Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the US city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was New York, NY (30,873); followed by Los Angeles, CA (15,874); Chicago, IL (15,815); Houston, TX (9,962); and Detroit, MI (9,882).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in the United States.

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 the number of Aggravated Assault crimes for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2016 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2016
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 New York, NY 30873
2 Los Angeles, CA 15874
3 Chicago, IL 15815
4 Houston, TX 9962
5 Detroit, MI 9882
6 Memphis, TN 8029
7 Philadelphia, PA 7803
8 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 7188
9 Indianapolis, IN 7099
10 Phoenix, AZ 6263
11 Kansas City, MO 5481
12 Milwaukee, WI 5300
13 Baltimore, MD 5157
14 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 4841
15 Dallas, TX 4604
16 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 4153
17 Washington, DC 3897
18 Albuquerque, NM 3846
19 St. Louis, MO 3636
20 Jacksonville, FL 3418
21 Oklahoma City, OK 3368
22 San Diego, CA 3323
23 Wichita, KS 3144
24 Stockton, CA 3019
25 Boston, MA 2910
26 Tulsa, OK 2845
27 Denver, CO 2813
28 Atlanta, GA 2804
29 Louisville Metro, KY 2792
30 Cleveland, OH 2696
31 Oakland, CA 2621
32 San Francisco, CA 2616
33 Tucson, AZ 2511
34 Seattle, WA 2474
35 Miami, FL 2401
36 Minneapolis, MN 2288
37 Sacramento, CA 2284
38 San Antonio, TX 2232
39 Little Rock, AR 2186
40 San Jose, CA 2175
41 Toledo, OH 2163
42 Anchorage, AK 2157
43 Honolulu, HI 2097
44 New Orleans, LA 2093
45 Fresno, CA 1887
46 San Bernardino, CA 1790
47 Portland, OR 1774
48 Rockford, IL 1745
49 Omaha, NE 1647
50 North Las Vegas, NV 1624
51 Buffalo, NY 1611
52 Orlando, FL 1529
53 Springfield, MO 1522
54 Modesto, CA 1507
55 Long Beach, CA 1478
56 Columbus, OH 1398
57 Colorado Springs, CO 1394
58 Mesa, AZ 1310
59 Tampa, FL 1309
60 Chattanooga, TN 1307
61 Tacoma, WA 1288
62 Pittsburgh, PA 1209
63 Huntsville, AL 1203
64 Worcester, MA 1177
65 Reno, NV 1176
66 Shreveport, LA 1174
67 Fort Worth, TX 1165
68 Flint, MI 1155
69 Baton Rouge, LA 1149
70 Mobile, AL 1138
71 Cincinnati, OH 1136
72 Bakersfield, CA 1108
73 Newark, NJ 1104
74 Knoxville, TN 1093
75 Fayetteville, NC 1083
76 St. Paul, MN 1067
77 Tallahassee, FL 1063
78 Aurora, CO 1052
79 Austin, TX 1048
80 Salt Lake City, UT 1032
81 St. Petersburg, FL 1029
82 Des Moines, IA 1026
83 Riverside, CA 987
84 Springfield, MA 973
85 Rochester, NY 971
86 Norfolk, VA 950
87 Springfield, IL 947
88 Santa Ana, CA 936
89 Lansing, MI 930
90 Grand Rapids, MI 854
91 Hartford, CT 798
92 Wilmington, DE 786
93 Spokane, WA 780
94 Brockton, MA 774
95 New Haven, CT 740
96 Dayton, OH 737
97 Columbia, SC 721
98 Clarksville, TN 718
99 Fort Myers, FL 716
100 Fall River, MA 708
101 Compton, CA 691
102 Anaheim, CA 689
103 Daytona Beach, FL 685
104 Lancaster, CA 683
105 Pueblo, CO 677
106 Montgomery, AL 675
107 Chesapeake, VA 662
108 Elkhart, IN 642
109 Syracuse, NY 636
110 Sioux Falls, SD 628
111 Albany, GA 625
112 Trenton, NJ 620
113 Jersey City, NJ 619
114 Kalamazoo, MI 611
115 Columbus, GA 609
115 Providence, RI 609
116 Jackson, MS 605
117 Glendale, AZ 598
117 Lawton, OK 598
118 Bridgeport, CT 595
119 Lincoln, NE 583
120 North Charleston, SC 579
121 Murfreesboro, TN 577
122 Vallejo, CA 574
123 Fort Lauderdale, FL 572
124 Fontana, CA 569
125 South Bend, IN 565
126 Richmond, CA 562
127 Salinas, CA 559
128 Arlington, TX 557
129 Akron, OH 555
130 Lakewood, CO 553
131 New Bedford, MA 547
131 Pontiac, MI 547
132 Fort Smith, AR 541
133 West Palm Beach, FL 540
133 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 540
134 Albany, NY 537
135 Gainesville, FL 536
136 Miami Beach, FL 531
137 Tempe, AZ 506
138 West Valley, UT 505
139 Pompano Beach, FL 503
140 Davenport, IA 500
140 Paterson, NJ 500
141 Moreno Valley, CA 496
141 Wilmington, NC 496
142 Fort Wayne, IN 492
142 Lynn, MA 492
142 Yonkers, NY 492
143 Peoria, IL 490
144 Redding, CA 488
144 Elizabeth, NJ 488
145 Newport News, VA 478
146 Jackson, TN 477
147 El Paso, TX 476
148 Melbourne, FL 473
149 Victorville, CA 471
149 Lubbock, TX 471
150 Evansville, IN 469
151 Madison, WI 464
152 Lafayette, LA 463
152 Lake Charles, LA 463
152 Manchester, NH 463
153 High Point, NC 458
154 Boise, ID 457
154 Champaign, IL 457
155 Bossier City, LA 451
156 Portsmouth, VA 448
157 Battle Creek, MI 444
158 Warren, MI 442
159 Oxnard, CA 438
159 Santa Rosa, CA 438
160 Aurora, IL 437
161 Miami Gardens, FL 432
162 Chula Vista, CA 429
163 Corpus Christi, TX 424
164 Homestead, FL 423
165 Palmdale, CA 422
166 Canton, OH 421
167 Vancouver, WA 410
168 Palm Bay, FL 408
169 Antioch, CA 403
169 Oceanside, CA 403
169 Independence, MO 403
170 Elk Grove, CA 402
171 Hemet, CA 398
172 Clearwater, FL 397
173 Topeka, KS 392
174 Pomona, CA 391
175 Waterloo, IA 387
176 Schenectady, NY 385
177 Madera, CA 382
178 Beaumont, TX 379
179 South Gate, CA 376
180 Lauderhill, FL 375
181 Billings, MT 372
182 Hialeah, FL 367
183 North Little Rock, AR 366
183 Santa Cruz, CA 366
183 Rapid City, SD 366
184 Eugene, OR 364
185 Lawrence, MA 360
185 Salem, OR 360
186 Escondido, CA 353
187 Inglewood, CA 352
188 Green Bay, WI 351
189 Sanford, FL 350
190 Kissimmee, FL 347
191 Garland, TX 345
192 Ontario, CA 335
192 Asheville, NC 335
193 Hammond, IN 331
194 Greeley, CO 329
195 Fayetteville, AR 327
196 Boynton Beach, FL 324
197 Kokomo, IN 323
198 Rock Hill, SC 321
199 Merced, CA 319
200 Indio, CA 318
200 Quincy, MA 318
201 Garden Grove, CA 317
201 Sparks, NV 317
201 Fargo, ND 317
202 Haverhill, MA 315
203 Warner Robins, GA 314
204 Ocala, FL 313
204 Athens-Clarke County, GA 313
205 Yakima, WA 310
206 Hawthorne, CA 309
207 Carson, CA 307
207 Reading, PA 307
208 Rocky Mount, NC 303
209 Lakewood, WA 301
210 Burlington, NC 300
211 Joliet, IL 299
212 Hollywood, FL 297
213 Waterbury, CT 295
214 Thornton, CO 293
215 Virginia Beach, VA 285
216 Santa Maria, CA 284
216 Visalia, CA 284
217 Miramar, FL 280
217 Lexington, KY 280
218 Kingsport, TN 279
219 Henderson, NV 278
220 Everett, WA 277
221 Jonesboro, AR 275
222 Ogden, UT 274
223 Chandler, AZ 273
223 Columbia, MO 273
224 St. Joseph, MO 268
225 Citrus Heights, CA 267
226 Fairfield, CA 266
226 Rialto, CA 266
226 Greenville, SC 266
227 Pasadena, CA 265
227 Sioux City, IA 265
228 Goodyear, AZ 264
228 Fort Collins, CO 264
229 Turlock, CA 261
230 Bloomington, IN 260
230 Medford, OR 260
230 Amarillo, TX 260
231 Mount Vernon, NY 259
232 Concord, CA 256
233 Norwalk, CA 255
234 Lodi, CA 253
235 Missoula, MT 252
236 Pensacola, FL 250
236 Taylor, MI 250
236 Mesquite, TX 250
237 Frederick, MD 249
238 El Monte, CA 247
238 Decatur, IL 247
238 Roanoke, VA 247
239 Charleston, SC 246
240 North Miami, FL 245
240 Clinton Township, MI 245
241 Santa Monica, CA 244
241 Waukegan, IL 244
242 Rogers, AR 242
243 Tuscaloosa, AL 240
243 Hempstead Village, NY 240
244 Jurupa Valley, CA 239
245 Greenwood, IN 238
246 Dearborn, MI 237
247 Gresham, OR 235
248 Killeen, TX 234
249 Lynwood, CA 232
249 Lowell, MA 232
250 Vista, CA 230
250 East Orange, NJ 230
251 Huntington Beach, CA 229
252 Santa Barbara, CA 228
253 Lancaster, PA 227
254 Peoria, AZ 226
254 Delray Beach, FL 226
255 Youngstown, OH 224
256 Casa Grande, AZ 222
256 Delano, CA 222
256 Utica, NY 222
257 Bradenton, FL 221
258 Nampa, ID 218
259 Huntington Park, CA 217
259 Wyoming, MI 217
260 Cedar Rapids, IA 216
261 Passaic, NJ 215
262 Pembroke Pines, FL 214
262 Lafayette, IN 214
263 Allentown, PA 213
263 Irving, TX 213
263 Kenosha, WI 213
264 Grand Junction, CO 212
264 Racine, WI 212
265 Norwalk, CT 211
265 Largo, FL 211
265 Pasadena, TX 211
265 West Jordan, UT 211
266 Apple Valley, CA 210
266 Napa, CA 210
267 Flagstaff, AZ 209
267 Hesperia, CA 209
267 Santa Fe, NM 209
268 Costa Mesa, CA 206
268 Idaho Falls, ID 206
268 Bloomington, IL 206
268 Overland Park, KS 206
268 Lynchburg, VA 206
269 Hayward, CA 204
269 Federal Way, WA 204
270 Conway, AR 203
270 Joplin, MO 203
270 Norman, OK 203
271 El Cajon, CA 202
272 Stamford, CT 201
272 Pawtucket, RI 201
273 Hanford, CA 199
274 Ventura, CA 198
274 Hampton, VA 198
275 Bellflower, CA 197
275 Port St. Lucie, FL 197
275 Revere, MA 197
276 Duluth, MN 196
276 Irvington, NJ 196
276 Johnson City, TN 196
277 Cambridge, MA 188
277 Springfield, OH 188
278 Fullerton, CA 187
279 Berkeley, CA 185
279 Framingham, MA 185
279 Grand Prairie, TX 185
280 Sarasota, FL 184
281 Sterling Heights, MI 183
282 Baldwin Park, CA 182
282 Erie, PA 182
283 Westminster, CA 180
284 San Mateo, CA 179
285 Fremont, CA 177
286 Boulder, CO 176
286 Auburn, WA 176
287 San Leandro, CA 173
287 Pocatello, ID 173
288 Cape Coral, FL 172
289 Chico, CA 170
289 Gary, IN 170
289 Plainfield, NJ 170
290 Chicopee, MA 168
291 Peabody, MA 167
292 Watsonville, CA 166
292 Westland, MI 166
293 Yuba City, CA 164
293 Brooklyn Park, MN 164
293 Upper Darby Township, PA 164
294 Auburn, AL 163
294 Scottsdale, AZ 163
295 Downey, CA 162
295 Santa Clarita, CA 162
296 Bartlett, TN 161
297 Laredo, TX 160
298 Union City, CA 157
299 Longmont, CO 156
299 Enid, OK 156
299 Waco, TX 156
299 Appleton, WI 156
300 Hillsboro, OR 155
300 Renton, WA 155
301 Buena Park, CA 154
301 Las Cruces, NM 154
302 Rancho Cordova, CA 153
302 Vineland, NJ 153
303 St. Cloud, MN 152
304 Gardena, CA 151
304 Hamden, CT 151
305 Suffolk, VA 150
306 Commerce City, CO 149
306 Deerfield Beach, FL 149
306 Taunton, MA 149
307 Petaluma, CA 148
307 Tulare, CA 148
308 Highland, CA 147
308 Porterville, CA 147
308 Woodland, CA 147
309 Clovis, CA 146
309 Bismarck, ND 146
310 Orange, CA 145
310 Olathe, KS 145
311 Westminster, CO 144
311 Somerville, MA 144
311 Spokane Valley, WA 144
312 National City, CA 143
313 San Marcos, CA 142
313 New Brunswick, NJ 142
314 Chino, CA 141
314 Paramount, CA 141
315 Lakeland, FL 140
316 Dearborn Heights, MI 139
316 Rio Rancho, NM 139
317 Whittier, CA 138
317 Union City, NJ 138
318 Elgin, IL 137
319 Burbank, CA 136
319 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 136
319 Odessa, TX 136
320 Perth Amboy, NJ 135
320 Kent, WA 135
321 Pico Rivera, CA 134
322 West Covina, CA 133
322 Abilene, TX 133
323 Olympia, WA 132
324 Daly City, CA 131
324 Sunrise, FL 131
324 Dubuque, IA 131
325 Pinellas Park, FL 130
325 Smyrna, GA 130
325 Brownsville, TX 130
326 Meriden, CT 129
327 Perris, CA 128
327 Upland, CA 128
328 Burien, WA 126
328 Cheyenne, WY 126
329 Ann Arbor, MI 125
330 Alexandria, VA 124
331 Carlsbad, CA 123
331 Manteca, CA 123
331 Davie, FL 123
331 Great Falls, MT 123
331 Wichita Falls, TX 123
332 Loveland, CO 122
332 Muncie, IN 122
332 Weymouth, MA 122
333 Avondale, AZ 121
333 Gilbert, AZ 121
333 West Sacramento, CA 121
334 La Mesa, CA 120
334 Vacaville, CA 120
335 Grand Island, NE 118
336 Valdosta, GA 117
336 Malden, MA 117
336 Rochester, MN 117
337 Hamilton, OH 116
337 Scranton, PA 116
337 Bellingham, WA 116
338 Caldwell, ID 115
338 Bolingbrook, IL 115
338 Iowa City, IA 115
339 Coral Springs, FL 114
339 Franklin, TN 114
339 Kennewick, WA 114
340 Pittsburg, CA 113
340 Grand Forks, ND 113
341 Redlands, CA 112
341 Clifton, NJ 112
341 Greece Town, NY 112
341 Summerville, SC 112
342 Boca Raton, FL 111
342 Coeur d'Alene, ID 111
343 Azusa, CA 110
343 San Rafael, CA 110
343 Torrance, CA 110
344 Plano, TX 109
345 Canton Township, MI 108
346 Plantation, FL 106
346 Kentwood, MI 106
346 Tyler, TX 106
346 Oshkosh, WI 106
347 Simi Valley, CA 105
347 West Des Moines, IA 105
347 Port Arthur, TX 105
347 Eau Claire, WI 105
348 Glendale, CA 104
349 Colton, CA 103
349 Marietta, GA 103
349 Shawnee, KS 103
350 Lake Havasu City, AZ 102
351 Lakewood, CA 101
351 Thousand Oaks, CA 101
351 Mount Pleasant, SC 101
352 Ankeny, IA 100