Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the US city with the highest number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes was Chicago, IL (771); followed by New York, NY (468); Houston, TX (400); Los Angeles, CA (351); and Detroit, MI (328).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crimes in the United States.

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 the number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crimes for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2020
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Houston, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Detroit, MI
Memphis, TN
St. Louis, MO
Dallas, TX
Indianapolis, IN
New Orleans, LA
Ranking of US Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Chicago, IL 771
2 New York, NY 468
3 Houston, TX 400
4 Los Angeles, CA 351
5 Detroit, MI 328
6 Memphis, TN 289
7 St. Louis, MO 263
8 Dallas, TX 236
9 Indianapolis, IN 216
10 New Orleans, LA 201
11 Washington, DC 198
12 Milwaukee, WI 191
13 Phoenix, AZ 187
14 Kansas City, MO 176
15 Columbus, OH 174
16 Cleveland, OH 160
17 Jacksonville, FL 140
18 San Antonio, TX 130
19 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 119
20 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 113
21 Fort Worth, TX 110
22 Oakland, CA 102
22 Baton Rouge, LA 102
23 Denver, CO 97
24 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 96
25 Cincinnati, OH 92
26 Albuquerque, NM 80
27 Minneapolis, MN 79
28 Fresno, CA 77
29 Tulsa, OK 72
30 Shreveport, LA 69
31 San Bernardino, CA 68
32 Richmond, VA 66
33 Oklahoma City, OK 63
34 Tucson, AZ 61
34 Miami, FL 61
34 Buffalo, NY 61
35 Greensboro, NC 59
36 Boston, MA 58
37 San Diego, CA 56
37 Stockton, CA 56
37 Newark, NJ 56
38 Toledo, OH 53
38 Portland, OR 53
39 Seattle, WA 52
40 Little Rock, AR 49
40 Norfolk, VA 49
41 San Francisco, CA 48
41 Rochester, NY 48
42 Akron, OH 47
43 Dayton, OH 46
44 Bakersfield, CA 44
44 Flint, MI 44
44 Austin, TX 44
45 Sacramento, CA 42
46 Tampa, FL 41
47 San Jose, CA 40
47 Trenton, NJ 40
48 Aurora, CO 39
48 Fort Wayne, IN 39
49 North Charleston, SC 38
49 Knoxville, TN 38
50 Fort Lauderdale, FL 37
50 Omaha, NE 37
51 Long Beach, CA 36
51 Colorado Springs, CO 36
51 Durham, NC 36
52 Corpus Christi, TX 34
52 Portsmouth, VA 34
53 Des Moines, IA 33
53 Chattanooga, TN 33
54 Syracuse, NY 32
55 Wilmington, DE 31
55 Orlando, FL 31
56 Rockford, IL 30
56 St. Paul, MN 30
56 Fayetteville, NC 30
57 South Bend, IN 28
57 Lexington, KY 28
57 Grand Rapids, MI 28
57 El Paso, TX 28
57 Lubbock, TX 28
57 Tacoma, WA 28
58 Vallejo, CA 27
58 Paterson, NJ 27
59 Killeen, TX 26
60 Newport News, VA 25
61 Glendale, AZ 24
61 Bridgeport, CT 24
61 Tallahassee, FL 24
61 Hampton, VA 24
62 Hartford, CT 23
62 Camden County Police Department, NJ 23
62 Arlington, TX 23
63 Springfield, MO 22
63 Wilmington, NC 22
64 New Haven, CT 21
64 South Fulton, GA 21
64 Raleigh, NC 21
65 North Little Rock, AR 20
65 Richmond, CA 20
65 Riverside, CA 20
65 Beaumont, TX 20
66 Mesa, AZ 19
66 Victorville, CA 19
66 Pompano Beach, FL 19
66 Albany, GA 19
66 Columbia, SC 19
66 Spokane, WA 19
67 Anchorage, AK 18
67 Compton, CA 18
67 Miami Gardens, FL 18
67 West Palm Beach, FL 18
67 Springfield, MA 18
67 North Las Vegas, NV 18
68 Moreno Valley, CA 17
68 Reno, NV 17
68 Elizabeth, NJ 17
68 Jersey City, NJ 17
68 Providence, RI 17
68 Charleston, SC 17
68 Salt Lake City, UT 17
68 Virginia Beach, VA 17
69 Anaheim, CA 16
69 Lancaster, CA 16
69 Modesto, CA 16
69 Pueblo, CO 16
69 Hollywood, FL 16
69 Lansing, MI 16
69 Albany, NY 16
70 Santa Ana, CA 15
70 St. Petersburg, FL 15
70 Clarksville, TN 15
70 Amarillo, TX 15
70 Chesapeake, VA 15
70 Roanoke, VA 15
71 Hemet, CA 14
71 Inglewood, CA 14
71 Daytona Beach, FL 14
71 Peoria, IL 14
71 Lafayette, LA 14
71 Kalamazoo, MI 14
71 Billings, MT 14
71 High Point, NC 14
71 Canton, OH 14
71 Lawton, OK 14
71 Waco, TX 14
72 Hayward, CA 13
72 Pomona, CA 13
72 Waterbury, CT 13
72 Decatur, IL 13
72 Pontiac, MI 13
72 Columbia, MO 13
72 Henderson, NV 13
72 Greenville, NC 13
72 Rocky Mount, NC 13
72 Rapid City, SD 13
72 Sioux Falls, SD 13
72 Odessa, TX 13
73 Jonesboro, AR 12
73 Lakeland, FL 12
73 Warren, MI 12
73 Jackson, TN 12
73 Grand Prairie, TX 12
73 Laredo, TX 12
74 Yuma, AZ 11
74 Aurora, IL 11
74 Springfield, IL 11
74 Cedar Rapids, IA 11
74 Independence, MO 11
74 Irvington, NJ 11
74 Asheville, NC 11
74 Murfreesboro, TN 11
74 Mesquite, TX 11
74 Texas City, TX 11
75 Chula Vista, CA 10
75 Ontario, CA 10
75 Palmdale, CA 10
75 Gainesville, FL 10
75 Evansville, IN 10
75 Davenport, IA 10
75 Worcester, MA 10
75 Gulfport, MS 10
75 Longview, TX 10
75 Midland, TX 10
75 Auburn, WA 10
75 Madison, WI 10
76 Chandler, AZ 9
76 Antioch, CA 9
76 El Monte, CA 9
76 Greeley, CO 9
76 Westminster, CO 9
76 Boynton Beach, FL 9
76 Fort Myers, FL 9
76 Smyrna, GA 9
76 Champaign, IL 9
76 Sioux City, IA 9
76 Waterloo, IA 9
76 Bowling Green, KY 9
76 Joplin, MO 9
76 Gastonia, NC 9
76 Midwest City, OK 9
76 Baytown, TX 9
76 Irving, TX 9
76 Wichita Falls, TX 9
76 Yakima, WA 9
77 Tempe, AZ 8
77 Carson, CA 8
77 Oxnard, CA 8
77 Salinas, CA 8
77 Visalia, CA 8
77 Lakewood, CO 8
77 Melbourne, FL 8
77 Kokomo, IN 8
77 Bossier City, LA 8
77 Battle Creek, MI 8
77 Hempstead Village, NY 8
77 Springfield, OH 8
77 Pasadena, TX 8
77 Temple, TX 8
77 Kent, WA 8
78 Scottsdale, AZ 7
78 Fort Smith, AR 7
78 Delano, CA 7
78 Fontana, CA 7
78 Hesperia, CA 7
78 Indio, CA 7
78 Menifee, CA 7
78 Merced, CA 7
78 Pasadena, CA 7
78 Perris, CA 7
78 Rialto, CA 7
78 San Leandro, CA 7
78 Hialeah, FL 7
78 Lauderhill, FL 7
78 Waukegan, IL 7
78 Bloomington, IN 7
78 Lake Charles, LA 7
78 Plainfield, NJ 7
78 Mount Vernon, NY 7
78 Yonkers, NY 7
78 Fargo, ND 7
78 Elyria, OH 7
78 Greenville, SC 7
78 Brownsville, TX 7
78 Bryan, TX 7
78 Port Arthur, TX 7
78 San Angelo, TX 7
78 Kenosha, WI 7
79 Fayetteville, AR 6
79 Berkeley, CA 6
79 Colton, CA 6
79 Fairfield, CA 6
79 Rancho Cordova, CA 6
79 Redlands, CA 6
79 Whittier, CA 6
79 Arvada, CO 6
79 Commerce City, CO 6
79 Stamford, CT 6
79 Sandy Springs, GA 6
79 Valdosta, GA 6
79 Cicero, IL 6
79 Lafayette, IN 6
79 Terre Haute, IN 6
79 Lowell, MA 6
79 Lynn, MA 6
79 East Orange, NJ 6
79 Concord, NC 6
79 Edinburg, TX 6
79 Galveston, TX 6
79 Garland, TX 6
79 New Braunfels, TX 6
79 Pflugerville, TX 6
79 Richardson, TX 6
79 Tyler, TX 6
79 West Valley, UT 6
79 Federal Way, WA 6
79 Renton, WA 6
79 Green Bay, WI 6
80 Cathedral City, CA 5
80 El Cajon, CA 5
80 Escondido, CA 5
80 Gardena, CA 5
80 Hanford, CA 5
80 Hawthorne, CA 5
80 Redding, CA 5
80 Tracy, CA 5
80 Tulare, CA 5
80 Turlock, CA 5
80 Thornton, CO 5
80 Delray Beach, FL 5
80 Miami Beach, FL 5
80 Pensacola, FL 5
80 Port St. Lucie, FL 5
80 Owensboro, KY 5
80 Lawrence, MA 5
80 Dearborn, MI 5
80 Wyoming, MI 5
80 Bloomington, MN 5
80 Rochester, MN 5
80 Manchester, NH 5
80 Schenectady, NY 5
80 Norman, OK 5
80 Gresham, OR 5
80 Kingsport, TN 5
80 Vancouver, WA 5
81 Gilbert, AZ 4
81 Apple Valley, CA 4
81 Lodi, CA 4
81 Lynwood, CA 4
81 Madera, CA 4
81 National City, CA 4
81 Norwalk, CA 4
81 Oceanside, CA 4
81 Orange, CA 4
81 Pittsburg, CA 4
81 Roseville, CA 4
81 San Mateo, CA 4
81 Santa Rosa, CA 4
81 Watsonville, CA 4
81 Yuba City, CA 4
81 Danbury, CT 4
81 Meriden, CT 4
81 Bradenton, FL 4
81 Kissimmee, FL 4
81 Largo, FL 4
81 Miramar, FL 4
81 North Miami, FL 4
81 Pembroke Pines, FL 4
81 Athens-Clarke County, GA 4
81 Marietta, GA 4
81 Boise, ID 4
81 Overland Park, KS 4
81 Brockton, MA 4
81 New Bedford, MA 4
81 Kentwood, MI 4
81 Westland, MI 4
81 Apple Valley, MN 4
81 Maple Grove, MN 4
81 Florissant, MO 4
81 Missoula, MT 4
81 Sparks, NV 4
81 New Brunswick, NJ 4
81 Passaic, NJ 4
81 Grand Forks, ND 4
81 Pawtucket, RI 4
81 Summerville, SC 4
81 Georgetown, TX 4
81 Sugar Land, TX 4
81 Ogden, UT 4
81 West Jordan, UT 4
81 Bellevue, WA 4
81 Burien, WA 4
81 Everett, WA 4
81 Lakewood, WA 4
81 Janesville, WI 4
81 Oshkosh, WI 4
82 Peoria, AZ 3
82 Conway, AR 3
82 Alhambra, CA 3
82 Beaumont, CA 3
82 Bellflower, CA 3
82 Carlsbad, CA 3
82 Chico, CA 3
82 Chino, CA 3
82 Citrus Heights, CA 3
82 Glendale, CA 3
82 Huntington Beach, CA 3
82 Huntington Park, CA 3
82 Jurupa Valley, CA 3
82 Lake Forest, CA 3
82 Manteca, CA 3
82 Pico Rivera, CA 3
82 Porterville, CA 3
82 Simi Valley, CA 3
82 South Gate, CA 3
82 Torrance, CA 3
82 West Sacramento, CA 3
82 Grand Junction, CO 3
82 Hamden, CT 3
82 Deerfield Beach, FL 3
82 Homestead, FL 3
82 North Port, FL 3
82 Ocala, FL 3
82 Palm Bay, FL 3
82 Plantation, FL 3
82 Sanford, FL 3
82 Sunrise, FL 3
82 Tamarac, FL 3
82 Johns Creek, GA 3
82 Kenner, LA 3
82 Southfield, MI 3
82 Brooklyn Park, MN 3
82 St. Charles, MO 3
82 St. Joseph, MO 3
82 Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ 3
82 Vineland, NJ 3
82 Burlington, NC 3
82 Jacksonville, NC 3
82 Colerain Township, OH 3
82 Newark, OH 3
82 Moore, OK 3
82 Johnson City, TN 3
82 Abilene, TX 3
82 Harlingen, TX 3
82 Lewisville, TX 3
82 Mansfield, TX 3
82 McAllen, TX 3
82 Pearland, TX 3
82 Plano, TX 3
82 Round Rock, TX 3
82 Layton, UT 3
82 St. George, UT 3
82 Alexandria, VA 3
82 Lynchburg, VA 3
82 Suffolk, VA 3
82 Pasco, WA 3
82 Richland, WA 3
82 Spokane Valley, WA 3
83 Goodyear, AZ 2
83 Surprise, AZ 2
83 Alameda, CA 2
83 Arcadia, CA 2
83 Baldwin Park, CA 2
83 Concord, CA 2
83 Costa Mesa, CA 2
83 Downey, CA 2
83 Dublin, CA 2
83 Fremont, CA 2
83 Fullerton, CA 2
83 Garden Grove, CA 2
83 Gilroy, CA 2
83 Highland, CA 2
83 Lake Elsinore, CA 2
83 La Mesa, CA 2
83 Milpitas, CA 2
83 Monterey Park, CA 2
83 Paramount, CA 2
83 Petaluma, CA 2
83 Placentia, CA 2
83 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2
83 Santa Barbara, CA 2
83 Santa Clarita, CA 2
83 Santa Cruz, CA 2
83 Santa Maria, CA 2
83 Sunnyvale, CA 2
83 Vacaville, CA 2
83 Ventura, CA 2
83 Vista, CA 2
83 Yucaipa, CA 2
83 Boulder, CO 2
83 Longmont, CO 2
83 Bristol, CT 2
83 Norwalk, CT 2
83 Stratford, CT 2
83 West Haven, CT 2
83 Boca Raton, FL 2
83 Davie, FL 2
83 Brookhaven, GA 2
83 Warner Robins, GA 2
83 Idaho Falls, ID 2
83 Nampa, ID 2
83 Twin Falls, ID 2
83 Oak Park, IL 2
83 Iowa City, IA 2
83 Olathe, KS 2
83 Fall River, MA 2
83 Framingham, MA 2
83 Haverhill, MA 2
83 Malden, MA 2
83 Weymouth, MA 2
83 Clinton Township, MI 2
83 Sterling Heights, MI 2
83 Waterford Township, MI 2
83 West Bloomfield Township, MI 2
83 Blaine, MN 2
83 Blue Springs, MO 2
83 Lakewood Township, NJ 2
83 Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, NJ 2
83 Toms River Township, NJ 2
83 Greece Town, NY 2
83 Huntersville, NC 2
83 Kannapolis, NC 2
83 Lorain, OH 2
83 Broken Arrow, OK 2
83 Albany, OR 2
83 Eugene, OR 2
83 Hillsboro, OR 2
83 Medford, OR 2
83 Salem, OR 2
83 Springfield, OR 2
83 Cranston, RI 2
83 Smyrna, TN 2
83 College Station, TX 2
83 Conroe, TX 2
83 DeSoto, TX 2
83 Little Elm, TX 2
83 Missouri City, TX 2
83 San Marcos, TX 2
83 Victoria, TX 2