Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Detroit, MI had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,965.33); followed by St. Louis, MO (1,927.32); Memphis, TN (1,901.42); Baltimore, MD (1,858.72); and Camden County Police Department, NJ (1,581.82).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2019, 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 2019 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
Detroit, MI
St. Louis, MO
Memphis, TN
Baltimore, MD
Camden County Police Department, NJ
Scranton, PA
Springfield, MO
Little Rock, AR
Cleveland, OH
Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Detroit, MI 1965.33
2 St. Louis, MO 1927.32
3 Memphis, TN 1901.42
4 Baltimore, MD 1858.72
5 Camden County Police Department, NJ 1581.82
6 Scranton, PA 1550.64
7 Springfield, MO 1519.19
8 Little Rock, AR 1516.77
9 Cleveland, OH 1516.65
10 Wilmington, DE 1498.07
11 Kansas City, MO 1431.35
12 Canton, OH 1398.65
13 Stockton, CA 1396.67
14 Albuquerque, NM 1351.79
15 Flint, MI 1348.57
16 Milwaukee, WI 1332.49
17 South Bend, IN 1331.12
18 San Bernardino, CA 1318.78
19 Pontiac, MI 1286.15
20 Oakland, CA 1271.78
21 Anchorage, AK 1244.57
22 Kalamazoo, MI 1235.24
23 Rockford, IL 1174.18
24 New Orleans, LA 1144.75
25 Compton, CA 1142.41
26 Wichita, KS 1141.05
27 Daytona Beach, FL 1136.98
28 Trenton, NJ 1122.73
29 Lansing, MI 1103.80
30 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 1073.09
31 Houston, TX 1072.21
32 Chattanooga, TN 1070.12
33 Albany, GA 1053.49
34 Beaumont, TX 1046.71
35 Peoria, IL 1043.67
36 Odessa, TX 1038.33
37 Lubbock, TX 1008.07
38 Buffalo, NY 990.67
39 Tulsa, OK 986.81
40 Fort Smith, AR 980.23
41 Washington, DC 977.12
42 Jackson, TN 971.38
43 North Charleston, SC 966.08
44 Dayton, OH 962.07
45 Homestead, FL 953.22
46 Toledo, OH 952.09
47 Portsmouth, VA 945.84
48 Chicago, IL 943.16
49 Battle Creek, MI 937.19
50 Baton Rouge, LA 936.33
51 Richmond, CA 931.63
52 Champaign, IL 930.35
53 Minneapolis, MN 925.72
54 Lawton, OK 925.69
55 Miami Beach, FL 924.23
56 Springfield, MA 905.34
57 Akron, OH 900.54
58 New Haven, CT 895.06
59 Fayetteville, NC 875.42
60 Fall River, MA 867.90
61 North Las Vegas, NV 863.70
62 Dallas, TX 862.91
63 Hartford, CT 858.11
64 Lancaster, CA 852.92
65 Burlington, NC 850.15
66 Vallejo, CA 845.45
67 Tacoma, WA 845.19
68 Cincinnati, OH 844.61
69 North Little Rock, AR 843.79
70 Paterson, NJ 841.47
71 Brockton, MA 820.68
72 Greensboro, NC 818.72
73 Sanford, FL 816.84
74 Modesto, CA 811.85
75 Ocala, FL 809.10
76 Schenectady, NY 806.06
77 Victorville, CA 802.67
78 North Miami, FL 797.84
79 Corpus Christi, TX 794.36
80 Pompano Beach, FL 792.70
81 Syracuse, NY 792.63
82 Bossier City, LA 790.80
83 Council Bluffs, IA 789.72
84 Rocky Mount, NC 787.71
85 Huntington Park, CA 787.20
86 Lauderhill, FL 784.92
87 Shreveport, LA 779.50
88 Springfield, IL 777.15
89 Columbia, SC 775.10
90 West Palm Beach, FL 761.54
91 Albany, NY 757.04
92 Lakewood, WA 756.78
93 Jackson, MS 752.62
94 Denver, CO 748.90
95 Rochester, NY 748.41
96 Asheville, NC 742.20
97 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 739.42
98 Miami Gardens, FL 739.11
99 Orlando, FL 738.40
100 Aurora, CO 735.42
101 Los Angeles, CA 732.15
102 High Point, NC 730.76
103 Durham, NC 729.98
104 Hawthorne, CA 728.48
105 Santa Monica, CA 724.73
106 Oklahoma City, OK 722.16
107 Amarillo, TX 719.77
108 Elizabeth, NJ 719.21
109 Boynton Beach, FL 713.21
110 Salt Lake City, UT 712.36
111 Topeka, KS 712.27
112 Des Moines, IA 712.05
113 San Antonio, TX 708.46
114 Rapid City, SD 707.33
115 West Valley, UT 699.36
116 Phoenix, AZ 698.93
117 Tallahassee, FL 696.55
118 Melbourne, FL 692.02
119 Spokane, WA 689.56
120 Tucson, AZ 688.40
121 Gainesville, FL 686.98
122 Louisville Metro, KY 686.90
123 Jonesboro, AR 686.17
124 Kokomo, IN 677.67
125 Lawrence, MA 674.20
126 San Francisco, CA 669.63
127 Knoxville, TN 667.32
128 New Bedford, MA 663.76
129 Rock Hill, SC 660.99
130 South Gate, CA 658.58
131 Highland, CA 650.07
132 Jacksonville, FL 647.42
133 Merced, CA 643.98
134 Lynwood, CA 642.89
135 Paramount, CA 637.61
136 Grand Rapids, MI 637.27
137 Worcester, MA 629.92
138 Sacramento, CA 627.12
139 Utica, NY 624.98
140 Port Arthur, TX 624.50
141 Taylor, MI 620.46
142 Newark, NJ 619.00
143 Pomona, CA 615.28
144 Chicopee, MA 614.91
145 Inglewood, CA 613.42
146 Omaha, NE 612.78
147 Evansville, IN 612.57
148 Bradenton, FL 612.43
149 Kingsport, TN 612.34
150 Billings, MT 609.81
151 Wilmington, NC 608.42
152 Boston, MA 607.20
153 Joplin, MO 606.30
154 Pittsburg, CA 605.67
155 Watsonville, CA 604.49
156 Manchester, NH 600.56
157 Santa Cruz, CA 596.05
158 Newport News, VA 595.54
159 St. Petersburg, FL 595.45
160 Davenport, IA 594.77
161 Fort Lauderdale, FL 594.27
162 Miami, FL 593.13
163 Pensacola, FL 590.90
164 Independence, MO 589.24
165 National City, CA 589.08
166 Seattle, WA 585.43
167 Colorado Springs, CO 585.01
168 Bridgeport, CT 581.75
169 Chico, CA 581.26
170 Clarksville, TN 578.76
171 Greenville, SC 575.68
172 Antioch, CA 575.28
173 Turlock, CA 574.74
174 Rialto, CA 572.31
175 Waco, TX 571.25
176 Indio, CA 571.10
177 Fort Myers, FL 570.91
178 New York, NY 570.72
179 St. Joseph, MO 568.06
180 St. Paul, MN 564.68
181 Mount Vernon, NY 563.45
182 Reno, NV 557.90
183 Gary, IN 554.31
184 Warner Robins, GA 548.14
185 Pasadena, TX 545.91
186 Norfolk, VA 545.69
187 Sarasota, FL 545.58
188 Portland, OR 544.62
189 Gardena, CA 541.51
190 Hempstead Village, NY 536.06
191 El Cajon, CA 532.38
192 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 531.20
193 Pueblo, CO 530.34
193 Decatur, IL 530.34
194 Passaic, NJ 529.88
195 Lake Charles, LA 524.56
196 Lafayette, LA 524.10
197 Haverhill, MA 523.97
198 Jersey City, NJ 522.69
199 Irvington, NJ 518.19
200 Great Falls, MT 515.03
201 Victoria, TX 513.46
202 Arlington, TX 510.81
203 Joliet, IL 506.90
204 Long Beach, CA 506.23
205 Riverside, CA 505.91
206 Madera, CA 504.15
207 Green Bay, WI 503.85
208 Columbus, OH 503.36
209 Berkeley, CA 503.31
210 San Leandro, CA 502.79
211 Salinas, CA 498.27
212 Erie, PA 496.69
213 Las Cruces, NM 496.52
214 Providence, RI 496.21
215 Bloomington, IL 495.47
216 Springfield, OH 493.84
217 Lynn, MA 492.33
218 Flagstaff, AZ 489.25
219 Kissimmee, FL 487.13
220 Lafayette, IN 484.95
221 Sioux Falls, SD 483.23
222 Carson, CA 482.89
223 Wyoming, MI 482.34
224 Santa Rosa, CA 481.78
225 Hesperia, CA 481.68
226 Warren, MI 481.24
227 Conway, AR 481.17
228 Vancouver, WA 480.45
229 Mesquite, TX 478.76
230 Galveston, TX 478.34
231 Rogers, AR 477.10
232 Olympia, WA 476.67
233 Delray Beach, FL 476.54
234 Casa Grande, AZ 469.45
235 New Brunswick, NJ 467.90
236 Greenville, NC 463.94
237 Richmond, VA 462.90
238 Apple Valley, CA 457.79
239 Longview, TX 457.31
240 Chesapeake, VA 456.25
241 Grand Island, NE 455.41
242 Bakersfield, CA 455.06
243 Tempe, AZ 452.42
244 Commerce City, CO 451.84
244 Waterloo, IA 451.84
245 Lorain, OH 451.41
246 Fargo, ND 450.47
247 Hanford, CA 449.05
248 Fayetteville, AR 447.46
249 Yakima, WA 446.01
250 Sioux City, IA 444.50
251 Fort Worth, TX 444.48
252 Gresham, OR 442.67
253 Anderson, IN 440.81
254 San Jose, CA 438.36
255 Ogden, UT 436.98
256 St. Cloud, MN 436.24
257 Santa Barbara, CA 436.12
258 Santa Ana, CA 435.47
259 Visalia, CA 434.20
260 Pasadena, CA 431.96
261 Longmont, CO 430.93
262 Deerfield Beach, FL 430.14
263 East Orange, NJ 428.35
264 Marietta, GA 427.24
265 Bryan, TX 427.09
266 Hamilton, OH 426.35
267 Johnson City, TN 425.61
268 Sparks, NV 424.49
269 Bellflower, CA 423.60
270 New Britain, CT 422.92
271 Brownsville, TX 420.78
272 Hammond, IN 418.88
273 Palmdale, CA 418.74
274 Murfreesboro, TN 418.70
275 Baytown, TX 418.24
276 Gilroy, CA 417.60
277 Harlingen, TX 416.92
278 Concord, CA 414.19
279 Pocatello, ID 412.29
280 Norwalk, CA 411.17
281 Missoula, MT 411.02
282 Ventura, CA 410.41
283 Dearborn Heights, MI 409.98
284 Pawtucket, RI 406.78
285 Framingham, MA 406.14
286 Frederick, MD 405.31
287 Tampa, FL 404.99
288 Oceanside, CA 401.97
289 Moreno Valley, CA 401.46
290 Austin, TX 400.89
291 Tulare, CA 400.71
292 Clearwater, FL 399.29
293 Hemet, CA 398.46
293 Quincy, MA 398.46
294 Twin Falls, ID 398.31
295 San Rafael, CA 391.03
296 Smyrna, TN 390.62
297 Colton, CA 390.49
298 West Sacramento, CA 389.91
299 Eugene, OR 389.76
300 Brookhaven, GA 387.33
301 Roanoke, VA 386.96
302 Delano, CA 386.78
303 Allentown, PA 386.53
304 Upland, CA 385.02
305 Pinellas Park, FL 384.41
306 Killeen, TX 383.98
307 Largo, FL 383.72
308 Lincoln, NE 382.99
309 Lynchburg, VA 382.98
310 Waukegan, IL 382.64
311 Salem, OR 380.97
312 Yuma, AZ 380.69
313 Taunton, MA 380.52
314 Plainfield, NJ 379.63
315 Westland, MI 376.95
316 Mesa, AZ 376.91
317 Racine, WI 376.61
318 Tyler, TX 375.29
319 Apopka, FL 374.06
320 Fairfield, CA 373.36
321 Charleston, SC 373.23
322 Pico Rivera, CA 372.14
323 Kent, WA 370.98
324 Placentia, CA 370.97
325 Yucaipa, CA 370.62
326 Abilene, TX 370.36
327 Union City, CA 368.34
328 Brooklyn Park, MN 368.18
329 Grand Junction, CO 367.48
330 Woodland, CA 366.16
331 San Marcos, TX 363.61
332 Lowell, MA 363.48
333 San Diego, CA 361.72
334 Fort Wayne, IN 361.59
335 Madison, WI 359.78
336 Ontario, CA 359.48
337 Yuba City, CA 358.82
338 Redlands, CA 357.24
339 West Allis, WI 355.81
340 Yonkers, NY 353.87
341 Citrus Heights, CA 353.69
342 Greeley, CO 353.30
343 San Angelo, TX 353.21
344 El Paso, TX 352.65
345 Vineland, NJ 352.49
346 Chino, CA 352.45
347 Napa, CA 352.09
348 Summerville, SC 351.70
349 Lodi, CA 350.53
350 Caldwell, ID 350.36
351 Escondido, CA 349.84
352 Wichita Falls, TX 348.16
353 Vista, CA 346.29
354 Burien, WA 343.59
355 Palm Bay, FL 342.80
356 Oxnard, CA 342.56
357 Fontana, CA 342.32
358 Hayward, CA 341.61
359 Cheyenne, WY 341.08
360 Duluth, MN 340.14
361 Glendale, AZ 339.83
362 Federal Way, WA 336.65
363 Chula Vista, CA 328.45
364 Vacaville, CA 327.25
365 Hamden, CT 327.01
366 Plymouth, MA 326.93
367 Gulfport, MS 326.04
368 DeSoto, TX 325.77
369 Perris, CA 325.47
370 Dearborn, MI 324.81
371 Revere, MA 322.44
372 Rosemead, CA 321.17
373 Columbia, MO 320.76
374 Porterville, CA 318.89
375 Cicero, IL 317.46
376 Anaheim, CA 316.46
377 Laredo, TX 315.57
378 Bartlett, TN 315.38
379 Renton, WA 314.15
380 Stillwater, OK 313.68
381 Downey, CA 313.36
382 Lakeland, FL 311.84
383 Nampa, ID 311.58
384 Kenosha, WI 310.21
385 Kentwood, MI 309.90
386 Spokane Valley, WA 307.97
387 Bismarck, ND 305.20
388 Petaluma, CA 304.37
389 Everett, WA 303.65
390 Garland, TX 302.12
391 Waterbury, CT 301.45
392 Kennewick, WA 300.93
393 Springfield, OR 299.51
394 Oak Park, IL 298.22
395 Buena Park, CA 297.72
396 Glendora, CA 296.87
397 Rancho Cordova, CA 296.56
397 Lexington, KY 296.56
398 Newark, OH 295.99
399 Suffolk, VA 295.13
400 Hampton, VA 295.11
401 Weymouth, MA 294.24
402 Clinton Township, MI 294.15
403 Casper, WY 292.63
404 Garden Grove, CA 292.19
405 Bowling Green, KY 291.55
406 Hollywood, FL 291.11
407 La Mesa, CA 290.65
408 Pharr, TX 290.50
409 Grand Forks, ND 288.90
410 Avondale, AZ 288.12
411 Jurupa Valley, CA 287.89
412 Azusa, CA 285.69
413 Oshkosh, WI 284.44
414 Westminster, CA 284.35
415 Montebello, CA 284.12
416 Perth Amboy, NJ 283.70
417 Union City, NJ 281.92
418 Loveland, CO 281.53
419 Boise, ID 280.57
420 Temple, TX 279.79
421 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 278.95
422 Cambridge, MA 278.55
423 Edinburg, TX 278.51
424 Tamarac, FL 278.45
425 Idaho Falls, ID 277.03
426 Lakewood, CA 276.98
427 Normal, IL 276.30
428 Westminster, CO 276.24
429 Eau Claire, WI 276.03
430 Appleton, WI 275.56
431 Costa Mesa, CA 273.57
432 Bellingham, WA 273.11
433 Thornton, CO 272.92
434 Southfield, MI 272.72
435 Honolulu, HI 270.59
436 Midwest City, OK 270.47
437 Norman, OK 267.84
438 Malden, MA 266.68
439 Fullerton, CA 266.06
440 Meriden, CT 264.41
441 Novato, CA 263.65
442 El Monte, CA 262.45
443 Kannapolis, NC 260.23
444 Cathedral City, CA 260.18
445 Aurora, IL 258.28
446 Cedar Rapids, IA 257.45
447 Boulder, CO 256.18
448 Raleigh, NC 255.74
449 Elyria, OH 254.62
450 Davie, FL 254.41
451 Brentwood, CA 253.50
452 Palm Desert, CA 252.90
453 Coeur d'Alene, ID 252.60
454 Ann Arbor, MI 251.44
455 Irving, TX 251.40
456 San Mateo, CA 250.90
457 Cerritos, CA 250.78
458 Hillsboro, OR 247.85
459 Baldwin Park, CA 247.82
460 Whittier, CA 247.22
461 New Braunfels, TX 246.88
462 Lake Elsinore, CA 246.22
463 Bozeman, MT 245.25
464 West Covina, CA 244.51
465 Cheektowaga Town, NY 243.42
466 South San Francisco, CA 243.22
467 Portland, ME 242.26
468 St. Peters, MO 240.91
469 West New York, NJ 240.85
470 Manteca, CA 238.26
471 Skokie, IL 237.79
472 Redondo Beach, CA 237.13
473 La Crosse, WI 236.48
474 Bloomington, MN 236.32
475 Denton, TX 233.94
476 Peoria, AZ 233.14
477 Collierville, TN 232.09
478 Peabody, MA 231.62
479 Janesville, WI 228.79
480 Chandler, AZ 228.18
481 Owensboro, KY 224.60
482 West Jordan, UT 224.41
483 La Habra, CA 224.30
484 Kenner, LA 223.55
485 Bayonne, NJ 222.97
486 Bentonville, AR 222.71
487 Lewisville, TX 221.30
488 Plantation, FL 221.00
489 Arvada, CO 217.48
490 Grand Prairie, TX 217.29
491 Logan, UT 217.19
492 Fort Collins, CO 217.10
493 Beaverton, OR 216.72
494 Miramar, FL 216.28
495 Redwood City, CA 216.18