Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

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.

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

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2019 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019
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Rank City Number of Crimes
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