Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (49,124); followed by Chicago, IL (30,126); Los Angeles, CA (28,817); Philadelphia, PA (15,534); and Detroit, MI (13,705).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, 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 2016
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 49124 |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 30126 |
| 3 | Los Angeles, CA | 28817 |
| 4 | Philadelphia, PA | 15534 |
| 5 | Detroit, MI | 13705 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 13520 |
| 7 | Memphis, TN | 11947 |
| 8 | Indianapolis, IN | 11907 |
| 9 | Houston, TX | 11473 |
| 10 | Baltimore, MD | 11010 |
| 11 | Phoenix, AZ | 10700 |
| 12 | Milwaukee, WI | 9201 |
| 13 | Kansas City, MO | 7915 |
| 14 | Washington, DC | 7711 |
| 15 | Nashville Metropolitan, TN | 7371 |
| 16 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 6560 |
| 17 | Cleveland, OH | 6299 |
| 18 | Albuquerque, NM | 6245 |
| 19 | San Francisco, CA | 6190 |
| 20 | Oakland, CA | 6059 |
| 21 | St. Louis, MO | 6017 |
| 22 | Dallas, TX | 5542 |
| 23 | Jacksonville, FL | 5504 |
| 24 | San Diego, CA | 5332 |
| 25 | Atlanta, GA | 5121 |
| 26 | Oklahoma City, OK | 5027 |
| 27 | Boston, MA | 4767 |
| 28 | Minneapolis, MN | 4622 |
| 29 | Louisville Metro, KY | 4621 |
| 30 | Denver, CO | 4597 |
| 31 | Columbus, OH | 4500 |
| 32 | Tulsa, OK | 4444 |
| 33 | Stockton, CA | 4381 |
| 34 | Seattle, WA | 4294 |
| 35 | New Orleans, LA | 4249 |
| 36 | Tucson, AZ | 4245 |
| 37 | Wichita, KS | 4136 |
| 38 | Miami, FL | 3989 |
| 39 | San Jose, CA | 3887 |
| 40 | San Antonio, TX | 3571 |
| 41 | Sacramento, CA | 3549 |
| 42 | Anchorage, AK | 3422 |
| 43 | Honolulu, HI | 3331 |
| 44 | Toledo, OH | 3319 |
| 45 | Fresno, CA | 3206 |
| 46 | Portland, OR | 3163 |
| 47 | Little Rock, AR | 3044 |
| 48 | San Bernardino, CA | 2878 |
| 49 | Buffalo, NY | 2857 |
| 50 | Long Beach, CA | 2846 |
| 51 | Cincinnati, OH | 2720 |
| 52 | Newark, NJ | 2637 |
| 53 | Omaha, NE | 2531 |
| 54 | Rockford, IL | 2444 |
| 55 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2366 |
| 56 | Orlando, FL | 2328 |
| 57 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2301 |
| 58 | North Las Vegas, NV | 2276 |
| 59 | Springfield, MO | 2251 |
| 60 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2143 |
| 61 | Modesto, CA | 2104 |
| 62 | Mesa, AZ | 2051 |
| 63 | Tacoma, WA | 2000 |
| 64 | St. Paul, MN | 1970 |
| 65 | Aurora, CO | 1939 |
| 66 | Tampa, FL | 1906 |
| 67 | Shreveport, LA | 1865 |
| 68 | Rochester, NY | 1845 |
| 69 | Austin, TX | 1838 |
| 70 | Bakersfield, CA | 1821 |
| 71 | Chattanooga, TN | 1819 |
| 72 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1815 |
| 73 | Huntsville, AL | 1787 |
| 74 | Fort Worth, TX | 1730 |
| 75 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1727 |
| 76 | Riverside, CA | 1724 |
| 77 | Reno, NV | 1717 |
| 78 | Mobile, AL | 1709 |
| 79 | Tallahassee, FL | 1686 |
| 80 | Knoxville, TN | 1672 |
| 81 | Worcester, MA | 1642 |
| 82 | Norfolk, VA | 1616 |
| 83 | Santa Ana, CA | 1612 |
| 84 | Springfield, MA | 1588 |
| 85 | Flint, MI | 1545 |
| 86 | Fayetteville, NC | 1531 |
| 87 | Des Moines, IA | 1497 |
| 88 | Jackson, MS | 1451 |
| 89 | Dayton, OH | 1402 |
| 90 | Hartford, CT | 1353 |
| 91 | Lansing, MI | 1341 |
| 92 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1327 |
| 93 | Springfield, IL | 1301 |
| 94 | Wilmington, DE | 1285 |
| 95 | Spokane, WA | 1279 |
| 96 | Jersey City, NJ | 1276 |
| 97 | New Haven, CT | 1219 |
| 98 | Columbus, GA | 1218 |
| 99 | Akron, OH | 1216 |
| 100 | Montgomery, AL | 1215 |
| 101 | Anaheim, CA | 1209 |
| 102 | Glendale, AZ | 1204 |
| 103 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 1174 |
| 104 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1144 |
| 105 | Compton, CA | 1129 |
| 106 | Trenton, NJ | 1127 |
| 107 | Paterson, NJ | 1126 |
| 108 | Columbia, SC | 1116 |
| 109 | Bridgeport, CT | 1115 |
| 110 | Lancaster, CA | 1103 |
| 111 | Pueblo, CO | 1081 |
| 112 | Lexington, KY | 1079 |
| 113 | Syracuse, NY | 1063 |
| 114 | Elizabeth, NJ | 1054 |
| 115 | Vallejo, CA | 1053 |
| 116 | Fort Wayne, IN | 1040 |
| 117 | South Bend, IN | 1037 |
| 118 | Providence, RI | 1031 |
| 119 | Brockton, MA | 1029 |
| 120 | Richmond, CA | 1019 |
| 121 | Lincoln, NE | 1006 |
| 122 | Salinas, CA | 1005 |
| 123 | North Charleston, SC | 993 |
| 124 | Chesapeake, VA | 969 |
| 125 | Fall River, MA | 966 |
| 126 | West Palm Beach, FL | 954 |
| 127 | Oxnard, CA | 948 |
| 128 | Fort Myers, FL | 947 |
| 129 | Yonkers, NY | 942 |
| 130 | Miami Beach, FL | 940 |
| 131 | Clarksville, TN | 935 |
| 132 | Pompano Beach, FL | 931 |
| 133 | Kalamazoo, MI | 925 |
| 134 | Tempe, AZ | 902 |
| 135 | Sioux Falls, SD | 897 |
| 136 | Arlington, TX | 885 |
| 137 | Lakewood, CO | 875 |
| 137 | Peoria, IL | 875 |
| 138 | Albany, GA | 873 |
| 139 | Fontana, CA | 870 |
| 139 | Gainesville, FL | 870 |
| 140 | Moreno Valley, CA | 863 |
| 141 | Albany, NY | 848 |
| 141 | Newport News, VA | 848 |
| 142 | Madison, WI | 832 |
| 143 | Inglewood, CA | 830 |
| 144 | West Valley, UT | 823 |
| 145 | New Bedford, MA | 819 |
| 146 | Daytona Beach, FL | 814 |
| 147 | El Paso, TX | 807 |
| 148 | Homestead, FL | 801 |
| 149 | Elkhart, IN | 791 |
| 150 | Murfreesboro, TN | 790 |
| 151 | Lawton, OK | 781 |
| 152 | Pomona, CA | 767 |
| 153 | Evansville, IN | 762 |
| 154 | Antioch, CA | 760 |
| 155 | Wilmington, NC | 759 |
| 156 | Portsmouth, VA | 758 |
| 157 | Davenport, IA | 750 |
| 158 | Pontiac, MI | 749 |
| 159 | Victorville, CA | 748 |
| 160 | Miami Gardens, FL | 743 |
| 161 | Manchester, NH | 742 |
| 162 | High Point, NC | 721 |
| 163 | Redding, CA | 720 |
| 164 | Lynn, MA | 714 |
| 165 | Fort Smith, AR | 712 |
| 166 | Topeka, KS | 711 |
| 167 | Corpus Christi, TX | 707 |
| 168 | Virginia Beach, VA | 700 |
| 169 | Palmdale, CA | 697 |
| 170 | Chula Vista, CA | 696 |
| 171 | Warren, MI | 691 |
| 172 | Canton, OH | 677 |
| 173 | Vancouver, WA | 675 |
| 174 | Melbourne, FL | 667 |
| 175 | South Gate, CA | 660 |
| 176 | Santa Rosa, CA | 658 |
| 177 | Boise, ID | 657 |
| 178 | Hawthorne, CA | 654 |
| 178 | Lauderhill, FL | 654 |
| 178 | Lake Charles, LA | 654 |
| 178 | Lubbock, TX | 654 |
| 179 | Lafayette, LA | 641 |
| 180 | Oceanside, CA | 639 |
| 181 | Clearwater, FL | 636 |
| 182 | Hayward, CA | 631 |
| 182 | Aurora, IL | 631 |
| 183 | Jackson, TN | 628 |
| 184 | Champaign, IL | 625 |
| 185 | Henderson, NV | 617 |
| 186 | Hemet, CA | 614 |
| 187 | Berkeley, CA | 602 |
| 187 | Ontario, CA | 602 |
| 187 | Eugene, OR | 602 |
| 188 | Independence, MO | 601 |
| 189 | Lawrence, MA | 597 |
| 189 | Reading, PA | 597 |
| 190 | Schenectady, NY | 595 |
| 191 | Battle Creek, MI | 594 |
| 192 | Bossier City, LA | 585 |
| 193 | Hialeah, FL | 580 |
| 194 | Hollywood, FL | 574 |
| 195 | Chandler, AZ | 558 |
| 196 | Escondido, CA | 555 |
| 197 | Allentown, PA | 552 |
| 198 | Waterbury, CT | 550 |
| 199 | Elk Grove, CA | 547 |
| 200 | Garden Grove, CA | 545 |
| 201 | Sanford, FL | 542 |
| 202 | Hammond, IN | 540 |
| 203 | Asheville, NC | 537 |
| 204 | Rapid City, SD | 536 |
| 205 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 533 |
| 205 | Salem, OR | 533 |
| 206 | Santa Cruz, CA | 521 |
| 207 | Columbia, MO | 517 |
| 208 | Palm Bay, FL | 516 |
| 209 | Billings, MT | 514 |
| 210 | Irvington, NJ | 509 |
| 211 | Kissimmee, FL | 508 |
| 212 | Waterloo, IA | 507 |
| 213 | Santa Maria, CA | 506 |
| 214 | Carson, CA | 505 |
| 214 | Madera, CA | 505 |
| 214 | Green Bay, WI | 505 |
| 215 | North Little Rock, AR | 503 |
| 216 | Yakima, WA | 496 |
| 217 | Boynton Beach, FL | 495 |
| 218 | Warner Robins, GA | 494 |
| 219 | Everett, WA | 490 |
| 220 | Merced, CA | 489 |
| 221 | Joliet, IL | 488 |
| 222 | San Leandro, CA | 487 |
| 222 | Lancaster, PA | 487 |
| 223 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 480 |
| 223 | Visalia, CA | 480 |
| 224 | Beaumont, TX | 479 |
| 225 | Pasadena, CA | 477 |
| 225 | Thornton, CO | 477 |
| 226 | Fairfield, CA | 476 |
| 227 | Santa Monica, CA | 475 |
| 228 | Lynwood, CA | 469 |
| 228 | Garland, TX | 469 |
| 229 | Greeley, CO | 468 |
| 230 | Fargo, ND | 467 |
| 231 | Huntington Park, CA | 463 |
| 231 | Ocala, FL | 463 |
| 232 | Gary, IN | 460 |
| 233 | Mount Vernon, NY | 457 |
| 234 | Fayetteville, AR | 454 |
| 234 | North Miami, FL | 454 |
| 234 | Federal Way, WA | 454 |
| 235 | Rialto, CA | 451 |
| 236 | Ogden, UT | 450 |
| 237 | Waukegan, IL | 449 |
| 237 | Lakewood, WA | 449 |
| 238 | El Monte, CA | 448 |
| 239 | Concord, CA | 447 |
| 239 | Rock Hill, SC | 447 |
| 240 | Miramar, FL | 446 |
| 241 | Hampton, VA | 442 |
| 242 | Kokomo, IN | 441 |
| 243 | Indio, CA | 437 |
| 243 | East Orange, NJ | 437 |
| 244 | Sparks, NV | 435 |
| 244 | Rocky Mount, NC | 435 |
| 245 | Amarillo, TX | 433 |
| 246 | St. Joseph, MO | 428 |
| 247 | Gresham, OR | 424 |
| 248 | Fremont, CA | 420 |
| 249 | Norwalk, CA | 419 |
| 250 | Youngstown, OH | 415 |
| 251 | Roanoke, VA | 413 |
| 252 | Costa Mesa, CA | 412 |
| 253 | Springfield, OH | 411 |
| 254 | Quincy, MA | 408 |
| 254 | Charleston, SC | 408 |
| 255 | Medford, OR | 407 |
| 256 | Hempstead Village, NY | 400 |
| 257 | Greenville, SC | 399 |
| 258 | Passaic, NJ | 398 |
| 259 | Santa Barbara, CA | 397 |
| 260 | Citrus Heights, CA | 396 |
| 261 | El Cajon, CA | 395 |
| 262 | Bellflower, CA | 392 |
| 262 | Decatur, IL | 392 |
| 262 | New Brunswick, NJ | 392 |
| 262 | Burlington, NC | 392 |
| 263 | Largo, FL | 390 |
| 264 | Jonesboro, AR | 387 |
| 264 | Delray Beach, FL | 387 |
| 264 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 387 |
| 265 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 386 |
| 266 | Turlock, CA | 384 |
| 267 | Utica, NY | 382 |
| 268 | Lowell, MA | 380 |
| 269 | Killeen, TX | 379 |
| 270 | Bloomington, IN | 378 |
| 271 | Missoula, MT | 377 |
| 272 | Overland Park, KS | 376 |
| 273 | Downey, CA | 373 |
| 273 | Haverhill, MA | 373 |
| 274 | Vista, CA | 372 |
| 274 | Taylor, MI | 372 |
| 274 | Kent, WA | 372 |
| 275 | Scottsdale, AZ | 369 |
| 275 | Kingsport, TN | 369 |
| 276 | Ventura, CA | 368 |
| 277 | Racine, WI | 367 |
| 278 | Sioux City, IA | 365 |
| 279 | Huntington Beach, CA | 362 |
| 280 | Lafayette, IN | 360 |
| 281 | Kenosha, WI | 357 |
| 282 | Erie, PA | 353 |
| 283 | Wyoming, MI | 352 |
| 284 | Lodi, CA | 351 |
| 284 | Stamford, CT | 351 |
| 285 | Peoria, AZ | 350 |
| 286 | Pensacola, FL | 348 |
| 286 | Dearborn, MI | 348 |
| 287 | Plainfield, NJ | 346 |
| 288 | Frederick, MD | 343 |
| 289 | Fort Collins, CO | 342 |
| 289 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 342 |
| 290 | Fullerton, CA | 341 |
| 290 | Renton, WA | 341 |
| 291 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 340 |
| 292 | Gardena, CA | 338 |
| 293 | Lakeland, FL | 337 |
| 294 | Rogers, AR | 336 |
| 295 | Conway, AR | 335 |
| 296 | Hesperia, CA | 334 |
| 297 | Grand Prairie, TX | 333 |
| 298 | Nampa, ID | 332 |
| 299 | Santa Clarita, CA | 331 |
| 300 | Joplin, MO | 329 |
| 300 | Norman, OK | 329 |
| 300 | Auburn, WA | 329 |
| 301 | Bradenton, FL | 328 |
| 302 | Clinton Township, MI | 326 |
| 303 | Santa Fe, NM | 324 |
| 304 | Hamilton, OH | 320 |
| 304 | Laredo, TX | 320 |
| 305 | Pasadena, TX | 319 |
| 306 | Mesquite, TX | 318 |
| 307 | Apple Valley, CA | 314 |
| 307 | Grand Junction, CO | 314 |
| 308 | Paramount, CA | 313 |
| 309 | Duluth, MN | 312 |
| 310 | Goodyear, AZ | 310 |
| 310 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 310 |
| 311 | Westminster, CA | 309 |
| 311 | West Jordan, UT | 309 |
| 312 | Bloomington, IL | 307 |
| 313 | Pawtucket, RI | 305 |
| 314 | Westland, MI | 298 |
| 314 | Hillsboro, OR | 298 |
| 314 | Lynchburg, VA | 298 |
| 315 | Vineland, NJ | 297 |
| 316 | Napa, CA | 296 |
| 317 | Norwalk, CT | 295 |
| 318 | Cambridge, MA | 294 |
| 319 | Chico, CA | 293 |
| 319 | St. Cloud, MN | 293 |
| 320 | Longmont, CO | 292 |
| 321 | Baldwin Park, CA | 291 |
| 321 | Sarasota, FL | 291 |
| 322 | Waco, TX | 286 |
| 322 | Alexandria, VA | 286 |
| 323 | Casa Grande, AZ | 284 |
| 324 | Union City, CA | 281 |
| 325 | Pittsburg, CA | 278 |
| 326 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 277 |
| 327 | Yuba City, CA | 272 |
| 328 | Spokane Valley, WA | 271 |
| 329 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 270 |
| 330 | Westminster, CO | 269 |
| 331 | National City, CA | 267 |
| 332 | Hanford, CA | 266 |
| 332 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 266 |
| 333 | Flagstaff, AZ | 265 |
| 333 | West Covina, CA | 265 |
| 333 | Chicopee, MA | 265 |
| 334 | Delano, CA | 264 |
| 334 | Cicero, IL | 264 |
| 335 | Johnson City, TN | 263 |
| 336 | Revere, MA | 262 |
| 337 | Greenwood, IN | 261 |
| 338 | Torrance, CA | 258 |
| 338 | Whittier, CA | 258 |
| 338 | Boulder, CO | 258 |
| 339 | Wichita Falls, TX | 256 |
| 340 | Clovis, CA | 255 |
| 340 | Irving, TX | 255 |
| 341 | Idaho Falls, ID | 253 |
| 342 | Sunrise, FL | 252 |
| 342 | Muncie, IN | 252 |
| 343 | Las Cruces, NM | 251 |
| 344 | Buena Park, CA | 249 |
| 344 | San Rafael, CA | 249 |
| 344 | Burien, WA | 249 |
| 345 | Suffolk, VA | 246 |
| 346 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 245 |
| 347 | Daly City, CA | 244 |
| 347 | Manteca, CA | 244 |
| 348 | Upland, CA | 243 |
| 349 | San Mateo, CA | 242 |
| 349 | Sterling Heights, MI | 242 |
| 349 | Rochester, MN | 242 |
| 350 | Commerce City, CO | 241 |
| 351 | Anderson, IN | 240 |
| 352 | Highland, CA | 239 |
| 352 | Boca Raton, FL | 239 |
| 353 | Watsonville, CA | 238 |
| 354 | Elgin, IL | 236 |
| 355 | Avondale, AZ | 233 |
| 355 | West Sacramento, CA | 233 |
| 355 | Marietta, GA | 233 |
| 356 | Orange, CA | 228 |
| 356 | Davie, FL | 228 |
| 356 | Gulfport, MS | 228 |
| 357 | Glendale, CA | 227 |
| 357 | Meriden, CT | 227 |
| 358 | Perris, CA | 225 |
| 358 | Redlands, CA | 225 |
| 359 | Tulare, CA | 224 |
| 359 | Cape Coral, FL | 224 |
| 359 | Bellingham, WA | 224 |
| 360 | Lakewood, CA | 223 |
| 361 | Olathe, KS | 222 |
| 362 | Pico Rivera, CA | 220 |
| 363 | Woodland, CA | 218 |
| 364 | Plantation, FL | 217 |
| 365 | New Britain, CT | 216 |
| 365 | Scranton, PA | 216 |
| 366 | Porterville, CA | 215 |
| 366 | Rio Rancho, NM | 215 |
| 366 | Odessa, TX | 215 |
| 367 | Montebello, CA | 214 |
| 367 | Enid, OK | 214 |
| 368 | Colton, CA | 213 |
| 368 | Ann Arbor, MI | 213 |
| 369 | Bismarck, ND | 212 |
| 370 | Pinellas Park, FL | 211 |
| 370 | Framingham, MA | 211 |
| 370 | Union City, NJ | 211 |
| 370 | Abilene, TX | 211 |
| 371 | Auburn, AL | 210 |
| 371 | Burbank, CA | 210 |
| 371 | Dubuque, IA | 210 |
| 371 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 210 |
| 372 | Carlsbad, CA | 209 |
| 372 | Coral Springs, FL | 209 |
| 373 | Appleton, WI | 208 |
| 374 | Chino, CA | 207 |
| 374 | Vacaville, CA | 207 |
| 374 | Pocatello, ID | 207 |
| 374 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 207 |
| 375 | Peabody, MA | 206 |
| 375 | Somerville, MA | 206 |
| 376 | Valdosta, GA | 205 |
| 377 | Bowling Green, KY | 204 |
| 378 | Taunton, MA | 203 |
| 379 | Clifton, NJ | 202 |
| 380 | Gilbert, AZ | 200 |
| 380 | Petaluma, CA | 200 |
| 380 | Olympia, WA | 200 |
| 380 | West Allis, WI | 200 |
| 381 | Roseville, CA | 199 |
| 382 | La Mesa, CA | 197 |
| 382 | San Marcos, CA | 197 |
| 382 | Iowa City, IA | 197 |
| 383 | Smyrna, GA | 196 |
| 383 | Portland, ME | 196 |
| 384 | Hamden, CT | 195 |
| 384 | Southfield, MI | 195 |
| 385 | Kenner, LA | 194 |
| 386 | Plano, TX | 191 |
| 387 | Greece Town, NY | 190 |
| 388 | Bartlett, TN | 189 |
| 389 | Corona, CA | 185 |
| 390 | Loveland, CO | 184 |
| 390 | Brownsville, TX | 184 |
| 391 | Springfield, OR | 183 |
| 391 | Kennewick, WA | 183 |
| 392 | Gilroy, CA | 182 |
| 393 | Cheektowaga Town, NY | 181 |
| 394 | Bloomington, MN | 177 |
| 394 | Grand Forks, ND | 177 |
| 395 | Azusa, CA | 175 |
| 395 | Tyler, TX | 175 |
| 396 | Livermore, CA | 174 |
| 396 | Simi Valley, CA | 174 |
| 396 | New Rochelle, NY | 174 |
| 397 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 173 |
| 397 | Grand Island, NE | 173 |
| 397 | Denton, TX | 173 |
| 398 | Brookhaven, GA | 172 |