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

Updated on October 15, 2023.

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.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of cities by Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate for each state.

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
Gary, IN
Baltimore, MD
Wilmington, DE
Detroit, MI
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Flint, MI
Baton Rouge, LA
Youngstown, OH
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Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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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
26 West Palm Beach, FL 22.84
27 Canton, OH 22.53
28 Compton, CA 21.49
29 Dayton, OH 21.40
30 Topeka, KS 21.32
31 Akron, OH 21.28
32 Mobile, AL 20.13
33 Philadelphia, PA 20.06
34 Milwaukee, WI 19.83
35 Montgomery, AL 19.09
36 Pittsburgh, PA 17.98
37 Indianapolis, IN 17.92
38 Portsmouth, VA 17.88
39 High Point, NC 17.80
40 Stockton, CA 17.77
41 Daytona Beach, FL 17.76
42 Salinas, CA 17.69
43 Valdosta, GA 17.63
44 Columbus, GA 17.60
44 Knoxville, TN 17.60
45 Chattanooga, TN 17.34
46 Tulsa, OK 17.29
47 Lafayette, LA 17.10
48 Jonesboro, AR 17.06
49 Evansville, IN 16.75
50 Washington, DC 16.72
51 Miami Gardens, FL 16.67
52 Irvington, NJ 16.45
53 Atlanta, GA 16.41
54 Decatur, AL 16.38
55 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 16.30
56 Columbus, OH 16.28
57 Oakland, CA 16.24
58 Roanoke, VA 16.00
59 Louisville Metro, KY 15.93
60 Greensboro, NC 15.86
61 Hammond, IN 15.68
62 San Bernardino, CA 15.65
63 Buffalo, NY 15.62
64 Springfield, OH 15.30
65 Sanford, FL 15.14
66 Wilmington, NC 15.07
67 South Bend, IN 14.73
68 Norfolk, VA 14.68
69 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 14.41
70 Bridgeport, CT 14.37
71 Paterson, NJ 14.22
72 Syracuse, NY 13.98
73 Fort Wayne, IN 13.90
74 Decatur, IL 13.86
75 East Orange, NJ 13.81
76 Yakima, WA 13.78
77 Gulfport, MS 13.74
78 Lawrence, MA 13.60
79 Beaumont, TX 13.51
80 North Little Rock, AR 13.45
81 Allentown, PA 13.24
82 Newport News, VA 13.21
83 Kalamazoo, MI 13.11
84 West Sacramento, CA 13.04
85 Rochester, NY 12.94
86 Des Moines, IA 12.89
87 Lynn, MA 12.88
88 Toledo, OH 12.63
89 Davenport, IA 12.61
90 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 12.60
90 Hampton, VA 12.60
91 Fort Myers, FL 12.51
92 Oklahoma City, OK 12.50
93 Dallas, TX 12.48
94 Albuquerque, NM 12.47
95 Killeen, TX 12.34
96 Vallejo, CA 12.28
97 Rockford, IL 12.26
98 Jacksonville, FL 12.18
99 Rock Hill, SC 12.15
100 Lansing, MI 12.04
101 Pomona, CA 11.76
102 Inglewood, CA 11.73
103 Boynton Beach, FL 11.71
104 Fayetteville, NC 11.68
105 Lake Charles, LA 11.59
106 Houston, TX 11.50
107 Delano, CA 11.40
108 Victorville, CA 11.36
109 Huntsville, AL 11.27
110 Miami, FL 11.23
111 Lynwood, CA 11.20
112 Paramount, CA 10.90
113 Port Arthur, TX 10.80
114 Bakersfield, CA 10.76
115 Hempstead Village, NY 10.75
116 Fresno, CA 10.64
117 Peoria, IL 10.51
118 Jackson, TN 10.44
119 Kokomo, IN 10.39
119 Midwest City, OK 10.39
120 Reading, PA 10.29
121 Waterbury, CT 10.19
122 Tampa, FL 10.15
123 Joliet, IL 10.11
124 Minneapolis, MN 10.03
125 Kissimmee, FL 9.84
126 Pittsburg, CA 9.73
127 Flagstaff, AZ 9.67
128 Merced, CA 9.62
129 Elkhart, IN 9.56
130 Phoenix, AZ 9.55
131 Springfield, IL 9.52
132 Independence, MO 9.40
132 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 9.40
133 Modesto, CA 9.36
134 Lancaster, CA 9.34
135 Southaven, MS 9.27
136 St. Joseph, MO 9.16
137 Clarksville, TN 9.13
138 Anchorage, AK 9.12
139 Upland, CA 9.07
139 North Las Vegas, NV 9.07
140 Springfield, MA 9.06
141 Richmond, CA 9.03
142 Pueblo, CO 9.02
143 Lexington, KY 9.00
144 Wichita, KS 8.95
145 Antioch, CA 8.91
146 Tuscaloosa, AL 8.90
147 Tallahassee, FL 8.83
148 Mount Vernon, NY 8.76
149 Dothan, AL 8.71
150 Tucson, AZ 8.64
151 Carson, CA 8.60
152 Fairfield, CA 8.59
153 Durham, NC 8.55
154 Lawton, OK 8.50
155 Lancaster, PA 8.45
156 New Bedford, MA 8.41
157 Denver, CO 8.35
157 Boston, MA 8.35
158 Springfield, MO 8.30
159 Fort Lauderdale, FL 8.29
160 Aurora, CO 8.15
160 Albany, NY 8.15
160 San Antonio, TX 8.15
161 Orlando, FL 8.10
162 Fort Worth, TX 8.02
163 Gresham, OR 8.00
163 Rapid City, SD 8.00
164 Amarillo, TX 7.96
165 Fort Smith, AR 7.92
165 Summerville, SC 7.92
166 Plainfield, NJ 7.85
167 Jersey City, NJ 7.84
168 Baytown, TX 7.82
169 Sacramento, CA 7.80
170 Coeur d'Alene, ID 7.79
171 Asheville, NC 7.77
171 Burien, WA 7.77
172 Reno, NV 7.65
172 San Marcos, TX 7.65
173 St. Petersburg, FL 7.58
174 Burlington, NC 7.55
175 Kenner, LA 7.45
176 Jacksonville, NC 7.43
177 Columbia, SC 7.41
178 Waterloo, IA 7.37
179 Columbia, MO 7.34
180 Brockton, MA 7.29
180 Longview, TX 7.29
181 Colton, CA 7.26
182 Cicero, IL 7.25
183 Highland, CA 7.24
184 Pompano Beach, FL 7.21
185 St. Paul, MN 7.17
186 Oxnard, CA 7.16
187 Avondale, AZ 7.14
187 Federal Way, WA 7.14
188 Commerce City, CO 7.08
189 Bradenton, FL 7.04
190 Los Angeles, CA 7.01
191 New Brunswick, NJ 6.96
192 Omaha, NE 6.90
193 Ogden, UT 6.87
194 Waukegan, IL 6.82
195 Visalia, CA 6.81
196 Bowie, MD 6.79
197 Huntington Park, CA 6.78
198 Porterville, CA 6.75
199 Ocala, FL 6.70
199 Pontiac, MI 6.70
200 Temple, TX 6.69
201 Providence, RI 6.67
202 Gardena, CA 6.64
202 Warner Robins, GA 6.64
203 Taylor, MI 6.57
204 Lakewood, WA 6.55
205 Marietta, GA 6.49
206 Bellflower, CA 6.41
207 North Miami, FL 6.40
208 Corpus Christi, TX 6.38
209 San Francisco, CA 6.36
210 Palm Bay, FL 6.29
211 South Gate, CA 6.27
212 Santa Ana, CA 6.26
213 Auburn, AL 6.17
214 Madera, CA 6.16
214 Westland, MI 6.16
215 Colorado Springs, CO 6.13
215 Jupiter, FL 6.13
216 Erie, PA 6.12
217 Grand Rapids, MI 6.07
218 Bowling Green, KY 6.03
219 Stillwater, OK 5.98
220 Buckeye, AZ 5.96
221 Victoria, TX 5.84
222 Coral Gables, FL 5.83
223 West Valley, UT 5.81
224 Greenville, SC 5.80
225 Odessa, TX 5.78
226 Whittier, CA 5.74
226 Bossier City, LA 5.74
227 Joplin, MO 5.72
228 Champaign, IL 5.71
229 Kingsport, TN 5.68
230 Tyler, TX 5.65
231 Hawthorne, CA 5.64
231 DeSoto, TX 5.64
232 Pasadena, CA 5.60
232 Elyria, OH 5.60
233 Harrisonburg, VA 5.59
234 Lafayette, IN 5.53
235 New Britain, CT 5.52
236 Blue Springs, MO 5.48
237 Apple Valley, CA 5.47
238 Turlock, CA 5.44
239 Kent, WA 5.43
240 Elizabeth, NJ 5.40
241 New Haven, CT 5.39
242 Chicopee, MA 5.33
243 Iowa City, IA 5.30
244 Gastonia, NC 5.25
245 Sunrise, FL 5.24
246 Yuma, AZ 5.23
247 Smyrna, GA 5.21
248 Hollywood, FL 5.20
249 Warren, MI 5.17
249 Plano, TX 5.17
250 Salt Lake City, UT 5.13
251 Pharr, TX 5.10
252 Manteca, CA 5.09
252 Oceanside, CA 5.09
252 Vancouver, WA 5.09
253 Great Falls, MT 5.07
254 Owensboro, KY 5.04
255 Kenosha, WI 5.02
256 La Mesa, CA 4.97
256 Utica, NY 4.97
257 Coconut Creek, FL 4.96
258 Lynchburg, VA 4.95
259 Battle Creek, MI 4.93
260 Melbourne, FL 4.88
261 National City, CA 4.87
262 McAllen, TX 4.86
263 Norman, OK 4.84
264 Hamilton, OH 4.83
264 Medford, OR 4.83
265 Glendale, AZ 4.81
266 Athens-Clarke County, GA 4.80
267 Arlington, TX 4.78
268 Jurupa Valley, CA 4.76
269 Haverhill, MA 4.74
269 Santa Fe, NM 4.74
269 Bryan, TX 4.74
270 Greeley, CO 4.72
271 Norwalk, CA 4.71
272 Hemet, CA 4.70
273 Conroe, TX 4.68
273 Tacoma, WA 4.68
274 Mesa, AZ 4.67
274 Long Beach, CA 4.67
275 Alhambra, CA 4.66
276 Sammamish, WA 4.63
277 Ontario, CA 4.58
277 Chesapeake, VA 4.58
278 Cedar Rapids, IA 4.55
279 Everett, WA 4.54
280 St. Cloud, MN 4.42
281 Charleston, SC 4.39
282 Muncie, IN 4.36
283 Westminster, CA 4.35
283 Marysville, WA 4.35
284 Moreno Valley, CA 4.34
284 Northern York Regional, PA 4.34
285 Miami Beach, FL 4.32
285 Greenville, NC 4.32
286 El Monte, CA 4.30
286 Nampa, ID 4.30
286 Madison, WI 4.30
287 Longmont, CO 4.26
288 Fontana, CA 4.25
289 Mesquite, TX 4.16
290 Minot, ND 3.99
290 Lakewood, OH 3.99
290 Smyrna, TN 3.99
291 Yonkers, NY 3.97
292 Cerritos, CA 3.94
292 Wyoming, MI 3.94
293 Baldwin Park, CA 3.92
293 Galveston, TX 3.92
294 Vista, CA 3.88
295 Florissant, MO 3.87
296 Concord, CA 3.85
297 Bloomington, IL 3.84
297 Laredo, TX 3.84
298 Stratford, CT 3.83
299 Wichita Falls, TX 3.82
300 Auburn, WA 3.81
301 Pinellas Park, FL 3.80
302 Peabody, MA 3.79
302 Minnetonka, MN 3.79
302 Alexandria, VA 3.79
303 Perth Amboy, NJ 3.78
304 Revere, MA 3.74
304 Seattle, WA 3.74
305 Deerfield Beach, FL 3.72
306 Portland, OR 3.70
307 Lakewood, CA 3.69
307 Tustin, CA 3.69
308 Waco, TX 3.68
309 Cathedral City, CA 3.67
310 Riverside, CA 3.66
310 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 3.66
311 Hanford, CA 3.59
312 Fort Collins, CO 3.58
312 Thornton, CO 3.58
313 Oak Lawn, IL 3.56
314 Huntersville, NC 3.55
315 Salem, OR 3.54
316 Westminster, CO 3.47
316 Corvallis, OR 3.47
317 Manchester, CT 3.46
318 Dubuque, IA 3.41
319 Union Township, NJ 3.39
319 New York, NY 3.39
319 Garland, TX 3.39
320 Norwalk, CT 3.38
321 Meriden, CT 3.37
321 Fall River, MA 3.37
322 Chino, CA 3.36
323 Henderson, NV 3.34
323 Suffolk, VA 3.34
324 Indio, CA 3.33
324 West Allis, WI 3.33
325 Menifee, CA 3.32
325 Tracy, CA 3.32
326 Vineland, NJ 3.31
326 Irving, TX 3.31
327 Idaho Falls, ID 3.29
328 Cupertino, CA 3.28
329 Abilene, TX 3.25
329 Pasadena, TX 3.25
330 Santa Monica, CA 3.23
330 Honolulu, HI 3.23
331 Grand Junction, CO 3.21
332 Lakewood, CO 3.20
333 Tulare, CA 3.16
334 Montebello, CA 3.15
335 Lorain, OH 3.14
336 Redmond, WA 3.13
337 Skokie, IL 3.12
337 Greece Town, NY 3.12
338 Janesville, WI 3.11
339 Hayward, CA 3.10
339 Eden Prairie, MN 3.10
340 Schenectady, NY 3.09
340 Sandy, UT 3.09
340 Cheyenne, WY 3.09
341 San Jose, CA 3.08
341 Virginia Beach, VA 3.08
342 Gainesville, FL 3.01
342 Sterling Heights, MI 3.01
343 Eagan, MN 2.99
344 Aurora, IL 2.98
344 Portland, ME 2.98
344 Old Bridge Township, NJ 2.98
344 Johnson City, TN 2.98
345 Clinton Township, MI 2.97
346 San Angelo, TX 2.94
347 Renton, WA 2.93
348 Delray Beach, FL 2.92
349 St. Charles, MO 2.87
350 Garden Grove, CA 2.85
350 League City, TX 2.85
351 Santa Rosa, CA 2.84
352 Anaheim, CA 2.83
352 Orange, CA 2.83
352 Lewisville, TX 2.83
353 North Richland Hills, TX 2.82
354 Santa Maria, CA 2.79
355 El Paso, TX 2.76
355 Spokane, WA 2.76
356 Missoula, MT 2.73
357 Worcester, MA 2.70
357 Brownsville, TX 2.70
358 Tempe, AZ 2.69
358 Schaumburg, IL 2.69
359 Downey, CA 2.64
359 Missouri City, TX 2.64
360 Clearwater, FL 2.60
360 West Jordan, UT 2.60
361 Richardson, TX 2.59
362 Perris, CA 2.58
363 Austin, TX 2.57
364 Palmdale, CA 2.53
365 Goodyear, AZ 2.52
365 Milpitas, CA 2.52
365 Hialeah, FL 2.52
366 San Diego, CA 2.46
366 Cranston, RI 2.46
367 Fargo, ND 2.43
368 Peoria, AZ 2.41
368 Sioux City, IA 2.41
369 Bloomington, IN 2.35
370 Hoover, AL 2.34
371 Mount Pleasant, SC 2.29
372 Citrus Heights, CA 2.27
373 Bellingham, WA 2.26
374 Sioux Falls, SD 2.25
375 Edinburg, TX 2.23
376 Murfreesboro, TN 2.20
377 San Leandro, CA 2.19
378 Redding, CA 2.17
379 Chico, CA 2.16
380 Edmond, OK 2.15
381 Hesperia, CA 2.12
381 Miramar, FL 2.12
382 Roswell, GA 2.09
382 Overland Park, KS 2.09
383 Gilbert, AZ 2.07
384 Spokane Valley, WA 2.05
385 Chandler, AZ 2.01
385 Sparks, NV 2.01
386 East Hartford, CT 2.00
387 Scottsdale, AZ 1.99
387 Azusa, CA 1.99
388 Irondequoit Town, NY 1.98
389 Apopka, FL 1.97
389 Allen, TX 1.97
390 Escondido, CA 1.96
390 Logan, UT 1.96
391 Oak Park, IL 1.93
391 Olympia, WA 1.93
392 Rialto, CA 1.92
392 Kentwood, MI 1.92
393 Placentia, CA 1.91
394 Brookhaven, GA 1.89
394 Grapevine, TX 1.89
395 Wheaton, IL 1.87
396 Lenexa, KS 1.86
396 Bellevue, NE 1.86
397 Santa Clarita, CA 1.85
398 Watsonville, CA 1.84
398 West Haven, CT 1.84
399 Rosemead, CA 1.83
399 Normal, IL 1.83
400 Ventura, CA 1.82
400 Pocatello, ID 1.82
400 Anderson, IN 1.82
400 Wayne Township, NJ 1.82
401 Manchester, NH 1.81
401 Hoboken, NJ 1.81
401 Euless, TX 1.81
402 Berwyn, IL 1.80
402 Billings, MT 1.80
403 Cambridge, MA 1.79
404 Gilroy, CA 1.78