Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
Updated on October 15, 2023.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (46,433); followed by Los Angeles, CA (30,507); Chicago, IL (29,737); Houston, TX (25,609); and Philadelphia, PA (14,930).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Violent 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 Violent crimes for each state.
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Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2017 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | New York, NY | 46433 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 30507 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 29737 |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 25609 |
| 5 | Philadelphia, PA | 14930 |
| 6 | Detroit, MI | 13796 |
| 7 | Memphis, TN | 13077 |
| 8 | Phoenix, AZ | 12511 |
| 9 | Baltimore, MD | 12430 |
| 10 | Indianapolis, IN | 11616 |
| 11 | San Antonio, TX | 10759 |
| 12 | Dallas, TX | 10369 |
| 13 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 10071 |
| 14 | Milwaukee, WI | 9507 |
| 15 | Kansas City, MO | 8362 |
| 16 | Albuquerque, NM | 7686 |
| 17 | Nashville Metropolitan, TN | 7682 |
| 18 | Washington, DC | 6584 |
| 19 | St. Louis, MO | 6461 |
| 20 | San Francisco, CA | 6301 |
| 21 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 6068 |
| 22 | Cleveland, OH | 5999 |
| 23 | Jacksonville, FL | 5648 |
| 24 | Oakland, CA | 5521 |
| 25 | San Diego, CA | 5221 |
| 26 | Oklahoma City, OK | 5104 |
| 27 | Fort Worth, TX | 4891 |
| 28 | Denver, CO | 4774 |
| 29 | Minneapolis, MN | 4614 |
| 30 | Boston, MA | 4570 |
| 31 | Seattle, WA | 4564 |
| 32 | Atlanta, GA | 4504 |
| 33 | Columbus, OH | 4478 |
| 34 | New Orleans, LA | 4457 |
| 35 | Louisville Metro, KY | 4428 |
| 36 | Stockton, CA | 4379 |
| 37 | Tucson, AZ | 4268 |
| 38 | Tulsa, OK | 4214 |
| 39 | San Jose, CA | 4188 |
| 40 | Austin, TX | 4032 |
| 41 | Wichita, KS | 3998 |
| 42 | Anchorage, AK | 3564 |
| 43 | Sacramento, CA | 3378 |
| 44 | Portland, OR | 3349 |
| 45 | Miami, FL | 3338 |
| 46 | Little Rock, AR | 3256 |
| 47 | Long Beach, CA | 3101 |
| 48 | Fresno, CA | 2974 |
| 49 | Omaha, NE | 2909 |
| 50 | Cincinnati, OH | 2833 |
| 51 | San Bernardino, CA | 2805 |
| 52 | Toledo, OH | 2649 |
| 53 | Buffalo, NY | 2611 |
| 54 | El Paso, TX | 2609 |
| 55 | Newark, NJ | 2543 |
| 56 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2479 |
| 57 | North Las Vegas, NV | 2461 |
| 58 | Honolulu, HI | 2440 |
| 59 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2335 |
| 60 | Rockford, IL | 2331 |
| 61 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2313 |
| 62 | Springfield, MO | 2258 |
| 63 | Aurora, CO | 2239 |
| 64 | Durham, NC | 2132 |
| 65 | Orlando, FL | 2113 |
| 66 | Greensboro, NC | 2104 |
| 67 | Modesto, CA | 2074 |
| 68 | Arlington, TX | 2054 |
| 69 | Mesa, AZ | 2047 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh, PA | 2008 |
| 71 | St. Paul, MN | 1996 |
| 72 | Chattanooga, TN | 1905 |
| 73 | Flint, MI | 1879 |
| 74 | Rochester, NY | 1872 |
| 75 | Shreveport, LA | 1850 |
| 76 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1842 |
| 77 | Mobile, AL | 1839 |
| 78 | Bakersfield, CA | 1827 |
| 79 | Tampa, FL | 1785 |
| 80 | Huntsville, AL | 1766 |
| 81 | Tacoma, WA | 1737 |
| 82 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1713 |
| 83 | Knoxville, TN | 1676 |
| 84 | Reno, NV | 1674 |
| 85 | Riverside, CA | 1669 |
| 86 | Santa Ana, CA | 1640 |
| 87 | Amarillo, TX | 1518 |
| 88 | Tallahassee, FL | 1503 |
| 89 | Camden County Police Department, NJ | 1462 |
| 90 | Des Moines, IA | 1456 |
| 91 | Fayetteville, NC | 1421 |
| 92 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1408 |
| 93 | Akron, OH | 1377 |
| 94 | Jersey City, NJ | 1365 |
| 95 | Norfolk, VA | 1363 |
| 96 | Spokane, WA | 1360 |
| 97 | Springfield, MA | 1351 |
| 98 | Worcester, MA | 1345 |
| 99 | Hartford, CT | 1343 |
| 100 | Lansing, MI | 1321 |
| 101 | Bridgeport, CT | 1315 |
| 102 | Columbus, GA | 1303 |
| 103 | Montgomery, AL | 1277 |
| 104 | Beaumont, TX | 1259 |
| 105 | Anaheim, CA | 1253 |
| 106 | Dayton, OH | 1232 |
| 107 | Lancaster, CA | 1219 |
| 107 | Springfield, IL | 1219 |
| 108 | Glendale, AZ | 1217 |
| 109 | Jackson, MS | 1193 |
| 110 | Pueblo, CO | 1167 |
| 111 | Compton, CA | 1164 |
| 112 | Wilmington, DE | 1142 |
| 113 | Lexington, KY | 1131 |
| 114 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 1124 |
| 115 | Killeen, TX | 1118 |
| 116 | New Haven, CT | 1100 |
| 117 | Trenton, NJ | 1083 |
| 118 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1072 |
| 119 | South Bend, IN | 1064 |
| 120 | Vallejo, CA | 1048 |
| 121 | Elizabeth, NJ | 1034 |
| 122 | Paterson, NJ | 1028 |
| 123 | North Charleston, SC | 1026 |
| 124 | Salinas, CA | 1021 |
| 125 | Richmond, CA | 1014 |
| 126 | Syracuse, NY | 1009 |
| 127 | Lakewood, CO | 1007 |
| 128 | Chesapeake, VA | 1006 |
| 129 | Columbia, SC | 991 |
| 130 | Providence, RI | 960 |
| 131 | Pompano Beach, FL | 958 |
| 131 | Madison, WI | 958 |
| 132 | Clarksville, TN | 956 |
| 133 | Gainesville, FL | 952 |
| 133 | Fort Wayne, IN | 952 |
| 134 | Brockton, MA | 917 |
| 135 | Kalamazoo, MI | 913 |
| 136 | Odessa, TX | 912 |
| 137 | Oxnard, CA | 908 |
| 138 | Newport News, VA | 907 |
| 139 | West Palm Beach, FL | 906 |
| 140 | Miami Gardens, FL | 896 |
| 141 | Miami Beach, FL | 884 |
| 142 | Tempe, AZ | 883 |
| 143 | Fall River, MA | 880 |
| 144 | Albany, NY | 876 |
| 145 | Peoria, IL | 867 |
| 146 | Victorville, CA | 862 |
| 147 | Pomona, CA | 853 |
| 148 | Laredo, TX | 839 |
| 149 | Canton, OH | 836 |
| 150 | Lawton, OK | 831 |
| 151 | Albany, GA | 827 |
| 152 | Evansville, IN | 825 |
| 153 | Yonkers, NY | 810 |
| 154 | Chula Vista, CA | 808 |
| 155 | West Valley, UT | 802 |
| 156 | Sioux Falls, SD | 801 |
| 157 | Moreno Valley, CA | 798 |
| 158 | Fort Smith, AR | 787 |
| 159 | Inglewood, CA | 785 |
| 160 | Topeka, KS | 777 |
| 161 | High Point, NC | 756 |
| 162 | Fort Myers, FL | 752 |
| 163 | Davenport, IA | 750 |
| 164 | Daytona Beach, FL | 748 |
| 164 | Wilmington, NC | 748 |
| 164 | Garland, TX | 748 |
| 165 | Manchester, NH | 745 |
| 166 | Murfreesboro, TN | 735 |
| 167 | Santa Rosa, CA | 722 |
| 168 | Lafayette, LA | 721 |
| 169 | Fontana, CA | 714 |
| 170 | Pasadena, TX | 711 |
| 171 | Santa Monica, CA | 705 |
| 172 | Oceanside, CA | 694 |
| 173 | Waco, TX | 690 |
| 174 | Ontario, CA | 683 |
| 175 | Palmdale, CA | 681 |
| 175 | Warren, MI | 681 |
| 176 | Portsmouth, VA | 677 |
| 177 | South Gate, CA | 674 |
| 178 | Homestead, FL | 671 |
| 179 | Melbourne, FL | 670 |
| 180 | Berkeley, CA | 666 |
| 180 | Lynn, MA | 666 |
| 181 | Lauderhill, FL | 664 |
| 182 | Jackson, TN | 655 |
| 183 | Redding, CA | 654 |
| 184 | Vancouver, WA | 652 |
| 185 | Eugene, OR | 651 |
| 186 | Chandler, AZ | 647 |
| 187 | Independence, MO | 646 |
| 188 | Pontiac, MI | 644 |
| 189 | Salem, OR | 641 |
| 190 | Indio, CA | 639 |
| 191 | Lake Charles, LA | 638 |
| 192 | Abilene, TX | 636 |
| 193 | Champaign, IL | 634 |
| 194 | New Bedford, MA | 633 |
| 195 | Boise, ID | 630 |
| 196 | Virginia Beach, VA | 625 |
| 197 | Reading, PA | 624 |
| 198 | Mesquite, TX | 616 |
| 199 | Columbia, MO | 610 |
| 200 | Antioch, CA | 607 |
| 201 | Garden Grove, CA | 602 |
| 202 | Bethlehem, PA | 594 |
| 203 | Yakima, WA | 593 |
| 204 | Hawthorne, CA | 587 |
| 205 | Lawrence, MA | 585 |
| 206 | Dothan, AL | 582 |
| 207 | Battle Creek, MI | 580 |
| 208 | Clearwater, FL | 578 |
| 208 | Greenville, NC | 578 |
| 209 | Schenectady, NY | 577 |
| 210 | Escondido, CA | 576 |
| 211 | Pasadena, CA | 574 |
| 212 | Grand Prairie, TX | 573 |
| 213 | Gastonia, NC | 567 |
| 214 | Hayward, CA | 563 |
| 214 | Merced, CA | 563 |
| 215 | Palm Bay, FL | 561 |
| 216 | Elk Grove, CA | 560 |
| 217 | Allentown, PA | 557 |
| 218 | Henderson, NV | 554 |
| 219 | Asheville, NC | 551 |
| 220 | Billings, MT | 549 |
| 220 | Irving, TX | 549 |
| 221 | Elkhart, IN | 547 |
| 222 | Fairfield, CA | 546 |
| 223 | Waterbury, CT | 544 |
| 224 | Joliet, IL | 540 |
| 225 | Bossier City, LA | 535 |
| 226 | North Little Rock, AR | 530 |
| 226 | Lancaster, PA | 530 |
| 227 | San Leandro, CA | 524 |
| 228 | Aurora, IL | 521 |
| 229 | Racine, WI | 520 |
| 230 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 519 |
| 231 | Fayetteville, AR | 515 |
| 232 | Burlington, NC | 499 |
| 233 | Green Bay, WI | 498 |
| 234 | Fargo, ND | 497 |
| 234 | Everett, WA | 497 |
| 235 | Yuma, AZ | 491 |
| 236 | Thornton, CO | 490 |
| 237 | Hammond, IN | 486 |
| 238 | North Miami, FL | 481 |
| 239 | Rapid City, SD | 480 |
| 240 | Santa Maria, CA | 476 |
| 240 | Brownsville, TX | 476 |
| 241 | Carson, CA | 475 |
| 242 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 474 |
| 242 | Sparks, NV | 474 |
| 243 | Hialeah, FL | 473 |
| 243 | East Orange, NJ | 473 |
| 244 | Gary, IN | 471 |
| 245 | Rock Hill, SC | 469 |
| 246 | Ocala, FL | 468 |
| 246 | Frederick, MD | 468 |
| 247 | Kent, WA | 465 |
| 248 | Tyler, TX | 464 |
| 249 | Ogden, UT | 463 |
| 250 | Concord, CA | 462 |
| 251 | Huntington Beach, CA | 461 |
| 252 | Ventura, CA | 460 |
| 253 | Lynwood, CA | 458 |
| 254 | Hemet, CA | 457 |
| 254 | Visalia, CA | 457 |
| 255 | El Monte, CA | 451 |
| 256 | Greeley, CO | 449 |
| 257 | Turlock, CA | 447 |
| 257 | Youngstown, OH | 447 |
| 258 | Boynton Beach, FL | 445 |
| 258 | Hollywood, FL | 445 |
| 258 | Irvington, NJ | 445 |
| 259 | Decatur, IL | 443 |
| 259 | Bloomington, IN | 443 |
| 260 | Federal Way, WA | 440 |
| 261 | St. Joseph, MO | 438 |
| 262 | Norwalk, CA | 437 |
| 262 | Mount Vernon, NY | 437 |
| 263 | Plano, TX | 435 |
| 264 | Fremont, CA | 431 |
| 265 | El Cajon, CA | 429 |
| 266 | Huntington Park, CA | 427 |
| 267 | Lakewood, WA | 425 |
| 268 | Kokomo, IN | 417 |
| 269 | Denton, TX | 416 |
| 270 | Sanford, FL | 415 |
| 270 | Greenville, SC | 415 |
| 271 | Peoria, AZ | 414 |
| 272 | Chico, CA | 413 |
| 273 | Santa Cruz, CA | 409 |
| 273 | Delray Beach, FL | 409 |
| 274 | Miramar, FL | 408 |
| 275 | Hampton, VA | 407 |
| 276 | Roanoke, VA | 402 |
| 277 | Kenosha, WI | 401 |
| 278 | Jonesboro, AR | 400 |
| 279 | Rialto, CA | 399 |
| 279 | Overland Park, KS | 399 |
| 280 | Scottsdale, AZ | 396 |
| 280 | Longview, TX | 396 |
| 281 | Gardena, CA | 393 |
| 282 | Haverhill, MA | 391 |
| 283 | Passaic, NJ | 390 |
| 284 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 388 |
| 284 | Charleston, SC | 388 |
| 285 | Gresham, OR | 386 |
| 286 | Warner Robins, GA | 385 |
| 287 | Quincy, MA | 383 |
| 288 | Downey, CA | 382 |
| 289 | Kingsport, TN | 381 |
| 290 | Hesperia, CA | 380 |
| 290 | Rocky Mount, NC | 380 |
| 291 | Madera, CA | 378 |
| 291 | Port Arthur, TX | 378 |
| 292 | Santa Barbara, CA | 377 |
| 292 | Midland, TX | 377 |
| 293 | Medford, OR | 376 |
| 293 | Auburn, WA | 376 |
| 294 | Wichita Falls, TX | 374 |
| 295 | Lorain, OH | 373 |
| 296 | Vista, CA | 370 |
| 296 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 370 |
| 296 | Springfield, OH | 370 |
| 297 | Fort Collins, CO | 369 |
| 297 | Clinton Township, MI | 369 |
| 298 | Largo, FL | 365 |
| 299 | Lafayette, IN | 364 |
| 300 | Bellflower, CA | 363 |
| 300 | Bryan, TX | 363 |
| 301 | Costa Mesa, CA | 361 |
| 301 | Grand Junction, CO | 361 |
| 301 | Waukegan, IL | 361 |
| 302 | Sioux City, IA | 360 |
| 302 | New Brunswick, NJ | 360 |
| 303 | Wyoming, MI | 356 |
| 304 | Santa Clarita, CA | 352 |
| 304 | Missoula, MT | 352 |
| 305 | Kissimmee, FL | 350 |
| 305 | Norman, OK | 350 |
| 306 | Citrus Heights, CA | 349 |
| 307 | Baldwin Park, CA | 348 |
| 307 | Taylor, MI | 348 |
| 308 | Bloomington, IL | 343 |
| 309 | Pittsburg, CA | 341 |
| 309 | Waterloo, IA | 341 |
| 310 | Utica, NY | 337 |
| 311 | Hempstead Village, NY | 332 |
| 312 | Longmont, CO | 331 |
| 313 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 329 |
| 314 | Renton, WA | 328 |
| 315 | Paramount, CA | 324 |
| 315 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 324 |
| 316 | Lodi, CA | 323 |
| 316 | Sarasota, FL | 323 |
| 317 | Lowell, MA | 322 |
| 318 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 321 |
| 318 | Plainfield, NJ | 321 |
| 319 | Pensacola, FL | 319 |
| 320 | Lakewood, CA | 318 |
| 321 | Joplin, MO | 317 |
| 322 | Conway, AR | 315 |
| 323 | Commerce City, CO | 314 |
| 324 | Cambridge, MA | 313 |
| 325 | Hamilton, OH | 312 |
| 326 | Pawtucket, RI | 311 |
| 327 | Flagstaff, AZ | 307 |
| 327 | Lakeland, FL | 307 |
| 328 | Erie, PA | 306 |
| 329 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 305 |
| 330 | Cicero, IL | 301 |
| 331 | Whittier, CA | 300 |
| 332 | Gulfport, MS | 299 |
| 332 | Edinburg, TX | 299 |
| 333 | Watsonville, CA | 298 |
| 333 | Bradenton, FL | 298 |
| 333 | Greenwood, IN | 298 |
| 333 | Vineland, NJ | 298 |
| 334 | National City, CA | 296 |
| 335 | West Jordan, UT | 295 |
| 336 | Fullerton, CA | 293 |
| 337 | Buena Park, CA | 292 |
| 337 | Stamford, CT | 292 |
| 338 | Chicopee, MA | 289 |
| 338 | Santa Fe, NM | 289 |
| 339 | Baytown, TX | 288 |
| 340 | Lynchburg, VA | 287 |
| 341 | Hanford, CA | 284 |
| 342 | San Angelo, TX | 282 |
| 343 | Westminster, CA | 281 |
| 343 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 281 |
| 344 | Lewisville, TX | 280 |
| 345 | Duluth, MN | 279 |
| 346 | West Covina, CA | 275 |
| 346 | Westminster, CO | 275 |
| 347 | Glendale, CA | 274 |
| 347 | Suffolk, VA | 274 |
| 348 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 272 |
| 348 | Napa, CA | 272 |
| 349 | New Britain, CT | 269 |
| 350 | San Mateo, CA | 268 |
| 350 | Hillsboro, OR | 268 |
| 351 | Torrance, CA | 267 |
| 351 | Johnson City, TN | 267 |
| 351 | McKinney, TX | 267 |
| 352 | Rogers, AR | 266 |
| 353 | Daly City, CA | 265 |
| 354 | Nampa, ID | 264 |
| 355 | Alexandria, VA | 262 |
| 356 | Anderson, IN | 260 |
| 357 | Ann Arbor, MI | 259 |
| 358 | Westland, MI | 258 |
| 358 | Bellingham, WA | 258 |
| 359 | Avondale, AZ | 257 |
| 359 | Galveston, TX | 257 |
| 360 | Manteca, CA | 256 |
| 360 | Dearborn, MI | 256 |
| 360 | St. Cloud, MN | 256 |
| 360 | Bismarck, ND | 256 |
| 360 | Olympia, WA | 256 |
| 361 | Union City, CA | 255 |
| 361 | Yuba City, CA | 255 |
| 361 | Norwalk, CT | 255 |
| 361 | Olathe, KS | 255 |
| 362 | Tulare, CA | 254 |
| 363 | Alameda, CA | 253 |
| 363 | Burbank, CA | 253 |
| 364 | Loveland, CO | 249 |
| 364 | Coral Springs, FL | 249 |
| 364 | Conroe, TX | 249 |
| 365 | Delano, CA | 248 |
| 365 | Revere, MA | 248 |
| 366 | Carlsbad, CA | 247 |
| 366 | Porterville, CA | 247 |
| 367 | Muncie, IN | 246 |
| 367 | Great Falls, MT | 246 |
| 368 | Colton, CA | 245 |
| 368 | Sterling Heights, MI | 245 |
| 369 | Davie, FL | 244 |
| 370 | Clovis, CA | 243 |
| 370 | Pocatello, ID | 243 |
| 371 | Temple, TX | 238 |
| 372 | Roseville, CA | 237 |
| 373 | Pico Rivera, CA | 236 |
| 374 | Cape Coral, FL | 235 |
| 374 | Framingham, MA | 235 |
| 375 | South San Francisco, CA | 234 |
| 376 | Petaluma, CA | 233 |
| 376 | Bartlett, TN | 233 |
| 376 | Harlingen, TX | 233 |
| 377 | Upland, CA | 232 |
| 378 | Apple Valley, CA | 231 |
| 378 | Plantation, FL | 231 |
| 379 | College Station, TX | 230 |
| 380 | Pinellas Park, FL | 229 |
| 381 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 228 |
| 382 | Chino, CA | 227 |
| 383 | Apopka, FL | 225 |
| 383 | Bowling Green, KY | 225 |
| 384 | Elgin, IL | 224 |
| 384 | Rochester, MN | 224 |
| 385 | Corona, CA | 223 |
| 385 | Meriden, CT | 223 |
| 385 | Boca Raton, FL | 223 |
| 386 | San Marcos, TX | 222 |
| 387 | Taunton, MA | 220 |
| 388 | Orange, CA | 218 |
| 388 | Jacksonville, NC | 218 |
| 389 | Auburn, AL | 217 |
| 389 | Victoria, TX | 217 |
| 389 | Sandy, UT | 217 |
| 390 | Redlands, CA | 216 |
| 390 | Sunrise, FL | 216 |
| 390 | DeSoto, TX | 216 |
| 391 | Marietta, GA | 215 |
| 391 | Valdosta, GA | 215 |
| 391 | Idaho Falls, ID | 215 |
| 392 | Santa Clara, CA | 214 |
| 393 | Kennewick, WA | 213 |
| 394 | Goodyear, AZ | 210 |
| 395 | Redwood City, CA | 209 |
| 395 | Cheyenne, WY | 209 |
| 396 | Gilroy, CA | 208 |
| 396 | McAllen, TX | 208 |
| 397 | Gilbert, AZ | 207 |
| 397 | Malden, MA | 207 |
| 398 | West Allis, WI | 205 |
| 399 | Pharr, TX | 204 |
| 400 | Montebello, CA | 203 |
| 400 | Appleton, WI | 203 |
| 401 | Spokane Valley, WA | 200 |
| 402 | Decatur, AL | 199 |
| 402 | West Sacramento, CA | 199 |
| 403 | Vacaville, CA | 198 |
| 403 | Scranton, PA | 198 |
Ranking of Cities By Number of Violent Crimes for each US State in 2017
Use the following links to see the ranking of cities by the number of Violent crimes for each of the following states in 2017.