 |
124 | San Francisco, CA | 710.55 |
125 | Des Moines, IA | 707.80 |
126 | Boston, MA | 707.40 |
127 | Reno, NV | 702.09 |
128 | Hammond, IN | 701.25 |
129 | Kingsport, TN | 695.45 |
130 | Springfield, OH | 690.72 |
131 | New Brunswick, NJ | 685.82 |
132 | Mobile, AL | 683.82 |
133 | South Gate, CA | 681.88 |
134 | Lancaster, CA | 681.02 |
135 | Reading, PA | 679.69 |
136 | Antioch, CA | 678.03 |
137 | Louisville Metro, KY | 675.76 |
138 | Plainfield, NJ | 675.50 |
139 | Grand Rapids, MI | 675.19 |
140 | East Orange, NJ | 674.52 |
141 | Phoenix, AZ | 674.39 |
142 | Manchester, NH | 672.39 |
143 | St. Petersburg, FL | 665.49 |
144 | Warner Robins, GA | 663.81 |
145 | Mount Vernon, NY | 663.46 |
146 | Gainesville, FL | 662.90 |
147 | Boynton Beach, FL | 658.76 |
148 | Norfolk, VA | 657.62 |
149 | Denver, CO | 657.41 |
150 | Pensacola, FL | 651.39 |
151 | Miami Gardens, FL | 649.77 |
152 | St. Paul, MN | 648.20 |
153 | Lynwood, CA | 647.16 |
154 | High Point, NC | 647.01 |
155 | Youngstown, OH | 646.61 |
156 | Wilmington, NC | 644.03 |
157 | Evansville, IN | 635.49 |
158 | Salinas, CA | 633.16 |
159 | Joplin, MO | 632.68 |
160 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 631.28 |
161 | Utica, NY | 627.47 |
162 | Jacksonville, FL | 625.06 |
163 | Akron, OH | 616.46 |
164 | Rock Hill, SC | 615.80 |
165 | Seattle, WA | 613.15 |
166 | Clarksville, TN | 613.01 |
167 | Fresno, CA | 610.90 |
168 | Murfreesboro, TN | 608.96 |
169 | Montgomery, AL | 608.82 |
170 | Greenville, SC | 607.43 |
171 | Taylor, MI | 606.95 |
172 | Victorville, CA | 605.97 |
173 | Columbus, GA | 601.96 |
174 | Gary, IN | 600.87 |
175 | Asheville, NC | 599.69 |
176 | West Valley, UT | 598.29 |
177 | Spokane, WA | 597.59 |
178 | Long Beach, CA | 597.30 |
179 | Haverhill, MA | 593.47 |
180 | Bradenton, FL | 590.80 |
181 | Merced, CA | 588.41 |
182 | Providence, RI | 574.89 |
183 | Delray Beach, FL | 574.18 |
184 | New York, NY | 573.42 |
185 | Omaha, NE | 567.28 |
186 | Lakewood, CO | 566.15 |
187 | Paramount, CA | 562.21 |
188 | Passaic, NJ | 560.79 |
189 | Topeka, KS | 559.11 |
190 | St. Joseph, MO | 558.92 |
191 | Clearwater, FL | 558.37 |
192 | Gardena, CA | 556.20 |
193 | Casa Grande, AZ | 546.21 |
194 | Carson, CA | 539.46 |
195 | Lodi, CA | 539.44 |
196 | Decatur, IL | 539.25 |
197 | Fayetteville, AR | 535.85 |
198 | San Leandro, CA | 530.10 |
199 | Aurora, CO | 529.09 |
200 | Riverside, CA | 529.00 |
201 | Yakima, WA | 527.04 |
202 | Turlock, CA | 525.80 |
203 | Missoula, MT | 524.63 |
204 | Ogden, UT | 523.68 |
205 | Sarasota, FL | 522.14 |
206 | Columbus, OH | 521.73 |
207 | Rogers, AR | 520.00 |
208 | Grand Junction, CO | 517.91 |
209 | Jonesboro, AR | 514.42 |
210 | Hamilton, OH | 512.63 |
211 | Independence, MO | 512.21 |
212 | Sioux Falls, SD | 512.13 |
213 | Warren, MI | 509.51 |
214 | Waukegan, IL | 508.28 |
215 | Tampa, FL | 507.04 |
216 | Waterbury, CT | 506.95 |
217 | Conway, AR | 506.78 |
218 | Santa Monica, CA | 505.74 |
219 | Tempe, AZ | 504.89 |
220 | Medford, OR | 503.75 |
221 | Lafayette, IN | 503.06 |
222 | Delano, CA | 501.37 |
223 | Pomona, CA | 497.70 |
224 | Bellflower, CA | 497.42 |
225 | Lafayette, LA | 497.20 |
226 | Colorado Springs, CO | 495.78 |
227 | Glendale, AZ | 495.60 |
228 | Portland, OR | 492.58 |
229 | Houston, TX | 491.49 |
230 | Berkeley, CA | 490.82 |
231 | Indio, CA | 489.91 |
232 | Revere, MA | 489.59 |
233 | Burien, WA | 488.87 |
234 | Vineland, NJ | 488.30 |
235 | Frederick, MD | 487.80 |
236 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 486.54 |
237 | Bakersfield, CA | 480.74 |
238 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 480.36 |
239 | Jersey City, NJ | 479.38 |
240 | Largo, FL | 479.10 |
241 | Green Bay, WI | 478.89 |
242 | Santa Ana, CA | 477.74 |
243 | Santa Maria, CA | 476.46 |
244 | Hanford, CA | 475.23 |
245 | Palm Bay, FL | 474.16 |
246 | Racine, WI | 473.33 |
247 | Federal Way, WA | 471.26 |
248 | Newport News, VA | 466.77 |
249 | Yonkers, NY | 466.16 |
250 | Chicopee, MA | 465.84 |
251 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 465.64 |
252 | Wyoming, MI | 463.66 |
253 | Greenwood, IN | 461.93 |
254 | Billings, MT | 461.21 |
255 | Allentown, PA | 457.66 |
256 | Greeley, CO | 456.63 |
257 | Oxnard, CA | 453.48 |
258 | Citrus Heights, CA | 450.97 |
259 | Everett, WA | 449.59 |
260 | Sparks, NV | 447.21 |
261 | Bloomington, IN | 445.90 |
262 | Sioux City, IA | 440.72 |
263 | Watsonville, CA | 439.85 |
264 | Palmdale, CA | 437.15 |
265 | Quincy, MA | 436.66 |
266 | Commerce City, CO | 435.48 |
267 | Anderson, IN | 435.30 |
268 | West Sacramento, CA | 435.25 |
269 | St. Cloud, MN | 435.10 |
270 | Rialto, CA | 434.10 |
271 | National City, CA | 433.79 |
272 | Highland, CA | 433.10 |
273 | Apple Valley, CA | 431.57 |
274 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 430.07 |
275 | Santa Barbara, CA | 429.10 |
276 | Mesa, AZ | 428.83 |
277 | Columbia, MO | 426.77 |
278 | Pawtucket, RI | 425.74 |
279 | Idaho Falls, ID | 424.39 |
280 | Auburn, WA | 419.64 |
281 | Dallas, TX | 419.55 |
282 | San Rafael, CA | 418.95 |
283 | Moreno Valley, CA | 418.48 |
284 | Fairfield, CA | 415.64 |
285 | Fontana, CA | 415.21 |
286 | Roanoke, VA | 413.09 |
287 | Enid, OK | 409.65 |
288 | Chesapeake, VA | 409.60 |
289 | Beaumont, TX | 404.96 |
290 | Pinellas Park, FL | 404.89 |
291 | Yuba City, CA | 404.77 |
292 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 397.98 |
293 | Fort Wayne, IN | 397.49 |
294 | Johnson City, TN | 395.42 |
295 | Pittsburg, CA | 393.42 |
296 | Peabody, MA | 392.37 |
296 | Olympia, WA | 392.37 |
297 | Hayward, CA | 391.63 |
298 | Marietta, GA | 391.49 |
299 | Bloomington, IL | 390.57 |
300 | Norwalk, CA | 389.94 |
301 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 388.47 |
302 | Colton, CA | 386.57 |
303 | Vancouver, WA | 385.91 |
304 | Fargo, ND | 385.26 |
305 | Santa Fe, NM | 382.69 |
306 | El Monte, CA | 381.75 |
307 | Porterville, CA | 381.06 |
308 | Gresham, OR | 380.30 |
309 | Pocatello, ID | 380.08 |
310 | Meriden, CT | 379.52 |
311 | Hollywood, FL | 378.85 |
312 | El Cajon, CA | 378.05 |
313 | Goodyear, AZ | 377.97 |
314 | San Diego, CA | 377.24 |
315 | Baldwin Park, CA | 375.97 |
316 | San Jose, CA | 373.09 |
317 | Santa Rosa, CA | 373.05 |
318 | Flagstaff, AZ | 372.30 |
319 | Union City, CA | 372.18 |
320 | Lynchburg, VA | 371.50 |
321 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 370.62 |
322 | Woodland, CA | 368.31 |
323 | Dearborn, MI | 367.69 |
324 | Valdosta, GA | 366.86 |
325 | Visalia, CA | 365.89 |
326 | Eugene, OR | 365.11 |
327 | Westland, MI | 365.08 |
328 | Napa, CA | 364.91 |
329 | Vista, CA | 363.61 |
330 | Escondido, CA | 362.99 |
331 | Nampa, ID | 362.76 |
332 | Duluth, MN | 362.41 |
333 | Costa Mesa, CA | 361.99 |
334 | Oceanside, CA | 360.33 |
335 | Muncie, IN | 359.67 |
336 | Taunton, MA | 357.90 |
337 | Lincoln, NE | 357.83 |
338 | Kenosha, WI | 357.16 |
339 | Erie, PA | 356.50 |
340 | Tulare, CA | 356.11 |
341 | Dubuque, IA | 355.78 |
342 | Hesperia, CA | 355.74 |
343 | Thornton, CO | 349.58 |
344 | Ontario, CA | 348.77 |
345 | Azusa, CA | 347.27 |
346 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 344.93 |
347 | Concord, CA | 344.10 |
348 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 343.19 |
349 | Smyrna, GA | 342.95 |
350 | Lowell, MA | 342.26 |
351 | Anaheim, CA | 342.01 |
352 | Pico Rivera, CA | 341.25 |
353 | Lexington, KY | 339.47 |
354 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 339.03 |
355 | Gilroy, CA | 336.23 |
356 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 335.58 |
357 | Renton, WA | 334.62 |
358 | Honolulu, HI | 334.58 |
359 | Ventura, CA | 333.85 |
360 | Westminster, CA | 333.76 |
361 | Montebello, CA | 333.30 |
362 | Pasadena, CA | 332.90 |
363 | Grand Island, NE | 332.82 |
364 | Norwalk, CT | 331.50 |
365 | West Allis, WI | 330.26 |
366 | Joliet, IL | 329.98 |
366 | Madison, WI | 329.98 |
367 | Auburn, AL | 328.79 |
368 | Petaluma, CA | 328.23 |
369 | Brookhaven, GA | 327.98 |
370 | Hampton, VA | 326.19 |
371 | Downey, CA | 325.19 |
372 | La Mesa, CA | 324.65 |
373 | Clinton Township, MI | 324.33 |
374 | Elk Grove, CA | 322.25 |
375 | Kentwood, MI | 321.79 |
376 | Chico, CA | 321.55 |
377 | Bartlett, TN | 320.90 |
378 | Salem, OR | 320.11 |
379 | Summerville, SC | 319.02 |
380 | Hamden, CT | 318.95 |
381 | Lakeland, FL | 318.63 |
382 | Miramar, FL | 317.92 |
383 | Manteca, CA | 316.46 |
384 | Bowling Green, KY | 315.98 |
385 | Upland, CA | 315.77 |
386 | Cicero, IL | 315.01 |
387 | Redlands, CA | 314.75 |
388 | Gulfport, MS | 313.76 |
389 | Aurora, IL | 313.68 |
390 | Longmont, CO | 313.08 |
391 | Garden Grove, CA | 309.26 |
392 | Grand Forks, ND | 305.95 |
393 | Union City, NJ | 304.28 |
394 | Rosemead, CA | 302.93 |
395 | Berwyn, IL | 301.93 |
396 | Charleston, SC | 301.88 |
397 | Elyria, OH | 300.19 |
398 | Springfield, OR | 299.20 |
399 | Boise, ID | 297.62 |
400 | Buena Park, CA | 297.25 |
401 | New Britain, CT | 297.03 |
402 | Framingham, MA | 295.43 |
403 | Perris, CA | 295.04 |
404 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 295.01 |
405 | Whittier, CA | 293.65 |
406 | Portland, ME | 292.36 |
407 | East Hartford, CT | 289.75 |
408 | Bismarck, ND | 289.43 |
409 | Kent, WA | 289.26 |
410 | Kenner, LA | 288.85 |
411 | Weymouth, MA | 286.74 |
412 | Avondale, AZ | 285.52 |
413 | Hillsboro, OR | 285.33 |
414 | Spokane Valley, WA | 282.52 |
415 | Galveston, TX | 282.24 |
416 | Cathedral City, CA | 279.84 |
417 | Appleton, WI | 279.42 |
418 | Scranton, PA | 279.32 |
419 | Suffolk, VA | 278.46 |
420 | Decatur, AL | 278.11 |
421 | Malden, MA | 276.59 |
422 | Lakewood, CA | 272.21 |
423 | West Jordan, UT | 272.02 |
424 | Great Falls, MT | 271.28 |
425 | Stamford, CT | 269.76 |
426 | Norman, OK | 269.36 |
427 | Minot, ND | 269.19 |
428 | Cheyenne, WY | 268.56 |
429 | Sunrise, FL | 266.95 |
430 | Southfield, MI | 265.53 |
431 | Cambridge, MA | 264.79 |
432 | Killeen, TX | 264.58 |
433 | Normal, IL | 263.12 |
434 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 262.35 |
435 | Iowa City, IA | 260.83 |
436 | Bellingham, WA | 260.45 |
437 | Lubbock, TX | 258.60 |
438 | Terre Haute, IN | 258.10 |
439 | Chula Vista, CA | 257.61 |
440 | Somerville, MA | 254.64 |
441 | Boca Raton, FL | 251.76 |
442 | La Crosse, WI | 249.53 |
443 | Caldwell, ID | 248.14 |
444 | West Haven, CT | 246.35 |
445 | Las Cruces, NM | 245.24 |
446 | Wichita Falls, TX | 244.54 |
447 | Skokie, IL | 243.76 |
448 | West New York, NJ | 243.44 |
449 | West Covina, CA | 243.23 |
450 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 242.54 |
451 | Hialeah, FL | 242.22 |
452 | Tigard, OR | 240.92 |
453 | Clovis, CA | 240.87 |
454 | Fullerton, CA | 240.20 |
455 | Council Bluffs, IA | 239.46 |
456 | Loveland, CO | 239.16 |
457 | San Antonio, TX | 238.28 |
458 | Chino, CA | 237.71 |
459 | Boulder, CO | 236.29 |
460 | Westminster, CO | 234.91 |
461 | Clifton, NJ | 234.00 |
462 | Redondo Beach, CA | 233.76 |
463 | Cheektowaga Town, NY | 231.75 |
464 | Margate, FL | 230.92 |
465 | San Mateo, CA | 230.91 |
466 | Plantation, FL | 230.67 |
467 | Port Arthur, TX | 230.59 |
468 | Tonawanda Town, NY | 230.51 |
469 | Marysville, WA | 230.30 |
470 | Kennewick, WA | 229.22 |
471 | Owensboro, KY | 229.11 |
472 | Jupiter, FL | 228.71 |
473 | West Des Moines, IA | 227.03 |
474 | Daly City, CA | 226.68 |
475 | Janesville, WI | 225.74 |
476 | Arlington, TX | 225.38 |
477 | Rio Rancho, NM | 225.24 |
478 | Hoboken, NJ | 223.68 |
479 | Davie, FL | 222.02 |
480 | Cerritos, CA | 221.30 |
481 | Harrisonburg, VA | 220.87 |
482 | Bayonne, NJ | 220.63 |
483 | South San Francisco, CA | 219.13 |
484 | Mesquite, TX | 218.13 |
485 | Midwest City, OK | 218.00 |
486 | New Rochelle, NY | 216.45 |
487 | Amarillo, TX | 216.35 |
488 | Ankeny, IA | 216.09 |
489 | Corpus Christi, TX | 215.58 |
490 | Brentwood, CA | 214.83 |
491 | Waco, TX | 213.77 |
492 | Rochester, MN | 213.58 |
493 | Monterey Park, CA | 212.28 |
494 | Bolingbrook, IL | 212.16 |
495 | Vacaville, CA | 211.94 |
496 | Henderson, NV | 211.60 |
497 | Oshkosh, WI | 211.54 |
498 | Yucaipa, CA | 210.44 |