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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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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 |