Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

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.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of cities by Violent crime rate for each state.

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 San Francisco, CA 690.89
120 West Valley, UT 689.12
121 Durham, NC 687.10
122 Worcester, MA 682.64
123 Champaign, IL 681.57
124 Ocala, FL 680.62
125 Seattle, WA 680.17
126 Gastonia, NC 679.03
127 Redding, CA 673.42
128 Bradenton, FL 673.06
129 Commerce City, CO 669.87
130 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 668.79
131 Clarksville, TN 666.18
132 Youngstown, OH 665.82
133 South Gate, CA 663.39
134 Mobile, AL 657.09
135 Sacramento, CA 656.56
136 Victorville, CA 655.90
137 Grand Rapids, MI 655.10
138 Rapid City, SD 653.47
139 Irvington, NJ 652.90
140 Reno, NV 648.33
141 Chico, CA 648.12
142 Lakewood, WA 647.51
143 Bridgeport, CT 643.65
144 Waco, TX 635.81
145 New Bedford, MA 634.03
146 Utica, NY 630.66
147 Kokomo, IN 629.71
148 Miami, FL 629.54
149 San Antonio, TX 626.70
150 St. Paul, MN 626.62
151 St. Petersburg, FL 624.20
152 Boston, MA 622.45
153 Lawrence, MA 619.82
154 Salinas, CA 618.58
155 Inglewood, CA 616.84
156 Casa Grande, AZ 612.62
157 Montgomery, AL 612.10
158 Wilmington, NC 607.01
159 Greensboro, NC 606.89
160 Topeka, KS 606.02
161 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 605.03
162 Madera, CA 603.65
163 Boynton Beach, FL 602.71
164 Taylor, MI 599.64
165 Paramount, CA 597.93
166 Lynwood, CA 597.35
167 Jacksonville, FL 595.76
168 Lynn, MA 595.40
169 Santa Cruz, CA 593.79
170 Manchester, NH 593.24
171 Asheville, NC 592.36
172 Warner Robins, GA 586.77
173 Delray Beach, FL 584.54
174 Sarasota, FL 583.87
175 High Point, NC 579.42
176 Pittsburgh, PA 578.76
177 Passaic, NJ 576.42
178 Pittsburg, CA 574.45
179 Hempstead Village, NY 574.40
180 Pomona, CA 571.35
181 Fayetteville, AR 570.06
182 Springfield, OH 569.34
183 Evansville, IN 568.35
184 Turlock, CA 565.53
185 Racine, WI 562.21
186 Omaha, NE 559.92
187 Haverhill, MA 559.27
188 Merced, CA 555.83
189 Colorado Springs, CO 555.48
190 Fresno, CA 555.27
191 Fort Lauderdale, FL 552.29
192 Jonesboro, AR 550.99
193 New Brunswick, NJ 546.16
194 Indio, CA 541.90
195 Billings, MT 541.68
196 Pensacola, FL 541.08
197 Conway, AR 541.07
198 New York, NY 541.03
199 Bloomington, IN 540.07
200 Gardena, CA 539.53
201 Gulfport, MS 534.52
202 Lafayette, LA 533.73
203 Antioch, CA 532.95
204 Upper Darby Township, PA 529.36
205 Greenville, SC 528.67
206 Newport News, VA 527.04
207 Rialto2, CA 521.25
208 Galveston, TX 520.67
209 Portland, OR 520.04
210 San Leandro, CA 517.74
211 Richmond, VA 517.56
212 East Orange, NJ 515.28
213 Yuma, AZ 510.81
214 Mount Vernon, NY 509.52
215 Riverside, CA 509.33
216 Warren, MI 509.03
217 Hamilton, OH 507.58
218 Tuscaloosa, AL 505.09
219 Hemet, CA 502.05
220 Fort Worth, TX 501.48
221 Decatur, IL 499.83
222 Fairfield, CA 497.95
223 Sparks, NV 496.32
224 Gary, IN 495.85
225 National City, CA 495.44
226 Columbus, OH 494.75
227 El Cajon, CA 492.84
228 Bakersfield, CA 491.43
229 Rock Hill, SC 487.52
230 Medford, OR 486.72
231 Tempe, AZ 484.24
232 Abilene, TX 482.53
233 Hanford, CA 482.35
234 Hammond, IN 479.95
235 Springdale, AR 479.63
236 Revere, MA 477.02
237 Ogden, UT 475.94
238 Berkeley, CA 473.59
239 Greenville, NC 473.00
240 Olympia, WA 470.26
241 Flagstaff, AZ 469.45
242 Federal Way, WA 468.49
243 Santa Ana, CA 468.39
244 Carson, CA 468.27
245 Glendale, AZ 467.18
246 Santa Rosa, CA 466.75
247 Grand Island, NE 465.54
248 Norfolk, VA 464.09
249 Lafayette, IN 463.62
250 Vancouver, WA 461.20
251 Santa Maria, CA 459.76
252 Green Bay, WI 458.77
253 Wyoming, MI 457.53
254 Jersey City, NJ 456.37
255 Providence, RI 454.57
256 Missoula, MT 448.18
257 Yakima, WA 448.07
258 Santa Barbara, CA 448.02
259 Delano, CA 447.87
260 Pawtucket, RI 446.50
261 Watsonville, CA 445.77
262 Arlington, TX 444.98
263 Independence, MO 443.90
264 Waterbury, CT 443.82
265 Pasadena, TX 440.62
266 Dearborn Heights, MI 437.88
267 Clearwater, FL 437.75
268 Auburn, WA 436.99
269 Sioux Falls, SD 436.97
270 Grand Junction, CO 436.69
271 Murfreesboro, TN 435.67
272 Longmont, CO 434.40
273 Bloomington, IL 434.08
274 San Rafael, CA 433.73
275 Rogers, AR 432.19
276 Bellflower, CA 429.83
277 Vineland, NJ 427.65
278 New Britain, CT 426.82
278 Roanoke, VA 426.82
279 Hesperia, CA 425.05
280 San Jose, CA 424.33
281 Taunton, MA 424.05
282 Norwalk, CA 422.95
283 Gresham, OR 422.19
284 Decatur, AL 420.61
285 Pinellas Park, FL 419.61
286 Salem, OR 417.97
287 Fargo, ND 417.91
288 Lodi, CA 417.07
289 Harlingen, TX 415.11
290 West Sacramento, CA 415.01
291 Anderson, IN 413.29
292 Victoria, TX 413.19
293 Hayward, CA 410.73
294 Apopka, FL 410.50
295 Johnson City, TN 410.21
296 Tampa, FL 406.67
297 Waukegan, IL 405.58
298 Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA 405.34
299 Deerfield Beach, FL 404.32
300 Las Cruces, NM 404.10
301 Chesapeake, VA 404.03
302 Madison, WI 403.55
303 Ventura, CA 399.92
304 Longview, TX 399.22
305 San Marcos, TX 397.54
306 Mesquite, TX 396.38
307 Santa Fe, NM 395.60
308 Kissimmee, FL 395.09
309 Greeley, CO 395.06
310 Frederick, MD 394.20
311 Yuba City, CA 393.82
312 Bryan, TX 389.89
313 Killeen, TX 389.85
314 Baytown, TX 389.48
315 Tulare, CA 389.09
316 Tyler, TX 388.10
317 Westland, MI 388.03
318 Eugene, OR 387.07
319 Plainfield, NJ 383.71
320 St. Cloud, MN 383.70
321 Azusa, CA 382.99
322 Fort Wayne, IN 382.61
323 Austin, TX 382.19
324 Cicero, IL 381.49
325 Pasadena, CA 381.32
326 Plymouth, MA 381.12
327 Oxnard, CA 378.30
328 Pocatello, ID 377.82
329 Ontario, CA 377.38
330 Oceanside, CA 376.98
331 Largo, FL 376.31
332 Brownsville, TX 376.23
333 Baldwin Park, CA 374.96
334 Upland, CA 374.42
335 Highland, CA 373.76
336 Palmdale, CA 373.63
337 San Diego, CA 373.13
338 Quincy, MA 372.93
339 Brooklyn Park, MN 371.63
340 El Paso, TX 370.98
341 Moreno Valley, CA 370.56
342 Kentwood, MI 369.79
343 Wichita Falls, TX 369.49
344 San Angelo, TX 369.00
345 Redlands, CA 366.90
346 Auburn, AL 365.94
347 Citrus Heights, CA 365.68
348 Coeur d'Alene, ID 363.99
349 Mesa, AZ 363.85
350 Rancho Cordova, CA 363.33
351 Woodland, CA 362.56
352 Lincoln, NE 362.11
353 Concord, CA 361.47
354 Columbia, MO 360.88
355 Meriden, CT 359.58
356 Pico Rivera, CA 358.48
357 Duluth, MN 357.94
358 Palm Bay, FL 357.83
359 Rosemead, CA 354.92
360 Gilroy, CA 354.04
361 Porterville, CA 351.89
362 Escondido, CA 349.51
363 Spokane Valley, WA 349.42
364 Framingham, MA 348.92
365 Yonkers, NY 348.08
366 Kent, WA 348.04
367 Marietta, GA 346.98
368 Brookhaven, GA 345.41
369 Berwyn, IL 344.82
370 Enid, OK 344.53
371 Montebello, CA 344.44
372 Union City, CA 342.53
373 Allentown, PA 338.42
374 Kenosha, WI 338.18
375 DeSoto, TX 337.63
376 Lynchburg, VA 337.00
377 Laredo, TX 336.85
378 Anaheim, CA 336.02
379 Everett, WA 335.76
380 Avondale, AZ 335.67
381 Napa, CA 335.64
382 Visalia, CA 335.26
383 Hamden, CT 334.78
384 Idaho Falls, ID 334.18
385 Dearborn, MI 333.96
386 Colton, CA 333.32
387 Union City, NJ 333.10
388 Stillwater, OK 333.04
389 Lakewood, CA 332.94
390 Fontana, CA 331.36
391 Lakeland, FL 329.33
392 Edinburg, TX 329.04
393 Caldwell, ID 327.16
393 Joliet, IL 327.16
394 West Allis, WI 325.61
395 Lowell, MA 324.14
396 Downey, CA 323.99
397 Cheyenne, WY 322.54
398 Renton, WA 322.14
399 Petaluma, CA 321.43
400 Vista, CA 321.19
401 Muncie, IN 320.15
402 Bartlett, TN 319.83
403 Clinton Township, MI 317.93
404 Cerritos, CA 315.75
405 Manteca, CA 315.74
406 Denton, TX 315.23
407 Perth Amboy, NJ 315.20
408 Cathedral City, CA 312.41
409 Midwest City, OK 311.90
410 Temple, TX 311.73
411 Westminster, CA 311.48
412 El Monte, CA 310.83
413 Tamarac, FL 309.99
414 Erie, PA 309.02
415 Jurupa Valley, CA 308.54
416 Buena Park, CA 308.39
417 Apple Valley, CA 308.29
418 Bowling Green, KY 304.68
419 Chula Vista, CA 304.33
420 Charleston, SC 302.72
421 Lexington, KY 301.62
422 Costa Mesa, CA 300.81
423 Peabody, MA 298.82
424 Bismarck, ND 298.75
425 Cambridge, MA 295.09
426 Pharr, TX 294.50
427 Malden, MA 292.83
428 New Braunfels, TX 291.28
429 Garden Grove, CA 290.28
430 Jacksonville, NC 290.04
431 Springfield, OR 289.87
432 Eau Claire, WI 288.73
433 Midland, TX 287.71
434 Portland, ME 286.58
435 Chino, CA 282.95
436 Norwalk, CT 281.75
437 Nampa, ID 280.96
438 Weymouth, MA 280.36
439 Westminster, CO 279.56
440 La Crosse, WI 279.38
441 Southfield, MI 277.86
442 Boise, ID 276.97
443 Suffolk, VA 276.38
444 Garland, TX 275.07
445 Bethlehem, PA 273.06
446 Summerville, SC 271.50
447 West Covina, CA 270.86
448 Thornton, CO 270.59
449 Perris, CA 270.07
450 Norman, OK 269.71
451 Boulder, CO 269.42
452 Skokie, IL 269.39
453 San Mateo, CA 269.28
454 Owensboro, KY 268.07
455 Whittier, CA 267.65
456 Aurora, IL 267.18
457 South San Francisco, CA 266.28
458 La Mesa, CA 264.72
459 Hillsboro, OR 263.01
460 Janesville, WI 259.03
461 West Jordan, UT 258.25
462 Loveland, CO 257.06
463 Grand Forks, ND 256.67
464 Millcreek Township, Erie County, PA 256.45
465 Lewisville, TX 255.67
466 West New York, NJ 255.11
467 Grand Prairie, TX 252.37
468 Davie, FL 252.05
469 Redondo Beach, CA 251.29
470 Plantation, FL 251.04
471 Conroe, TX 250.16
472 Shawnee, KS 250.06
473 Honolulu, HI 249.59
474 Goodyear, AZ 247.08
475 Cheektowaga Town, NY 243.41
476 Blue Springs, MO 242.42
477 Marysville, WA 242.15
478 Brentwood, CA 237.06
479 Elk Grove, CA 237.04
480 Chandler, AZ 236.73
481 Hampton, VA 235.88
482 Miramar, FL 235.50
483 Fullerton, CA 235.24
484 Lake Elsinore, CA 235.21
485 Hollywood, FL 233.44
486 East Hartford, CT 233.14
487 Fort Collins, CO 233.11
488 Glendora, CA 231.38
489 Alameda, CA 230.14
490 Kenner, LA 229.44
491 Placentia, CA 229.34
492 Peoria, AZ 228.00
493 Vacaville, CA 227.39
494 St. George, UT 227.37
495 Overland Park, KS 226.95
496 Bellingham, WA 226.14
497 Arvada, CO 225.48