Ranking of United States Cities By Total 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, Springfield, MO had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (8,492.44); followed by Salt Lake City, UT (8,307.66); Memphis, TN (7,967.59); St. Louis, MO (7,920.33); and Chattanooga, TN (7,736.24).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total 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 Total 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 Total 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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
Springfield, MO
Salt Lake City, UT
Memphis, TN
St. Louis, MO
Chattanooga, TN
Joplin, MO
Little Rock, AR
Fort Smith, AR
Asheville, NC
Oakland, CA
Ranking of US Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Springfield, MO 8492.44
2 Salt Lake City, UT 8307.66
3 Memphis, TN 7967.59
4 St. Louis, MO 7920.33
5 Chattanooga, TN 7736.24
6 Joplin, MO 7154.22
7 Little Rock, AR 6742.44
8 Fort Smith, AR 6720.71
9 Asheville, NC 6580.12
10 Oakland, CA 6510.51
11 Miami Beach, FL 6497.64
12 Tacoma, WA 6411.42
13 Albuquerque, NM 6385.21
14 Kalamazoo, MI 6318.46
15 Canton, OH 6315.96
16 Tulsa, OK 6307.10
17 North Charleston, SC 6272.18
18 Terre Haute, IN 6194.31
19 Albany, GA 6141.10
20 New Orleans, LA 5863.95
21 Baton Rouge, LA 5844.15
22 Springfield, OH 5801.08
23 Spokane, WA 5798.04
24 Cleveland, OH 5771.77
25 Shreveport, LA 5767.61
26 Fayetteville, AR 5762.34
27 Minneapolis, MN 5741.69
28 Kansas City, MO 5741.44
29 Council Bluffs, IA 5739.89
30 St. Joseph, MO 5736.48
31 Pueblo, CO 5728.22
32 Great Falls, MT 5638.87
33 Billings, MT 5638.32
34 Lakewood, CO 5634.90
35 Bossier City, LA 5539.50
36 Denver, CO 5528.33
37 Seattle, WA 5525.87
38 Detroit, MI 5504.72
39 Portsmouth, VA 5467.86
40 Houston, TX 5457.82
41 South Bend, IN 5437.77
42 Burlington, NC 5326.98
43 Portland, OR 5306.05
44 Wilmington, DE 5298.15
45 Independence, MO 5273.13
46 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 5243.65
47 Columbia, SC 5240.67
48 Lubbock, TX 5235.25
49 Grand Junction, CO 5215.98
50 Kingsport, TN 5171.40
51 Lafayette, LA 5098.71
52 Knoxville, TN 5045.26
53 Gastonia, NC 5032.21
54 Berkeley, CA 5005.48
55 San Francisco, CA 4981.20
56 Dayton, OH 4937.48
57 Santa Monica, CA 4920.75
58 Lakewood, WA 4898.10
59 Bellingham, WA 4874.56
60 Rapid City, SD 4869.29
61 Medford, OR 4855.03
62 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4798.56
63 Bowling Green, KY 4792.59
64 Greenville, SC 4775.46
65 Gulfport, MS 4746.20
66 North Little Rock, AR 4704.16
67 Bakersfield, CA 4693.96
68 Davenport, IA 4687.35
69 Anchorage, AK 4684.90
70 Burien, WA 4682.05
71 Orlando, FL 4675.44
72 Warner Robins, GA 4665.77
73 Evansville, IN 4665.09
74 Jackson, TN 4652.41
75 Oklahoma City, OK 4639.72
76 Des Moines, IA 4638.40
77 La Crosse, WI 4627.91
78 St. Paul, MN 4624.04
79 Spokane Valley, WA 4613.84
80 Durham, NC 4611.74
81 Cincinnati, OH 4576.27
82 Renton, WA 4570.47
83 Auburn, WA 4560.34
84 Beaumont, TX 4551.84
85 Greensboro, NC 4547.38
86 Amarillo, TX 4531.79
87 Johnson City, TN 4498.24
88 Akron, OH 4488.61
89 Indianapolis, IN 4480.66
90 Lansing, MI 4473.62
91 Eugene, OR 4441.50
92 Fayetteville, NC 4401.67
93 Kent, WA 4390.40
94 Vallejo, CA 4389.91
95 Washington, DC 4389.21
96 San Antonio, TX 4377.22
97 Milwaukee, WI 4374.09
98 Jonesboro, AR 4366.26
99 Tucson, AZ 4363.72
100 San Leandro, CA 4356.84
101 Aurora, CO 4334.23
102 Richmond, CA 4327.14
103 Rockford, IL 4326.81
104 Stockton, CA 4318.04
105 Roanoke, VA 4310.67
106 Dallas, TX 4304.24
107 Salem, OR 4250.08
108 Rochester, NY 4249.05
109 San Bernardino, CA 4247.45
110 New Haven, CT 4241.78
111 Baytown, TX 4190.28
112 West Palm Beach, FL 4179.47
113 Harlingen, TX 4179.10
114 Hartford, CT 4147.88
115 Buffalo, NY 4146.06
116 Yakima, WA 4142.25
117 Owensboro, KY 4141.98
118 Corpus Christi, TX 4135.24
119 Boulder, CO 4124.84
120 Daytona Beach, FL 4117.92
121 Tempe, AZ 4113.34
122 Austin, TX 4111.56
123 Waco, TX 4105.91
124 Vancouver, WA 4105.34
125 Missoula, MT 4101.06
126 Rocky Mount, NC 4095.67
127 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 4093.04
128 Duluth, MN 4092.10
129 Colorado Springs, CO 4008.18
130 Delray Beach, FL 4000.74
131 Galveston, TX 3984.16
132 Santa Cruz, CA 3981.68
133 Mesquite, TX 3981.60
134 Gainesville, FL 3959.99
135 Fargo, ND 3948.73
136 North Miami, FL 3948.72
137 Melbourne, FL 3938.86
138 Utica, NY 3901.96
139 Toledo, OH 3899.91
140 West Valley, UT 3870.13
141 South Gate, CA 3855.96
142 Brooklyn Park, MN 3850.58
143 Ocala, FL 3849.86
144 Westminster, CO 3843.22
145 Sioux City, IA 3841.31
146 Ogden, UT 3826.34
147 Camden County Police Department, NJ 3813.91
148 Commerce City, CO 3809.28
149 Omaha, NE 3805.77
150 Phoenix, AZ 3805.36
151 Newark, OH 3796.54
152 Olympia, WA 3794.96
153 Huntington Park, CA 3782.95
154 Fresno, CA 3771.25
155 Cheyenne, WY 3766.74
156 Avondale, AZ 3750.92
157 Sioux Falls, SD 3750.87
158 Tallahassee, FL 3729.87
159 South Fulton, GA 3722.51
160 Bloomington, MN 3720.10
161 High Point, NC 3707.12
162 San Rafael, CA 3705.22
163 Lake Charles, LA 3696.40
164 Syracuse, NY 3696.19
165 Columbus, OH 3686.05
166 Albany, NY 3675.33
167 Davis, CA 3670.57
168 Hayward, CA 3663.97
169 Lafayette, IN 3661.86
170 Bismarck, ND 3657.48
171 Pinellas Park, FL 3657.09
172 Pomona, CA 3654.38
173 Valdosta, GA 3651.90
174 Costa Mesa, CA 3619.05
175 Everett, WA 3598.40
176 Kennewick, WA 3589.55
177 Jacksonville, FL 3581.18
178 Compton, CA 3579.62
179 Lauderhill, FL 3533.51
180 Pensacola, FL 3528.44
181 Pompano Beach, FL 3515.79
182 Battle Creek, MI 3515.27
183 Cedar Rapids, IA 3510.76
184 Tyler, TX 3486.25
185 Athens-Clarke County, GA 3479.46
186 Sacramento, CA 3478.47
187 Alameda, CA 3468.42
188 Wichita Falls, TX 3466.03
189 Riverside, CA 3459.34
190 Thornton, CO 3455.98
191 Marietta, GA 3432.88
192 Springfield, MA 3425.57
193 Arvada, CO 3408.60
194 Turlock, CA 3376.78
195 Norfolk, VA 3356.89
196 San Angelo, TX 3349.70
197 Sarasota, FL 3345.65
198 Odessa, TX 3329.69
199 Conway, AR 3325.12
200 Miami, FL 3313.79
201 Gresham, OR 3301.54
202 Long Beach, CA 3295.77
203 Homestead, FL 3293.26
204 Richmond, VA 3291.62
205 Fort Worth, TX 3289.37
206 Pontiac, MI 3288.95
207 Trenton, NJ 3286.74
208 Concord, CA 3274.29
209 Modesto, CA 3271.15
210 Sandy, UT 3261.89
211 Schenectady, NY 3252.73
212 Miami Gardens, FL 3235.28
213 Merced, CA 3232.89
214 Longview, TX 3230.54
215 St. Petersburg, FL 3230.23
216 West Sacramento, CA 3223.72
217 Waterloo, IA 3211.31
218 West Allis, WI 3205.19
219 Cheektowaga Town, NY 3205.03
220 Lexington, KY 3203.00
221 Longmont, CO 3199.55
222 Wilmington, NC 3197.29
223 Glendale, AZ 3188.66
224 Victoria, TX 3171.78
225 Manchester, CT 3164.67
226 Midwest City, OK 3157.80
227 Ventura, CA 3152.02
228 Palm Desert, CA 3146.20
229 Yuba City, CA 3132.58
230 Bellevue, WA 3131.23
231 Summerville, SC 3129.71
232 Columbia, MO 3122.67
233 Broomfield, CO 3110.24
234 Westminster, CA 3109.95
235 Texas City, TX 3108.96
236 Palo Alto, CA 3107.29
237 Springfield, OR 3106.84
238 Madison, WI 3105.02
239 Port Arthur, TX 3094.53
240 Arlington, TX 3090.64
241 Greenville, NC 3088.84
242 Casper, WY 3078.43
243 Santa Maria, CA 3078.42
244 Eau Claire, WI 3077.32
245 Redding, CA 3062.60
246 Sanford, FL 3062.14
247 Kannapolis, NC 3059.59
248 Walnut Creek, CA 3044.50
249 Waterbury, CT 3042.99
250 Lawton, OK 3024.64
251 Fairfield, CA 3009.51
252 Temple, TX 2999.57
253 Federal Way, WA 2997.81
254 Rogers, AR 2995.98
255 Apopka, FL 2995.88
256 Antioch, CA 2982.73
257 Murfreesboro, TN 2978.87
258 Bloomington, IN 2975.21
259 Gilroy, CA 2968.36
260 Kenner, LA 2964.95
261 Inglewood, CA 2956.87
262 Colton, CA 2953.72
263 Albany, OR 2950.33
264 Redlands, CA 2946.26
265 Los Angeles, CA 2944.77
266 Paramount, CA 2940.36
267 Rialto, CA 2921.04
268 New Britain, CT 2920.79
269 Pasadena, TX 2920.34
270 Brookhaven, GA 2915.66
271 Providence, RI 2905.30
272 Greeley, CO 2904.85
273 Boynton Beach, FL 2903.16
274 Richland, WA 2900.46
275 Lorain, OH 2893.58
276 Irving, TX 2886.71
277 Anaheim, CA 2885.66
278 Grand Island, NE 2878.93
279 Tustin, CA 2874.87
280 Norman, OK 2872.39
281 Manchester, NH 2868.57
282 Union City, CA 2864.99
283 Shoreline, WA 2862.26
284 Clarksville, TN 2859.15
285 Buena Park, CA 2849.78
286 Elizabeth, NJ 2841.30
287 Santa Barbara, CA 2829.04
288 Lakeland, FL 2827.64
289 Tigard, OR 2820.30
290 Pittsburg, CA 2819.22
291 Hemet, CA 2816.71
292 Bellflower, CA 2816.20
293 Garland, TX 2814.61
294 Salinas, CA 2811.19
295 Lynwood, CA 2808.88
296 Burnsville, MN 2792.74
297 Hamden, CT 2787.89
298 Charleston, SC 2784.74
299 Mountain View, CA 2777.48
300 West Jordan, UT 2777.33
301 Moreno Valley, CA 2774.36
302 West Hartford, CT 2773.76
303 Flint, MI 2773.03
304 Hampton, VA 2769.20
305 Stillwater, OK 2766.03
306 San Jose, CA 2765.70
307 Kentwood, MI 2755.30
308 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 2747.80
309 Citrus Heights, CA 2745.88
310 Lacey, WA 2742.17
311 Kokomo, IN 2741.33
312 Upland, CA 2737.68
313 Smyrna, TN 2736.68
314 Perris, CA 2733.28
315 Kissimmee, FL 2730.81
316 Tulare, CA 2723.28
317 Reno, NV 2719.86
318 Fullerton, CA 2709.86
319 Visalia, CA 2695.73
320 Florissant, MO 2692.28
321 Fort Wayne, IN 2691.45
322 Carson, CA 2690.10
323 Gardena, CA 2689.23
324 Bradenton, FL 2689.16
325 Grand Rapids, MI 2684.77
326 Hawthorne, CA 2684.63
327 Newport News, VA 2677.53
328 Woodland, CA 2674.93
329 Santa Clara, CA 2668.67
330 Watsonville, CA 2668.46
331 Conroe, TX 2660.64
332 Worcester, MA 2636.73
333 Grand Forks, ND 2635.19
334 Chicopee, MA 2633.02
335 Chico, CA 2616.87
336 Garden Grove, CA 2601.66
337 Lake Elsinore, CA 2595.22
338 Casa Grande, AZ 2594.36
339 Burbank, CA 2594.25
340 Milpitas, CA 2568.97
341 Abilene, TX 2557.61
342 Blue Springs, MO 2555.48
343 DeSoto, TX 2554.42
344 Mishawaka, IN 2550.88
345 Edinburg, TX 2549.98
346 Fountain Valley, CA 2545.85
347 Placentia, CA 2539.99
348 San Marcos, TX 2529.96
349 Santa Ana, CA 2527.42
350 Moore, OK 2525.46
351 Glendora, CA 2525.35
352 Fremont, CA 2522.73
353 Pocatello, ID 2521.97
354 South San Francisco, CA 2521.24
355 Davie, FL 2511.39
356 Largo, FL 2510.69
357 Ontario, CA 2508.75
358 Chino, CA 2508.59
359 Bryan, TX 2501.29
360 Victorville, CA 2499.90
361 Boston, MA 2495.69
362 Pawtucket, RI 2495.24
363 Lancaster, CA 2493.52
364 Paterson, NJ 2489.19
365 Hanford, CA 2486.44
366 Vineland, NJ 2481.11
367 Yuma, AZ 2472.35
368 Taylor, MI 2469.60
369 Hollywood, FL 2468.77
370 Lakewood, CA 2463.96
371 Rancho Cordova, CA 2461.59
372 National City, CA 2459.89
373 Beaverton, OR 2456.91
374 San Mateo, CA 2456.15
375 Colonie Town, NY 2454.41
376 Redmond, WA 2451.66
377 Brockton, MA 2450.31
378 Pasadena, CA 2449.23
379 Midland, TX 2447.37
380 Dubuque, IA 2447.15
381 Coral Gables, FL 2437.17
382 Oxnard, CA 2431.64
383 Smyrna, GA 2428.60
384 Raleigh, NC 2423.15
385 New Bedford, MA 2415.53
386 Jacksonville, NC 2409.45
387 Redondo Beach, CA 2399.26
388 Fort Myers, FL 2397.65
389 West Haven, CT 2395.63
390 Coon Rapids, MN 2395.43
391 Janesville, WI 2387.06
392 Meriden, CT 2381.92
393 Sparks, NV 2381.31
394 Marana, AZ 2377.21
395 Jurupa Valley, CA 2376.84
396 Goodyear, AZ 2367.00
397 Racine, WI 2363.76
398 El Cajon, CA 2328.34
399 Blaine, MN 2327.75
400 Bridgeport, CT 2320.75
401 Deerfield Beach, FL 2310.73
402 West Covina, CA 2306.91
403 Twin Falls, ID 2292.03
404 Clearwater, FL 2288.33
405 Cherry Hill Township, NJ 2287.28
406 Newport Beach, CA 2284.25
407 Idaho Falls, ID 2283.44
408 Grapevine, TX 2280.67
409 Irvington, NJ 2279.67
410 Monterey Park, CA 2278.18
411 Azusa, CA 2267.09
412 Corona, CA 2261.88
413 Brownsville, TX 2257.84
414 Kirkland, WA 2251.51
415 Suffolk, VA 2250.19
416 New Brunswick, NJ 2247.72
417 Torrance, CA 2241.65
418 Plantation, FL 2237.93
419 Oceanside, CA 2233.66
420 Downey, CA 2228.65
421 Sunnyvale, CA 2227.95
422 Mesa, AZ 2222.20
423 Brentwood, CA 2219.16
424 Huntington Beach, CA 2218.58
425 Madera, CA 2213.98
426 Clovis, CA 2210.45
427 Chesapeake, VA 2206.23
428 Southfield, MI 2203.48
429 Whittier, CA 2202.79
430 Lodi, CA 2200.65
431 Bartlett, TN 2193.79
432 St. Charles, MO 2188.28
433 Overland Park, KS 2186.47
434 Hillsboro, OR 2180.92
435 Rochester, MN 2178.07
436 Lee's Summit, MO 2177.17
437 Roseville, CA 2175.84
438 Grand Prairie, TX 2172.19
439 Boca Raton, FL 2171.62
440 Pico Rivera, CA 2170.37
441 Orem, UT 2164.77
442 North Las Vegas, NV 2163.79
443 Woodbury, MN 2158.95
444 Escondido, CA 2157.49
445 Newark, NJ 2157.01
446 Killeen, TX 2153.26
447 Norwalk, CA 2143.12
448 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2141.23
449 Greenwood, IN 2136.95
450 New York, NY 2136.29
451 Farmers Branch, TX 2135.95
452 Santa Rosa, CA 2134.15
453 Oshkosh, WI 2130.29
454 Cambridge, MA 2129.43
455 Broken Arrow, OK 2109.64
456 Porterville, CA 2108.54
457 St. Peters, MO 2107.09
458 Bend, OR 2096.92
459 La Habra, CA 2091.57
460 College Station, TX 2083.90
461 Richardson, TX 2082.29
462 La Mesa, CA 2081.09
463 Milford, CT 2079.39
464 Dearborn, MI 2076.85
465 Lynchburg, VA 2076.72
466 San Diego, CA 2076.09
467 Temecula, CA 2072.28
468 Green Bay, WI 2067.86
469 Scottsdale, AZ 2066.87
470 Chandler, AZ 2066.49
471 Lewisville, TX 2065.88
472 Alhambra, CA 2062.83
473 Indio, CA 2061.81
474 Wyoming, MI 2061.23
475 Union City, NJ 2046.87
476 Delano, CA 2041.96
477 Napa, CA 2038.68
477 Peoria, IL 2038.68
478 Highland, CA 2035.32
479 Fall River, MA 2029.48
480 Springfield, IL 2026.13
481 Pharr, TX 2025.02
482 Pasco, WA 2020.27
483 McAllen, TX 2017.03
484 Rosemead, CA 2015.27
485 Shawnee, KS 2007.31
486 Novato, CA 1982.98
487 Vacaville, CA 1982.96
488 Nampa, ID 1973.16
489 Colerain Township, OH 1972.79
490 Layton, UT 1966.18
491 Warren, MI 1965.98
492 Manteca, CA 1965.17
493 Coeur d'Alene, ID 1964.24
494 Iowa City, IA 1961.46
495 Ames, IA 1958.01
496 Greece Town, NY 1953.24
497 Boise, ID 1948.34
498 Dearborn Heights, MI 1943.56
499 Jersey City, NJ 1943.23