Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (46,113); followed by Los Angeles, CA (30,126); Chicago, IL (27,357); Houston, TX (24,062); and Philadelphia, PA (14,420).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Violent crimes in the United States.
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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | New York, NY | 46113 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 30126 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 27357 |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 24062 |
| 5 | Philadelphia, PA | 14420 |
| 6 | Detroit, MI | 13478 |
| 7 | Memphis, TN | 12674 |
| 8 | Phoenix, AZ | 12110 |
| 9 | Indianapolis, IN | 11170 |
| 10 | Baltimore, MD | 11100 |
| 11 | Dallas, TX | 10422 |
| 12 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 9949 |
| 13 | San Antonio, TX | 9647 |
| 14 | Milwaukee, WI | 8416 |
| 15 | Kansas City, MO | 7842 |
| 16 | Albuquerque, NM | 7646 |
| 17 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN | 7641 |
| 18 | Washington, DC | 6613 |
| 19 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 6228 |
| 20 | San Francisco, CA | 6144 |
| 21 | Oklahoma City, OK | 5663 |
| 22 | Cleveland, OH | 5576 |
| 23 | St. Louis, MO | 5525 |
| 24 | Oakland, CA | 5480 |
| 25 | Jacksonville, FL | 5381 |
| 26 | San Diego, CA | 5360 |
| 27 | Denver, CO | 5262 |
| 28 | Seattle, WA | 5052 |
| 29 | Wichita, KS | 4622 |
| 30 | New Orleans, LA | 4611 |
| 31 | Fort Worth, TX | 4482 |
| 32 | San Jose, CA | 4444 |
| 33 | Columbus, OH | 4416 |
| 34 | Stockton, CA | 4383 |
| 35 | Boston, MA | 4324 |
| 36 | Tulsa, OK | 4294 |
| 37 | Birmingham, AL | 4025 |
| 38 | Tucson, AZ | 3958 |
| 39 | Anchorage, AK | 3824 |
| 40 | Atlanta, GA | 3814 |
| 41 | Austin, TX | 3720 |
| 42 | Portland, OR | 3418 |
| 43 | Minneapolis, MN | 3395 |
| 44 | Sacramento, CA | 3329 |
| 45 | Long Beach, CA | 3284 |
| 46 | Miami, FL | 2978 |
| 47 | Fresno, CA | 2953 |
| 48 | San Bernardino, CA | 2906 |
| 49 | Little Rock, AR | 2882 |
| 50 | Aurora, CO | 2716 |
| 51 | Buffalo, NY | 2692 |
| 52 | Omaha, NE | 2628 |
| 53 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2617 |
| 54 | Lubbock, TX | 2565 |
| 55 | El Paso, TX | 2554 |
| 56 | Cincinnati, OH | 2535 |
| 57 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2488 |
| 58 | Honolulu, HI | 2451 |
| 59 | North Las Vegas, NV | 2386 |
| 60 | Toledo, OH | 2333 |
| 61 | Orlando, FL | 2282 |
| 62 | Springfield, MO | 2218 |
| 63 | Newark, NJ | 2069 |
| 64 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2067 |
| 65 | Rockford, IL | 2027 |
| 66 | St. Paul, MN | 1941 |
| 67 | Modesto, CA | 1904 |
| 68 | Bakersfield, CA | 1895 |
| 69 | Chattanooga, TN | 1891 |
| 70 | Durham, NC | 1881 |
| 71 | Tacoma, WA | 1869 |
| 72 | Mesa, AZ | 1837 |
| 73 | Arlington, TX | 1784 |
| 74 | Greensboro, NC | 1780 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1751 |
| 76 | Spokane, WA | 1742 |
| 77 | Flint, MI | 1739 |
| 78 | Akron, OH | 1704 |
| 79 | Riverside, CA | 1686 |
| 80 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1660 |
| 81 | Reno, NV | 1636 |
| 82 | Amarillo, TX | 1622 |
| 83 | Rochester, NY | 1615 |
| 84 | Mobile, AL | 1613 |
| 85 | Tampa, FL | 1598 |
| 86 | Shreveport, LA | 1588 |
| 87 | Santa Ana, CA | 1571 |
| 88 | Springfield, MA | 1534 |
| 89 | Knoxville, TN | 1508 |
| 90 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1480 |
| 91 | Tallahassee, FL | 1404 |
| 92 | Hartford, CT | 1313 |
| 92 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1313 |
| 93 | Lansing, MI | 1301 |
| 94 | Dayton, OH | 1291 |
| 95 | Worcester, MA | 1271 |
| 96 | Beaumont, TX | 1265 |
| 97 | Jersey City, NJ | 1233 |
| 98 | Montgomery, AL | 1216 |
| 99 | Camden County Police Department, NJ | 1198 |
| 100 | Lancaster, CA | 1193 |
| 101 | Anaheim, CA | 1192 |
| 102 | Richmond, VA | 1190 |
| 103 | Compton, CA | 1174 |
| 104 | Glendale, AZ | 1167 |
| 105 | Jackson, MS | 1152 |
| 106 | Norfolk, VA | 1134 |
| 107 | Pueblo, CO | 1110 |
| 108 | New Haven, CT | 1105 |
| 109 | Wilmington, DE | 1099 |
| 110 | Paterson, NJ | 1076 |
| 111 | South Bend, IN | 1064 |
| 112 | Odessa, TX | 1049 |
| 113 | Richmond, CA | 1046 |
| 114 | Lincoln, NE | 1045 |
| 115 | Madison, WI | 1043 |
| 116 | Clarksville, TN | 1041 |
| 117 | North Charleston, SC | 1039 |
| 118 | West Palm Beach, FL | 1026 |
| 119 | Fort Wayne, IN | 1024 |
| 120 | Kalamazoo, MI | 1008 |
| 121 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1006 |
| 121 | Syracuse, NY | 1006 |
| 122 | Gainesville, FL | 989 |
| 123 | Columbia, SC | 986 |
| 124 | Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan, GA | 982 |
| 124 | Lexington, KY | 982 |
| 125 | Salinas, CA | 981 |
| 126 | Chesapeake, VA | 979 |
| 127 | Trenton, NJ | 973 |
| 128 | Springfield, IL | 955 |
| 129 | Bridgeport, CT | 945 |
| 129 | West Valley, UT | 945 |
| 130 | Vallejo, CA | 942 |
| 130 | Newport News, VA | 942 |
| 131 | Tempe, AZ | 913 |
| 132 | Fall River, MA | 908 |
| 133 | Elizabeth, NJ | 897 |
| 134 | Laredo, TX | 890 |
| 135 | Waco, TX | 878 |
| 136 | Pomona, CA | 877 |
| 137 | Pompano Beach, FL | 876 |
| 138 | Miami Beach, FL | 871 |
| 139 | Brockton, MA | 868 |
| 140 | Peoria, IL | 860 |
| 141 | Canton, OH | 845 |
| 142 | Lawton, OK | 840 |
| 143 | Chula Vista, CA | 835 |
| 144 | Santa Rosa, CA | 823 |
| 144 | Albany, NY | 823 |
| 145 | Providence, RI | 819 |
| 145 | Vancouver, WA | 819 |
| 146 | Miami Gardens, FL | 816 |
| 147 | Scranton, PA | 811 |
| 148 | Victorville, CA | 809 |
| 148 | Albany, GA | 809 |
| 149 | Oxnard, CA | 801 |
| 150 | Pontiac, MI | 799 |
| 151 | Santa Monica, CA | 797 |
| 152 | Sioux Falls, SD | 788 |
| 153 | Moreno Valley, CA | 775 |
| 154 | Topeka, KS | 766 |
| 155 | Daytona Beach, FL | 764 |
| 156 | Portsmouth, VA | 749 |
| 157 | Wilmington, NC | 734 |
| 158 | Salem, OR | 719 |
| 159 | Homestead, FL | 714 |
| 160 | Fontana, CA | 709 |
| 161 | Fort Smith, AR | 707 |
| 162 | Yonkers, NY | 706 |
| 163 | Brownsville, TX | 694 |
| 164 | Warren, MI | 688 |
| 165 | Inglewood, CA | 683 |
| 166 | Lafayette, LA | 681 |
| 167 | Pasadena, TX | 679 |
| 168 | Evansville, IN | 675 |
| 169 | Dothan, AL | 670 |
| 169 | Ontario, CA | 670 |
| 169 | Jackson, TN | 670 |
| 170 | Hayward, CA | 669 |
| 170 | Oceanside, CA | 669 |
| 171 | Manchester, NH | 661 |
| 171 | Eugene, OR | 661 |
| 172 | Garland, TX | 659 |
| 173 | High Point, NC | 652 |
| 174 | Boise, ID | 635 |
| 175 | South Gate, CA | 634 |
| 176 | Elkhart, IN | 624 |
| 177 | Reading, PA | 621 |
| 178 | Redding, CA | 620 |
| 178 | Schenectady, NY | 620 |
| 179 | Hawthorne, CA | 617 |
| 180 | Murfreesboro, TN | 613 |
| 181 | Chico, CA | 611 |
| 182 | Chandler, AZ | 606 |
| 183 | New Bedford, MA | 603 |
| 184 | Antioch, CA | 602 |
| 184 | Champaign, IL | 602 |
| 185 | Melbourne, FL | 601 |
| 186 | Battle Creek, MI | 600 |
| 187 | Billings, MT | 598 |
| 188 | Palmdale, CA | 591 |
| 188 | Abilene, TX | 591 |
| 189 | Fairfield, CA | 587 |
| 190 | Berkeley, CA | 586 |
| 191 | Henderson, NV | 583 |
| 192 | Fort Myers, FL | 582 |
| 193 | Killeen, TX | 577 |
| 194 | Bossier City, LA | 576 |
| 195 | Lake Charles, LA | 575 |
| 196 | Mesquite, TX | 573 |
| 197 | Lynn, MA | 563 |
| 198 | Asheville, NC | 552 |
| 199 | Lauderhill, FL | 551 |
| 200 | Pasadena, CA | 547 |
| 201 | Rialto, CA | 543 |
| 202 | Aurora, IL | 538 |
| 203 | Escondido, CA | 535 |
| 204 | Hialeah, FL | 533 |
| 205 | Virginia Beach, VA | 528 |
| 206 | Gastonia, NC | 525 |
| 207 | North Miami, FL | 524 |
| 208 | Fargo, ND | 522 |
| 209 | Independence, MO | 521 |
| 210 | El Cajon, CA | 515 |
| 211 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 514 |
| 212 | Clearwater, FL | 510 |
| 212 | Irving, TX | 510 |
| 213 | Sparks, NV | 508 |
| 214 | Garden Grove, CA | 507 |
| 215 | Fremont, CA | 502 |
| 216 | Lawrence, MA | 500 |
| 217 | Santa Maria, CA | 497 |
| 218 | Fayetteville, AR | 496 |
| 218 | Grand Prairie, TX | 496 |
| 219 | Indio, CA | 495 |
| 220 | North Little Rock, AR | 494 |
| 221 | Rapid City, SD | 492 |
| 222 | Yuma, AZ | 491 |
| 223 | Joliet, IL | 486 |
| 224 | Green Bay, WI | 483 |
| 225 | Waterbury, CT | 481 |
| 226 | Boynton Beach, FL | 477 |
| 227 | Concord, CA | 473 |
| 227 | San Leandro, CA | 473 |
| 228 | Gresham, OR | 472 |
| 229 | Merced, CA | 465 |
| 230 | Bloomington, IN | 463 |
| 231 | Federal Way, WA | 458 |
| 232 | Kent, WA | 452 |
| 233 | Visalia, CA | 450 |
| 234 | Norwalk, CA | 449 |
| 235 | Columbia, MO | 446 |
| 236 | Ventura, CA | 445 |
| 237 | Warner Robins, GA | 444 |
| 238 | Greenville, NC | 441 |
| 239 | Overland Park, KS | 440 |
| 240 | Upper Darby Township, PA | 439 |
| 240 | Denton, TX | 439 |
| 241 | Carson, CA | 435 |
| 241 | Racine, WI | 435 |
| 242 | Hemet, CA | 432 |
| 243 | Huntington Beach, CA | 429 |
| 243 | Huntington Park, CA | 429 |
| 244 | Youngstown, OH | 428 |
| 245 | Roanoke, VA | 427 |
| 246 | Lynwood, CA | 426 |
| 247 | Jonesboro, AR | 425 |
| 248 | Greeley, CO | 424 |
| 249 | Scottsdale, AZ | 422 |
| 249 | Pittsburg, CA | 422 |
| 250 | Sanford, FL | 421 |
| 250 | Yakima, WA | 421 |
| 251 | Turlock, CA | 420 |
| 251 | Rocky Mount, NC | 420 |
| 252 | Lancaster, PA | 419 |
| 253 | Ogden, UT | 417 |
| 254 | Santa Barbara, CA | 415 |
| 254 | Longmont, CO | 415 |
| 254 | Charleston, SC | 415 |
| 255 | Elk Grove, CA | 414 |
| 255 | Burlington, NC | 414 |
| 256 | Las Cruces, NM | 413 |
| 257 | Allentown, PA | 412 |
| 257 | Tyler, TX | 412 |
| 258 | Delray Beach, FL | 409 |
| 259 | Hesperia, CA | 406 |
| 259 | Passaic, NJ | 406 |
| 260 | Ocala, FL | 405 |
| 261 | Palm Bay, FL | 404 |
| 261 | Kingsport, TN | 404 |
| 262 | Medford, OR | 403 |
| 262 | Midland, TX | 403 |
| 263 | Plano, TX | 402 |
| 264 | Madera, CA | 399 |
| 265 | Lakewood, WA | 393 |
| 266 | Fort Collins, CO | 392 |
| 267 | Santa Cruz, CA | 390 |
| 267 | Port Arthur, TX | 390 |
| 268 | Peoria, AZ | 388 |
| 268 | Springdale, AR | 388 |
| 268 | Bradenton, FL | 388 |
| 269 | Gulfport, MS | 387 |
| 269 | Wichita Falls, TX | 387 |
| 270 | Commerce City, CO | 385 |
| 271 | Utica, NY | 381 |
| 272 | Thornton, CO | 378 |
| 273 | Gary, IN | 374 |
| 273 | St. Joseph, MO | 374 |
| 274 | San Angelo, TX | 373 |
| 274 | Everett, WA | 373 |
| 275 | Greenville, SC | 368 |
| 276 | Downey, CA | 367 |
| 277 | Taylor, MI | 366 |
| 278 | Hammond, IN | 365 |
| 279 | Kokomo, IN | 364 |
| 280 | Hollywood, FL | 363 |
| 280 | Lowell, MA | 363 |
| 281 | El Monte, CA | 362 |
| 282 | Conway, AR | 361 |
| 282 | Lakeland, FL | 361 |
| 282 | Rock Hill, SC | 361 |
| 283 | Auburn, WA | 360 |
| 284 | Decatur, IL | 358 |
| 284 | Haverhill, MA | 358 |
| 285 | Waukegan, IL | 355 |
| 286 | Irvington, NJ | 354 |
| 287 | Quincy, MA | 352 |
| 288 | Mount Vernon, NY | 351 |
| 289 | Wyoming, MI | 350 |
| 290 | Casa Grande, AZ | 346 |
| 290 | Spokane Valley, WA | 346 |
| 291 | Costa Mesa, CA | 344 |
| 292 | Flagstaff, AZ | 342 |
| 293 | Bloomington, IL | 339 |
| 293 | Cambridge, MA | 339 |
| 294 | Lafayette, IN | 338 |
| 294 | Kenosha, WI | 338 |
| 295 | Miramar, FL | 337 |
| 295 | Sarasota, FL | 337 |
| 296 | Springfield, OH | 336 |
| 296 | Norman, OK | 336 |
| 297 | Bellflower, CA | 335 |
| 298 | Missoula, MT | 333 |
| 298 | East Orange, NJ | 333 |
| 298 | Santa Fe, NM | 333 |
| 299 | Fullerton, CA | 332 |
| 299 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 332 |
| 299 | Bryan, TX | 332 |
| 300 | Renton, WA | 331 |
| 301 | Vista, CA | 330 |
| 302 | Paramount, CA | 329 |
| 302 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 329 |
| 303 | Gardena, CA | 326 |
| 303 | Longview, TX | 326 |
| 304 | Citrus Heights, CA | 324 |
| 305 | Largo, FL | 322 |
| 305 | Clinton Township, MI | 322 |
| 305 | Hempstead Village, NY | 322 |
| 306 | Pawtucket, RI | 321 |
| 307 | Westminster, CO | 318 |
| 308 | Westland, MI | 316 |
| 308 | Hampton, VA | 316 |
| 309 | Hamilton, OH | 315 |
| 310 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 314 |
| 310 | Cicero, IL | 314 |
| 310 | Dearborn, MI | 314 |
| 311 | New Britain, CT | 310 |
| 312 | New Brunswick, NJ | 309 |
| 313 | Duluth, MN | 308 |
| 314 | National City, CA | 306 |
| 315 | Olathe, KS | 305 |
| 316 | Edinburg, TX | 304 |
| 317 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 302 |
| 317 | Baytown, TX | 302 |
| 318 | Roseville, CA | 299 |
| 318 | Erie, PA | 299 |
| 319 | West Jordan, UT | 298 |
| 320 | Rogers, AR | 294 |
| 321 | Santa Clarita, CA | 292 |
| 321 | West Covina, CA | 292 |
| 321 | Boulder, CO | 292 |
| 322 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 290 |
| 322 | Upland, CA | 290 |
| 323 | Kissimmee, FL | 288 |
| 323 | McKinney, TX | 288 |
| 324 | Baldwin Park, CA | 287 |
| 324 | Hillsboro, OR | 287 |
| 325 | Avondale, AZ | 286 |
| 325 | Westminster, CA | 286 |
| 326 | San Mateo, CA | 285 |
| 326 | Pensacola, FL | 285 |
| 326 | Frederick, MD | 285 |
| 327 | Victoria, TX | 280 |
| 328 | Lodi, CA | 277 |
| 329 | Grand Junction, CO | 275 |
| 329 | Lewisville, TX | 275 |
| 329 | Lynchburg, VA | 275 |
| 330 | Hanford, CA | 274 |
| 330 | Johnson City, TN | 274 |
| 331 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 272 |
| 331 | Arvada, CO | 272 |
| 331 | Harlingen, TX | 272 |
| 332 | Lakewood, CA | 270 |
| 332 | Davie, FL | 270 |
| 332 | Ann Arbor, MI | 270 |
| 333 | Napa, CA | 269 |
| 334 | Nampa, ID | 268 |
| 335 | Torrance, CA | 267 |
| 335 | Cape Coral, FL | 267 |
| 336 | Galveston, TX | 265 |
| 337 | Redlands, CA | 264 |
| 337 | Yuba City, CA | 264 |
| 338 | Corona, CA | 263 |
| 338 | San Marcos, TX | 263 |
| 339 | St. Cloud, MN | 262 |
| 340 | Union City, CA | 261 |
| 341 | Alexandria, VA | 260 |
| 342 | Chino, CA | 259 |
| 342 | Revere, MA | 259 |
| 343 | Vineland, NJ | 258 |
| 344 | Buena Park, CA | 257 |
| 344 | San Rafael, CA | 257 |
| 345 | Manteca, CA | 256 |
| 346 | Sunnyvale, CA | 255 |
| 347 | Framingham, MA | 253 |
| 348 | Norwalk, CT | 252 |
| 349 | Tulare, CA | 251 |
| 349 | Suffolk, VA | 251 |
| 350 | Olympia, WA | 246 |
| 351 | Carlsbad, CA | 243 |
| 351 | Watsonville, CA | 243 |
| 351 | Taunton, MA | 243 |
| 351 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 243 |
| 352 | Daly City, CA | 242 |
| 353 | Grand Island, NE | 241 |
| 353 | New Braunfels, TX | 241 |
| 354 | Auburn, AL | 240 |
| 354 | Sterling Heights, MI | 240 |
| 355 | Plantation, FL | 239 |
| 356 | Delano, CA | 238 |
| 356 | Pharr, TX | 238 |
| 357 | College Station, TX | 237 |
| 358 | Temple, TX | 236 |
| 359 | Elgin, IL | 235 |
| 360 | Gilbert, AZ | 234 |
| 361 | Whittier, CA | 233 |
| 361 | Union City, NJ | 233 |
| 362 | Vacaville, CA | 230 |
| 362 | Plymouth, MA | 230 |
| 363 | Burbank, CA | 229 |
| 364 | Decatur, AL | 228 |
| 364 | Pico Rivera, CA | 228 |
| 365 | Apple Valley, CA | 227 |
| 365 | Anderson, IN | 227 |
| 365 | Rochester, MN | 227 |
| 366 | West Sacramento, CA | 225 |
| 367 | Pinellas Park, FL | 224 |
| 368 | Bismarck, ND | 223 |
| 369 | Clovis, CA | 221 |
| 370 | Woodland, CA | 220 |
| 371 | Muncie, IN | 219 |
| 371 | Conroe, TX | 219 |
| 372 | Montebello, CA | 218 |
| 372 | Stamford, CT | 218 |
| 372 | Apopka, FL | 218 |
| 372 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 218 |
| 373 | Meriden, CT | 215 |
| 374 | Perris, CA | 214 |
| 374 | Simi Valley, CA | 214 |
| 374 | Marietta, GA | 214 |
| 375 | Gilroy, CA | 209 |
| 375 | Porterville, CA | 209 |
| 375 | Coral Springs, FL | 209 |
| 375 | Pocatello, ID | 209 |
| 376 | Highland, CA | 208 |
| 376 | Santa Clara, CA | 208 |
| 376 | Bowling Green, KY | 208 |
| 376 | Jacksonville, NC | 208 |
| 377 | Bethlehem, PA | 207 |
| 377 | Provo, UT | 207 |
| 377 | Cheyenne, WY | 207 |
| 378 | Tamarac, FL | 206 |
| 378 | Idaho Falls, ID | 206 |
| 379 | Hamden, CT | 205 |
| 379 | Boca Raton, FL | 205 |
| 380 | Southfield, MI | 204 |
| 380 | Bellingham, WA | 204 |
| 381 | Goodyear, AZ | 203 |
| 382 | Glendale, CA | 202 |
| 382 | San Marcos, CA | 202 |
| 382 | Centennial, CO | 202 |
| 383 | Loveland, CO | 201 |
| 384 | Tracy, CA | 199 |
| 384 | Eau Claire, WI | 199 |
| 385 | Petaluma, CA | 197 |
| 385 | Rio Rancho, NM | 197 |
| 386 | St. George, UT | 196 |
| 387 | Plainfield, NJ | 195 |
| 387 | West Allis, WI | 195 |