Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the US city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was New York, NY (29,771); followed by Los Angeles, CA (16,957); Chicago, IL (15,435); Houston, TX (14,201); and Detroit, MI (10,193).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault crimes for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2017 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2017
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 New York, NY 29771
2 Los Angeles, CA 16957
3 Chicago, IL 15435
4 Houston, TX 14201
5 Detroit, MI 10193
6 Memphis, TN 8849
7 Phoenix, AZ 7919
8 Philadelphia, PA 7406
9 Indianapolis, IN 7307
10 San Antonio, TX 7067
11 Milwaukee, WI 6036
12 Kansas City, MO 5909
13 Baltimore, MD 5827
14 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 5134
15 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 5034
16 Dallas, TX 4994
17 Albuquerque, NM 4213
18 St. Louis, MO 4023
19 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 3965
20 Washington, DC 3674
21 Jacksonville, FL 3625
22 Oklahoma City, OK 3429
23 San Diego, CA 3217
24 Wichita, KS 2982
25 Fort Worth, TX 2966
26 Stockton, CA 2962
27 Boston, MA 2819
28 Louisville Metro, KY 2818
29 Denver, CO 2784
30 Tulsa, OK 2757
31 Seattle, WA 2756
32 Atlanta, GA 2730
33 Cleveland, OH 2698
34 San Francisco, CA 2658
35 Little Rock, AR 2524
36 New Orleans, LA 2417
37 Oakland, CA 2376
38 Anchorage, AK 2368
39 Tucson, AZ 2293
40 Minneapolis, MN 2239
41 San Jose, CA 2209
42 Miami, FL 2203
43 Austin, TX 2186
44 Sacramento, CA 2140
45 Omaha, NE 1843
46 Portland, OR 1842
47 Toledo, OH 1834
48 El Paso, TX 1819
49 Fresno, CA 1786
50 Rockford, IL 1773
51 North Las Vegas, NV 1758
52 San Bernardino, CA 1736
53 Long Beach, CA 1639
54 Corpus Christi, TX 1590
55 Buffalo, NY 1572
56 Springfield, MO 1510
57 Colorado Springs, CO 1479
58 Flint, MI 1466
59 Columbus, OH 1454
60 Modesto, CA 1425
61 Chattanooga, TN 1424
62 Greensboro, NC 1394
63 Mesa, AZ 1318
64 Orlando, FL 1302
65 Baton Rouge, LA 1280
65 Newark, NJ 1280
66 Cincinnati, OH 1275
67 Durham, NC 1257
68 Tampa, FL 1219
69 Honolulu, HI 1215
70 Huntsville, AL 1212
71 Aurora, CO 1211
72 Mobile, AL 1207
73 Arlington, TX 1205
74 St. Petersburg, FL 1187
75 Tacoma, WA 1153
76 Shreveport, LA 1148
77 Reno, NV 1131
78 Knoxville, TN 1127
79 Fayetteville, NC 1105
80 Amarillo, TX 1082
81 Pittsburgh, PA 1061
82 St. Paul, MN 1060
83 Rochester, NY 997
84 Des Moines, IA 991
85 Worcester, MA 974
86 Lansing, MI 961
87 Camden County Police Department, NJ 954
88 Tallahassee, FL 948
89 Riverside, CA 947
90 Bakersfield, CA 941
91 Grand Rapids, MI 904
92 Spokane, WA 887
93 Springfield, MA 884
94 Springfield, IL 864
95 Salt Lake City, UT 861
96 Beaumont, TX 853
97 Montgomery, AL 841
98 Santa Ana, CA 826
99 Norfolk, VA 821
100 Hartford, CT 804
101 Columbus, GA 803
102 Lancaster, CA 787
103 Pueblo, CO 739
104 Clarksville, TN 735
105 Akron, OH 731
106 Odessa, TX 726
107 Chesapeake, VA 710
108 Wilmington, DE 694
109 Jersey City, NJ 687
109 Dayton, OH 687
110 Compton, CA 669
111 New Haven, CT 663
112 Trenton, NJ 654
113 Bridgeport, CT 652
114 Anaheim, CA 648
115 Brockton, MA 645
116 Lakewood, CO 643
117 Columbia, SC 642
118 Madison, WI 640
119 Fall River, MA 637
120 Killeen, TX 636
121 Daytona Beach, FL 631
122 Glendale, AZ 627
123 Albany, GA 626
124 Kalamazoo, MI 621
125 Miami Gardens, FL 613
126 North Charleston, SC 612
127 South Bend, IN 611
128 Lawton, OK 609
129 Gainesville, FL 608
129 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 608
130 Syracuse, NY 607
131 Fort Smith, AR 602
132 Jackson, MS 591
133 Providence, RI 589
134 Sioux Falls, SD 576
135 Albany, NY 567
136 Salinas, CA 564
137 Richmond, CA 563
138 Laredo, TX 561
139 Newport News, VA 551
140 Vallejo, CA 550
141 Fort Lauderdale, FL 547
142 Evansville, IN 545
143 Wilmington, NC 535
143 Canton, OH 535
144 High Point, NC 530
145 Jackson, TN 529
146 Victorville, CA 527
147 Peoria, IL 509
148 Bethlehem, PA 504
149 Lafayette, LA 503
150 Fort Myers, FL 502
151 Murfreesboro, TN 499
152 Tempe, AZ 498
153 Yonkers, NY 495
154 West Palm Beach, FL 493
155 Santa Rosa, CA 482
155 Melbourne, FL 482
155 Pontiac, MI 482
156 Fort Wayne, IN 480
156 West Valley, UT 480
157 Pompano Beach, FL 479
158 Indio, CA 478
159 Manchester, NH 477
160 Paterson, NJ 474
161 Dothan, AL 472
162 Miami Beach, FL 471
162 Elkhart, IN 471
163 Elizabeth, NJ 465
164 Palm Bay, FL 463
165 Lynn, MA 462
166 Waco, TX 460
167 Warren, MI 452
168 Oceanside, CA 451
169 Independence, MO 446
170 Davenport, IA 444
171 Chula Vista, CA 440
172 Lauderhill, FL 439
173 Redding, CA 438
173 Lake Charles, LA 438
174 Fontana, CA 437
174 Champaign, IL 437
175 Boise, ID 433
176 Battle Creek, MI 432
177 Topeka, KS 425
178 Salem, OR 424
179 Palmdale, CA 422
180 Greenville, NC 420
181 Elk Grove, CA 419
182 Pasadena, TX 418
183 Moreno Valley, CA 411
184 Santa Monica, CA 407
185 Gastonia, NC 405
186 South Gate, CA 404
186 Bossier City, LA 404
187 Pomona, CA 403
188 Portsmouth, VA 400
189 Oxnard, CA 398
190 Homestead, FL 394
190 Abilene, TX 394
191 Lawrence, MA 393
192 Billings, MT 384
193 Burlington, NC 381
194 North Little Rock, AR 378
195 Schenectady, NY 376
196 Chandler, AZ 370
196 Eugene, OR 370
197 Merced, CA 369
197 Columbia, MO 369
198 Vancouver, WA 367
199 Asheville, NC 363
200 Yakima, WA 360
201 Green Bay, WI 357
202 Garden Grove, CA 355
202 Lexington, KY 355
203 Fayetteville, AR 352
203 Frederick, MD 352
204 Aurora, IL 350
205 Clearwater, FL 349
206 Escondido, CA 348
207 Yuma, AZ 347
207 New Bedford, MA 347
208 Fargo, ND 343
209 Inglewood, CA 337
210 Reading, PA 336
210 Racine, WI 336
211 Athens-Clarke County, GA 333
211 Haverhill, MA 333
211 Tyler, TX 333
212 Kokomo, IN 327
213 Ontario, CA 319
214 Ogden, UT 317
215 Antioch, CA 316
216 Fairfield, CA 315
217 Rock Hill, SC 314
218 Pasadena, CA 313
218 Sparks, NV 313
219 Greeley, CO 312
220 Bloomington, IN 311
221 Everett, WA 309
222 Rapid City, SD 305
223 Kingsport, TN 303
224 Joliet, IL 299
225 St. Joseph, MO 296
226 Hemet, CA 295
227 Quincy, MA 294
228 Ocala, FL 293
229 Greenville, SC 292
229 Garland, TX 292
229 Mesquite, TX 292
230 Huntington Beach, CA 289
231 Lancaster, PA 287
232 Mount Vernon, NY 286
233 Ventura, CA 284
234 Hawthorne, CA 282
234 Norwalk, CA 282
235 Carson, CA 281
236 Hialeah, FL 280
236 Miramar, FL 280
237 Midland, TX 279
238 Delray Beach, FL 278
238 Lakewood, WA 278
239 Turlock, CA 277
240 Fort Collins, CO 276
240 Greenwood, IN 276
241 Decatur, IL 275
241 Clinton Township, MI 275
242 Jonesboro, AR 271
243 Rocky Mount, NC 270
244 Peoria, AZ 266
244 Roanoke, VA 266
245 Chico, CA 263
245 Grand Junction, CO 263
245 Thornton, CO 263
246 Hammond, IN 262
247 Grand Prairie, TX 261
248 Santa Maria, CA 260
249 North Miami, FL 259
249 Brownsville, TX 259
249 Irving, TX 259
250 Sanford, FL 258
251 Lorain, OH 254
252 Waterloo, IA 249
253 Santa Cruz, CA 248
254 Taylor, MI 247
254 Port Arthur, TX 247
255 Boynton Beach, FL 246
256 East Orange, NJ 245
257 Tuscaloosa, AL 243
257 Hesperia, CA 243
258 Youngstown, OH 241
258 Medford, OR 241
259 Lafayette, IN 237
259 Bryan, TX 237
259 Virginia Beach, VA 237
260 Madera, CA 235
261 Hollywood, FL 234
261 Missoula, MT 234
262 Charleston, SC 232
263 Concord, CA 231
263 Sioux City, IA 231
264 Baldwin Park, CA 230
264 Santa Barbara, CA 230
265 Longview, TX 229
266 Waterbury, CT 227
267 Vista, CA 224
267 Federal Way, WA 224
268 Visalia, CA 223
268 Kissimmee, FL 223
269 Bloomington, IL 222
270 Pensacola, FL 221
271 El Monte, CA 220
271 Pocatello, ID 220
271 Pawtucket, RI 220
271 Plano, TX 220
272 Rialto, CA 219
272 Kenosha, WI 219
273 Berkeley, CA 218
273 Henderson, NV 218
274 El Cajon, CA 217
274 Commerce City, CO 217
275 Overland Park, KS 216
276 Gresham, OR 215
277 Lynwood, CA 214
277 Warner Robins, GA 214
277 Passaic, NJ 214
277 Utica, NY 214
278 Hempstead Village, NY 211
279 Conway, AR 210
280 San Leandro, CA 209
280 Sarasota, FL 209
280 Cedar Rapids, IA 209
280 Joplin, MO 209
281 Flagstaff, AZ 208
281 Bradenton, FL 208
281 Pembroke Pines, FL 208
281 Lynchburg, VA 208
282 West Jordan, UT 203
283 Rancho Cordova, CA 202
283 Allentown, PA 202
283 Edinburg, TX 202
284 Norwalk, CT 201
284 Framingham, MA 201
284 Upper Darby Township, PA 201
284 Denton, TX 201
285 Delano, CA 200
285 Hanford, CA 200
285 Bartlett, TN 200
286 Waukegan, IL 199
286 Gary, IN 199
286 Norman, OK 199
287 Johnson City, TN 197
288 Largo, FL 196
288 Wyoming, MI 196
289 Citrus Heights, CA 195
290 Longmont, CO 193
290 Cambridge, MA 193
290 Great Falls, MT 193
290 Santa Fe, NM 193
291 Auburn, WA 192
292 Chicopee, MA 191
293 Napa, CA 189
294 Scottsdale, AZ 188
294 Revere, MA 188
295 Watsonville, CA 187
296 Buena Park, CA 186
296 Santa Clarita, CA 186
297 Paramount, CA 185
297 San Mateo, CA 185
297 Kent, WA 185
298 Bellflower, CA 184
298 Huntington Park, CA 184
299 Harlingen, TX 183
300 Hayward, CA 182
300 Lodi, CA 182
301 Duluth, MN 181
301 Gulfport, MS 181
302 Sterling Heights, MI 180
303 Pittsburg, CA 179
303 Vineland, NJ 179
303 Hampton, VA 179
304 Bismarck, ND 178
305 Taunton, MA 177
306 Suffolk, VA 176
307 Porterville, CA 175
307 Cape Coral, FL 175
307 Deerfield Beach, FL 175
307 Idaho Falls, ID 175
308 Downey, CA 174
308 Fremont, CA 174
309 Carlsbad, CA 171
309 Costa Mesa, CA 171
309 Stamford, CT 171
310 Erie, PA 170
311 Nampa, ID 169
312 Brooklyn Park, MN 168
313 Dearborn, MI 167
313 Renton, WA 167
314 Auburn, AL 166
314 Jurupa Valley, CA 166
315 San Angelo, TX 165
315 Wichita Falls, TX 165
316 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 164
316 Tulare, CA 164
316 Lowell, MA 164
316 Malden, MA 164
317 National City, CA 161
317 Dearborn Heights, MI 161
318 Petaluma, CA 160
319 Loveland, CO 159
319 Springfield, OH 159
320 Westminster, CO 157
321 Union City, CA 156
322 Gardena, CA 155
322 Lewisville, TX 155
323 Goodyear, AZ 153
324 Hamden, CT 152
325 Lakewood, CA 151
325 Apopka, FL 151
325 McKinney, TX 151
326 Yuba City, CA 150
327 Olathe, KS 149
327 Ann Arbor, MI 149
328 Rogers, AR 148
329 Burbank, CA 147
330 Olympia, WA 146
330 Appleton, WI 146
331 Apple Valley, CA 145
331 Manteca, CA 145
332 Lakeland, FL 144
332 Cheyenne, WY 144
333 Whittier, CA 143
333 Pinellas Park, FL 143
333 New Brunswick, NJ 143
334 St. Cloud, MN 142
334 Jacksonville, NC 142
335 Pico Rivera, CA 141
335 Valdosta, GA 141
335 Westland, MI 141
336 Port St. Lucie, FL 140
336 Irvington, NJ 140
337 Clovis, CA 138
337 Orange, CA 138
337 Alexandria, VA 138
338 Baytown, TX 136
339 New Britain, CT 135
340 Meriden, CT 134
340 Coral Springs, FL 134
340 Sunrise, FL 134
341 Plantation, FL 133
341 Coeur d'Alene, ID 133
341 Somerville, MA 133
342 Fullerton, CA 131
343 South San Francisco, CA 130
343 Smyrna, GA 130
343 New Braunfels, TX 130
344 Davie, FL 129
344 Plainfield, NJ 129
345 Woodland, CA 128
345 Elgin, IL 128
345 O'Fallon, MO 128
346 Avondale, AZ 127
346 Chino, CA 127
346 Caldwell, ID 127
346 Hillsboro, OR 127
346 College Station, TX 127
346 Bellingham, WA 127
347 Conroe, TX 126
348 McAllen, TX 125
348 Oshkosh, WI 125
349 Daly City, CA 123
349 Roseville, CA 123
349 Skokie, IL 123
349 Hamilton, OH 123
349 Pharr, TX 123
349 Kennewick, WA 123
350 Westminster, CA 122
350 Peabody, MA 122
350 Grand Forks, ND 122
351 Vacaville, CA 121
351 Spokane Valley, WA 121
352 Colton, CA 120
352 Perris, CA 120
352 Muncie, IN 120
352 San Marcos, TX 120
353 Plymouth, MA 119
353 Enid, OK 119
353 Mount Pleasant, SC 119
353 Smyrna, TN 119
354 Decatur, AL 117
354 Kentwood, MI 117
354 Rio Rancho, NM 117
355 San Marcos, CA 116
355 Rochester, MN 116
355 Victoria, TX 116
356 Torrance, CA 115
356 Burien, WA 115
357 Boca Raton, FL 114