Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the US city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was New York, NY (32,056); followed by Houston, TX (19,180); Los Angeles, CA (18,535); Chicago, IL (16,597); and Memphis, TN (12,479).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in the United States.

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 Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2020
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 New York, NY 32056
2 Houston, TX 19180
3 Los Angeles, CA 18535
4 Chicago, IL 16597
5 Memphis, TN 12479
6 Detroit, MI 11518
7 Phoenix, AZ 9113
8 San Antonio, TX 8089
9 Dallas, TX 7417
10 Milwaukee, WI 6860
11 Kansas City, MO 6076
12 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 6063
13 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 5888
14 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 5711
15 Albuquerque, NM 5592
16 Jacksonville, FL 4900
17 Indianapolis, IN 4800
18 Denver, CO 4344
19 St. Louis, MO 4278
20 Cleveland, OH 4135
21 Washington, DC 4115
22 Fort Worth, TX 3606
23 San Diego, CA 3555
24 Oklahoma City, OK 3379
25 Tulsa, OK 3364
26 New Orleans, LA 3196
27 Boston, MA 3193
28 Austin, TX 3048
29 Little Rock, AR 3036
30 Seattle, WA 3008
31 Stockton, CA 2869
32 Minneapolis, MN 2803
33 Oakland, CA 2710
34 San Jose, CA 2584
35 Sacramento, CA 2501
36 Fresno, CA 2446
37 Portland, OR 2343
38 Tucson, AZ 2341
39 Anchorage, AK 2338
40 Columbus, OH 2278
41 Aurora, CO 2262
42 Omaha, NE 2180
43 Lubbock, TX 2168
44 San Francisco, CA 2162
45 San Bernardino, CA 2101
46 Colorado Springs, CO 2084
47 Corpus Christi, TX 2028
48 Chattanooga, TN 2021
49 Springfield, MO 1970
49 Toledo, OH 1970
50 Greensboro, NC 1969
51 Miami, FL 1880
52 Orlando, FL 1817
53 Buffalo, NY 1798
54 Rockford, IL 1731
55 Fayetteville, NC 1695
56 Cincinnati, OH 1664
57 Durham, NC 1660
58 Tampa, FL 1652
59 El Paso, TX 1589
60 Arlington, TX 1514
61 Baton Rouge, LA 1473
62 South Bend, IN 1421
63 St. Petersburg, FL 1372
64 Lansing, MI 1367
65 Long Beach, CA 1344
66 St. Paul, MN 1335
67 Mesa, AZ 1326
68 Shreveport, LA 1284
69 Amarillo, TX 1279
70 Akron, OH 1267
71 Tacoma, WA 1266
72 Bakersfield, CA 1253
73 Raleigh, NC 1237
74 Modesto, CA 1200
75 Norfolk, VA 1132
76 Rochester, NY 1128
77 Knoxville, TN 1125
78 Des Moines, IA 1119
79 Grand Rapids, MI 1102
80 Salt Lake City, UT 1084
81 Tallahassee, FL 1058
82 Dayton, OH 1045
83 Albany, GA 1043
84 Springfield, MA 1042
85 Beaumont, TX 1032
86 Evansville, IN 983
87 Newark, NJ 953
88 Paterson, NJ 930
89 Riverside, CA 925
90 Newport News, VA 923
91 Worcester, MA 909
92 Sioux Falls, SD 908
93 South Fulton, GA 899
93 North Charleston, SC 899
94 Reno, NV 876
95 Hartford, CT 874
96 Camden County Police Department, NJ 872
97 Santa Ana, CA 868
98 Kalamazoo, MI 867
99 Spokane, WA 855
100 Syracuse, NY 842
101 Lancaster, CA 841
102 North Las Vegas, NV 835
103 Fort Smith, AR 822
104 Chesapeake, VA 813
105 Victorville, CA 810
106 Glendale, AZ 808
107 Clarksville, TN 806
108 Peoria, IL 802
108 Flint, MI 802
109 Odessa, TX 794
110 Wilmington, DE 786
111 Compton, CA 774
112 Springfield, IL 771
113 Pueblo, CO 768
114 Richmond, CA 767
115 Killeen, TX 761
116 Jersey City, NJ 751
117 Fort Wayne, IN 743
118 Vallejo, CA 736
119 Terre Haute, IN 725
120 Canton, OH 719
121 Billings, MT 715
122 Fort Lauderdale, FL 709
123 Gainesville, FL 695
124 Tempe, AZ 689
124 Pontiac, MI 689
125 Anaheim, CA 680
125 Columbia, SC 680
126 Champaign, IL 670
127 Waco, TX 669
128 Santa Rosa, CA 664
129 Albany, NY 631
130 Fall River, MA 623
131 Pasadena, TX 618
132 Trenton, NJ 617
133 Daytona Beach, FL 609
134 High Point, NC 608
135 Providence, RI 607
136 Laredo, TX 601
137 Madison, WI 593
138 Melbourne, FL 589
139 Portsmouth, VA 585
140 Jackson, TN 583
141 Vancouver, WA 575
142 Santa Maria, CA 572
143 Brockton, MA 570
144 Miami Gardens, FL 569
145 Lakewood, CO 566
146 Wilmington, NC 560
147 Salinas, CA 556
148 Gastonia, NC 550
149 Moreno Valley, CA 543
149 Asheville, NC 543
150 Chula Vista, CA 541
151 West Palm Beach, FL 538
152 Davenport, IA 537
152 Murfreesboro, TN 537
153 New Haven, CT 536
154 Lafayette, LA 534
155 Lawton, OK 532
156 Palmdale, CA 530
157 North Little Rock, AR 523
158 Salem, OR 520
159 West Valley, UT 519
160 Independence, MO 516
161 Pompano Beach, FL 512
162 Yakima, WA 508
163 Lauderhill, FL 502
163 Aurora, IL 502
163 Lexington, KY 502
164 Oceanside, CA 501
165 Jonesboro, AR 497
166 Rocky Mount, NC 496
167 Brownsville, TX 495
168 Merced, CA 492
169 Manchester, NH 482
170 Hawthorne, CA 480
171 Charleston, SC 479
172 Warren, MI 476
173 Bossier City, LA 472
174 Council Bluffs, IA 470
175 Battle Creek, MI 464
176 Richmond, VA 454
177 Boise, ID 448
177 Rapid City, SD 448
178 Hesperia, CA 447
179 Athens-Clarke County, GA 443
180 South Gate, CA 441
181 Yonkers, NY 439
182 New Bedford, MA 435
183 Elizabeth, NJ 431
184 Green Bay, WI 430
185 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 426
186 Burlington, NC 425
187 Fontana, CA 423
188 Irving, TX 419
189 Bridgeport, CT 418
190 Fargo, ND 409
190 Eugene, OR 409
191 Midland, TX 408
192 Yuma, AZ 405
193 Chico, CA 401
193 Pomona, CA 401
193 Miami Beach, FL 401
194 Antioch, CA 400
195 Ontario, CA 398
196 Escondido, CA 395
197 Indio, CA 393
198 Columbia, MO 392
199 Fayetteville, AR 390
199 Mesquite, TX 390
200 Boynton Beach, FL 389
201 Henderson, NV 388
202 Sanford, FL 386
203 Warner Robins, GA 382
204 Greenville, SC 381
205 Oxnard, CA 380
206 Kokomo, IN 366
207 Homestead, FL 363
208 El Cajon, CA 361
209 Apple Valley, CA 359
210 Inglewood, CA 358
211 Bloomington, IN 354
212 Fort Myers, FL 352
212 Decatur, IL 352
213 Redding, CA 347
213 Schenectady, NY 347
214 Grand Prairie, TX 344
214 Tyler, TX 344
215 Waterloo, IA 337
216 Santa Monica, CA 335
217 Lynn, MA 334
218 Sioux City, IA 332
218 Garland, TX 332
219 Abilene, TX 331
220 Greeley, CO 330
221 Peoria, AZ 327
222 Lafayette, IN 326
223 Overland Park, KS 325
224 North Miami, FL 324
225 Lake Charles, LA 322
226 Clinton Township, MI 321
227 Hialeah, FL 315
227 Gresham, OR 315
228 Garden Grove, CA 314
229 Huntington Beach, CA 313
230 Taylor, MI 310
231 Fairfield, CA 308
232 Chandler, AZ 307
232 Roswell, GA 307
233 Costa Mesa, CA 306
234 Greenville, NC 305
234 Roanoke, VA 305
235 Rialto, CA 304
236 Highland, CA 303
236 Cedar Rapids, IA 303
236 Bryan, TX 303
237 Visalia, CA 299
237 Kingsport, TN 299
238 Delray Beach, FL 298
238 Hollywood, FL 298
239 Port Arthur, TX 297
240 Pittsburg, CA 296
240 Suffolk, VA 296
241 Ocala, FL 294
242 Wyoming, MI 293
243 Racine, WI 290
244 Turlock, CA 288
244 Ogden, UT 288
245 Lawrence, MA 286
246 Olathe, KS 285
247 Sparks, NV 284
248 Conway, AR 282
248 Norwalk, CA 282
249 Clearwater, FL 281
250 Missoula, MT 280
250 Pharr, TX 280
251 Lynchburg, VA 277
252 Casa Grande, AZ 276
253 Lakewood, WA 273
254 Haverhill, MA 272
255 Mount Vernon, NY 270
256 Norman, OK 269
257 Carson, CA 265
258 Kenosha, WI 264
259 Lynwood, CA 263
260 Grand Junction, CO 262
261 Scottsdale, AZ 257
261 Sarasota, FL 257
261 Lowell, MA 257
262 Medford, OR 256
263 Elk Grove, CA 255
264 Hanford, CA 254
264 Lakeland, FL 254
265 Kissimmee, FL 253
266 Dearborn Heights, MI 249
267 Cambridge, MA 248
268 Westland, MI 247
269 Fremont, CA 246
270 Pensacola, FL 244
270 San Angelo, TX 244
270 Virginia Beach, VA 244
271 Santa Barbara, CA 243
272 Miramar, FL 242
272 St. Joseph, MO 242
273 Fullerton, CA 241
273 Hempstead Village, NY 241
274 Everett, WA 240
275 Pasadena, CA 238
275 Vista, CA 238
275 Boulder, CO 238
276 Upland, CA 237
276 Longmont, CO 237
276 Quincy, MA 237
276 Wichita Falls, TX 237
277 Avondale, AZ 236
277 Idaho Falls, ID 236
278 Gulfport, MS 234
278 Plano, TX 234
278 Spokane Valley, WA 234
279 Victoria, TX 233
280 Bradenton, FL 231
281 Rancho Cordova, CA 230
281 Largo, FL 230
282 National City, CA 229
282 Framingham, MA 229
282 Lorain, OH 229
283 Palm Bay, FL 227
284 Bloomington, IL 226
284 Chicopee, MA 226
284 Johnson City, TN 226
285 Chino, CA 224
285 Watsonville, CA 224
286 Southfield, MI 217
287 Cape Coral, FL 216
287 Dearborn, MI 216
288 Brooklyn Park, MN 215
289 Twin Falls, ID 214
290 Perris, CA 213
290 Joplin, MO 213
291 Nampa, ID 212
292 Concord, CA 211
293 Berkeley, CA 210
293 Marietta, GA 210
294 Jurupa Valley, CA 209
294 Waterbury, CT 209
295 Pawtucket, RI 207
296 Ann Arbor, MI 206
297 Bellflower, CA 205
297 Hayward, CA 205
297 Novato, CA 205
297 Hampton, VA 205
298 Utica, NY 204
298 Edinburg, TX 204
299 Deerfield Beach, FL 203
300 Madera, CA 202
301 Ventura, CA 201
301 Baytown, TX 201
302 West Jordan, UT 200
302 Kent, WA 200
303 Santa Cruz, CA 198
304 Alexandria, VA 197
304 Renton, WA 197
305 Temple, TX 196
306 Petaluma, CA 195
306 Tulare, CA 195
306 New Britain, CT 195
306 Taunton, MA 195
306 Great Falls, MT 195
306 Jacksonville, NC 195
307 East Orange, NJ 194
308 Gilbert, AZ 193
309 Davie, FL 192
310 Hemet, CA 191
310 Auburn, WA 191
311 New Brunswick, NJ 190
312 Westminster, CO 189
313 Waukegan, IL 188
314 Rogers, AR 187
314 Napa, CA 187
314 Federal Way, WA 187
315 Passaic, NJ 185
315 Bismarck, ND 185
316 Huntington Park, CA 184
316 Port St. Lucie, FL 184
317 Pocatello, ID 183
318 Commerce City, CO 181
319 Citrus Heights, CA 180
319 Cheyenne, WY 180
320 Duluth, MN 179
321 Placentia, CA 178
321 Harlingen, TX 178
321 New Braunfels, TX 178
322 El Monte, CA 177
322 Rochester, MN 177
323 Santa Clarita, CA 176
323 Sterling Heights, MI 176
323 Galveston, TX 176
323 McKinney, TX 176
324 Arvada, CO 174
324 Thornton, CO 174
324 Olympia, WA 174
325 San Leandro, CA 173
325 Vineland, NJ 173
326 Lewisville, TX 172
327 Kentwood, MI 171
327 Livonia, MI 171
327 Springfield, OH 171
328 Downey, CA 169
329 Roseville, CA 168
330 Woodland, CA 167
330 Stamford, CT 167
331 Porterville, CA 166
332 Franklin, TN 163
333 Carlsbad, CA 162
333 Apopka, FL 162
334 Clovis, CA 160
335 Vacaville, CA 159
336 San Mateo, CA 158
336 Valdosta, GA 158
336 Smyrna, TN 158
337 Elgin, IL 157
337 Longview, TX 157
338 Bentonville, AR 154
338 Hillsboro, OR 154
339 Shawnee, KS 152
340 Union City, NJ 151
341 Smyrna, GA 150
341 Dubuque, IA 150
341 San Marcos, TX 150
342 Grand Island, NE 149
342 Beaverton, OR 149
343 Goodyear, AZ 147
343 Cicero, IL 147
344 Union City, CA 145
344 Revere, MA 145
345 Surprise, AZ 143
345 St. Charles, MO 143
346 Gardena, CA 142
346 Plainfield, NJ 142
346 Cheektowaga Town, NY 142
346 Appleton, WI 142
347 Paramount, CA 141
347 San Marcos, CA 141
348 Gilroy, CA 139
348 Yuba City, CA 139
348 Pembroke Pines, FL 139
348 Plymouth, MA 139
349 Florissant, MO 138
350 Springfield, OR 137
350 Bartlett, TN 137
350 Burien, WA 137
351 San Rafael, CA 136
352 Sunnyvale, CA 134
352 Alpharetta, GA 134
352 Coeur d'Alene, ID 134
353 Lake Elsinore, CA 133
353 Lakewood, CA 133
353 Bloomington, MN 133
353 Summerville, SC 133
353 College Station, TX 133
354 Santee, CA 132
355 Whittier, CA 131
355 Meridian, ID 131
355 Bellingham, WA 131
356 Manteca, CA 130
356 Kennewick, WA 130
357 Plantation, FL 128
358 Brookhaven, GA 127
359 Lodi, CA 126
359 DeSoto, TX 126
360 Broken Arrow, OK 125
361 Oshkosh, WI 123
362 Torrance, CA 122
363 Westminster, CA 121
363 Somerville, MA 121
364 Malden, MA 120
364 Bozeman, MT 120
365 St. Peters, MO 118
366 Corona, CA 117
367 Baldwin Park, CA 115
367 Delano, CA 115
367 Bend, OR 115
368 Waterford Township, MI 114
369 Burbank, CA 113
369 Yucaipa, CA 113
369 Frisco, TX 113
370 Redlands, CA 112
370 Iowa City, IA 112
370 Grand Forks, ND 112
370 Sandy, UT 112
371 Centennial, CO 111
371 Sunrise, FL 111
371 Bowling Green, KY 111
371 Midwest City, OK 111
372 Canton Township, MI 110
372 Richland, WA 110
372 Eau Claire, WI 110