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
Gary, IN
Baltimore, MD
Jackson, MS
Birmingham, AL
Detroit, MI
New Orleans, LA
Youngstown, OH
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Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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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
26 Cleveland, OH 22.36
27 North Charleston, SC 22.16
28 Philadelphia, PA 22.12
29 Buffalo, NY 22.07
30 Springfield, OH 22.03
31 Reading, PA 21.48
32 Portsmouth, VA 21.23
33 Miami Gardens, FL 20.93
34 Chicago, IL 20.71
35 Albany, GA 20.66
36 Little Rock, AR 20.07
37 Colton, CA 19.93
38 North Little Rock, AR 19.57
39 Peoria, IL 19.54
40 Akron, OH 19.22
41 Trenton, NJ 19.10
42 Cincinnati, OH 18.88
43 Pittsburgh, PA 18.84
44 Delano, CA 18.82
45 Indianapolis, IN 18.46
46 Lauderhill, FL 17.88
47 Atlanta, GA 17.74
48 Hartford, CT 17.06
49 Yakima, WA 17.03
50 High Point, NC 16.89
51 Milwaukee, WI 16.62
52 Oakland, CA 16.27
53 Syracuse, NY 16.07
54 Temple, TX 15.85
55 Rockford, IL 15.73
56 Richmond, CA 15.32
57 Fort Wayne, IN 14.95
58 Tulsa, OK 14.88
59 Lakewood, WA 14.83
60 Norfolk, VA 14.73
61 Montgomery, AL 14.60
62 Rochester, NY 13.96
63 Galveston, TX 13.75
64 Florissant, MO 13.64
65 Orlando, FL 13.60
66 Inglewood, CA 13.55
66 Lodi, CA 13.55
67 Jackson, TN 13.46
68 Toledo, OH 13.45
69 Newport News, VA 13.43
70 North Las Vegas, NV 13.36
71 Elkhart, IN 13.29
72 Fort Myers, FL 13.28
73 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 13.26
74 Dothan, AL 13.13
75 Asheville, NC 12.88
76 Lynwood, CA 12.62
76 Greensboro, NC 12.62
77 Decatur, IL 12.57
77 Waukegan, IL 12.57
78 Albuquerque, NM 12.32
79 Springfield, MA 12.24
80 Albany, NY 12.21
81 Jacksonville, FL 12.18
82 Durham, NC 12.05
83 Roanoke, VA 12.00
84 Salinas, CA 11.98
84 Columbia, SC 11.98
85 Hampton, VA 11.94
86 Houston, TX 11.77
87 Ocala, FL 11.76
88 Gardena, CA 11.59
88 Daytona Beach, FL 11.59
89 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 11.56
90 Bloomington, IL 11.52
91 Dallas, TX 11.38
92 Erie, PA 11.37
93 Columbus, OH 11.09
94 Pomona, CA 11.08
94 Topeka, KS 11.08
95 Fort Lauderdale, FL 10.98
96 Beaumont, TX 10.89
97 Thousand Oaks, CA 10.83
98 Knoxville, TN 10.60
99 Mobile, AL 10.59
100 Warner Robins, GA 10.57
101 Stockton, CA 10.54
102 Chattanooga, TN 10.53
103 St. Joseph, MO 10.47
104 Racine, WI 10.34
105 Fort Smith, AR 10.19
106 Utica, NY 9.93
107 Battle Creek, MI 9.90
108 St. Charles, MO 9.87
109 Plainfield, NJ 9.84
110 Longview, TX 9.80
110 Lynchburg, VA 9.80
111 Miami, FL 9.72
112 Wichita, KS 9.70
113 Clarksville, TN 9.60
114 Springfield, MO 9.49
115 Montebello, CA 9.48
116 Turlock, CA 9.43
117 Brockton, MA 9.38
118 Yuma, AZ 9.36
119 East Orange, NJ 9.28
120 Irvington, NJ 9.22
121 Kalamazoo, MI 9.21
122 Anderson, IN 9.10
123 Madera, CA 9.08
124 Gastonia, NC 9.05
125 Allentown, PA 9.04
126 Denver, CO 9.02
127 Anchorage, AK 8.90
128 Paterson, NJ 8.85
129 South Bend, IN 8.79
129 Bowling Green, KY 8.79
130 Tucson, AZ 8.75
131 Mount Vernon, NY 8.71
132 Delray Beach, FL 8.57
133 Independence, MO 8.52
134 Norwalk, CA 8.48
135 Evansville, IN 8.42
136 Sanford, FL 8.31
136 Tallahassee, FL 8.31
137 Waterbury, CT 8.30
138 Hemet, CA 8.14
139 Boston, MA 8.06
139 Hamilton, OH 8.06
140 Pueblo, CO 8.05
141 Bakersfield, CA 8.04
142 Phoenix, AZ 7.99
143 Palm Bay, FL 7.97
144 Oklahoma City, OK 7.96
145 Champaign, IL 7.93
146 Gloucester Township, NJ 7.91
147 St. Petersburg, FL 7.90
148 Tacoma, WA 7.88
149 Lacey, WA 7.87
150 Springfield, IL 7.85
151 Murfreesboro, TN 7.82
152 Lake Charles, LA 7.71
153 Burien, WA 7.66
154 New Haven, CT 7.62
155 Santa Monica, CA 7.55
156 Lawton, OK 7.52
157 Conway, AR 7.49
157 Bridgeport, CT 7.49
157 Burlington, NC 7.49
158 Kingsport, TN 7.48
159 Bellevue, NE 7.45
159 Bristol Township, PA 7.45
160 Wilmington, NC 7.44
161 Modesto, CA 7.41
162 Victorville, CA 7.30
162 Lakeland, FL 7.30
162 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 7.30
162 Corpus Christi, TX 7.30
163 Charleston, SC 7.29
163 Harrisonburg, VA 7.29
164 Billings, MT 7.25
165 Minneapolis, MN 7.24
165 Blue Springs, MO 7.24
166 Hempstead Village, NY 7.14
167 Sacramento, CA 7.10
168 Lafayette, LA 7.05
169 Avondale, AZ 7.04
170 Westminster, CO 7.03
171 Redlands, CA 6.95
171 San Antonio, TX 6.95
172 Huntersville, NC 6.94
172 Grand Forks, ND 6.94
173 Kokomo, IN 6.92
174 Tampa, FL 6.87
175 Lansing, MI 6.82
176 Apple Valley, CA 6.79
176 Colorado Springs, CO 6.79
177 Lexington, KY 6.76
178 Pasco, WA 6.70
179 Odessa, TX 6.69
180 Oxnard, CA 6.61
180 Missouri City, TX 6.61
181 Bensalem Township, PA 6.60
182 Tyler, TX 6.59
183 Abilene, TX 6.53
184 Vallejo, CA 6.51
185 Fort Worth, TX 6.49
186 Los Angeles, CA 6.40
187 Long Beach, CA 6.38
188 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 6.34
189 Perris, CA 6.31
190 Pico Rivera, CA 6.29
190 Jersey City, NJ 6.29
191 Santa Ana, CA 6.26
192 Antioch, CA 6.20
192 Lawrence, MA 6.20
193 Auburn, AL 6.10
194 Melbourne, FL 6.04
195 Fresno, CA 6.02
196 Enid, OK 5.97
196 Amarillo, TX 5.97
197 Azusa, CA 5.95
198 Santa Fe, NM 5.94
199 North Port, FL 5.91
200 Victoria, TX 5.90
201 Redondo Beach, CA 5.88
202 West Valley, UT 5.83
203 Bossier City, LA 5.75
204 Ogden, UT 5.71
205 Pinellas Park, FL 5.62
206 Homestead, FL 5.61
207 Jurupa Valley, CA 5.58
208 Santa Maria, CA 5.55
208 Providence, RI 5.55
209 Gulfport, MS 5.53
210 Lafayette, IN 5.49
211 Paramount, CA 5.45
212 Joliet, IL 5.39
213 Carson, CA 5.38
213 Miami Beach, FL 5.38
214 Pompano Beach, FL 5.36
214 Greenville, NC 5.36
215 Hammond, IN 5.26
216 Nampa, ID 5.24
217 Sarasota, FL 5.20
218 Jonesboro, AR 5.19
219 San Francisco, CA 5.17
220 El Monte, CA 5.15
220 Clearwater, FL 5.15
221 Bellflower, CA 5.13
222 Surprise, AZ 5.12
223 Grand Prairie, TX 5.09
224 Oceanside, CA 5.07
225 Porterville, CA 5.05
225 Boynton Beach, FL 5.05
225 Lubbock, TX 5.05
226 Salt Lake City, UT 4.93
227 Tuscaloosa, AL 4.91
228 Las Cruces, NM 4.89
229 Pasadena, CA 4.88
230 Vista, CA 4.87
230 Renton, WA 4.87
231 Marietta, GA 4.86
231 Cicero, IL 4.86
232 Henderson, NV 4.85
233 St. Paul, MN 4.84
234 Upper Darby Township, PA 4.82
235 Rialto, CA 4.80
236 El Cajon, CA 4.79
236 North Miami, FL 4.79
237 Wichita Falls, TX 4.77
238 Grand Junction, CO 4.76
239 Killeen, TX 4.73
240 Omaha, NE 4.69
241 Tulare, CA 4.65
242 Aurora, CO 4.56
243 Shawnee, KS 4.55
243 Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ 4.55
244 Pasadena, TX 4.54
245 Tamarac, FL 4.51
246 Everett, WA 4.50
247 Downey, CA 4.41
248 Lancaster, CA 4.35
248 Tracy, CA 4.35
249 Seattle, WA 4.31
250 Moreno Valley, CA 4.30
251 Rochester, MN 4.27
252 Canton, OH 4.25
253 Riverside, CA 4.23
254 Miramar, FL 4.19
255 Jacksonville, NC 4.18
256 Frederick, MD 4.15
256 Mesquite, TX 4.15
257 Kissimmee, FL 4.12
258 Waterford Township, MI 4.11
258 Rio Rancho, NM 4.11
259 Irving, TX 4.10
260 Pittsburg, CA 4.08
261 Columbia, MO 4.05
261 Rock Hill, SC 4.05
262 Rancho Cordova, CA 4.01
262 Evanston, IL 4.01
263 Fargo, ND 4.00
263 Kenosha, WI 4.00
264 Lakewood, OH 3.99
265 Bloomfield, NJ 3.94
266 Baldwin Park, CA 3.92
266 Wyoming, MI 3.92
267 Sparks, NV 3.91
268 Summerville, SC 3.88
269 Coeur d'Alene, ID 3.87
270 Kent, WA 3.85
271 Oak Park, IL 3.82
272 Parma, OH 3.80
272 Portland, OR 3.80
273 Laredo, TX 3.79
274 Garland, TX 3.76
275 Gainesville, FL 3.75
276 Fontana, CA 3.74
276 Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA 3.74
277 New Rochelle, NY 3.73
278 Lewisville, TX 3.72
279 Springdale, AR 3.71
280 Deerfield Beach, FL 3.69
281 Normal, IL 3.67
281 Spokane, WA 3.67
282 Lake Havasu City, AZ 3.66
283 Cathedral City, CA 3.63
283 Kennewick, WA 3.63
284 Carrollton, TX 3.62
285 Glendale, AZ 3.60
286 Manchester, NH 3.59
287 Thornton, CO 3.58
288 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 3.57
288 Lowell, MA 3.57
288 Midland, TX 3.57
289 New Brunswick, NJ 3.54
290 Corona, CA 3.53
291 Diamond Bar, CA 3.52
291 Hanford, CA 3.52
292 Largo, FL 3.51
293 Alhambra, CA 3.50
294 St. George, UT 3.48
295 Midwest City, OK 3.47
296 New York, NY 3.46
297 Casper, WY 3.44
298 Conroe, TX 3.43
299 Hendersonville, TN 3.42
300 Fairfield, CA 3.39
300 Huntington Park, CA 3.39
301 Ontario, CA 3.38
301 San Rafael, CA 3.38
302 Mesa, AZ 3.37
302 Bartlett, TN 3.37
303 Owensboro, KY 3.35
303 Lancaster, PA 3.35
304 El Paso, TX 3.34
305 Novi, MI 3.31
306 Austin, TX 3.29
307 Menifee, CA 3.24
307 National City, CA 3.24
308 Hollywood, FL 3.22
309 Moore, OK 3.20
310 Concord, NC 3.19
310 Springfield, OR 3.19
311 Lynn, MA 3.17
312 New Bedford, MA 3.15
313 Doral, FL 3.14
314 Haverhill, MA 3.12
314 Cheyenne, WY 3.12
315 Harlingen, TX 3.05
316 Portland, ME 2.99
316 Eagan, MN 2.99
317 Kenner, LA 2.96
317 Clinton Township, MI 2.96
317 Warren, MI 2.96
318 Rogers, AR 2.94
319 Lake Elsinore, CA 2.92
320 Salem, OR 2.91
321 Chesapeake, VA 2.89
322 Davis, CA 2.88
323 Greenville, SC 2.87
324 Union City, NJ 2.86
325 Walnut Creek, CA 2.83
326 Daly City, CA 2.78
327 Sioux Falls, SD 2.77
328 Flagstaff, AZ 2.75
328 Scottsdale, AZ 2.75
328 Waukesha, WI 2.75
329 Broken Arrow, OK 2.74
330 Southfield, MI 2.72
331 Missoula, MT 2.69
332 Bismarck, ND 2.68
333 San Jose, CA 2.67
334 Rapid City, SD 2.66
335 Tempe, AZ 2.65
335 Elgin, IL 2.65
336 Costa Mesa, CA 2.62
337 Escondido, CA 2.61
338 Upland, CA 2.58
338 Baytown, TX 2.58
339 Scranton, PA 2.57
340 Honolulu, HI 2.55
341 Palmdale, CA 2.53
341 Cedar Park, TX 2.53
342 Plymouth, MN 2.51
343 Grand Rapids, MI 2.50
344 Pharr, TX 2.48
345 Lakewood, CA 2.47
346 Alexandria, VA 2.46
347 San Diego, CA 2.44
348 Goodyear, AZ 2.43
349 Medford, OR 2.42
349 New Braunfels, TX 2.42
350 Norman, OK 2.41
351 Reno, NV 2.38
352 Bryan, TX 2.35
353 Bloomington, IN 2.33
354 Bloomington, MN 2.32
354 Elizabeth, NJ 2.32
355 Concord, CA 2.29
355 Garden Grove, CA 2.29
356 Stamford, CT 2.27
357 Visalia, CA 2.24
358 Suffolk, VA 2.20
359 Chula Vista, CA 2.19
359 Indio, CA 2.19
360 Roseville, CA 2.18
360 Westminster, CA 2.18
361 Redding, CA 2.17
361 Edinburg, TX 2.17
361 Waco, TX 2.17
362 Worcester, MA 2.15
363 Fullerton, CA 2.13
363 Orange, CA 2.13
364 Chico, CA 2.12
365 Hesperia, CA 2.09
365 Sunrise, FL 2.09
366 Lincoln, NE 2.08
367 Lee's Summit, MO 2.04
368 Beaverton, OR 2.03
369 Boca Raton, FL 2.00
369 Dunwoody, GA 2.00
370 Poway, CA 1.99
370 East Hartford, CT 1.99
370 Aurora, IL 1.99
371 Vacaville, CA 1.98
371 Little Elm, TX 1.98
371 San Angelo, TX 1.98
372 Anaheim, CA 1.97
372 Edison Township, NJ 1.97
373 Collierville, TN 1.96
374 Hoffman Estates, IL 1.94
374 Logan, UT 1.94
374 Madison, WI 1.94
375 Coral Gables, FL 1.93
375 Meridian, ID 1.93
375 Grand Island, NE 1.93
375 La Crosse, WI 1.93
376 Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, NJ 1.91
376 Perth Amboy, NJ 1.91
376 Olympia, WA 1.91
377 Pensacola, FL 1.90
377 Edina, MN 1.90
378 Apple Valley, MN 1.89
379 Minnetonka, MN 1.87
380 Greeley, CO 1.86
381 Decatur, AL 1.85
381 Santa Clarita, CA 1.85
381 West Sacramento, CA 1.85
381 Brookhaven, GA 1.85
381 West New York, NJ 1.85
382 Hayward, CA 1.84
382 Sandy Springs, GA 1.84
383 Rosemead, CA 1.83
383 Watsonville, CA 1.83
383 West Haven, CT 1.83
383 Southaven, MS 1.83
384 Pocatello, ID 1.81
384 Berwyn, IL 1.81
385 Highland, CA 1.80
385 Ventura, CA 1.80
385 Abington Township, Montgomery County, PA 1.80
386 Centennial, CO 1.79
387 Fort Collins, CO 1.78
388 Casa Grande, AZ 1.77
388 Novato, CA 1.77
388 Shoreline, WA 1.77
389 Peoria, AZ 1.76
389 Jackson Township, NJ 1.76
389 Eugene, OR 1.76
390 Weymouth, MA 1.75
390 Arlington, TX 1.75
391 Murrieta, CA 1.74
391 Bradenton, FL 1.74
392 Plano, TX 1.73
393 Des Plaines, IL 1.72
393 Greenwood, IN 1.72
394 Santa Rosa, CA 1.70
394 Provo, UT 1.70