Ranking of United States Cities By Violent 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, Detroit, MI had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,007.82); followed by Memphis, TN (1,943.19); Birmingham, AL (1,911.53); Baltimore, MD (1,833.39); and Flint, MI (1,817.57).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
Detroit, MI
Memphis, TN
Birmingham, AL
Baltimore, MD
Flint, MI
St. Louis, MO
Camden County Police Department, NJ
Kansas City, MO
Wilmington, DE
Cleveland, OH
Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Detroit, MI 2007.82
2 Memphis, TN 1943.19
3 Birmingham, AL 1911.53
4 Baltimore, MD 1833.39
5 Flint, MI 1817.57
6 St. Louis, MO 1800.41
7 Camden County Police Department, NJ 1637.96
8 Kansas City, MO 1590.30
9 Wilmington, DE 1544.47
10 Cleveland, OH 1449.57
11 Little Rock, AR 1446.15
12 Milwaukee, WI 1412.98
13 Stockton, CA 1399.61
14 Rockford, IL 1386.48
15 Albuquerque, NM 1364.78
16 Pontiac, MI 1335.74
17 San Bernardino, CA 1333.11
18 Kalamazoo, MI 1325.97
19 Springfield, MO 1316.03
20 Anchorage, AK 1309.63
21 Oakland, CA 1273.74
22 Indianapolis, IN 1272.81
23 Compton, CA 1200.72
24 Canton, OH 1196.80
25 Elkhart, IN 1184.98
26 Wichita, KS 1179.91
27 New Orleans, LA 1163.30
28 Trenton, NJ 1161.75
29 Albany, GA 1114.42
30 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 1113.05
31 Lansing, MI 1108.37
32 Daytona Beach, FL 1106.77
33 Hartford, CT 1066.46
34 Tulsa, OK 1065.12
35 Beaumont, TX 1059.75
36 Chattanooga, TN 1048.24
37 Buffalo, NY 1042.53
38 Scranton, PA 1042.06
39 South Bend, IN 1039.09
40 Houston, TX 1026.11
41 Fall River, MA 1014.81
42 Chicago, IL 1006.09
43 Jackson, TN 1002.27
44 Homestead, FL 1001.21
45 Lubbock, TX 996.61
46 Pueblo, CO 993.24
47 Battle Creek, MI 989.85
48 Springfield, MA 988.54
49 Dothan, AL 977.67
50 North Las Vegas, NV 966.18
51 Schenectady, NY 945.84
52 Richmond, CA 942.50
53 Washington, DC 941.41
54 Miami Beach, FL 937.29
55 Dayton, OH 921.52
56 North Charleston, SC 920.77
57 Baton Rouge, LA 919.53
58 West Palm Beach, FL 918.87
59 Philadelphia, PA 908.68
60 Brockton, MA 904.90
61 Lawton, OK 901.87
62 Modesto, CA 882.21
63 Odessa, TX 877.49
64 Oklahoma City, OK 867.31
65 Tacoma, WA 866.53
66 Akron, OH 861.96
67 Santa Monica, CA 860.00
68 Toledo, OH 848.29
69 New Haven, CT 842.35
70 Cincinnati, OH 839.54
71 North Miami, FL 837.26
72 Albany, NY 837.05
73 Springfield, IL 833.17
74 Shreveport, LA 832.25
75 Bossier City, LA 828.17
76 Amarillo, TX 806.64
77 Fort Smith, AR 800.77
78 Knoxville, TN 799.35
79 Spokane, WA 798.27
80 Orlando, FL 796.01
81 Portsmouth, VA 794.97
82 Minneapolis, MN 792.74
83 Pompano Beach, FL 781.83
84 Rochester, NY 777.56
85 Rocky Mount, NC 776.56
86 Burlington, NC 775.50
87 Atlanta, GA 768.79
88 Vallejo, CA 766.02
89 Dallas, TX 764.94
90 Peoria, IL 763.80
91 Lauderhill, FL 757.97
92 Corpus Christi, TX 757.12
93 Kingsport, TN 755.64
94 Los Angeles, CA 747.59
95 North Little Rock, AR 743.71
96 Lancaster, CA 741.83
97 Gainesville, FL 741.38
98 Lake Charles, LA 738.58
99 Columbia, SC 738.36
100 Tucson, AZ 736.52
101 Newark, NJ 733.02
102 Phoenix, AZ 732.57
103 Paterson, NJ 732.51
104 Salt Lake City, UT 730.38
105 Denver, CO 730.08
106 Tallahassee, FL 729.57
107 Aurora, CO 728.49
108 Huntington Park, CA 728.08
109 Melbourne, FL 725.46
110 Miami Gardens, FL 711.61
111 Fort Myers, FL 702.86
111 Syracuse, NY 702.86
112 Reading, PA 701.97
113 Lancaster, PA 701.13
114 Port Arthur, TX 700.90
115 Sanford, FL 699.87
116 Hawthorne, CA 698.19
117 Long Beach, CA 698.06
118 Elizabeth, NJ 694.92
119 Jackson, MS 693.88
120 San Francisco, CA 690.89
121 West Valley, UT 689.12
122 Durham, NC 687.10
123 Worcester, MA 682.64
124 Champaign, IL 681.57
125 Ocala, FL 680.62
126 Seattle, WA 680.17
127 Gastonia, NC 679.03
128 Redding, CA 673.42
129 Bradenton, FL 673.06
130 Commerce City, CO 669.87
131 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 668.79
132 Clarksville, TN 666.18
133 Youngstown, OH 665.82
134 South Gate, CA 663.39
135 Mobile, AL 657.09
136 Sacramento, CA 656.56
137 Victorville, CA 655.90
138 Grand Rapids, MI 655.10
139 Rapid City, SD 653.47
140 Irvington, NJ 652.90
141 Reno, NV 648.33
142 Chico, CA 648.12
143 Lakewood, WA 647.51
144 Bridgeport, CT 643.65
145 Waco, TX 635.81
146 New Bedford, MA 634.03
147 Utica, NY 630.66
148 Kokomo, IN 629.71
149 Miami, FL 629.54
150 San Antonio, TX 626.70
151 St. Paul, MN 626.62
152 St. Petersburg, FL 624.20
153 Boston, MA 622.45
154 Lawrence, MA 619.82
155 Salinas, CA 618.58
156 Inglewood, CA 616.84
157 Casa Grande, AZ 612.62
158 Montgomery, AL 612.10
159 Wilmington, NC 607.01
160 Greensboro, NC 606.89
161 Topeka, KS 606.02
162 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 605.03
163 Madera, CA 603.65
164 Boynton Beach, FL 602.71
165 Taylor, MI 599.64
166 Paramount, CA 597.93
167 Lynwood, CA 597.35
168 Jacksonville, FL 595.76
169 Lynn, MA 595.40
170 Santa Cruz, CA 593.79
171 Manchester, NH 593.24
172 Asheville, NC 592.36
173 Warner Robins, GA 586.77
174 Delray Beach, FL 584.54
175 Sarasota, FL 583.87
176 High Point, NC 579.42
177 Pittsburgh, PA 578.76
178 Passaic, NJ 576.42
179 Pittsburg, CA 574.45
180 Hempstead Village, NY 574.40
181 Pomona, CA 571.35
182 Fayetteville, AR 570.06
183 Springfield, OH 569.34
184 Evansville, IN 568.35
185 Turlock, CA 565.53
186 Racine, WI 562.21
187 Omaha, NE 559.92
188 Haverhill, MA 559.27
189 Merced, CA 555.83
190 Colorado Springs, CO 555.48
191 Fresno, CA 555.27
192 Fort Lauderdale, FL 552.29
193 Jonesboro, AR 550.99
194 New Brunswick, NJ 546.16
195 Indio, CA 541.90
196 Billings, MT 541.68
197 Pensacola, FL 541.08
198 Conway, AR 541.07
199 New York, NY 541.03
200 Bloomington, IN 540.07
201 Gardena, CA 539.53
202 Gulfport, MS 534.52
203 Lafayette, LA 533.73
204 Antioch, CA 532.95
205 Upper Darby Township, PA 529.36
206 Greenville, SC 528.67
207 Newport News, VA 527.04
208 Rialto, CA 521.25
209 Galveston, TX 520.67
210 Portland, OR 520.04
211 San Leandro, CA 517.74
212 Richmond, VA 517.56
213 East Orange, NJ 515.28
214 Yuma, AZ 510.81
215 Mount Vernon, NY 509.52
216 Riverside, CA 509.33
217 Warren, MI 509.03
218 Hamilton, OH 507.58
219 Tuscaloosa, AL 505.09
220 Hemet, CA 502.05
221 Fort Worth, TX 501.48
222 Decatur, IL 499.83
223 Fairfield, CA 497.95
224 Sparks, NV 496.32
225 Gary, IN 495.85
226 National City, CA 495.44
227 Columbus, OH 494.75
228 El Cajon, CA 492.84
229 Bakersfield, CA 491.43
230 St. Joseph, MO 489.47
231 Rock Hill, SC 487.52
232 Medford, OR 486.72
233 Tempe, AZ 484.24
234 Abilene, TX 482.53
235 Hanford, CA 482.35
236 Hammond, IN 479.95
237 Springdale, AR 479.63
238 Revere, MA 477.02
239 Ogden, UT 475.94
240 Berkeley, CA 473.59
241 Greenville, NC 473.00
242 Olympia, WA 470.26
243 Flagstaff, AZ 469.45
244 Federal Way, WA 468.49
245 Santa Ana, CA 468.39
246 Carson, CA 468.27
247 Glendale, AZ 467.18
248 Santa Rosa, CA 466.75
249 Grand Island, NE 465.54
250 Norfolk, VA 464.09
251 Lafayette, IN 463.62
252 Vancouver, WA 461.20
253 Santa Maria, CA 459.76
254 Green Bay, WI 458.77
255 Wyoming, MI 457.53
256 Jersey City, NJ 456.37
257 Providence, RI 454.57
258 Missoula, MT 448.18
259 Yakima, WA 448.07
260 Santa Barbara, CA 448.02
261 Delano, CA 447.87
262 Pawtucket, RI 446.50
263 Watsonville, CA 445.77
264 Arlington, TX 444.98
265 Independence, MO 443.90
266 Waterbury, CT 443.82
267 Pasadena, TX 440.62
268 Dearborn Heights, MI 437.88
269 Clearwater, FL 437.75
270 Auburn, WA 436.99
271 Sioux Falls, SD 436.97
272 Grand Junction, CO 436.69
273 Murfreesboro, TN 435.67
274 Longmont, CO 434.40
275 Bloomington, IL 434.08
276 San Rafael, CA 433.73
277 Rogers, AR 432.19
278 Bellflower, CA 429.83
279 Vineland, NJ 427.65
280 New Britain, CT 426.82
280 Roanoke, VA 426.82
281 Hesperia, CA 425.05
282 San Jose, CA 424.33
283 Taunton, MA 424.05
284 Norwalk, CA 422.95
285 Gresham, OR 422.19
286 Decatur, AL 420.61
287 Pinellas Park, FL 419.61
288 Salem, OR 417.97
289 Fargo, ND 417.91
290 Lodi, CA 417.07
291 Harlingen, TX 415.11
292 West Sacramento, CA 415.01
293 Anderson, IN 413.29
294 Victoria, TX 413.19
295 Hayward, CA 410.73
296 Apopka, FL 410.50
297 Johnson City, TN 410.21
298 Tampa, FL 406.67
299 Waukegan, IL 405.58
300 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 405.34
301 Deerfield Beach, FL 404.32
302 Las Cruces, NM 404.10
303 Chesapeake, VA 404.03
304 Madison, WI 403.55
305 Ventura, CA 399.92
306 Longview, TX 399.22
307 San Marcos, TX 397.54
308 Mesquite, TX 396.38
309 Santa Fe, NM 395.60
310 Kissimmee, FL 395.09
311 Greeley, CO 395.06
312 Frederick, MD 394.20
313 Yuba City, CA 393.82
314 Bryan, TX 389.89
315 Killeen, TX 389.85
316 Baytown, TX 389.48
317 Tulare, CA 389.09
318 Tyler, TX 388.10
319 Westland, MI 388.03
320 Eugene, OR 387.07
321 Plainfield, NJ 383.71
322 St. Cloud, MN 383.70
323 Azusa, CA 382.99
324 Fort Wayne, IN 382.61
325 Austin, TX 382.19
326 Cicero, IL 381.49
327 Pasadena, CA 381.32
328 Plymouth, MA 381.12
329 Oxnard, CA 378.30
330 Pocatello, ID 377.82
331 Ontario, CA 377.38
332 Oceanside, CA 376.98
333 Largo, FL 376.31
334 Brownsville, TX 376.23
335 Baldwin Park, CA 374.96
336 Upland, CA 374.42
337 Highland, CA 373.76
338 Palmdale, CA 373.63
339 San Diego, CA 373.13
340 Quincy, MA 372.93
341 Brooklyn Park, MN 371.63
342 El Paso, TX 370.98
343 Moreno Valley, CA 370.56
344 Kentwood, MI 369.79
345 Wichita Falls, TX 369.49
346 San Angelo, TX 369.00
347 Redlands, CA 366.90
348 Auburn, AL 365.94
349 Citrus Heights, CA 365.68
350 Coeur d'Alene, ID 363.99
351 Mesa, AZ 363.85
352 Rancho Cordova, CA 363.33
353 Woodland, CA 362.56
354 Lincoln, NE 362.11
355 Concord, CA 361.47
356 Columbia, MO 360.88
357 Meriden, CT 359.58
358 Pico Rivera, CA 358.48
359 Duluth, MN 357.94
360 Palm Bay, FL 357.83
361 Rosemead, CA 354.92
362 Gilroy, CA 354.04
363 Porterville, CA 351.89
364 Burien, WA 350.65
365 Escondido, CA 349.51
366 Spokane Valley, WA 349.42
367 Framingham, MA 348.92
368 Yonkers, NY 348.08
369 Kent, WA 348.04
370 Marietta, GA 346.98
371 Brookhaven, GA 345.41
372 Berwyn, IL 344.82
373 Enid, OK 344.53
374 Montebello, CA 344.44
375 Union City, CA 342.53
376 Allentown, PA 338.42
377 Kenosha, WI 338.18
378 DeSoto, TX 337.63
379 Lynchburg, VA 337.00
380 Laredo, TX 336.85
381 Anaheim, CA 336.02
382 Everett, WA 335.76
383 Avondale, AZ 335.67
384 Napa, CA 335.64
385 Visalia, CA 335.26
386 Hamden, CT 334.78
387 Idaho Falls, ID 334.18
388 Dearborn, MI 333.96
389 Colton, CA 333.32
390 Union City, NJ 333.10
391 Stillwater, OK 333.04
392 Lakewood, CA 332.94
393 Fontana, CA 331.36
394 Lakeland, FL 329.33
395 Edinburg, TX 329.04
396 Caldwell, ID 327.16
396 Joliet, IL 327.16
397 West Allis, WI 325.61
398 Lowell, MA 324.14
399 Downey, CA 323.99
400 Cheyenne, WY 322.54
401 Renton, WA 322.14
402 Petaluma, CA 321.43
403 Vista, CA 321.19
404 Muncie, IN 320.15
405 Bartlett, TN 319.83
406 Clinton Township, MI 317.93
407 Cerritos, CA 315.75
408 Manteca, CA 315.74
409 Denton, TX 315.23
410 Perth Amboy, NJ 315.20
411 Cathedral City, CA 312.41
412 Midwest City, OK 311.90
413 Temple, TX 311.73
414 Westminster, CA 311.48
415 El Monte, CA 310.83
416 Tamarac, FL 309.99
417 Erie, PA 309.02
418 Jurupa Valley, CA 308.54
419 Buena Park, CA 308.39
420 Apple Valley, CA 308.29
421 Bowling Green, KY 304.68
422 Chula Vista, CA 304.33
423 Charleston, SC 302.72
424 Lexington, KY 301.62
425 Costa Mesa, CA 300.81
426 Peabody, MA 298.82
427 Bismarck, ND 298.75
428 Cambridge, MA 295.09
429 Pharr, TX 294.50
430 Malden, MA 292.83
431 New Braunfels, TX 291.28
432 Garden Grove, CA 290.28
433 Jacksonville, NC 290.04
434 Springfield, OR 289.87
435 Eau Claire, WI 288.73
436 Midland, TX 287.71
437 Portland, ME 286.58
438 Chino, CA 282.95
439 Norwalk, CT 281.75
440 Nampa, ID 280.96
441 Weymouth, MA 280.36
442 Westminster, CO 279.56
443 La Crosse, WI 279.38
444 Southfield, MI 277.86
445 Boise, ID 276.97
446 Suffolk, VA 276.38
447 Garland, TX 275.07
448 Bethlehem, PA 273.06
449 Summerville, SC 271.50
450 West Covina, CA 270.86
451 Thornton, CO 270.59
452 Perris, CA 270.07
453 Norman, OK 269.71
454 Boulder, CO 269.42
455 Skokie, IL 269.39
456 San Mateo, CA 269.28
457 Owensboro, KY 268.07
458 Whittier, CA 267.65
459 Aurora, IL 267.18
460 South San Francisco, CA 266.28
461 La Mesa, CA 264.72
462 Hillsboro, OR 263.01
463 Janesville, WI 259.03
464 West Jordan, UT 258.25
465 Loveland, CO 257.06
466 Grand Forks, ND 256.67
467 Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA 256.45
468 Lewisville, TX 255.67
469 West New York, NJ 255.11
470 Grand Prairie, TX 252.37
471 Davie, FL 252.05
472 Redondo Beach, CA 251.29
473 Plantation, FL 251.04
474 Conroe, TX 250.16
475 Shawnee, KS 250.06
476 Honolulu, HI 249.59
477 Goodyear, AZ 247.08
478 Cheektowaga Town, NY 243.41
479 Blue Springs, MO 242.42
480 Marysville, WA 242.15
481 Brentwood, CA 237.06
482 Elk Grove, CA 237.04
483 Chandler, AZ 236.73
484 Hampton, VA 235.88
485 Miramar, FL 235.50
486 Fullerton, CA 235.24
487 Lake Elsinore, CA 235.21
488 Hollywood, FL 233.44
489 East Hartford, CT 233.14
490 Fort Collins, CO 233.11
491 Glendora, CA 231.38
492 Alameda, CA 230.14
493 Kenner, LA 229.44
494 Placentia, CA 229.34
495 Peoria, AZ 228.00
496 Vacaville, CA 227.39
497 St. George, UT 227.37