Ranking of United States Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, St. Louis, MO had the highest Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (88.13); followed by New Orleans, LA (51.04); Detroit, MI (49.73); Trenton, NJ (48.25); and Baton Rouge, LA (46.52).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate per 100K residents.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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New Orleans, LA
Detroit, MI
Trenton, NJ
Baton Rouge, LA
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Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Louis, MO 88.13
2 New Orleans, LA 51.04
3 Detroit, MI 49.73
4 Trenton, NJ 48.25
5 Baton Rouge, LA 46.52
6 Flint, MI 46.39
7 Memphis, TN 44.40
8 Wilmington, DE 44.22
9 Cleveland, OH 42.20
10 Shreveport, LA 37.18
11 Portsmouth, VA 36.09
12 Kansas City, MO 35.25
13 Dayton, OH 32.81
14 Milwaukee, WI 32.42
15 North Charleston, SC 32.34
16 Camden County Police Department, NJ 31.45
17 San Bernardino, CA 31.43
18 Cincinnati, OH 30.19
19 North Little Rock, AR 30.17
20 Chicago, IL 28.62
21 Richmond, VA 28.28
22 Washington, DC 27.78
23 South Bend, IN 27.42
24 Albany, GA 26.55
25 Little Rock, AR 24.79
26 Rocky Mount, NC 24.29
27 Indianapolis, IN 24.25
28 Buffalo, NY 23.96
29 Akron, OH 23.81
30 Rochester, NY 23.39
31 Oakland, CA 23.29
32 Syracuse, NY 22.53
33 Vallejo, CA 22.07
34 Pontiac, MI 21.88
35 Texas City, TX 21.71
36 South Fulton, GA 20.86
37 Rockford, IL 20.72
38 Irvington, NJ 20.26
39 Norfolk, VA 20.20
40 Knoxville, TN 20.14
41 Fort Lauderdale, FL 20.07
42 Daytona Beach, FL 19.98
43 Canton, OH 19.97
44 Newark, NJ 19.84
45 Greensboro, NC 19.67
46 Toledo, OH 19.54
47 Columbus, OH 19.09
48 Hartford, CT 18.89
49 Compton, CA 18.85
50 Paterson, NJ 18.63
51 Decatur, IL 18.52
52 Kalamazoo, MI 18.32
53 Minneapolis, MN 18.16
54 Richmond, CA 17.96
55 Chattanooga, TN 17.91
56 Tulsa, OK 17.90
56 Hampton, VA 17.90
57 Jackson, TN 17.85
58 Stockton, CA 17.78
59 Joplin, MO 17.67
60 Wilmington, NC 17.49
61 Dallas, TX 17.31
62 Beaumont, TX 17.13
63 Houston, TX 17.05
64 Killeen, TX 16.84
65 Pompano Beach, FL 16.73
66 Bridgeport, CT 16.63
67 Albany, NY 16.61
68 Rapid City, SD 16.56
69 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 16.42
70 Miami Gardens, FL 16.32
71 Hemet, CA 16.27
72 New Haven, CT 16.12
73 West Palm Beach, FL 15.89
74 Smyrna, GA 15.70
75 Midwest City, OK 15.59
76 Victorville, CA 15.44
77 Des Moines, IA 15.33
78 Jacksonville, FL 15.21
79 Lawton, OK 15.13
80 Roanoke, VA 15.10
81 Jonesboro, AR 15.06
82 Hempstead Village, NY 14.49
83 Columbia, SC 14.42
84 Fresno, CA 14.38
85 Fort Wayne, IN 14.32
86 Albuquerque, NM 14.23
87 Pueblo, CO 14.16
88 Fayetteville, NC 14.15
89 Newport News, VA 13.98
90 Plainfield, NJ 13.91
91 Gulfport, MS 13.86
92 Grand Rapids, MI 13.83
93 Kokomo, IN 13.79
94 Greenville, NC 13.78
95 Springfield, OH 13.63
96 Lansing, MI 13.49
97 Waterloo, IA 13.39
98 Battle Creek, MI 13.23
99 Denver, CO 13.15
100 Elizabeth, NJ 13.13
101 Delano, CA 13.05
102 Elyria, OH 13.04
103 Springfield, MO 13.03
104 Inglewood, CA 12.97
105 Port Arthur, TX 12.90
106 Miami, FL 12.81
107 Peoria, IL 12.74
108 Tacoma, WA 12.72
109 Billings, MT 12.71
110 Durham, NC 12.64
111 Bowling Green, KY 12.52
112 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 12.42
113 High Point, NC 12.31
114 Tallahassee, FL 12.24
115 Longview, TX 12.23
116 Charleston, SC 12.18
117 Waterbury, CT 12.12
118 Auburn, WA 12.08
119 Fort Worth, TX 11.83
120 Galveston, TX 11.82
121 Springfield, MA 11.76
122 Asheville, NC 11.71
123 Bossier City, LA 11.62
124 Baytown, TX 11.57
125 Gastonia, NC 11.55
126 Bakersfield, CA 11.33
127 Boynton Beach, FL 11.26
128 Yuma, AZ 11.10
129 Tucson, AZ 11.08
130 Lafayette, LA 11.05
131 Phoenix, AZ 10.94
132 Colton, CA 10.89
132 Sioux City, IA 10.89
133 Lubbock, TX 10.68
134 Valdosta, GA 10.60
135 Orlando, FL 10.57
136 Lakeland, FL 10.54
137 Columbia, MO 10.41
138 Mount Vernon, NY 10.40
139 Corpus Christi, TX 10.33
140 Odessa, TX 10.29
141 Hollywood, FL 10.23
142 Lancaster, CA 10.15
143 Aurora, CO 10.11
144 Tampa, FL 10.07
145 Champaign, IL 10.02
145 Temple, TX 10.02
146 Fort Myers, FL 9.96
147 Waco, TX 9.94
148 Terre Haute, IN 9.90
149 Davenport, IA 9.82
150 Greenville, SC 9.72
151 St. Paul, MN 9.68
152 Lauderhill, FL 9.67
153 Springfield, IL 9.66
154 Commerce City, CO 9.65
155 Yakima, WA 9.59
156 Melbourne, FL 9.55
157 Oklahoma City, OK 9.49
158 Providence, RI 9.47
159 Independence, MO 9.43
160 Pensacola, FL 9.42
161 Glendale, AZ 9.40
162 East Orange, NJ 9.33
163 Clarksville, TN 9.31
164 Kingsport, TN 9.22
165 Cathedral City, CA 9.02
166 Warren, MI 8.96
167 Pflugerville, TX 8.88
168 Lake Charles, LA 8.85
169 Los Angeles, CA 8.77
170 Carson, CA 8.76
171 Perris, CA 8.69
172 Hanford, CA 8.61
173 Wichita Falls, TX 8.60
174 Lexington, KY 8.59
175 Pomona, CA 8.55
176 Spokane, WA 8.50
177 Evansville, IN 8.49
178 Gardena, CA 8.42
179 Salt Lake City, UT 8.41
180 Redlands, CA 8.35
181 Lafayette, IN 8.33
182 Boston, MA 8.32
183 Merced, CA 8.31
184 Owensboro, KY 8.27
185 San Antonio, TX 8.26
186 Cedar Rapids, IA 8.19
187 Waukegan, IL 8.16
188 Greeley, CO 8.14
189 Bloomington, IN 8.11
190 Sacramento, CA 8.09
191 Hayward, CA 8.08
192 Bryan, TX 8.01
193 Antioch, CA 8.00
193 Portland, OR 8.00
194 Fort Smith, AR 7.95
195 Moreno Valley, CA 7.90
195 Westminster, CO 7.90
196 Rancho Cordova, CA 7.87
196 Florissant, MO 7.87
197 San Leandro, CA 7.84
198 El Monte, CA 7.78
198 Long Beach, CA 7.78
198 Mesquite, TX 7.78
199 Burien, WA 7.71
200 Omaha, NE 7.70
201 Schenectady, NY 7.67
202 Kentwood, MI 7.65
203 Tulare, CA 7.55
204 Indio, CA 7.51
205 Amarillo, TX 7.49
206 Cicero, IL 7.46
207 Summerville, SC 7.45
208 Colorado Springs, CO 7.42
209 Gainesville, FL 7.40
210 Modesto, CA 7.39
210 Watsonville, CA 7.39
211 Hesperia, CA 7.26
212 Murfreesboro, TN 7.25
213 Menifee, CA 7.23
214 New Brunswick, NJ 7.18
215 Apple Valley, MN 7.16
216 Grand Forks, ND 7.12
217 Delray Beach, FL 7.09
218 Whittier, CA 7.05
219 North Las Vegas, NV 7.03
220 Kenosha, WI 7.00
221 Sioux Falls, SD 6.94
222 San Angelo, TX 6.87
223 Meriden, CT 6.75
224 Turlock, CA 6.74
224 Seattle, WA 6.74
225 Rialto, CA 6.73
226 Fayetteville, AR 6.72
227 Midland, TX 6.64
228 Bradenton, FL 6.59
229 Wyoming, MI 6.57
230 Reno, NV 6.56
231 Marietta, GA 6.52
232 Lakewood, WA 6.51
233 National City, CA 6.48
234 Jersey City, NJ 6.46
235 Palmdale, CA 6.44
236 Lynn, MA 6.37
237 North Miami, FL 6.34
238 New Braunfels, TX 6.33
239 Anchorage, AK 6.29
240 Lawrence, MA 6.25
241 Federal Way, WA 6.18
241 Janesville, WI 6.18
242 Concord, NC 6.10
243 Grand Prairie, TX 6.09
244 Chesapeake, VA 6.07
245 Madera, CA 6.03
246 Riverside, CA 5.98
246 Kent, WA 5.98
247 Yuba City, CA 5.96
247 Oshkosh, WI 5.96
248 Newark, OH 5.93
249 Visalia, CA 5.89
250 Lodi, CA 5.87
250 Bloomington, MN 5.87
251 Renton, WA 5.83
252 Hawthorne, CA 5.80
252 Edinburg, TX 5.80
253 Passaic, NJ 5.75
254 Green Bay, WI 5.73
255 Lynwood, CA 5.72
256 Arlington, TX 5.71
257 Beaumont, CA 5.67
257 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 5.67
258 New York, NY 5.64
259 Miami Beach, FL 5.62
260 St. Petersburg, FL 5.60
261 Aurora, IL 5.56
262 West Sacramento, CA 5.55
262 Pawtucket, RI 5.55
262 Tyler, TX 5.55
263 Fargo, ND 5.52
264 San Francisco, CA 5.45
264 Burlington, NC 5.45
265 Pittsburg, CA 5.43
266 Apple Valley, CA 5.41
266 Lowell, MA 5.41
266 Worcester, MA 5.41
266 Maple Grove, MN 5.41
267 Sandy Springs, GA 5.40
268 Redding, CA 5.38
268 Kissimmee, FL 5.38
269 Dearborn, MI 5.35
270 Ontario, CA 5.33
271 Pasadena, TX 5.28
272 Missoula, MT 5.23
273 Huntington Park, CA 5.22
274 Tracy, CA 5.21
275 Salinas, CA 5.13
276 Fairfield, CA 5.06
276 Vineland, NJ 5.06
276 Colerain Township, OH 5.06
277 Richland, WA 5.05
278 Porterville, CA 5.02
279 Lakewood, CO 5.01
280 Hamden, CT 4.96
281 Pasadena, CA 4.95
282 Westland, MI 4.92
283 Berkeley, CA 4.90
283 Ocala, FL 4.90
284 Arvada, CO 4.88
285 El Cajon, CA 4.85
285 Pico Rivera, CA 4.85
286 Richardson, TX 4.83
287 Sanford, FL 4.81
288 Moore, OK 4.77
289 Georgetown, TX 4.75
290 Danbury, CT 4.70
291 Grand Junction, CO 4.68
292 Largo, FL 4.67
293 Harlingen, TX 4.61
294 Stamford, CT 4.60
295 Gresham, OR 4.56
296 Anaheim, CA 4.55
297 Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ 4.54
298 Ogden, UT 4.53
299 Kenner, LA 4.52
299 Laredo, TX 4.52
300 Santa Ana, CA 4.50
301 Johnson City, TN 4.46
302 Tamarac, FL 4.45
303 Manchester, NH 4.42
303 West Valley, UT 4.42
304 Austin, TX 4.40
305 Conway, AR 4.37
306 Raleigh, NC 4.35
307 Homestead, FL 4.25
308 New Bedford, MA 4.22
309 St. Charles, MO 4.19
310 Jacksonville, NC 4.18
311 Rochester, MN 4.16
312 North Port, FL 4.14
313 Southfield, MI 4.12
314 El Paso, TX 4.09
315 Brockton, MA 4.03
315 Mansfield, TX 4.03
316 St. Joseph, MO 4.02
317 Tempe, AZ 4.00
318 Henderson, NV 3.96
319 Norman, OK 3.95
320 Bellflower, CA 3.93
320 Twin Falls, ID 3.93
321 Placentia, CA 3.90
321 San Diego, CA 3.90
321 Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, NJ 3.90
321 Pasco, WA 3.90
322 San Jose, CA 3.89
323 Norwalk, CA 3.86
323 Kannapolis, NC 3.86
324 Stratford, CT 3.85
325 Oxnard, CA 3.81
325 Oak Park, IL 3.81
325 Brownsville, TX 3.81
325 Madison, WI 3.81
326 San Mateo, CA 3.80
327 Layton, UT 3.79
328 Smyrna, TN 3.78
329 Virginia Beach, VA 3.77
330 Sparks, NV 3.75
331 DeSoto, TX 3.74
332 Paramount, CA 3.71
332 Brooklyn Park, MN 3.71
333 Irving, TX 3.70
334 Yucaipa, CA 3.69
335 West Haven, CT 3.67
335 Deerfield Beach, FL 3.67
336 Lynchburg, VA 3.62
337 Mesa, AZ 3.60
337 Chula Vista, CA 3.60
338 Highland, CA 3.59
339 Alhambra, CA 3.58
339 Albany, OR 3.58
340 Brookhaven, GA 3.56
340 Blue Springs, MO 3.56
340 Everett, WA 3.56
341 Manteca, CA 3.53
342 Johns Creek, GA 3.51
343 Yonkers, NY 3.49
344 Little Elm, TX 3.48
344 Shoreline, WA 3.48
345 Lake Forest, CA 3.47
345 Thornton, CO 3.47
346 Arcadia, CA 3.44
346 Weymouth, MA 3.44
347 Casper, WY 3.43
348 Chandler, AZ 3.41
349 Citrus Heights, CA 3.40
350 West Jordan, UT 3.39
351 La Mesa, CA 3.36
351 Monterey Park, CA 3.36
351 Huntersville, NC 3.36
352 Bristol, CT 3.34
352 Sugar Land, TX 3.34
353 Gilroy, CA 3.32
353 Malden, MA 3.32
354 Petaluma, CA 3.29
355 Escondido, CA 3.28
356 St. George, UT 3.27
357 Fontana, CA 3.23
357 Suffolk, VA 3.23
358 South Gate, CA 3.21
359 Idaho Falls, ID 3.15
360 Plantation, FL 3.14
360 Springfield, OR 3.14
361 Lorain, OH 3.13
362 Chino, CA 3.12
362 Athens-Clarke County, GA 3.12
362 Haverhill, MA 3.12
363 Sunrise, FL 3.11
364 Cheyenne, WY 3.09
365 Santa Cruz, CA 3.07
366 West Bloomfield Township, MI 3.04
367 Blaine, MN 3.00
368 Hialeah, FL 2.99
369 Dublin, CA 2.97
369 San Marcos, TX 2.97
369 Victoria, TX 2.97
370 Spokane Valley, WA 2.93
371 Eau Claire, WI 2.90
372 Orange, CA 2.88
373 Chico, CA 2.85
374 Lake Elsinore, CA 2.81
375 Marysville, WA 2.80
376 Miramar, FL 2.79
377 Roseville, CA 2.78
378 Waterford Township, MI 2.75
379 Lewisville, TX 2.71
380 Jurupa Valley, CA 2.70
381 Framingham, MA 2.68
381 Vancouver, WA 2.68
382 Scottsdale, AZ 2.66
382 Baldwin Park, CA 2.66
382 Bellevue, WA 2.66
383 Iowa City, IA 2.63
384 Missouri City, TX 2.62
385 Racine, WI 2.61
386 Carlsbad, CA 2.58
387 Palm Bay, FL 2.57
388 Alameda, CA 2.56
389 Warner Robins, GA 2.55
390 South Jordan, UT 2.50
391 Garland, TX 2.48
392 Cranston, RI 2.46
393 Port St. Lucie, FL 2.42
393 Abilene, TX 2.42
394 Simi Valley, CA 2.39
395 Medford, OR 2.38
395 Pearland, TX 2.38
396 Milpitas, CA 2.31
397 Pembroke Pines, FL 2.28
398 Oceanside, CA 2.27
399 Santa Rosa, CA 2.26
400 Norwalk, CT 2.24
400 Fall River, MA 2.24
401 Goodyear, AZ 2.23
402 Santa Barbara, CA 2.18
402 Round Rock, TX 2.18
403 Toms River Township, NJ 2.12
403 Conroe, TX 2.12
404 Greece Town, NY 2.10
405 Torrance, CA 2.09
406 McAllen, TX 2.08
407 Sandy, UT 2.06
408 Longmont, CO 2.03
409 Overland Park, KS 2.02
410 Bloomfield, NJ 1.99
411 Clinton Township, MI 1.98
412 Vacaville, CA 1.97
412 Boca Raton, FL 1.97
412 Nampa, ID 1.97
413 Southampton Town, NY 1.96
414 Aliso Viejo, CA 1.95
414 Vista, CA 1.95
414 Perth Amboy, NJ 1.95
414 Kyle, TX 1.95
414 La Crosse, WI 1.95
415 Revere, MA 1.89
415 Hoboken, NJ 1.89
416 Boulder, CO 1.88
417 Coeur d'Alene, ID 1.87
417 Harrisonburg, VA 1.87
417 Olympia, WA 1.87
418 Alexandria, VA 1.86
419 Rosemead, CA 1.85
419 Santa Maria, CA 1.85
419 Davie, FL 1.85
419 Lakewood Township, NJ 1.85
420 Ventura, CA 1.83
421 Apopka, FL 1.82
421 Chicopee, MA 1.82
421 Dearborn Heights, MI 1.82