Ranking of United States Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, 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 (60.94); followed by Gary, IN (53.03); Baltimore, MD (51.04); Jackson, MS (46.98); and Birmingham, AL (41.79).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate in 2018, 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.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2018 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 2018
St. Louis, MO
60.94
Gary, IN
53.03
Baltimore, MD
51.04
Jackson, MS
46.98
Birmingham, AL
41.79
Detroit, MI
38.88
New Orleans, LA
37.09
Youngstown, OH
35.78
Baton Rouge, LA
35.14
Flint, MI
33.45
Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
Rank
City
Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Louis, MO 60.94
2 Gary, IN 53.03
3 Baltimore, MD 51.04
4 Jackson, MS 46.98
5 Birmingham, AL 41.79
6 Detroit, MI 38.88
7 New Orleans, LA 37.09
8 Youngstown, OH 35.78
9 Baton Rouge, LA 35.14
10 Flint, MI 33.45
11 Wilmington, DE 32.32
12 Camden County Police Department, NJ 31.45
13 Memphis, TN 28.52
14 Kansas City, MO 27.78
15 Newark, NJ 26.57
16 Dayton, OH 26.41
17 Shreveport, LA 25.68
18 West Palm Beach, FL 24.18
19 Rocky Mount, NC 24.04
20 Pontiac, MI 23.41
21 Port Arthur, TX 23.36
22 Washington, DC 22.78
23 Richmond, VA 22.62
24 Compton, CA 22.50
25 San Bernardino, CA 22.48
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