Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the US city with the highest number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes was Chicago, IL (653); followed by Baltimore, MD (342); Philadelphia, PA (316); New York, NY (292); and Los Angeles, CA (281).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2017
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Baltimore, MD
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New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Chicago, IL 653
2 Baltimore, MD 342
3 Philadelphia, PA 316
4 New York, NY 292
5 Los Angeles, CA 281
6 Houston, TX 269
7 Detroit, MI 267
8 St. Louis, MO 205
8 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 205
9 Memphis, TN 181
10 Dallas, TX 167
11 Phoenix, AZ 157
11 New Orleans, LA 157
12 Indianapolis, IN 156
13 Kansas City, MO 150
14 Columbus, OH 142
15 San Antonio, TX 124
16 Milwaukee, WI 118
17 Washington, DC 116
18 Nashville Metropolitan, TN 110
19 Jacksonville, FL 109
19 Louisville Metro, KY 109
20 Cleveland, OH 107
21 Baton Rouge, LA 87
22 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 86
23 Oklahoma City, OK 81
24 Atlanta, GA 79
25 Newark, NJ 77
26 Albuquerque, NM 70
26 Cincinnati, OH 70
26 Tulsa, OK 70
26 Fort Worth, TX 70
27 Oakland, CA 69
28 Jackson, MS 60
29 Denver, CO 59
30 Boston, MA 57
31 Fresno, CA 56
31 San Francisco, CA 56
32 Little Rock, AR 55
32 Stockton, CA 55
32 Pittsburgh, PA 55
33 Miami, FL 52
33 Shreveport, LA 52
34 Mobile, AL 50
35 Gary, IN 48
36 Tucson, AZ 46
36 Greensboro, NC 46
37 Minneapolis, MN 42
37 Akron, OH 42
38 Bakersfield, CA 41
39 Buffalo, NY 40
40 Sacramento, CA 39
40 Tampa, FL 39
41 Montgomery, AL 38
42 Fort Wayne, IN 37
42 Flint, MI 37
43 Norfolk, VA 36
44 San Diego, CA 35
44 Columbus, GA 35
44 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 35
44 Wichita, KS 35
44 Toledo, OH 35
44 North Charleston, SC 35
45 San Bernardino, CA 34
45 Wilmington, DE 34
46 Knoxville, TN 33
47 San Jose, CA 32
47 Honolulu, HI 32
48 Omaha, NE 31
48 Chattanooga, TN 31
49 Aurora, CO 30
49 Dayton, OH 30
50 Colorado Springs, CO 29
50 Hartford, CT 29
50 Lexington, KY 29
51 Salinas, CA 28
51 Des Moines, IA 28
52 Anchorage, AK 27
52 Topeka, KS 27
52 Rochester, NY 27
52 Seattle, WA 27
53 West Palm Beach, FL 25
53 Austin, TX 25
54 Fayetteville, NC 24
54 Portland, OR 24
54 Newport News, VA 24
55 Mesa, AZ 23
55 Orlando, FL 23
55 Camden County Police Department, NJ 23
55 Trenton, NJ 23
55 Durham, NC 23
55 Youngstown, OH 23
56 Huntsville, AL 22
56 Long Beach, CA 22
56 Albany, GA 22
56 Lafayette, LA 22
56 St. Paul, MN 22
56 North Las Vegas, NV 22
57 Compton, CA 21
57 Santa Ana, CA 21
57 Bridgeport, CT 21
57 Jersey City, NJ 21
57 Paterson, NJ 21
57 Corpus Christi, TX 21
58 Modesto, CA 20
58 St. Petersburg, FL 20
58 Evansville, IN 20
58 Syracuse, NY 20
58 High Point, NC 20
59 Miami Gardens, FL 19
59 Reno, NV 19
59 Arlington, TX 19
59 El Paso, TX 19
60 Pomona, CA 18
60 Lauderhill, FL 18
60 Rockford, IL 18
60 Wilmington, NC 18
60 Killeen, TX 18
61 Tallahassee, FL 17
61 Hampton, VA 17
61 Portsmouth, VA 17
62 Canton, OH 16
62 Allentown, PA 16
62 Amarillo, TX 16
62 Beaumont, TX 16
62 Roanoke, VA 16
63 Lancaster, CA 15
63 Oxnard, CA 15
63 Vallejo, CA 15
63 Fort Lauderdale, FL 15
63 Joliet, IL 15
63 South Bend, IN 15
63 Rocky Mount, NC 15
63 Plano, TX 15
64 Victorville, CA 14
64 Springfield, MA 14
64 Lansing, MI 14
64 Springfield, MO 14
64 Clarksville, TN 14
64 Virginia Beach, VA 14
65 Jonesboro, AR 13
65 Inglewood, CA 13
65 Davenport, IA 13
65 Yakima, WA 13
66 Glendale, AZ 12
66 Riverside, CA 12
66 Daytona Beach, FL 12
66 Peoria, IL 12
66 Hammond, IN 12
66 Lynn, MA 12
66 Grand Rapids, MI 12
66 Providence, RI 12
67 Waterbury, CT 11
67 Springfield, IL 11
67 Lawrence, MA 11
67 Independence, MO 11
67 Chesapeake, VA 11
67 Madison, WI 11
68 Anaheim, CA 10
68 Antioch, CA 10
68 Fairfield, CA 10
68 Richmond, CA 10
68 Pueblo, CO 10
68 Fort Myers, FL 10
68 Valdosta, GA 10
68 Decatur, IL 10
68 Kalamazoo, MI 10
68 Gulfport, MS 10
68 Henderson, NV 10
68 Columbia, SC 10
68 Laredo, TX 10
68 Salt Lake City, UT 10
68 Tacoma, WA 10
69 Decatur, AL 9
69 Tuscaloosa, AL 9
69 North Little Rock, AR 9
69 Fontana, CA 9
69 Moreno Valley, CA 9
69 Oceanside, CA 9
69 Visalia, CA 9
69 Boynton Beach, FL 9
69 Sanford, FL 9
69 Lake Charles, LA 9
69 Columbia, MO 9
69 East Orange, NJ 9
69 Irvington, NJ 9
69 Springfield, OH 9
69 Gresham, OR 9
69 Reading, PA 9
69 Rock Hill, SC 9
69 Vancouver, WA 9
70 Carson, CA 8
70 Lynwood, CA 8
70 Merced, CA 8
70 Ontario, CA 8
70 Pasadena, CA 8
70 Hollywood, FL 8
70 Pompano Beach, FL 8
70 New Bedford, MA 8
70 Albany, NY 8
70 Yonkers, NY 8
70 Lawton, OK 8
70 Garland, TX 8
70 Irving, TX 8
70 West Valley, UT 8
71 Flagstaff, AZ 7
71 Fort Smith, AR 7
71 Pittsburg, CA 7
71 Upland, CA 7
71 West Sacramento, CA 7
71 New Haven, CT 7
71 Kissimmee, FL 7
71 Palm Bay, FL 7
71 Brockton, MA 7
71 Warren, MI 7
71 St. Joseph, MO 7
71 Elizabeth, NJ 7
71 Asheville, NC 7
71 Jackson, TN 7
71 McAllen, TX 7
71 Odessa, TX 7
71 Federal Way, WA 7
71 Kent, WA 7
72 Dothan, AL 6
72 Avondale, AZ 6
72 Delano, CA 6
72 Paramount, CA 6
72 South Gate, CA 6
72 Fort Collins, CO 6
72 Hialeah, FL 6
72 Athens-Clarke County, GA 6
72 Aurora, IL 6
72 Cicero, IL 6
72 Waukegan, IL 6
72 Kokomo, IN 6
72 Cedar Rapids, IA 6
72 Hempstead Village, NY 6
72 Mount Vernon, NY 6
72 Midwest City, OK 6
72 Norman, OK 6
72 Salem, OR 6
72 Erie, PA 6
72 Charleston, SC 6
72 Rapid City, SD 6
72 Baytown, TX 6
72 Longview, TX 6
72 Mesquite, TX 6
72 Port Arthur, TX 6
72 Tyler, TX 6
72 Ogden, UT 6
72 Alexandria, VA 6
72 Spokane, WA 6
73 Chandler, AZ 5
73 Gilbert, AZ 5
73 Scottsdale, AZ 5
73 Tempe, AZ 5
73 Yuma, AZ 5
73 Bellflower, CA 5
73 Concord, CA 5
73 El Monte, CA 5
73 Garden Grove, CA 5
73 Hawthorne, CA 5
73 Hayward, CA 5
73 Jurupa Valley, CA 5
73 Norwalk, CA 5
73 Santa Rosa, CA 5
73 Whittier, CA 5
73 Greeley, CO 5
73 Lakewood, CO 5
73 Thornton, CO 5
73 Sunrise, FL 5
73 Warner Robins, GA 5
73 Champaign, IL 5
73 Elkhart, IN 5
73 Waterloo, IA 5
73 Kenner, LA 5
73 Worcester, MA 5
73 Westland, MI 5
73 Southaven, MS 5
73 Jacksonville, NC 5
73 Lancaster, PA 5
73 Brownsville, TX 5
73 Pasadena, TX 5
73 San Marcos, TX 5
73 Temple, TX 5
73 Waco, TX 5
73 Everett, WA 5
73 Kenosha, WI 5
74 Auburn, AL 4
74 Buckeye, AZ 4
74 Peoria, AZ 4
74 Alhambra, CA 4
74 Apple Valley, CA 4
74 Colton, CA 4
74 Gardena, CA 4
74 Hemet, CA 4
74 Highland, CA 4
74 Huntington Park, CA 4
74 Madera, CA 4
74 Manteca, CA 4
74 Orange, CA 4
74 Palmdale, CA 4
74 Porterville, CA 4
74 Santa Clarita, CA 4
74 Turlock, CA 4
74 Vista, CA 4
74 Westminster, CA 4
74 Commerce City, CO 4
74 Longmont, CO 4
74 Westminster, CO 4
74 New Britain, CT 4
74 Bradenton, FL 4
74 Gainesville, FL 4
74 Jupiter, FL 4
74 Melbourne, FL 4
74 Miami Beach, FL 4
74 North Miami, FL 4
74 Ocala, FL 4
74 Marietta, GA 4
74 Coeur d'Alene, ID 4
74 Nampa, ID 4
74 Lafayette, IN 4
74 Iowa City, IA 4
74 Overland Park, KS 4
74 Bowling Green, KY 4
74 Bossier City, LA 4
74 Bowie, MD 4
74 Pontiac, MI 4
74 Sterling Heights, MI 4
74 Taylor, MI 4
74 New Brunswick, NJ 4
74 Plainfield, NJ 4
74 Santa Fe, NM 4
74 Burlington, NC 4
74 Gastonia, NC 4
74 Greenville, NC 4
74 Medford, OR 4
74 Greenville, SC 4
74 Summerville, SC 4
74 Sioux Falls, SD 4
74 Abilene, TX 4
74 Bryan, TX 4
74 Conroe, TX 4
74 Pharr, TX 4
74 Victoria, TX 4
74 Wichita Falls, TX 4
74 Lynchburg, VA 4
74 Burien, WA 4
74 Lakewood, WA 4
75 Baldwin Park, CA 3
75 Chino, CA 3
75 Downey, CA 3
75 Elk Grove, CA 3
75 Escondido, CA 3
75 Glendale, CA 3
75 Indio, CA 3
75 Lakewood, CA 3
75 La Mesa, CA 3
75 Menifee, CA 3
75 National City, CA 3
75 Santa Maria, CA 3
75 Santa Monica, CA 3
75 Tracy, CA 3
75 Tustin, CA 3
75 Norwalk, CT 3
75 Cape Coral, FL 3
75 Clearwater, FL 3
75 Coconut Creek, FL 3
75 Coral Gables, FL 3
75 Deerfield Beach, FL 3
75 Miramar, FL 3
75 Smyrna, GA 3
75 Bloomington, IL 3
75 Muncie, IN 3
75 Owensboro, KY 3
75 Chicopee, MA 3
75 Fall River, MA 3
75 Haverhill, MA 3
75 Battle Creek, MI 3
75 Clinton Township, MI 3
75 Wyoming, MI 3
75 St. Cloud, MN 3
75 Blue Springs, MO 3
75 Joplin, MO 3
75 Great Falls, MT 3
75 Greece Town, NY 3
75 Utica, NY 3
75 Fargo, ND 3
75 Elyria, OH 3
75 Hamilton, OH 3
75 Stillwater, OK 3
75 Eugene, OR 3
75 Northern York Regional, PA 3
75 Kingsport, TN 3
75 Murfreesboro, TN 3
75 DeSoto, TX 3
75 League City, TX 3
75 Lewisville, TX 3
75 Richardson, TX 3
75 San Angelo, TX 3
75 Sandy, UT 3
75 West Jordan, UT 3
75 Harrisonburg, VA 3
75 Suffolk, VA 3
75 Auburn, WA 3
75 Marysville, WA 3
75 Renton, WA 3
75 Sammamish, WA 3
76 Hoover, AL 2
76 Goodyear, AZ 2
76 Surprise, AZ 2
76 Cathedral City, CA 2
76 Cerritos, CA 2
76 Chico, CA 2
76 Chula Vista, CA 2
76 Citrus Heights, CA 2
76 Cupertino, CA 2
76 Fremont, CA 2
76 Hanford, CA 2
76 Hesperia, CA 2
76 Huntington Beach, CA 2
76 Irvine, CA 2
76 Milpitas, CA 2
76 Montebello, CA 2
76 Perris, CA 2
76 Redding, CA 2
76 Rialto, CA 2
76 San Leandro, CA 2
76 Santa Clara, CA 2
76 Thousand Oaks, CA 2
76 Tulare, CA 2
76 Ventura, CA 2
76 Grand Junction, CO 2
76 Manchester, CT 2
76 Meriden, CT 2
76 Stratford, CT 2
76 Delray Beach, FL 2
76 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2
76 Pinellas Park, FL 2
76 Port St. Lucie, FL 2
76 Roswell, GA 2
76 Boise, ID 2
76 Idaho Falls, ID 2
76 Elgin, IL 2
76 Oak Lawn, IL 2
76 Schaumburg, IL 2
76 Skokie, IL 2
76 Bloomington, IN 2
76 Dubuque, IA 2
76 Sioux City, IA 2
76 Olathe, KS 2
76 Portland, ME 2
76 Cambridge, MA 2
76 Peabody, MA 2
76 Revere, MA 2
76 Eagan, MN 2
76 Eden Prairie, MN 2
76 Minnetonka, MN 2
76 Florissant, MO 2
76 St. Charles, MO 2
76 Billings, MT 2
76 Missoula, MT 2
76 Sparks, NV 2
76 Manchester, NH 2
76 Old Bridge Township, NJ 2
76 Perth Amboy, NJ 2
76 Union Township, NJ 2
76 Vineland, NJ 2
76 Schenectady, NY 2
76 Huntersville, NC 2
76 Minot, ND 2
76 Lakewood, OH 2
76 Lorain, OH 2
76 Edmond, OK 2
76 Corvallis, OR 2
76 Cranston, RI 2
76 Mount Pleasant, SC 2
76 Johnson City, TN 2
76 Smyrna, TN 2
76 Allen, TX 2
76 Carrollton, TX 2
76 Edinburg, TX 2
76 Frisco, TX 2
76 Galveston, TX 2
76 Grand Prairie, TX 2
76 McKinney, TX 2
76 Midland, TX 2
76 Missouri City, TX 2
76 North Richland Hills, TX 2
76 Round Rock, TX 2
76 Bellingham, WA 2
76 Redmond, WA 2
76 Spokane Valley, WA 2
76 Janesville, WI 2
76 West Allis, WI 2
76 Cheyenne, WY 2
77 Conway, AR 1
77 Fayetteville, AR 1
77 Azusa, CA 1
77 Berkeley, CA 1