Ranking of United States Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,351.99); followed by Detroit, MI (2,178.54); St. Louis, MO (2,016.27); Little Rock, AR (1,849.89); and South Bend, IN (1,728.38).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
Memphis, TN
Detroit, MI
St. Louis, MO
Little Rock, AR
South Bend, IN
Albany, GA
Cleveland, OH
Camden County Police Department, NJ
Milwaukee, WI
Wilmington, DE
Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Memphis, TN 2351.99
2 Detroit, MI 2178.54
3 St. Louis, MO 2016.27
4 Little Rock, AR 1849.89
5 South Bend, IN 1728.38
6 Albany, GA 1724.26
7 Cleveland, OH 1656.73
8 Camden County Police Department, NJ 1602.69
9 Milwaukee, WI 1596.83
10 Wilmington, DE 1590.59
11 Kansas City, MO 1585.91
12 Springfield, MO 1507.20
13 Rockford, IL 1451.02
14 Lansing, MI 1431.93
15 Kalamazoo, MI 1431.73
16 Canton, OH 1428.90
17 Pontiac, MI 1413.88
18 San Bernardino, CA 1401.80
19 Terre Haute, IN 1381.10
20 Chattanooga, TN 1359.31
21 Albuquerque, NM 1343.62
22 New Orleans, LA 1324.35
23 Oakland, CA 1290.87
24 Stockton, CA 1277.22
25 Houston, TX 1256.27
26 Beaumont, TX 1225.53
27 Anchorage, AK 1212.34
28 Compton, CA 1177.85
29 Fort Smith, AR 1170.65
30 Trenton, NJ 1168.75
31 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 1155.65
32 Minneapolis, MN 1154.86
33 Rocky Mount, NC 1149.10
34 North Charleston, SC 1144.65
35 Tulsa, OK 1132.62
36 Lubbock, TX 1087.94
37 Dayton, OH 1086.36
38 Flint, MI 1050.17
39 Jackson, TN 1045.60
40 Pueblo, CO 1045.11
41 Daytona Beach, FL 1034.47
42 South Fulton, GA 1027.24
43 Buffalo, NY 1017.96
44 Evansville, IN 1006.40
45 Toledo, OH 1006.13
46 North Little Rock, AR 1002.97
47 Hartford, CT 992.21
48 Vallejo, CA 990.80
49 Paterson, NJ 988.64
50 Chicago, IL 986.90
51 Peoria, IL 986.14
52 Fayetteville, NC 978.15
53 Springfield, MA 966.79
54 Richmond, CA 964.38
55 Burlington, NC 958.13
56 Washington, DC 957.89
57 Baton Rouge, LA 951.90
58 Springfield, IL 946.35
59 Gastonia, NC 924.05
60 Council Bluffs, IA 923.66
61 Shreveport, LA 923.01
62 Salt Lake City, UT 922.41
63 Champaign, IL 921.09
64 Portsmouth, VA 920.33
65 Akron, OH 910.18
66 Melbourne, FL 903.28
67 Albany, NY 902.22
68 Greensboro, NC 901.67
69 Aurora, CO 900.39
70 Cincinnati, OH 892.94
71 Battle Creek, MI 892.87
72 Bossier City, LA 884.29
73 Victorville, CA 880.69
74 Fall River, MA 873.95
75 Lauderhill, FL 872.68
76 Indianapolis, IN 870.69
77 Homestead, FL 864.78
78 Orlando, FL 860.37
79 Durham, NC 858.82
80 Denver, CO 857.93
81 Rapid City, SD 857.41
82 Billings, MT 852.42
83 Dallas, TX 844.74
84 Tacoma, WA 843.17
85 Corpus Christi, TX 842.43
86 Syracuse, NY 839.37
87 Amarillo, TX 836.76
88 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 836.33
89 Sanford, FL 819.67
90 Rochester, NY 818.72
91 Knoxville, TN 809.87
92 Asheville, NC 809.75
93 Odessa, TX 807.68
94 Jonesboro, AR 805.50
95 Phoenix, AZ 798.50
96 Merced, CA 798.13
97 Lawton, OK 785.89
98 Hawthorne, CA 782.44
99 Port Arthur, TX 777.78
100 Tallahassee, FL 773.42
101 Gainesville, FL 771.42
102 Santa Maria, CA 771.22
103 North Miami, FL 762.17
104 West Palm Beach, FL 761.91
105 Lancaster, CA 759.72
106 Brockton, MA 758.29
107 Kokomo, IN 753.44
108 Columbia, SC 752.03
109 Miami Beach, FL 750.42
110 St. Paul, MN 748.73
111 Modesto, CA 740.21
112 Pompano Beach, FL 737.15
113 Davenport, IA 736.70
114 San Antonio, TX 735.39
115 Huntington Park, CA 732.91
116 Oklahoma City, OK 725.97
117 Los Angeles, CA 721.94
118 Schenectady, NY 718.06
119 Grand Rapids, MI 712.55
120 Miami Gardens, FL 709.08
121 New Haven, CT 707.60
122 Des Moines, IA 704.63
123 Tucson, AZ 698.16
124 Jacksonville, FL 697.88
125 Greenville, SC 697.09
126 Decatur, IL 696.83
127 Kingsport, TN 685.59
128 Sacramento, CA 683.36
129 South Gate, CA 682.48
130 Highland, CA 680.83
131 Yakima, WA 680.79
132 High Point, NC 679.70
133 Independence, MO 678.11
134 Ocala, FL 674.01
135 Killeen, TX 668.97
136 Fresno, CA 664.83
137 Joplin, MO 663.59
138 St. Petersburg, FL 661.96
139 Boynton Beach, FL 654.46
140 Pittsburg, CA 647.46
141 Hempstead Village, NY 646.39
142 Galveston, TX 644.32
143 Waco, TX 642.44
144 Norfolk, VA 636.25
145 Worcester, MA 632.41
146 Omaha, NE 631.28
147 Lynwood, CA 630.71
148 Warner Robins, GA 630.51
149 Wilmington, NC 628.81
150 Inglewood, CA 628.79
151 Fort Lauderdale, FL 628.16
152 New Bedford, MA 628.12
153 Seattle, WA 626.30
154 Newport News, VA 625.50
155 Boston, MA 624.39
156 Waterloo, IA 623.51
157 Lakewood, WA 620.20
158 Pensacola, FL 616.02
159 Taylor, MI 611.22
160 Clarksville, TN 609.93
161 Spokane, WA 599.94
162 Santa Monica, CA 597.96
163 Sioux Falls, SD 597.75
164 Elizabeth, NJ 597.60
165 Colorado Springs, CO 597.01
166 Lafayette, IN 594.11
167 Manchester, NH 592.83
168 Sarasota, FL 591.51
169 Fayetteville, AR 579.26
170 New York, NY 577.79
171 Apple Valley, CA 577.58
172 Sioux City, IA 577.29
173 Springfield, OH 575.85
174 Bridgeport, CT 574.30
175 Indio, CA 572.85
176 Pasadena, TX 571.92
177 Hesperia, CA 569.63
178 Delray Beach, FL 568.90
179 National City, CA 568.79
180 Mount Vernon, NY 567.28
181 Lakewood, CO 565.37
182 Casa Grande, AZ 565.01
183 Reno, NV 563.34
184 Lafayette, LA 562.05
185 Bloomington, IN 555.90
186 Columbus, OH 555.64
187 Miami, FL 555.55
188 Salinas, CA 555.18
189 St. Joseph, MO 554.37
190 Hanford, CA 552.73
191 Redding, CA 552.24
192 Watsonville, CA 552.16
193 Tempe, AZ 550.18
194 Turlock, CA 549.99
195 San Francisco, CA 544.06
196 Grand Junction, CO 542.49
197 Fort Worth, TX 541.04
198 Racine, WI 540.66
199 Wyoming, MI 540.29
200 Chicopee, MA 535.34
201 Arlington, TX 531.91
202 Bryan, TX 529.54
203 Newark, NJ 528.62
204 West Valley, UT 528.38
205 Dearborn Heights, MI 528.08
206 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 527.68
207 Green Bay, WI 527.48
208 Antioch, CA 525.42
209 Conway, AR 523.33
210 Portland, OR 522.67
211 North Las Vegas, NV 521.82
212 Tampa, FL 520.19
213 San Leandro, CA 517.71
214 Lake Charles, LA 517.22
215 Bakersfield, CA 516.92
216 Fort Myers, FL 516.71
217 Santa Rosa, CA 516.02
218 Pomona, CA 513.22
219 Chico, CA 512.55
220 New Brunswick, NJ 511.66
221 Athens-Clarke County, GA 510.33
222 Twin Falls, ID 509.12
223 Long Beach, CA 506.43
224 Lorain, OH 506.02
225 Ogden, UT 505.05
226 Bradenton, FL 504.22
227 Yuma, AZ 502.54
228 Warren, MI 501.76
229 Utica, NY 500.98
230 Olympia, WA 500.27
231 El Cajon, CA 496.92
232 Missoula, MT 491.71
233 Marietta, GA 490.64
234 Paramount, CA 487.59
235 Murfreesboro, TN 487.58
236 Providence, RI 486.07
237 Rialto, CA 480.75
238 Commerce City, CO 479.38
239 Palmdale, CA 479.01
240 Haverhill, MA 474.89
241 Santa Cruz, CA 474.85
242 Vancouver, WA 474.15
243 Upland, CA 468.32
244 Madera, CA 467.21
245 Austin, TX 466.97
246 Charleston, SC 465.68
247 Gresham, OR 464.62
248 Medford, OR 461.82
249 Victoria, TX 461.38
250 Fargo, ND 460.11
251 Idaho Falls, ID 458.58
252 Fairfield, CA 457.42
253 East Orange, NJ 457.09
254 Great Falls, MT 455.91
255 Bellflower, CA 455.41
256 Pharr, TX 454.44
257 Tulare, CA 453.12
258 Gardena, CA 452.98
258 Plainfield, NJ 452.98
259 Placentia, CA 452.60
260 Roanoke, VA 451.00
261 Apopka, FL 450.39
262 Lawrence, MA 447.52
263 Riverside, CA 445.91
264 Burien, WA 445.27
265 Lynn, MA 443.63
266 Jersey City, NJ 443.27
267 Lynchburg, VA 442.86
268 Columbia, MO 442.21
269 Johnson City, TN 439.87
270 Greenville, NC 439.75
271 Glendale, AZ 439.59
272 Gulfport, MS 439.41
273 Berkeley, CA 438.92
274 Kentwood, MI 438.17
275 Mesquite, TX 438.00
276 Auburn, WA 437.31
277 Tyler, TX 436.48
278 Baytown, TX 434.32
279 Brooklyn Park, MN 432.65
280 Gilroy, CA 431.40
281 Costa Mesa, CA 430.65
282 Carson, CA 429.02
283 Santa Ana, CA 428.99
284 Kissimmee, FL 427.78
285 Novato, CA 425.56
286 Greeley, CO 425.32
287 San Jose, CA 424.95
288 Santa Barbara, CA 424.25
289 Irvington, NJ 423.53
290 Rancho Cordova, CA 422.06
291 Norwalk, CA 421.11
292 San Marcos, TX 419.68
293 Petaluma, CA 419.37
294 Grand Island, NE 419.04
295 Sparks, NV 418.14
296 Abilene, TX 414.31
297 Harlingen, TX 413.76
298 Taunton, MA 413.34
299 Fort Wayne, IN 412.83
300 Chesapeake, VA 412.76
301 New Britain, CT 410.15
302 Visalia, CA 408.89
303 Westland, MI 406.18
304 Oceanside, CA 405.97
305 Bloomington, IL 405.76
306 Cicero, IL 404.13
307 Hemet, CA 403.22
308 Brownsville, TX 401.90
309 Passaic, NJ 400.80
310 Pawtucket, RI 399.91
311 Longmont, CO 399.82
312 Dubuque, IA 398.94
313 Southfield, MI 395.64
314 Salem, OR 395.17
315 Porterville, CA 394.93
316 Brookhaven, GA 394.68
317 Suffolk, VA 394.05
318 Raleigh, NC 392.11
319 Clinton Township, MI 391.54
320 San Rafael, CA 391.37
321 Coeur d'Alene, ID 391.35
322 Kenosha, WI 390.98
323 Rogers, AR 390.35
324 Clearwater, FL 390.30
325 West Sacramento, CA 390.25
326 Eugene, OR 390.23
327 Valdosta, GA 388.50
328 Largo, FL 387.88
329 Moreno Valley, CA 386.98
330 Wichita Falls, TX 386.92
331 Florissant, MO 385.74
332 Smyrna, TN 385.02
333 Vineland, NJ 382.88
334 Perris, CA 380.00
335 Cheyenne, WY 376.83
336 Roswell, GA 374.23
337 Smyrna, GA 373.36
338 Escondido, CA 373.25
339 Waterbury, CT 372.92
340 Temple, TX 371.82
341 Mesa, AZ 371.66
342 Woodland, CA 371.38
343 Revere, MA 370.30
344 Oak Park, IL 369.98
345 San Diego, CA 368.88
346 Waukegan, IL 368.56
347 Ontario, CA 365.94
348 Midland, TX 364.71
349 Pocatello, ID 362.04
350 Yuba City, CA 360.31
351 Lakeland, FL 354.77
352 Federal Way, WA 354.38
353 Oxnard, CA 353.70
354 Framingham, MA 353.51
355 DeSoto, TX 353.17
356 Anaheim, CA 352.64
357 Texas City, TX 351.36
358 Kent, WA 351.05
359 San Angelo, TX 350.48
360 Rosemead, CA 349.44
361 Richmond, VA 348.83
362 Deerfield Beach, FL 348.63
363 Chino, CA 347.84
364 Avondale, AZ 347.00
365 Bismarck, ND 346.68
366 Colton, CA 346.54
367 Hollywood, FL 346.47
368 Pinellas Park, FL 345.57
369 Delano, CA 344.99
370 Bowling Green, KY 343.72
371 Napa, CA 341.27
372 Jacksonville, NC 341.03
373 Summerville, SC 340.71
374 Renton, WA 338.34
375 Longview, TX 337.61
376 Everett, WA 337.07
377 Vista, CA 336.26
378 Spokane Valley, WA 334.10
379 Aurora, IL 333.32
380 Redlands, CA 331.38
381 Lodi, CA 329.88
382 Chula Vista, CA 329.46
383 Hayward, CA 328.17
384 Concord, CA 325.20
385 Yonkers, NY 325.17
386 Citrus Heights, CA 323.84
387 Laredo, TX 323.52
388 Boulder, CO 321.77
389 Cedar Rapids, IA 321.60
390 Irving, TX 321.02
391 Quincy, MA 320.57
392 Madison, WI 320.47
393 Lexington, KY 320.08
394 West Allis, WI 319.52
395 Bentonville, AR 317.85
396 Midwest City, OK 316.99
397 El Paso, TX 316.22
398 Hamden, CT 316.02
399 Nampa, ID 314.56
400 Edinburg, TX 314.04
401 Lowell, MA 313.86
402 Bloomington, MN 312.36
403 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 307.97
404 Azusa, CA 307.71
405 Fontana, CA 307.55
406 Bozeman, MT 305.09
407 Springfield, OR 304.71
408 La Mesa, CA 304.26
409 Fullerton, CA 303.57
410 El Monte, CA 300.80
411 Duluth, MN 300.39
412 Ventura, CA 300.11
413 Union City, NJ 298.29
414 Garden Grove, CA 298.20
415 Lakewood, CA 297.90
416 Union City, CA 297.49
417 Dearborn, MI 296.24
418 Boise, ID 292.79
419 Pasadena, CA 292.64
420 Lewisville, TX 292.42
421 Grand Forks, ND 292.01
422 Norman, OK 289.37
423 Shawnee, KS 288.49
424 Plymouth, MA 288.17
425 Thornton, CO 287.88
426 Garland, TX 287.37
427 Stillwater, OK 287.23
428 Westminster, CO 286.11
429 Westminster, CA 285.43
430 Santee, CA 284.99
431 Cambridge, MA 284.31
432 Yucaipa, CA 282.29
433 Cheektowaga Town, NY 282.22
434 Palm Bay, FL 280.59
435 Pico Rivera, CA 279.37
436 Lake Elsinore, CA 279.16
437 Oshkosh, WI 278.77
438 Whittier, CA 278.58
439 Eau Claire, WI 276.47
440 Richland, WA 276.23
441 Newark, OH 274.57
442 Downey, CA 271.04
443 Malden, MA 268.96
444 Kenner, LA 268.44
445 St. Charles, MO 268.30
446 Appleton, WI 266.65
447 Perth Amboy, NJ 266.62
448 Owensboro, KY 266.42
449 Hampton, VA 266.26
450 Peoria, AZ 263.89
451 San Mateo, CA 260.34
452 St. Peters, MO 259.99
453 Jurupa Valley, CA 257.20
454 La Habra, CA 257.12
455 Bellingham, WA 256.33
456 Bartlett, TN 256.22
457 Brentwood, CA 255.82
458 La Crosse, WI 255.80
459 Manteca, CA 255.51
460 Meriden, CT 254.90
461 Elyria, OH 253.37
462 Kennewick, WA 251.39
463 Redondo Beach, CA 250.27
464 Olathe, KS 249.60
465 Rochester, MN 249.30
466 Alameda, CA 247.29
467 West Jordan, UT 246.70
468 Huntington Beach, CA 246.34
469 Grand Prairie, TX 245.19
470 Burnsville, MN 244.12
471 Ann Arbor, MI 243.69
472 Davie, FL 243.55
473 Miramar, FL 243.26
474 Vacaville, CA 243.07
475 Pasco, WA 237.76
476 Kannapolis, NC 235.35
477 Beaverton, OR 234.80
478 Cathedral City, CA 234.59
479 Elgin, IL 233.97
480 Palm Desert, CA 232.30
481 Hillsboro, OR 231.23
482 New Braunfels, TX 231.13
483 Arvada, CO 227.67
484 Franklin, TN 227.48
485 South San Francisco, CA 227.07
486 Elk Grove, CA 224.44
487 Janesville, WI 224.17
488 Livonia, MI 223.91
489 Weymouth, MA 223.79
490 Waterford Township, MI 222.73
491 Goodyear, AZ 222.08
492 Leesburg, VA 221.54
493 Buena Park, CA 221.00
493 Alpharetta, GA 221.00
494 Beaumont, CA 219.35
495 Harrisonburg, VA 218.93
496 Stamford, CT 217.75
497 Tamarac, FL 216.62
498 Peabody, MA 215.20