Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (47,821); followed by Los Angeles, CA (29,400); Chicago, IL (25,532); Houston, TX (25,257); and Detroit, MI (13,040).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2019, 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 2019
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | New York, NY | 47821 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 29400 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 25532 |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 25257 |
| 5 | Detroit, MI | 13040 |
| 6 | Memphis, TN | 12367 |
| 7 | Phoenix, AZ | 11803 |
| 8 | Dallas, TX | 11764 |
| 9 | Baltimore, MD | 11101 |
| 10 | San Antonio, TX | 11046 |
| 11 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 8854 |
| 12 | Milwaukee, WI | 7874 |
| 13 | Albuquerque, NM | 7596 |
| 14 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN | 7376 |
| 15 | Kansas City, MO | 7099 |
| 16 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 6982 |
| 17 | Washington, DC | 6896 |
| 18 | San Francisco, CA | 5933 |
| 19 | Jacksonville, FL | 5886 |
| 20 | St. Louis, MO | 5792 |
| 21 | Cleveland, OH | 5791 |
| 22 | Oakland, CA | 5520 |
| 23 | Denver, CO | 5459 |
| 24 | San Diego, CA | 5215 |
| 25 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4751 |
| 26 | Louisville Metro, KY | 4640 |
| 27 | Columbus, OH | 4561 |
| 28 | San Jose, CA | 4559 |
| 29 | New Orleans, LA | 4516 |
| 30 | Seattle, WA | 4471 |
| 31 | Wichita, KS | 4451 |
| 32 | Stockton, CA | 4380 |
| 33 | Boston, MA | 4244 |
| 34 | Fort Worth, TX | 4068 |
| 35 | Minneapolis, MN | 3990 |
| 36 | Tulsa, OK | 3964 |
| 37 | Austin, TX | 3953 |
| 38 | Tucson, AZ | 3775 |
| 39 | Portland, OR | 3606 |
| 40 | Anchorage, AK | 3581 |
| 41 | Sacramento, CA | 3223 |
| 42 | Little Rock, AR | 3009 |
| 43 | Omaha, NE | 2883 |
| 44 | San Bernardino, CA | 2858 |
| 45 | Miami, FL | 2850 |
| 46 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2806 |
| 47 | Aurora, CO | 2799 |
| 48 | Honolulu, HI | 2638 |
| 49 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2616 |
| 50 | Lubbock, TX | 2613 |
| 51 | Toledo, OH | 2604 |
| 52 | Springfield, MO | 2571 |
| 53 | Cincinnati, OH | 2562 |
| 54 | Buffalo, NY | 2533 |
| 55 | Greensboro, NC | 2440 |
| 56 | El Paso, TX | 2422 |
| 57 | Long Beach, CA | 2369 |
| 58 | North Las Vegas, NV | 2158 |
| 59 | Orlando, FL | 2157 |
| 60 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2066 |
| 61 | Arlington, TX | 2055 |
| 62 | Durham, NC | 2046 |
| 63 | Mesa, AZ | 1953 |
| 64 | Chattanooga, TN | 1946 |
| 65 | Tacoma, WA | 1848 |
| 66 | Fayetteville, NC | 1835 |
| 67 | Akron, OH | 1782 |
| 68 | Bakersfield, CA | 1766 |
| 69 | Modesto, CA | 1758 |
| 70 | St. Paul, MN | 1752 |
| 71 | Newark, NJ | 1742 |
| 72 | Rockford, IL | 1711 |
| 73 | Riverside, CA | 1686 |
| 74 | Tampa, FL | 1622 |
| 75 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1594 |
| 76 | Des Moines, IA | 1555 |
| 77 | Rochester, NY | 1540 |
| 78 | Spokane, WA | 1520 |
| 79 | Shreveport, LA | 1462 |
| 80 | Santa Ana, CA | 1453 |
| 81 | Amarillo, TX | 1447 |
| 82 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1442 |
| 83 | Reno, NV | 1419 |
| 84 | Springfield, MA | 1397 |
| 85 | Jersey City, NJ | 1393 |
| 86 | Lancaster, CA | 1359 |
| 86 | Tallahassee, FL | 1359 |
| 87 | South Bend, IN | 1357 |
| 88 | Dayton, OH | 1351 |
| 89 | Norfolk, VA | 1325 |
| 90 | Lansing, MI | 1313 |
| 91 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1286 |
| 92 | Flint, MI | 1284 |
| 93 | Odessa, TX | 1282 |
| 94 | Knoxville, TN | 1259 |
| 95 | Beaumont, TX | 1241 |
| 96 | Jackson, MS | 1229 |
| 97 | Raleigh, NC | 1222 |
| 98 | Paterson, NJ | 1219 |
| 99 | Scranton, PA | 1199 |
| 100 | New Haven, CT | 1168 |
| 101 | Worcester, MA | 1165 |
| 102 | Camden County Police Department, NJ | 1159 |
| 103 | Peoria, IL | 1158 |
| 104 | Syracuse, NY | 1129 |
| 105 | Anaheim, CA | 1120 |
| 106 | Lincoln, NE | 1115 |
| 107 | North Charleston, SC | 1114 |
| 108 | Chesapeake, VA | 1112 |
| 109 | Compton, CA | 1104 |
| 110 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1098 |
| 111 | Richmond, VA | 1068 |
| 112 | Wilmington, DE | 1058 |
| 113 | Newport News, VA | 1056 |
| 114 | Hartford, CT | 1049 |
| 115 | Vallejo, CA | 1037 |
| 115 | Columbia, SC | 1037 |
| 116 | Richmond, CA | 1034 |
| 117 | Victorville, CA | 988 |
| 118 | Canton, OH | 981 |
| 119 | Fort Wayne, IN | 974 |
| 120 | Lexington, KY | 967 |
| 121 | West Valley, UT | 960 |
| 122 | Kalamazoo, MI | 949 |
| 123 | Pomona, CA | 940 |
| 123 | Madison, WI | 940 |
| 124 | Trenton, NJ | 937 |
| 125 | Gainesville, FL | 928 |
| 126 | Elizabeth, NJ | 926 |
| 126 | Clarksville, TN | 926 |
| 127 | Chula Vista, CA | 904 |
| 128 | Pompano Beach, FL | 900 |
| 129 | Sioux Falls, SD | 897 |
| 130 | Topeka, KS | 895 |
| 131 | Providence, RI | 892 |
| 132 | Tempe, AZ | 889 |
| 132 | Springfield, IL | 889 |
| 132 | Portsmouth, VA | 889 |
| 132 | Vancouver, WA | 889 |
| 133 | Glendale, AZ | 863 |
| 133 | Fort Smith, AR | 863 |
| 134 | West Palm Beach, FL | 859 |
| 135 | Santa Rosa, CA | 857 |
| 136 | Lawton, OK | 854 |
| 137 | Miami Beach, FL | 852 |
| 138 | Moreno Valley, CA | 847 |
| 139 | Bridgeport, CT | 843 |
| 140 | Miami Gardens, FL | 841 |
| 141 | Pasadena, TX | 839 |
| 142 | Laredo, TX | 836 |
| 143 | High Point, NC | 828 |
| 144 | Champaign, IL | 827 |
| 145 | Waco, TX | 799 |
| 146 | Daytona Beach, FL | 794 |
| 147 | Albany, GA | 790 |
| 148 | Salinas, CA | 782 |
| 148 | Brockton, MA | 782 |
| 149 | Brownsville, TX | 776 |
| 150 | Fall River, MA | 773 |
| 151 | Pontiac, MI | 769 |
| 152 | Wilmington, NC | 759 |
| 153 | Joliet, IL | 751 |
| 154 | Fontana, CA | 739 |
| 155 | Garland, TX | 738 |
| 156 | Albany, NY | 736 |
| 157 | Oxnard, CA | 724 |
| 158 | Evansville, IN | 721 |
| 159 | Oceanside, CA | 712 |
| 160 | Yonkers, NY | 708 |
| 161 | Asheville, NC | 695 |
| 162 | Independence, MO | 689 |
| 163 | Mesquite, TX | 685 |
| 164 | Homestead, FL | 684 |
| 165 | Manchester, NH | 678 |
| 166 | Eugene, OR | 675 |
| 167 | Billings, MT | 672 |
| 168 | Inglewood, CA | 671 |
| 169 | Salem, OR | 670 |
| 170 | Santa Monica, CA | 664 |
| 170 | Lafayette, LA | 664 |
| 171 | Ontario, CA | 659 |
| 172 | Palmdale, CA | 658 |
| 173 | Jackson, TN | 650 |
| 174 | Boise, ID | 649 |
| 175 | Antioch, CA | 648 |
| 175 | Warren, MI | 648 |
| 176 | Hawthorne, CA | 636 |
| 177 | New Bedford, MA | 628 |
| 178 | South Gate, CA | 622 |
| 179 | Berkeley, CA | 618 |
| 180 | Irving, TX | 617 |
| 181 | Pasadena, CA | 613 |
| 182 | Murfreesboro, TN | 611 |
| 183 | Davenport, IA | 609 |
| 184 | Pueblo, CO | 596 |
| 185 | Rialto, CA | 595 |
| 186 | Chandler, AZ | 593 |
| 187 | Visalia, CA | 586 |
| 188 | Killeen, TX | 583 |
| 189 | Virginia Beach, VA | 581 |
| 190 | Melbourne, FL | 579 |
| 191 | Fargo, ND | 574 |
| 192 | Lauderhill, FL | 571 |
| 193 | Battle Creek, MI | 568 |
| 194 | Boynton Beach, FL | 566 |
| 195 | North Little Rock, AR | 562 |
| 196 | Chico, CA | 557 |
| 197 | El Cajon, CA | 552 |
| 197 | Hayward, CA | 552 |
| 198 | Bossier City, LA | 546 |
| 199 | Henderson, NV | 543 |
| 200 | Concord, CA | 541 |
| 200 | Lawrence, MA | 541 |
| 201 | Merced, CA | 540 |
| 201 | Rapid City, SD | 540 |
| 202 | Jonesboro, AR | 537 |
| 203 | Escondido, CA | 536 |
| 204 | Indio, CA | 530 |
| 205 | Green Bay, WI | 529 |
| 206 | Schenectady, NY | 528 |
| 207 | Aurora, IL | 516 |
| 207 | Charleston, SC | 516 |
| 208 | Las Cruces, NM | 514 |
| 209 | North Miami, FL | 507 |
| 210 | Garden Grove, CA | 505 |
| 211 | Hialeah, FL | 503 |
| 212 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 500 |
| 213 | Rock Hill, SC | 498 |
| 214 | Sanford, FL | 497 |
| 215 | Ocala, FL | 493 |
| 215 | Council Bluffs, IA | 493 |
| 216 | Gresham, OR | 490 |
| 217 | Fort Myers, FL | 486 |
| 217 | Kent, WA | 486 |
| 218 | Erie, PA | 476 |
| 219 | Allentown, PA | 471 |
| 220 | Clearwater, FL | 469 |
| 221 | Lynn, MA | 465 |
| 222 | Hesperia, CA | 462 |
| 223 | Lakewood, WA | 461 |
| 224 | Burlington, NC | 460 |
| 225 | Huntington Park, CA | 458 |
| 225 | Ventura, CA | 458 |
| 225 | Abilene, TX | 458 |
| 226 | Hollywood, FL | 456 |
| 227 | Lynwood, CA | 454 |
| 227 | San Leandro, CA | 454 |
| 228 | Sparks, NV | 450 |
| 229 | Pittsburg, CA | 446 |
| 230 | Carson, CA | 444 |
| 231 | Fairfield, CA | 442 |
| 232 | Greenville, NC | 437 |
| 233 | Norwalk, CA | 432 |
| 234 | St. Joseph, MO | 431 |
| 234 | Plano, TX | 431 |
| 235 | Grand Prairie, TX | 428 |
| 236 | Turlock, CA | 426 |
| 237 | Rocky Mount, NC | 424 |
| 238 | Longmont, CO | 422 |
| 239 | Warner Robins, GA | 420 |
| 239 | Yakima, WA | 420 |
| 240 | Scottsdale, AZ | 415 |
| 241 | Gary, IN | 414 |
| 242 | Lake Charles, LA | 413 |
| 243 | Peoria, AZ | 407 |
| 244 | Lowell, MA | 405 |
| 245 | Greenville, SC | 402 |
| 246 | Columbia, MO | 401 |
| 246 | Tyler, TX | 401 |
| 247 | Fremont, CA | 400 |
| 247 | Santa Barbara, CA | 400 |
| 248 | Fayetteville, AR | 396 |
| 248 | Palm Bay, FL | 396 |
| 249 | Hampton, VA | 393 |
| 250 | Kokomo, IN | 392 |
| 251 | Santa Cruz, CA | 389 |
| 252 | Thornton, CO | 388 |
| 253 | Bloomington, IL | 387 |
| 254 | Huntington Beach, CA | 386 |
| 254 | Greeley, CO | 386 |
| 254 | Roanoke, VA | 386 |
| 255 | Ogden, UT | 384 |
| 256 | Mount Vernon, NY | 381 |
| 257 | Taylor, MI | 378 |
| 258 | Yuma, AZ | 376 |
| 259 | Decatur, IL | 375 |
| 259 | Quincy, MA | 375 |
| 260 | Utica, NY | 374 |
| 260 | Longview, TX | 374 |
| 261 | Fullerton, CA | 373 |
| 262 | Elk Grove, CA | 372 |
| 263 | Fort Collins, CO | 371 |
| 264 | Bryan, TX | 370 |
| 265 | Passaic, NJ | 369 |
| 266 | Kissimmee, FL | 368 |
| 266 | Wyoming, MI | 368 |
| 267 | Flagstaff, AZ | 367 |
| 268 | Sioux City, IA | 366 |
| 269 | National City, CA | 364 |
| 269 | Wichita Falls, TX | 364 |
| 270 | Highland, CA | 362 |
| 271 | Bradenton, FL | 360 |
| 272 | San Angelo, TX | 357 |
| 273 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 355 |
| 274 | Vista, CA | 354 |
| 275 | Downey, CA | 352 |
| 275 | Lafayette, IN | 352 |
| 276 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 351 |
| 277 | Lakeland, FL | 350 |
| 278 | Paramount, CA | 347 |
| 278 | Victoria, TX | 347 |
| 279 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 345 |
| 280 | Port Arthur, TX | 344 |
| 281 | Hemet, CA | 343 |
| 282 | Everett, WA | 341 |
| 283 | Chicopee, MA | 340 |
| 284 | Apple Valley, CA | 339 |
| 285 | Delray Beach, FL | 336 |
| 286 | Haverhill, MA | 335 |
| 286 | Norman, OK | 335 |
| 287 | Madera, CA | 334 |
| 287 | Cambridge, MA | 334 |
| 288 | Kingsport, TN | 332 |
| 289 | Vacaville, CA | 331 |
| 289 | Waukegan, IL | 331 |
| 289 | Denton, TX | 331 |
| 290 | Rogers, AR | 330 |
| 290 | Federal Way, WA | 330 |
| 291 | Chino, CA | 329 |
| 291 | Largo, FL | 329 |
| 292 | Watsonville, CA | 328 |
| 293 | Bellflower, CA | 327 |
| 294 | Waterbury, CT | 325 |
| 294 | Baytown, TX | 325 |
| 294 | Renton, WA | 325 |
| 295 | Conway, AR | 324 |
| 295 | Gardena, CA | 324 |
| 296 | Sarasota, FL | 319 |
| 297 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 317 |
| 298 | Westminster, CO | 316 |
| 298 | Lynchburg, VA | 316 |
| 299 | Hammond, IN | 315 |
| 300 | Citrus Heights, CA | 313 |
| 301 | Costa Mesa, CA | 312 |
| 301 | Pensacola, FL | 312 |
| 302 | Spokane Valley, WA | 311 |
| 302 | Kenosha, WI | 311 |
| 303 | Miramar, FL | 310 |
| 303 | Missoula, MT | 310 |
| 304 | Ann Arbor, MI | 309 |
| 305 | Westland, MI | 307 |
| 305 | Joplin, MO | 307 |
| 306 | New Britain, CT | 306 |
| 306 | Nampa, ID | 306 |
| 306 | Waterloo, IA | 306 |
| 307 | Dearborn, MI | 305 |
| 308 | El Monte, CA | 304 |
| 309 | Great Falls, MT | 302 |
| 310 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 299 |
| 311 | Upland, CA | 298 |
| 311 | Clinton Township, MI | 298 |
| 311 | St. Cloud, MN | 298 |
| 312 | Framingham, MA | 297 |
| 312 | Hempstead Village, NY | 297 |
| 313 | Frederick, MD | 296 |
| 314 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 293 |
| 314 | Pawtucket, RI | 293 |
| 315 | Duluth, MN | 292 |
| 315 | Springfield, OH | 292 |
| 316 | Corona, CA | 291 |
| 316 | Racine, WI | 291 |
| 317 | Olathe, KS | 290 |
| 318 | Lorain, OH | 289 |
| 319 | Alexandria, VA | 288 |
| 320 | McKinney, TX | 287 |
| 321 | Johnson City, TN | 286 |
| 322 | Edinburg, TX | 281 |
| 323 | Napa, CA | 280 |
| 323 | Torrance, CA | 280 |
| 323 | Irvington, NJ | 280 |
| 324 | Boulder, CO | 278 |
| 325 | Santa Clarita, CA | 277 |
| 325 | Union City, CA | 277 |
| 326 | Davie, FL | 276 |
| 327 | East Orange, NJ | 275 |
| 328 | Casa Grande, AZ | 274 |
| 328 | Hillsboro, OR | 274 |
| 329 | Harlingen, TX | 273 |
| 330 | Commerce City, CO | 272 |
| 331 | Suffolk, VA | 270 |
| 332 | San Mateo, CA | 266 |
| 332 | Arvada, CO | 266 |
| 333 | Hamilton, OH | 265 |
| 334 | Stamford, CT | 264 |
| 334 | West Jordan, UT | 264 |
| 335 | Perris, CA | 262 |
| 335 | Marietta, GA | 262 |
| 335 | New Brunswick, NJ | 262 |
| 336 | Tulare, CA | 261 |
| 337 | West Covina, CA | 260 |
| 338 | Roseville, CA | 259 |
| 338 | Sunnyvale, CA | 259 |
| 338 | Westminster, CA | 259 |
| 339 | Cicero, IL | 258 |
| 340 | Hanford, CA | 257 |
| 340 | Redlands, CA | 257 |
| 341 | Rochester, MN | 254 |
| 341 | Olympia, WA | 254 |
| 342 | Kennewick, WA | 253 |
| 343 | Avondale, AZ | 251 |
| 343 | Gilroy, CA | 251 |
| 343 | Bellingham, WA | 251 |
| 344 | Buena Park, CA | 246 |
| 345 | Gilbert, AZ | 245 |
| 346 | Clovis, CA | 243 |
| 346 | Galveston, TX | 243 |
| 347 | Anderson, IN | 242 |
| 348 | Yuba City, CA | 241 |
| 348 | San Marcos, TX | 241 |
| 349 | Carlsbad, CA | 240 |
| 350 | Lewisville, TX | 239 |
| 351 | Lodi, CA | 237 |
| 352 | Gulfport, MS | 236 |
| 352 | Grand Island, NE | 236 |
| 353 | Grand Junction, CO | 235 |
| 353 | Pharr, TX | 235 |
| 354 | Pico Rivera, CA | 234 |
| 355 | Pocatello, ID | 233 |
| 356 | Daly City, CA | 232 |
| 357 | Glendale, CA | 231 |
| 358 | San Rafael, CA | 230 |
| 359 | Bismarck, ND | 228 |
| 360 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 227 |
| 361 | Cape Coral, FL | 226 |
| 362 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 225 |
| 362 | College Station, TX | 225 |
| 363 | Woodland, CA | 224 |
| 364 | Elgin, IL | 223 |
| 365 | Lakewood, CA | 222 |
| 365 | Loveland, CO | 222 |
| 366 | Cheyenne, WY | 220 |
| 367 | New Braunfels, TX | 219 |
| 368 | Taunton, MA | 217 |
| 368 | Beaverton, OR | 217 |
| 368 | Temple, TX | 217 |
| 369 | Colton, CA | 215 |
| 370 | Santa Clara, CA | 214 |
| 371 | Whittier, CA | 213 |
| 372 | West Sacramento, CA | 212 |
| 372 | Brookhaven, GA | 212 |
| 373 | Plantation, FL | 211 |
| 373 | Vineland, NJ | 211 |
| 373 | West Allis, WI | 211 |
| 374 | Apopka, FL | 206 |
| 374 | Pinellas Park, FL | 206 |
| 374 | Appleton, WI | 206 |
| 375 | Delano, CA | 205 |
| 376 | Smyrna, TN | 204 |
| 377 | Caldwell, ID | 203 |
| 377 | Bowling Green, KY | 203 |
| 377 | Bloomington, MN | 203 |
| 378 | Twin Falls, ID | 201 |
| 379 | Yucaipa, CA | 200 |
| 379 | Southfield, MI | 200 |
| 380 | Manteca, CA | 199 |
| 380 | Hamden, CT | 199 |
| 380 | Plymouth, MA | 199 |
| 381 | Coral Springs, FL | 195 |
| 382 | Livermore, CA | 193 |
| 382 | San Marcos, CA | 193 |
| 382 | Union City, NJ | 193 |
| 383 | Placentia, CA | 192 |
| 383 | Porterville, CA | 192 |
| 383 | Plainfield, NJ | 192 |
| 384 | Sunrise, FL | 191 |
| 384 | Eau Claire, WI | 191 |
| 385 | Petaluma, CA | 190 |
| 385 | Springfield, OR | 190 |
| 385 | Oshkosh, WI | 190 |
| 386 | Burbank, CA | 189 |
| 386 | Redwood City, CA | 189 |
| 386 | Rio Rancho, NM | 189 |
| 387 | Baldwin Park, CA | 188 |
| 387 | Irvine, CA | 188 |
| 387 | Bartlett, TN | 188 |
| 388 | Cheektowaga Town, NY | 187 |
| 388 | Sandy, UT | 187 |
| 389 | Boca Raton, FL | 186 |
| 389 | Tamarac, FL | 186 |
| 389 | Summerville, SC | 186 |
| 390 | Bellevue, WA | 185 |
| 391 | Norwalk, CT | 183 |
| 392 | St. George, UT | 181 |
| 393 | Orange, CA | 180 |
| 393 | Burien, WA | 180 |
| 394 | Montebello, CA | 178 |
| 394 | Richardson, TX | 178 |
| 395 | Meridian, ID | 177 |
| 396 | DeSoto, TX | 176 |
| 397 | Rosemead, CA | 175 |