Ranking of United States Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,082.29); followed by Detroit, MI (2,056.67); Baltimore, MD (2,027.02); Memphis, TN (2,003.32); and Camden County Police Department, NJ (1,967.73).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
St. Louis, MO
Detroit, MI
Baltimore, MD
Memphis, TN
Camden County Police Department, NJ
Flint, MI
Kansas City, MO
Little Rock, AR
Milwaukee, WI
Wilmington, DE
Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Louis, MO 2082.29
2 Detroit, MI 2056.67
3 Baltimore, MD 2027.02
4 Memphis, TN 2003.32
5 Camden County Police Department, NJ 1967.73
6 Flint, MI 1945.03
7 Kansas City, MO 1724.31
8 Little Rock, AR 1633.60
9 Milwaukee, WI 1597.36
10 Wilmington, DE 1596.04
11 Rockford, IL 1588.20
12 Cleveland, OH 1556.76
13 Stockton, CA 1414.56
14 Albuquerque, NM 1369.14
15 Springfield, MO 1338.84
16 Indianapolis, IN 1333.96
17 Oakland, CA 1299.32
18 San Bernardino, CA 1291.09
19 Trenton, NJ 1285.75
20 Anchorage, AK 1203.29
21 Kalamazoo, MI 1197.17
22 Compton, CA 1191.06
23 Canton, OH 1176.95
24 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 1138.17
25 Lansing, MI 1135.84
26 Albany, GA 1129.64
27 New Orleans, LA 1121.41
28 Daytona Beach, FL 1107.10
29 Minneapolis, MN 1101.27
30 Chicago, IL 1098.86
31 Houston, TX 1095.23
32 Hartford, CT 1092.84
33 Pontiac, MI 1078.17
34 Chattanooga, TN 1065.72
35 Beaumont, TX 1062.84
36 Springfield, IL 1054.79
37 Pueblo, CO 1052.57
38 Elkhart, IN 1045.29
39 South Bend, IN 1044.60
40 Tulsa, OK 1040.83
41 Baton Rouge, LA 1026.81
42 Wichita, KS 1022.29
43 Buffalo, NY 1019.25
44 North Las Vegas, NV 1014.69
45 Fall River, MA 988.63
46 Jackson, TN 977.16
47 Modesto, CA 970.62
48 Homestead, FL 968.59
49 Toledo, OH 955.92
50 Brockton, MA 955.05
51 Miami Beach, FL 954.94
52 Shreveport, LA 953.92
53 Battle Creek, MI 953.13
54 Washington, DC 948.74
55 Philadelphia, PA 947.58
56 Cincinnati, OH 947.12
57 Burlington, NC 941.76
58 Fort Myers, FL 940.96
59 Atlanta, GA 935.72
60 North Charleston, SC 921.79
61 Lauderhill, FL 917.05
62 Richmond, CA 915.13
63 Huntsville, AL 904.84
64 Bridgeport, CT 900.01
65 Rochester, NY 897.45
66 Newark, NJ 896.46
67 Lancaster, PA 895.29
68 Knoxville, TN 893.68
69 Albany, NY 892.29
70 Schenectady, NY 891.67
71 Fort Smith, AR 889.90
72 Lawton, OK 882.78
73 Dayton, OH 878.93
74 Salt Lake City, UT 878.61
75 Springfield, MA 874.08
76 Pompano Beach, FL 862.85
77 Vallejo, CA 857.79
78 New Haven, CT 846.46
79 Dothan, AL 844.78
80 West Palm Beach, FL 827.71
81 Lake Charles, LA 821.67
82 Melbourne, FL 816.94
83 Tacoma, WA 813.57
84 Irvington, NJ 813.11
85 Tucson, AZ 801.77
86 Elizabeth, NJ 797.07
87 Durham, NC 792.31
88 North Little Rock, AR 791.78
89 Bethlehem, PA 788.47
90 Oklahoma City, OK 787.34
91 Miami Gardens, FL 785.91
92 Ocala, FL 783.51
93 Tallahassee, FL 780.96
94 Dallas, TX 774.64
95 North Miami, FL 769.07
96 Bossier City, LA 768.33
97 Killeen, TX 766.22
98 Los Angeles, CA 761.32
99 Phoenix, AZ 760.93
100 Peoria, IL 759.48
101 Lancaster, CA 758.78
102 Santa Monica, CA 758.60
103 Amarillo, TX 755.25
104 Odessa, TX 752.51
105 Gastonia, NC 744.18
106 Orlando, FL 744.06
107 Mobile, AL 740.25
108 Columbia, SC 734.31
109 Davenport, IA 727.71
110 Worcester, MA 726.61
111 East Orange, NJ 725.91
112 Greensboro, NC 725.39
113 Champaign, IL 724.22
114 Huntington Park, CA 723.68
115 Lawrence, MA 723.20
116 Kokomo, IN 721.98
117 Kingsport, TN 721.45
118 Miami, FL 720.94
119 Gainesville, FL 716.99
120 Lynn, MA 715.05
121 San Francisco, CA 715.00
122 Reading, PA 713.25
123 Portsmouth, VA 711.88
124 Grand Rapids, MI 711.59
125 Redding, CA 709.89
126 Indio, CA 709.57
127 Jackson, MS 708.45
128 Inglewood, CA 708.41
129 San Antonio, TX 707.50
130 Syracuse, NY 705.25
131 South Gate, CA 704.16
132 Corpus Christi, TX 702.49
133 Youngstown, OH 699.65
134 Victorville, CA 699.20
135 St. Petersburg, FL 698.49
136 Sanford, FL 697.98
137 Akron, OH 697.53
138 Paterson, NJ 696.05
139 Lakewood, WA 695.81
140 Fayetteville, NC 691.71
141 Evansville, IN 691.12
142 Rocky Mount, NC 689.68
143 Port Arthur, TX 680.06
144 Merced, CA 676.85
145 Denver, CO 675.61
146 Sacramento, CA 675.60
147 Reno, NV 673.56
148 Manchester, NH 673.26
149 High Point, NC 672.79
150 Racine, WI 672.09
151 Des Moines, IA 670.11
152 Boston, MA 669.20
153 New Bedford, MA 665.57
154 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 663.45
155 Hawthorne, CA 662.05
156 Frederick, MD 660.46
157 Long Beach, CA 657.83
158 Pittsburgh, PA 656.36
159 Columbus, GA 655.33
160 Gardena, CA 652.29
161 St. Paul, MN 650.81
162 Omaha, NE 647.33
163 Louisville Metro, KY 647.03
164 Salinas, CA 644.92
165 Lakewood, CO 644.09
166 Montgomery, AL 641.39
167 Lynwood, CA 640.98
168 Rapid City, SD 640.12
169 Mount Vernon, NY 637.89
170 Hammond, IN 634.88
171 Rock Hill, SC 633.33
172 Seattle, WA 632.69
173 Jacksonville, FL 631.32
174 Plainfield, NJ 629.62
175 Springfield, OH 628.79
176 Yakima, WA 628.34
177 Santa Cruz, CA 627.96
178 Spokane, WA 626.54
179 Wilmington, NC 626.35
180 New Brunswick, NJ 626.29
181 Greenville, NC 623.99
182 Clarksville, TN 623.64
183 Gary, IN 621.31
184 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 618.90
185 Haverhill, MA 618.24
186 Decatur, IL 613.97
187 Topeka, KS 613.63
188 Asheville, NC 611.52
189 Aurora, CO 608.39
190 Turlock, CA 608.26
191 Joplin, MO 604.82
192 Greenville, SC 602.13
193 Fayetteville, AR 601.69
194 Delray Beach, FL 596.79
195 Hempstead Village, NY 594.91
196 Fort Lauderdale, FL 592.36
197 Pensacola, FL 589.95
198 Paramount, CA 588.65
199 Lorain, OH 585.82
200 West Valley, UT 582.16
201 Madera, CA 582.09
202 Boynton Beach, FL 579.09
203 Grand Junction, CO 578.97
204 San Leandro, CA 573.39
205 St. Joseph, MO 573.04
206 Taylor, MI 571.60
207 Fresno, CA 565.00
208 Sarasota, FL 562.88
209 Lafayette, LA 560.26
210 Fort Worth, TX 560.21
211 Utica, NY 557.99
212 Pomona, CA 557.28
213 Commerce City, CO 556.06
214 Norfolk, VA 555.90
215 Independence, MO 551.88
216 Watsonville, CA 549.55
217 Passaic, NJ 548.89
218 Berkeley, CA 542.85
219 Antioch, CA 540.75
220 Murfreesboro, TN 540.04
221 New York, NY 538.90
222 Hemet, CA 536.60
223 Providence, RI 533.77
224 Ogden, UT 530.22
225 Jonesboro, AR 525.02
226 Bradenton, FL 524.45
227 Colorado Springs, CO 524.15
228 Bloomington, IN 520.44
229 Greenwood, IN 518.41
230 Abilene, TX 517.15
231 Arlington, TX 516.89
232 Portland, OR 515.70
233 Yuma, AZ 514.02
234 Chicopee, MA 513.73
235 Columbus, OH 513.41
236 Warner Robins, GA 511.13
237 Carson, CA 510.80
238 Jersey City, NJ 509.51
239 Hanford, CA 509.06
240 Riverside, CA 508.81
241 Waco, TX 507.36
242 Palm Bay, FL 504.16
243 Waterbury, CT 504.06
244 Galveston, TX 503.71
245 Lafayette, IN 503.64
246 Warren, MI 503.32
247 Waterloo, IA 502.54
248 Hamilton, OH 502.46
249 Clearwater, FL 501.32
250 Newport News, VA 499.07
251 Columbia, MO 497.61
252 Lodi, CA 496.60
253 Billings, MT 493.19
254 Olympia, WA 493.04
255 Vineland, NJ 492.75
256 Kissimmee, FL 492.06
257 Santa Ana, CA 488.53
258 Glendale, AZ 488.22
259 Longview, TX 481.15
260 National City, CA 480.72
261 Missoula, MT 480.19
262 Bakersfield, CA 479.33
263 Auburn, WA 477.65
264 Sparks, NV 475.27
265 Conway, AR 475.12
266 Tempe, AZ 474.51
267 Pittsburg, CA 473.98
268 Anderson, IN 473.08
269 Green Bay, WI 472.80
270 Delano, CA 471.13
271 Upper Darby Township, PA 469.73
272 Fairfield, CA 469.19
273 Tuscaloosa, AL 468.73
274 Wyoming, MI 467.48
275 Bellflower, CA 465.48
276 Tampa, FL 464.41
277 Revere, MA 464.20
278 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 462.66
279 Pasadena, TX 461.69
280 Allentown, PA 461.01
281 Medford, OR 454.15
282 Baldwin Park, CA 454.10
283 Everett, WA 451.65
284 Sioux Falls, SD 450.28
285 Federal Way, WA 448.92
286 Chico, CA 446.68
287 Colton, CA 444.43
288 Pocatello, ID 443.32
289 Santa Maria, CA 443.10
290 Apopka, FL 442.63
291 Bloomington, IL 438.60
292 Tyler, TX 437.26
293 Largo, FL 435.94
294 Pinellas Park, FL 435.07
295 Sioux City, IA 434.37
296 Pawtucket, RI 434.07
297 Oxnard, CA 433.39
298 Palmdale, CA 430.76
299 Bryan, TX 429.90
300 Mesquite, TX 426.58
301 Flagstaff, AZ 424.10
302 Greeley, CO 423.96
303 Chesapeake, VA 418.96
304 Ventura, CA 418.16
305 Porterville, CA 416.91
306 Mesa, AZ 415.83
307 Great Falls, MT 415.77
308 Athens-Clarke County, GA 415.52
309 Austin, TX 414.84
310 Rancho Cordova, CA 414.36
311 Norwalk, CA 411.19
312 Dearborn Heights, MI 411.15
313 Gulfport, MS 410.76
314 El Cajon, CA 410.74
315 Waukegan, IL 410.15
316 Santa Rosa, CA 409.39
317 Quincy, MA 407.59
318 Santa Barbara, CA 407.53
319 DeSoto, TX 406.30
320 San Jose, CA 403.65
321 Hesperia, CA 403.00
322 Fargo, ND 402.66
323 Kenosha, WI 402.32
324 Deerfield Beach, FL 402.23
325 Roanoke, VA 401.89
326 Yonkers, NY 401.88
327 Pasadena, CA 401.71
328 Tulare, CA 400.95
329 Rogers, AR 399.24
330 Johnson City, TN 397.36
331 Citrus Heights, CA 396.02
332 Bartlett, TN 395.62
333 Oceanside, CA 392.50
334 Lakewood, CA 391.06
335 Ontario, CA 390.90
336 El Monte, CA 388.23
337 Eugene, OR 386.79
338 Taunton, MA 385.65
339 Moreno Valley, CA 384.73
340 Rialto, CA 383.73
341 Coeur d'Alene, ID 383.54
342 Petaluma, CA 382.24
343 Yuba City, CA 380.36
344 Valdosta, GA 379.00
345 El Paso, TX 378.85
346 Salem, OR 378.03
347 St. Cloud, MN 376.96
348 Escondido, CA 376.85
349 Baytown, TX 375.47
350 Meriden, CT 375.31
351 Burien, WA 374.91
352 Madison, WI 374.44
353 New Britain, CT 371.33
354 West Sacramento, CA 370.56
355 Gilroy, CA 370.35
356 Pico Rivera, CA 370.22
357 Vancouver, WA 368.60
358 San Diego, CA 366.61
359 Clinton Township, MI 365.35
360 Joliet, IL 364.02
361 Cicero, IL 363.62
362 Decatur, AL 362.10
363 Kent, WA 360.49
364 Vista, CA 359.21
365 Fort Wayne, IN 357.55
366 Muncie, IN 357.49
367 Wichita Falls, TX 357.19
368 Elyria, OH 356.44
369 Concord, CA 355.96
370 Harlingen, TX 355.09
371 Brookhaven, GA 354.90
372 Lynchburg, VA 354.80
373 Anaheim, CA 354.56
374 Idaho Falls, ID 354.04
375 Longmont, CO 352.21
376 Lexington, KY 350.88
377 Thornton, CO 350.44
378 Brooklyn Park, MN 349.73
379 Buena Park, CA 349.48
380 Hayward, CA 348.79
381 Marietta, GA 348.77
382 Smyrna, TN 347.37
383 South San Francisco, CA 346.50
384 Visalia, CA 345.84
385 Whittier, CA 344.27
386 Bismarck, ND 344.10
387 Oak Park, IL 343.94
388 Gresham, OR 343.22
389 Garden Grove, CA 343.09
390 Santa Fe, NM 342.59
391 West Allis, WI 341.42
392 San Marcos, TX 339.83
393 Enid, OK 339.47
394 Bowling Green, KY 339.28
395 Malden, MA 338.80
396 Fontana, CA 337.14
397 Highland, CA 336.78
398 Downey, CA 336.53
399 Napa, CA 335.98
400 Auburn, AL 334.72
401 Union City, CA 334.16
402 Edinburg, TX 333.72
403 San Rafael, CA 328.01
404 Kentwood, MI 327.61
405 Manteca, CA 325.85
406 Framingham, MA 325.70
407 Elk Grove, CA 324.41
408 Jacksonville, NC 323.96
409 Duluth, MN 323.27
410 Cheyenne, WY 322.88
411 Perth Amboy, NJ 322.77
412 Laredo, TX 321.86
413 Renton, WA 320.09
414 Montebello, CA 319.82
415 Costa Mesa, CA 318.72
416 Temple, TX 318.21
417 Westland, MI 317.90
418 Alameda, CA 317.20
419 Rosemead, CA 316.76
420 Garland, TX 316.62
421 Victoria, TX 316.58
422 Loveland, CO 316.51
423 Apple Valley, CA 315.98
424 Grand Forks, ND 315.03
425 Woodland, CA 313.36
426 Erie, PA 312.02
427 Westminster, CA 305.89
428 Avondale, AZ 305.80
429 Suffolk, VA 304.71
430 Denton, TX 304.01
431 Hampton, VA 301.64
432 Redlands, CA 301.23
433 Upland, CA 300.70
434 Hamden, CT 299.79
435 Owensboro, KY 298.78
436 Smyrna, GA 298.74
437 Chula Vista, CA 298.04
438 Grand Prairie, TX 296.51
439 Azusa, CA 292.82
440 Conroe, TX 291.11
441 Summerville, SC 291.10
442 Bellingham, WA 291.03
443 Peabody, MA 290.21
444 Lowell, MA 289.32
445 Hollywood, FL 289.16
446 Miramar, FL 288.69
447 Skokie, IL 288.31
448 Kenner, LA 287.42
449 Norwalk, CT 287.00
450 Lakeland, FL 284.45
451 Nampa, ID 283.68
452 Charleston, SC 283.53
453 Dubuque, IA 282.92
454 Norman, OK 282.09
455 Cedar Rapids, IA 280.56
456 Cambridge, MA 280.20
457 Boise, ID 279.16
458 Portland, ME 277.29
459 San Angelo, TX 276.66
460 Stillwater, OK 273.13
461 Dearborn, MI 272.66
462 Appleton, WI 271.90
463 Midland, TX 271.31
464 Springfield, OR 271.19
465 La Crosse, WI 268.02
466 Lake Elsinore, CA 267.63
467 Minot, ND 267.37
468 East Hartford, CT 265.64
469 Midwest City, OK 264.83
470 La Mesa, CA 264.79
471 Santee, CA 264.67
472 Janesville, WI 264.56
473 Goodyear, AZ 264.42
474 Lewisville, TX 263.66
475 Kennewick, WA 261.35
476 West Haven, CT 261.31
477 Weymouth, MA 260.72
478 Pharr, TX 259.98
479 Chandler, AZ 259.47
480 Jurupa Valley, CA 259.24
481 Redondo Beach, CA 258.63
482 Aurora, IL 258.43
483 Brownsville, TX 257.00
484 Caldwell, ID 255.77
485 West Jordan, UT 255.66
486 Scranton, PA 255.49
487 San Mateo, CA 255.02
488 West Covina, CA 254.33
489 Chino, CA 253.86
490 Berwyn, IL 253.62
491 Brentwood, CA 252.74
492 Plymouth, MA 252.50
493 Cathedral City, CA 251.35
494 New Braunfels, TX 250.67
495 Cerritos, CA 249.96
496 Peoria, AZ 249.56
497 Hillsboro, OR 249.46
498 Glendora, CA 247.44
499 Perris, CA 247.34
500 Daly City, CA 246.85