Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the US city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Houston, TX (213,185); followed by New York, NY (174,402); San Antonio, TX (159,143); Los Angeles, CA (129,209); and Chicago, IL (117,676).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 Total Crimes in 2016
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Houston, TX 213185
2 New York, NY 174402
3 San Antonio, TX 159143
4 Los Angeles, CA 129209
5 Chicago, IL 117676
6 Dallas, TX 95362
7 Phoenix, AZ 69468
8 Austin, TX 68928
9 Philadelphia, PA 65284
10 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 59619
11 Fort Worth, TX 57978
12 San Francisco, CA 53847
13 Indianapolis, IN 53698
14 Memphis, TN 49322
15 Detroit, MI 45889
16 Albuquerque, NM 44773
17 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 43512
18 Seattle, WA 42828
19 Baltimore, MD 40816
20 Columbus, OH 40011
21 Washington, DC 39372
22 Jacksonville, FL 37125
23 Portland, OR 36484
24 Tucson, AZ 35629
25 Louisville Metro, KY 34885
26 San Diego, CA 34195
27 Honolulu, HI 34186
28 Milwaukee, WI 33904
29 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 32167
30 Oakland, CA 30202
31 Oklahoma City, OK 30152
32 Atlanta, GA 29975
33 Denver, CO 29792
34 Kansas City, MO 28945
35 San Jose, CA 28773
36 Tulsa, OK 28571
37 Cleveland, OH 27147
38 Lubbock, TX 25976
39 Arlington, TX 25651
40 El Paso, TX 25521
41 Wichita, KS 25337
42 Corpus Christi, TX 25103
43 St. Louis, MO 24939
44 Fresno, CA 23989
45 Miami, FL 23019
46 Minneapolis, MN 22301
47 New Orleans, LA 19889
48 Amarillo, TX 19377
49 Omaha, NE 19338
50 Bakersfield, CA 19291
51 Boston, MA 19256
52 Sacramento, CA 19005
53 Colorado Springs, CO 18943
54 Cincinnati, OH 18587
55 Salt Lake City, UT 18411
56 Anchorage, AK 18140
57 Spokane, WA 17770
58 Long Beach, CA 17187
59 Orlando, FL 16841
60 Little Rock, AR 16808
61 Springfield, MO 16572
62 Laredo, TX 16100
63 Stockton, CA 16096
64 Tacoma, WA 15827
65 Garland, TX 15795
66 St. Petersburg, FL 14568
67 Toledo, OH 14510
68 Lexington, KY 14176
69 Glendale, AZ 14009
70 Buffalo, NY 13684
71 Mobile, AL 13478
72 Mesa, AZ 13295
73 Irving, TX 13235
74 Aurora, CO 13221
75 Riverside, CA 13047
76 Tallahassee, FL 12766
77 Shreveport, LA 12652
78 Pittsburgh, PA 12387
79 Brownsville, TX 12240
80 Baton Rouge, LA 12206
81 San Bernardino, CA 12126
82 Knoxville, TN 12015
83 St. Paul, MN 11890
84 Fort Lauderdale, FL 11796
85 Chattanooga, TN 11594
86 Modesto, CA 11493
87 Mesquite, TX 11386
88 Norfolk, VA 11253
89 Huntsville, AL 11185
90 Plano, TX 11149
91 Columbus, GA 10862
92 Anaheim, CA 10859
93 Fayetteville, NC 10792
94 Virginia Beach, VA 10628
95 Beaumont, TX 10609
96 Des Moines, IA 10422
97 Montgomery, AL 10204
98 San Angelo, TX 10100
99 Waco, TX 10050
100 Fort Wayne, IN 10032
101 Akron, OH 9956
102 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 9948
103 Tampa, FL 9768
104 Rochester, NY 9758
105 Lincoln, NE 9736
106 Reno, NV 9660
107 Jackson, MS 9430
108 Grand Prairie, TX 9387
109 Miami Beach, FL 9365
110 Lakewood, CO 9360
111 Tempe, AZ 9084
112 McAllen, TX 9048
113 Newark, NJ 8986
114 Abilene, TX 8749
115 Dayton, OH 8717
116 Santa Ana, CA 8634
117 Pueblo, CO 8603
118 Columbia, SC 8508
119 Edinburg, TX 8481
120 Odessa, TX 8451
121 Pasadena, TX 8335
122 Killeen, TX 8271
123 Rockford, IL 8087
124 Kent, WA 7915
125 Topeka, KS 7860
126 Madison, WI 7783
127 Wichita Falls, TX 7724
128 North Las Vegas, NV 7570
129 West Valley, UT 7256
130 North Charleston, SC 7227
131 Salem, OR 7222
132 Lafayette, LA 7080
133 Oxnard, CA 7061
134 Worcester, MA 7005
134 Independence, MO 7005
135 Eugene, OR 6991
135 Chesapeake, VA 6991
136 Moreno Valley, CA 6988
137 Midland, TX 6824
138 New Haven, CT 6732
139 Chandler, AZ 6731
140 Springfield, MA 6707
141 Hartford, CT 6662
142 Evansville, IN 6643
143 West Palm Beach, FL 6576
144 Sioux Falls, SD 6505
145 Springfield, IL 6504
146 Federal Way, WA 6487
147 Newport News, VA 6478
148 Providence, RI 6343
149 Vancouver, WA 6258
150 South Bend, IN 6250
151 Denton, TX 6223
152 Hialeah, FL 6205
153 Pompano Beach, FL 6145
154 Medford, OR 6143
155 Portsmouth, VA 6140
156 Renton, WA 6135
157 Everett, WA 6122
158 Henderson, NV 6120
159 Scottsdale, AZ 6080
160 Berkeley, CA 6046
161 Fort Smith, AR 5954
162 Vallejo, CA 5936
163 Baytown, TX 5848
164 Boise, ID 5836
165 Jersey City, NJ 5799
166 Gainesville, FL 5786
167 Syracuse, NY 5772
168 Davenport, IA 5759
169 Salinas, CA 5758
170 Billings, MT 5757
171 Grand Rapids, MI 5721
172 Spokane Valley, WA 5575
173 Hollywood, FL 5568
174 Wilmington, NC 5541
175 Pomona, CA 5476
176 Yakima, WA 5468
177 Lakeland, FL 5449
178 Carrollton, TX 5438
179 Cedar Rapids, IA 5425
180 Round Rock, TX 5381
181 Peoria, IL 5365
182 Ontario, CA 5345
183 Hayward, CA 5292
184 Fontana, CA 5283
185 Harlingen, TX 5275
186 Bryan, TX 5260
187 Lewisville, TX 5210
188 Elizabeth, NJ 5193
189 Fremont, CA 5156
190 Hampton, VA 5106
191 Costa Mesa, CA 5051
192 Las Cruces, NM 5039
193 Richardson, TX 5038
194 Daytona Beach, FL 5018
195 Oceanside, CA 5017
196 Chula Vista, CA 4989
197 St. Joseph, MO 4987
198 Bellingham, WA 4985
199 Flint, MI 4931
200 Huntington Beach, CA 4909
201 Asheville, NC 4901
202 Garden Grove, CA 4876
203 Richmond, CA 4837
204 Wilmington, DE 4834
205 Frisco, TX 4832
206 Thornton, CO 4803
207 Concord, CA 4801
208 Clarksville, TN 4798
209 Bellevue, WA 4787
210 Waterbury, CT 4773
211 Temple, TX 4726
212 High Point, NC 4713
213 Visalia, CA 4687
214 College Station, TX 4685
215 Lansing, MI 4684
216 Murfreesboro, TN 4665
217 Lancaster, CA 4658
218 Athens-Clarke County, GA 4648
219 Roanoke, VA 4637
220 Warner Robins, GA 4618
221 McKinney, TX 4581
222 Redding, CA 4564
223 Santa Monica, CA 4531
224 Albany, GA 4530
225 Conroe, TX 4524
226 Springfield, OH 4509
227 Antioch, CA 4506
228 Lawton, OK 4485
229 Miami Gardens, FL 4436
230 Mission, TX 4434
231 Clearwater, FL 4408
232 Fort Collins, CO 4394
233 Bridgeport, CT 4382
234 Canton, OH 4359
235 Fargo, ND 4331
236 Albany, NY 4314
237 Victorville, CA 4301
238 Paterson, NJ 4292
239 Westminster, CO 4285
240 Norman, OK 4283
241 Ogden, UT 4275
242 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 4268
243 Warren, MI 4241
244 Tuscaloosa, AL 4212
245 Pearland, TX 4192
246 Fayetteville, AR 4179
247 Kalamazoo, MI 4171
248 Missoula, MT 4151
249 Duluth, MN 4147
250 Santa Cruz, CA 4142
251 Ventura, CA 4130
252 Joplin, MO 4129
253 San Marcos, TX 4123
254 Gary, IN 4109
255 South Gate, CA 4103
256 Pembroke Pines, FL 4094
257 Gulfport, MS 4072
258 Peoria, AZ 4071
258 Boynton Beach, FL 4071
259 San Leandro, CA 4040
260 Council Bluffs, IA 4028
261 Hemet, CA 4017
262 Pasadena, CA 3989
262 Melbourne, FL 3989
263 Auburn, WA 3970
264 West Jordan, UT 3959
265 Fullerton, CA 3954
266 League City, TX 3936
267 Allentown, PA 3907
268 Irvine, CA 3898
269 Corona, CA 3892
270 Escondido, CA 3853
271 Lake Charles, LA 3807
272 Bossier City, LA 3795
273 Port Arthur, TX 3786
274 Chico, CA 3782
275 Manchester, NH 3781
276 Columbia, MO 3775
276 Charleston, SC 3775
277 Jonesboro, AR 3767
278 New Bedford, MA 3765
279 Greeley, CO 3762
280 Downey, CA 3760
281 Compton, CA 3703
282 Santa Rosa, CA 3687
283 Galveston, TX 3685
284 Glendale, CA 3682
285 Pharr, TX 3675
286 Hamilton, OH 3662
287 Ocala, FL 3651
288 Sioux City, IA 3625
289 Gilbert, AZ 3599
290 Jackson, TN 3589
291 Santa Fe, NM 3558
292 Boulder, CO 3552
293 Homestead, FL 3538
294 Roseville, CA 3531
295 Aurora, IL 3519
296 Gresham, OR 3509
297 Rapid City, SD 3504
298 Avondale, AZ 3503
299 New Braunfels, TX 3502
300 Torrance, CA 3484
301 Santa Barbara, CA 3477
302 Champaign, IL 3466
303 Palmdale, CA 3459
304 North Little Rock, AR 3442
305 DeSoto, TX 3434
306 Jurupa Valley, CA 3429
307 Lakewood, WA 3403
308 Grand Junction, CO 3389
309 Largo, FL 3386
309 Lafayette, IN 3386
310 Terre Haute, IN 3378
311 Sanford, FL 3357
312 Santa Clarita, CA 3353
312 Joliet, IL 3353
313 Merced, CA 3345
314 Fairfield, CA 3341
315 Brockton, MA 3332
316 Sunrise, FL 3331
317 Trenton, NJ 3330
318 Hammond, IN 3318
319 Inglewood, CA 3315
320 Sandy, UT 3313
321 Cape Coral, FL 3309
322 Conway, AR 3308
323 Plantation, FL 3303
324 Valdosta, GA 3276
325 Delray Beach, FL 3240
326 Clovis, CA 3235
327 Greenville, SC 3232
328 Davie, FL 3211
329 Hawthorne, CA 3195
329 Overland Park, KS 3195
330 Miramar, FL 3194
331 Kissimmee, FL 3183
332 Santa Maria, CA 3158
332 Springfield, OR 3158
333 Burbank, CA 3156
334 Redlands, CA 3152
335 Yonkers, NY 3147
336 Flagstaff, AZ 3145
337 Dearborn, MI 3144
338 Fort Myers, FL 3120
339 Great Falls, MT 3114
340 Bloomington, IN 3096
341 Alexandria, VA 3093
342 Citrus Heights, CA 3088
343 West Covina, CA 3086
344 St. Cloud, MN 3080
345 Elkhart, IN 3067
346 Decatur, IL 3065
347 North Miami, FL 3060
348 Whittier, CA 3055
349 Westminster, CA 3036
350 Muncie, IN 3007
351 Rock Hill, SC 3001
352 Bloomington, MN 2998
353 Nampa, ID 2990
354 Lauderhill, FL 2987
355 Bowling Green, KY 2983
356 Santa Clara, CA 2980
357 Sugar Land, TX 2979
358 Youngstown, OH 2978
359 El Monte, CA 2972
360 Sandy Springs, GA 2961
361 Manteca, CA 2957
362 Carson, CA 2951
363 Battle Creek, MI 2934
364 Dothan, AL 2929
365 Turlock, CA 2902
366 Reading, PA 2901
367 Sparks, NV 2897
368 Elk Grove, CA 2894
369 Kingsport, TN 2880
370 El Cajon, CA 2869
371 Provo, UT 2866
372 Pinellas Park, FL 2863
373 Burien, WA 2849
374 Buena Park, CA 2846
375 Orange, CA 2845
376 Green Bay, WI 2820
377 North Richland Hills, TX 2816
378 Owensboro, KY 2808
379 Johnson City, TN 2760
380 Lakewood, CA 2758
381 Decatur, AL 2754
381 Brooklyn Park, MN 2754
382 Waukegan, IL 2743
383 Temecula, CA 2735
383 Boca Raton, FL 2735
384 Rochester, MN 2721
385 Schenectady, NY 2714
386 Vineland, NJ 2713
387 Cheektowaga Town, NY 2711
388 Port St. Lucie, FL 2698
388 Olympia, WA 2698
389 Bismarck, ND 2690
390 Fall River, MA 2681
391 Cambridge, MA 2669
392 Lancaster, PA 2668
393 Racine, WI 2665
394 Erie, PA 2660
395 Waterloo, IA 2651
395 Utica, NY 2651
396 Lynn, MA 2640
397 Longmont, CO 2633
398 Surprise, AZ 2629
399 Coral Springs, FL 2623
400 Missouri City, TX 2607
401 Cheyenne, WY 2605
402 Lowell, MA 2592
403 Rogers, AR 2576
404 Upland, CA 2555
405 Kenosha, WI 2550
406 Pensacola, FL 2539
406 Grapevine, TX 2539
407 Anderson, IN 2534
408 Marietta, GA 2517
409 Orem, UT 2515
410 Sarasota, FL 2492
411 Euless, TX 2491
412 West Allis, WI 2477
413 Deerfield Beach, FL 2473
414 Livermore, CA 2472
415 Huntington Park, CA 2471
416 Kennewick, WA 2468
417 Broken Arrow, OK 2466
418 Rio Rancho, NM 2465
419 Kenner, LA 2433
420 Stamford, CT 2428
421 La Crosse, WI 2427
422 Carlsbad, CA 2404
423 Norwalk, CA 2397
424 Bellflower, CA 2395
424 Suffolk, VA 2395
425 San Mateo, CA 2387
426 Indio, CA 2386
427 Perris, CA 2384
428 Cerritos, CA 2380
429 Goodyear, AZ 2373
430 Palm Bay, FL 2370
431 Madera, CA 2364
432 Chino, CA 2360
432 Midwest City, OK 2360
433 Southfield, MI 2359
434 Newport Beach, CA 2355
435 Olathe, KS 2351
436 Rialto, CA 2340
437 New Britain, CT 2339
438 Concord, NC 2337
439 Hillsboro, OR 2325
440 Allen, TX 2322
441 Sunnyvale, CA 2314
442 Yuba City, CA 2309
443 Greece Town, NY 2303
444 Lodi, CA 2290
445 Pittsburg, CA 2279
446 Ann Arbor, MI 2274
447 Vacaville, CA 2271
448 Alhambra, CA 2257
449 Enid, OK 2256
450 Menifee, CA 2254
451 Colerain Township, OH 2249
452 Montebello, CA 2238
453 Burlington, NC 2226
454 Palm Desert, CA 2223
455 Kokomo, IN 2206
456 Walnut Creek, CA 2202
457 Alameda, CA 2200
457 Pontiac, MI 2200
458 Lynwood, CA 2199
459 Union City, CA 2189
460 Greenwood, IN 2187
461 Loveland, CO 2182
462 Amherst Town, NY 2170
463 Hesperia, CA 2154
463 Pawtucket, RI 2154
464 Wyoming, MI 2128
465 Bend, OR 2114
466 Lawrence, MA 2106
467 Lynchburg, VA 2105
468 Kirkland, WA 2089
469 Marysville, WA 2084
470 Paramount, CA 2074
471 Apple Valley, CA 2066
472 Tracy, CA 2062
472 Colonie Town, NY 2062
473 Dubuque, IA 2054
474 Bradenton, FL 2046
475 Cherry Hill Township, NJ 2042
476 Casa Grande, AZ 2040
477 Westland, MI 2025
478 Lake Elsinore, CA 2022
478 Redmond, WA 2022
479 Clinton Township, MI 2021