Ranking of United States Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, St. Louis, MO had the highest Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (66.07); followed by Gary, IN (63.32); Baltimore, MD (55.77); Wilmington, DE (47.52); and Detroit, MI (39.8).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities with a population of at least 50K, based on the Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate per 100K residents.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2017 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
St. Louis, MO
66.07
Gary, IN
63.32
Baltimore, MD
55.77
Wilmington, DE
47.52
Detroit, MI
39.8
New Orleans, LA
39.5
Flint, MI
38.3
Baton Rouge, LA
38.26
Youngstown, OH
36
Jackson, MS
35.63
Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
Rank
City
Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Louis, MO 66.07
2 Gary, IN 63.32
3 Baltimore, MD 55.77
4 Wilmington, DE 47.52
5 Detroit, MI 39.80
6 New Orleans, LA 39.50
7 Flint, MI 38.30
8 Baton Rouge, LA 38.26
9 Youngstown, OH 36.00
10 Jackson, MS 35.63
11 North Charleston, SC 31.45
12 Camden County Police Department, NJ 30.96
13 Kansas City, MO 30.93
14 Albany, GA 30.05
15 Cleveland, OH 27.77
16 Memphis, TN 27.73
17 Little Rock, AR 27.60
18 Trenton, NJ 27.31
19 Rocky Mount, NC 27.22
20 Newark, NJ 27.14
21 Shreveport, LA 26.81
22 Lauderhill, FL 24.86
23 Chicago, IL 24.13
24 Hartford, CT 23.60
25 Cincinnati, OH 23.40
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