Ranking of United States Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Memphis, TN had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,917.08); followed by Detroit, MI (1,746.17); Little Rock, AR (1,535.75); Albany, GA (1,457.38); and St. Louis, MO (1,433.54).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities with a population of at least 50K, based on the Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault crime rate for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
Memphis, TN
Detroit, MI
Little Rock, AR
Albany, GA
St. Louis, MO
South Bend, IN
Kansas City, MO
Terre Haute, IN
Rockford, IL
Camden County Police Department, NJ
Ranking of US Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Memphis, TN 1917.08
2 Detroit, MI 1746.17
3 Little Rock, AR 1535.75
4 Albany, GA 1457.38
5 St. Louis, MO 1433.54
6 South Bend, IN 1391.51
7 Kansas City, MO 1216.82
8 Terre Haute, IN 1196.29
9 Rockford, IL 1195.48
10 Camden County Police Department, NJ 1192.45
11 Springfield, MO 1166.68
12 Milwaukee, WI 1164.48
13 Pontiac, MI 1159.72
14 Lansing, MI 1152.12
15 Kalamazoo, MI 1134.65
16 Wilmington, DE 1121.26
17 Chattanooga, TN 1097.11
18 Cleveland, OH 1090.68
19 Canton, OH 1025.33
20 Albuquerque, NM 994.90
21 San Bernardino, CA 971.04
22 Fort Smith, AR 933.34
23 Rocky Mount, NC 926.76
24 Stockton, CA 910.85
25 South Fulton, GA 893.12
26 Beaumont, TX 883.82
27 Daytona Beach, FL 868.96
28 Jackson, TN 867.12
29 Flint, MI 845.62
30 Tulsa, OK 836.47
31 Evansville, IN 834.84
32 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 830.07
33 Lubbock, TX 827.02
34 Houston, TX 817.51
35 Anchorage, AK 816.38
36 New Orleans, LA 811.62
37 Compton, CA 810.36
38 Fayetteville, NC 799.40
39 North Little Rock, AR 788.80
40 Burlington, NC 772.69
41 Battle Creek, MI 767.21
42 North Charleston, SC 765.09
43 Council Bluffs, IA 756.31
44 Champaign, IL 746.23
45 Dayton, OH 745.40
46 Trenton, NJ 744.19
47 Peoria, IL 729.60
48 Toledo, OH 726.30
49 Hartford, CT 717.87
50 Buffalo, NY 706.13
51 Gastonia, NC 705.87
52 Melbourne, FL 702.81
53 Fall River, MA 698.93
54 Lauderhill, FL 693.17
55 Shreveport, LA 691.86
56 Richmond, CA 688.71
57 Bossier City, LA 685.36
58 Springfield, MA 680.67
59 Pueblo, CO 679.63
60 Springfield, IL 676.84
61 Baton Rouge, LA 671.85
62 Victorville, CA 658.08
63 Greensboro, NC 656.58
64 Albany, NY 655.12
65 Billings, MT 649.07
66 Minneapolis, MN 644.20
67 Akron, OH 641.74
68 Paterson, NJ 641.61
69 Amarillo, TX 638.55
70 Kokomo, IN 631.02
71 Odessa, TX 628.72
72 Jonesboro, AR 623.57
73 Portsmouth, VA 620.99
74 Orlando, FL 619.37
75 Sanford, FL 619.17
76 Oakland, CA 618.83
77 Corpus Christi, TX 616.32
78 Chicago, IL 616.17
79 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 614.38
80 Vallejo, CA 601.67
81 Knoxville, TN 596.27
82 Syracuse, NY 592.91
83 Denver, CO 588.85
84 Aurora, CO 586.44
85 Merced, CA 584.34
86 Durham, NC 582.61
87 Asheville, NC 577.78
88 Washington, DC 577.29
89 Tacoma, WA 575.13
90 Lawton, OK 575.09
91 Brockton, MA 574.77
92 Rapid City, SD 570.76
93 Hawthorne, CA 556.40
94 Modesto, CA 554.12
95 Kingsport, TN 551.05
96 Rochester, NY 549.71
97 Port Arthur, TX 547.40
98 Cincinnati, OH 546.07
99 Highland, CA 544.31
100 Grand Rapids, MI 544.16
100 Dallas, TX 544.16
101 Yakima, WA 541.22
102 Tallahassee, FL 539.76
103 Indianapolis, IN 538.92
104 Salt Lake City, UT 536.14
105 High Point, NC 534.61
106 Lancaster, CA 533.33
107 Phoenix, AZ 533.25
108 Schenectady, NY 532.41
109 Jacksonville, FL 532.32
110 Greenville, SC 529.06
111 Santa Maria, CA 528.94
112 Davenport, IA 527.47
113 Des Moines, IA 519.76
114 Columbia, SC 516.02
115 Miami Gardens, FL 515.94
115 Newport News, VA 515.94
116 Homestead, FL 514.62
117 Gainesville, FL 514.53
118 San Antonio, TX 514.18
119 North Miami, FL 513.40
120 St. Petersburg, FL 512.53
121 Taylor, MI 510.73
122 Oklahoma City, OK 509.15
123 Decatur, IL 501.60
124 Waterloo, IA 501.49
125 Clarksville, TN 500.10
126 Killeen, TX 492.82
127 Worcester, MA 491.75
128 Boynton Beach, FL 486.78
129 Warner Robins, GA 486.58
130 Apple Valley, CA 485.60
131 Sioux Falls, SD 484.60
132 Sacramento, CA 481.84
133 Ocala, FL 479.80
134 West Palm Beach, FL 474.98
135 Waco, TX 474.91
136 South Gate, CA 472.49
137 Norfolk, VA 466.77
138 Hesperia, CA 463.80
139 Los Angeles, CA 463.31
140 Casa Grande, AZ 461.37
141 Pensacola, FL 459.66
142 New Bedford, MA 458.45
143 Boston, MA 457.89
144 Fresno, CA 456.79
145 Omaha, NE 453.89
146 Lafayette, IN 452.53
147 Dearborn Heights, MI 451.87
148 Pompano Beach, FL 450.92
149 Miami Beach, FL 450.48
150 Wilmington, NC 445.17
151 Lakewood, WA 444.39
152 Independence, MO 442.36
153 Hanford, CA 437.37
154 Fayetteville, AR 436.97
155 Hempstead Village, NY 436.36
156 Sarasota, FL 435.58
157 St. Paul, MN 430.84
158 Colorado Springs, CO 429.62
159 Manchester, NH 426.48
160 Tucson, AZ 425.29
161 Haverhill, MA 424.90
162 Delray Beach, FL 422.77
163 Indio, CA 421.59
164 Lafayette, LA 421.54
165 Twin Falls, ID 420.66
166 Joplin, MO 418.18
167 Watsonville, CA 413.66
168 Chicopee, MA 411.52
169 New Haven, CT 411.36
170 Conway, AR 411.09
171 Green Bay, WI 410.90
172 Bloomington, IN 409.97
173 Yuma, AZ 408.70
174 Grand Junction, CO 408.42
175 Pasadena, TX 408.13
176 Lake Charles, LA 407.20
177 Tampa, FL 405.55
178 Sioux City, IA 401.80
179 Pittsburg, CA 401.78
180 Mount Vernon, NY 400.96
181 Miami, FL 394.87
182 Seattle, WA 389.88
183 Fort Myers, FL 389.47
184 Turlock, CA 388.23
185 Fort Worth, TX 387.95
186 New York, NY 386.20
187 Wyoming, MI 385.17
188 Fort Lauderdale, FL 384.60
189 Spokane, WA 382.51
190 West Valley, UT 381.94
191 Bradenton, FL 380.64
192 Chico, CA 380.62
193 Racine, WI 378.72
194 Lynwood, CA 376.14
195 Arlington, TX 375.96
196 Santa Rosa, CA 375.29
197 Redding, CA 373.54
198 Idaho Falls, ID 371.91
199 National City, CA 371.09
200 Santa Monica, CA 370.27
201 Novato, CA 366.56
202 Missoula, MT 366.17
203 Lorain, OH 358.76
204 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 358.11
205 Lawrence, MA 357.51
206 Salinas, CA 356.45
207 Antioch, CA 355.62
208 Warren, MI 355.42
209 Lynn, MA 354.48
210 Lakewood, CO 354.37
211 Murfreesboro, TN 353.83
212 Portland, OR 353.43
213 El Cajon, CA 350.37
214 Pharr, TX 349.57
215 Placentia, CA 347.25
216 Galveston, TX 346.79
217 Bryan, TX 346.54
218 Athens-Clarke County, GA 345.68
219 Victoria, TX 345.66
220 Tempe, AZ 344.61
221 Charleston, SC 343.17
222 Utica, NY 342.96
223 Marietta, GA 342.31
224 Palmdale, CA 341.23
225 New Brunswick, NJ 341.11
226 Kissimmee, FL 340.34
227 Taunton, MA 340.09
228 Reno, NV 338.01
229 Providence, RI 337.97
230 Newark, NJ 337.65
231 Johnson City, TN 335.85
232 Lynchburg, VA 334.25
233 Great Falls, MT 334.22
234 Elizabeth, NJ 332.77
235 Inglewood, CA 331.52
236 Chesapeake, VA 328.99
237 Kentwood, MI 327.19
238 Ogden, UT 326.13
239 North Las Vegas, NV 325.90
240 Olympia, WA 324.80
241 Gulfport, MS 324.36
242 St. Joseph, MO 324.05
243 Greenville, NC 323.19
244 Bakersfield, CA 322.72
245 Fargo, ND 322.23
246 Roswell, GA 321.82
247 Pocatello, ID 321.62
248 Petaluma, CA 320.69
249 Huntington Park, CA 320.32
250 Suffolk, VA 318.69
251 Clinton Township, MI 318.19
252 Tyler, TX 318.11
253 Glendale, AZ 316.28
254 Columbia, MO 314.03
255 Vancouver, WA 308.41
256 Roanoke, VA 307.04
257 Framingham, MA 306.64
258 Upland, CA 305.76
259 Austin, TX 304.72
260 Medford, OR 304.70
261 Madera, CA 304.44
262 Santa Cruz, CA 304.27
263 Westland, MI 304.02
264 East Orange, NJ 301.62
265 Rancho Cordova, CA 301.47
266 Greeley, CO 298.63
267 Smyrna, TN 298.20
268 Southfield, MI 298.10
269 Apopka, FL 295.39
270 Tulare, CA 294.53
271 Salem, OR 294.40
272 Rialto, CA 292.30
273 Bloomington, IL 292.04
274 Vineland, NJ 291.80
275 Springfield, OH 291.33
276 Commerce City, CO 291.17
277 Long Beach, CA 290.50
278 Carson, CA 290.02
279 Bridgeport, CT 289.57
280 Grand Island, NE 289.06
281 Pawtucket, RI 287.43
282 Gresham, OR 286.97
283 Jersey City, NJ 285.26
284 Oceanside, CA 283.67
285 Plainfield, NJ 282.12
286 Valdosta, GA 279.01
287 Cheyenne, WY 277.99
288 Porterville, CA 277.79
289 Riverside, CA 276.64
290 Mesquite, TX 275.96
291 Revere, MA 273.95
292 Harlingen, TX 273.79
293 Woodland, CA 273.22
294 Fort Wayne, IN 272.89
295 Norwalk, CA 271.74
296 Florissant, MO 271.59
297 Jacksonville, NC 271.43
298 Midland, TX 271.04
299 Costa Mesa, CA 270.04
300 Brownsville, TX 269.57
301 New Britain, CT 269.29
302 Largo, FL 268.71
303 Bellflower, CA 268.27
304 Bentonville, AR 267.48
305 Abilene, TX 266.80
306 Rogers, AR 266.40
307 Sparks, NV 266.26
308 Brooklyn Park, MN 265.77
308 Passaic, NJ 265.77
309 Santa Barbara, CA 265.02
310 Perris, CA 264.51
311 Avondale, AZ 264.17
312 Burien, WA 264.08
313 Kenosha, WI 263.99
314 Pomona, CA 263.85
315 Smyrna, GA 261.70
316 Paramount, CA 261.41
317 Santa Ana, CA 260.58
318 Fairfield, CA 259.94
319 Escondido, CA 259.11
320 Dubuque, IA 259.05
321 Baytown, TX 258.28
322 Raleigh, NC 256.50
323 Aurora, IL 253.91
324 Moreno Valley, CA 252.26
325 Mesa, AZ 251.44
326 San Jose, CA 250.99
327 Coeur d'Alene, ID 250.91
328 Quincy, MA 250.74
329 Columbus, OH 249.95
330 Deerfield Beach, FL 248.32
331 Summerville, SC 247.62
332 San Diego, CA 247.29
333 Bismarck, ND 246.68
334 Temple, TX 245.37
335 San Francisco, CA 245.26
336 Longmont, CO 240.50
337 San Angelo, TX 239.54
338 Gardena, CA 239.12
339 Napa, CA 239.02
340 Clearwater, FL 238.42
341 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 238.10
342 DeSoto, TX 235.45
343 Eugene, OR 234.37
344 Bozeman, MT 233.19
345 Chino, CA 232.59
346 San Rafael, CA 232.43
347 Vista, CA 231.97
348 El Paso, TX 231.87
349 Lowell, MA 231.79
350 Dearborn, MI 231.00
351 Auburn, WA 230.74
352 Gilroy, CA 230.63
353 Shawnee, KS 229.58
354 Bartlett, TN 229.43
355 Spokane Valley, WA 228.59
356 Wichita Falls, TX 226.42
357 Laredo, TX 226.35
358 Brookhaven, GA 225.79
359 Madison, WI 225.70
360 Cedar Rapids, IA 225.56
361 Santee, CA 225.26
362 Boulder, CO 223.27
363 Lakeland, FL 223.05
364 San Marcos, TX 222.45
365 Hemet, CA 221.94
366 Union City, NJ 221.88
367 Visalia, CA 220.29
368 Waukegan, IL 219.27
369 Yonkers, NY 218.61
370 Plymouth, MA 216.51
371 Springfield, OR 215.19
372 Delano, CA 214.45
373 Everett, WA 213.45
374 Norman, OK 212.68
375 Ontario, CA 212.31
376 Perth Amboy, NJ 212.13
377 Duluth, MN 209.22
378 Nampa, ID 209.05
379 Yucaipa, CA 208.49
380 Yuba City, CA 206.95
381 Cambridge, MA 206.77
382 Citrus Heights, CA 203.82
383 Texas City, TX 203.32
384 St. Peters, MO 200.51
385 Olathe, KS 200.38
386 St. Charles, MO 199.82
387 Rosemead, CA 199.68
388 Pinellas Park, FL 199.58
389 Grand Forks, ND 199.42
390 Malden, MA 199.23
391 Edinburg, TX 197.12
392 Alpharetta, GA 196.12
393 Fontana, CA 195.33
394 Waterbury, CT 194.85
395 Chula Vista, CA 194.59
396 Richmond, VA 194.56
397 Union City, CA 194.31
398 Palm Bay, FL 194.19
399 San Leandro, CA 193.86
400 Boise, ID 193.75
401 Anaheim, CA 193.23
402 Federal Way, WA 192.64
403 West Sacramento, CA 192.35
404 Midwest City, OK 192.27
405 Longview, TX 192.05
406 Renton, WA 191.53
407 Appleton, WI 191.23
408 Azusa, CA 190.58
409 Hollywood, FL 190.50
410 Franklin, TN 190.15
411 Stillwater, OK 188.86
412 Jurupa Valley, CA 187.95
413 New Braunfels, TX 187.86
414 Lake Elsinore, CA 186.58
415 Cheektowaga Town, NY 185.53
416 Richland, WA 185.28
417 Lodi, CA 184.73
418 Ventura, CA 183.91
419 Oshkosh, WI 183.36
420 Peoria, AZ 183.21
421 Livonia, MI 183.20
422 Garden Grove, CA 182.88
423 Cicero, IL 182.79
424 Weymouth, MA 182.48
425 Oxnard, CA 180.90
426 Hamden, CT 178.69
427 Davie, FL 177.80
428 Peabody, MA 177.44
429 La Mesa, CA 176.51
430 Grand Prairie, TX 174.63
431 Fullerton, CA 173.37
432 La Habra, CA 173.06
433 Irving, TX 172.45
434 Kannapolis, NC 171.69
435 Berkeley, CA 171.64
436 Palm Desert, CA 170.97
437 Ann Arbor, MI 170.75
438 West Jordan, UT 169.56
439 Burnsville, MN 169.26
440 Miramar, FL 168.68
441 Pasadena, CA 168.23
442 Lakewood, CA 167.88
443 Westminster, CO 165.88
444 Overland Park, KS 164.11
445 Goodyear, AZ 164.05
446 Irvington, NJ 163.89
447 Harrisonburg, VA 162.79
448 Concord, CA 162.22
449 Kenner, LA 159.86
450 Eau Claire, WI 159.22
451 Encinitas, CA 157.01
452 Waterford Township, MI 156.73
453 Pico Rivera, CA 156.64
454 Vacaville, CA 156.47
455 Huntington Beach, CA 156.40
456 Bloomington, MN 156.18
457 Redlands, CA 155.95
458 West Allis, WI 155.58
459 Lewisville, TX 155.24
460 Beaumont, CA 155.06
461 Bowling Green, KY 154.47
462 Lexington, KY 154.06
463 Whittier, CA 153.98
464 Manteca, CA 153.07
465 El Monte, CA 153.00
466 Hampton, VA 152.89
467 Baldwin Park, CA 152.86
468 Elyria, OH 152.77
469 Downey, CA 152.18
470 Kennewick, WA 152.00
471 Leesburg, VA 150.72
472 San Mateo, CA 150.12
473 Redondo Beach, CA 149.86
474 Kent, WA 149.38
475 Collierville, TN 149.00
476 Beaverton, OR 148.87
477 Somerville, MA 148.37
478 Newark, OH 148.15
479 Blue Springs, MO 147.71
480 Iowa City, IA 147.44
481 Rochester, MN 147.09
482 Colton, CA 145.15
483 Tamarac, FL 143.92
484 Elk Grove, CA 143.80
485 San Marcos, CA 143.59
486 Hendersonville, TN 142.61
487 Meriden, CT 141.80
488 Lenexa, KS 141.57
489 Arvada, CO 141.48
490 Elgin, IL 141.28
491 Cathedral City, CA 140.75
492 Bellingham, WA 139.91
493 Carlsbad, CA 139.04
494 Hillsboro, OR 138.56
495 Brentwood, CA 137.75
496 St. Clair Shores, MI 137.53
497 Garland, TX 137.28