Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the US city with the highest number of Total Crimes was New York, NY (177,320); followed by Houston, TX (128,049); Los Angeles, CA (117,808); San Antonio, TX (68,862); and Phoenix, AZ (65,032).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 Total Crimes in 2020
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 New York, NY 177320
2 Houston, TX 128049
3 Los Angeles, CA 117808
4 San Antonio, TX 68862
5 Phoenix, AZ 65032
6 Dallas, TX 58668
7 Memphis, TN 51864
8 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 46522
9 Chicago, IL 45915
10 San Francisco, CA 43910
11 Seattle, WA 42633
12 Austin, TX 41127
13 Denver, CO 40783
14 Indianapolis, IN 39908
15 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 39226
16 Detroit, MI 36310
17 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 36077
18 Albuquerque, NM 35889
19 Portland, OR 35176
20 Columbus, OH 33594
21 Jacksonville, FL 32965
22 Washington, DC 31287
23 Oklahoma City, OK 30792
24 Fort Worth, TX 30575
25 San Diego, CA 29846
26 Kansas City, MO 28669
27 Oakland, CA 28511
28 San Jose, CA 28474
29 Milwaukee, WI 25768
30 Tulsa, OK 25365
31 Minneapolis, MN 24983
32 Tucson, AZ 24020
33 St. Louis, MO 23636
34 New Orleans, LA 23091
35 Cleveland, OH 21882
36 Fresno, CA 20194
37 Colorado Springs, CO 19443
38 Omaha, NE 18279
39 Bakersfield, CA 18225
40 Sacramento, CA 18055
41 Boston, MA 17403
42 Salt Lake City, UT 16797
43 Aurora, CO 16718
44 Miami, FL 15777
45 Long Beach, CA 15248
46 Springfield, MO 14340
47 St. Paul, MN 14328
48 Chattanooga, TN 14251
49 Tacoma, WA 14113
50 Cincinnati, OH 13945
51 Lubbock, TX 13724
52 Orlando, FL 13716
53 Greensboro, NC 13637
54 Corpus Christi, TX 13607
55 Stockton, CA 13601
56 Anchorage, AK 13417
57 Little Rock, AR 13329
58 Durham, NC 13140
59 Spokane, WA 12960
60 Baton Rouge, LA 12813
61 Arlington, TX 12446
62 Mesa, AZ 11719
63 Raleigh, NC 11686
64 Riverside, CA 11567
65 Shreveport, LA 10704
66 El Paso, TX 10688
67 Toledo, OH 10578
68 Buffalo, NY 10557
69 Lexington, KY 10437
70 Anaheim, CA 10155
71 Des Moines, IA 9986
72 Knoxville, TN 9519
73 Fayetteville, NC 9333
74 San Bernardino, CA 9190
75 Amarillo, TX 9077
76 Lakewood, CO 9000
77 Akron, OH 8862
78 Fort Lauderdale, FL 8846
79 Rochester, NY 8719
80 St. Petersburg, FL 8647
81 Santa Ana, CA 8419
82 Tempe, AZ 8224
83 Madison, WI 8158
84 Glendale, AZ 8146
85 Norfolk, VA 8141
86 Eugene, OR 7751
87 Tampa, FL 7740
88 Richmond, VA 7681
89 Vancouver, WA 7654
90 Salem, OR 7507
91 North Charleston, SC 7370
92 Fort Wayne, IN 7328
93 Tallahassee, FL 7311
94 Virginia Beach, VA 7288
95 Modesto, CA 7084
96 Reno, NV 7049
97 Sioux Falls, SD 7028
98 Irving, TX 7014
99 Dayton, OH 6922
100 Columbia, SC 6906
101 Garland, TX 6807
102 Pueblo, CO 6473
103 Lafayette, LA 6459
104 Rockford, IL 6265
105 Billings, MT 6211
106 Asheville, NC 6184
107 Fremont, CA 6162
108 Independence, MO 6151
109 Berkeley, CA 6124
110 Newark, NJ 6088
111 Moreno Valley, CA 5972
112 Fort Smith, AR 5919
113 Hayward, CA 5895
114 Kent, WA 5878
115 Miami Beach, FL 5784
115 Waco, TX 5784
116 Mesquite, TX 5627
117 Pomona, CA 5554
118 South Bend, IN 5553
119 North Las Vegas, NV 5544
120 New Haven, CT 5527
121 Evansville, IN 5493
122 Chandler, AZ 5457
123 Chesapeake, VA 5452
124 Grand Rapids, MI 5437
125 Scottsdale, AZ 5436
126 Henderson, NV 5386
127 Vallejo, CA 5370
128 Gainesville, FL 5349
129 Beaumont, TX 5315
130 Lansing, MI 5308
131 West Valley, UT 5259
132 Syracuse, NY 5249
133 Plano, TX 5247
134 Springfield, MA 5244
135 Providence, RI 5218
136 Portsmouth, VA 5151
137 Fayetteville, AR 5143
138 Jersey City, NJ 5116
139 Oxnard, CA 5108
140 Hartford, CT 5050
141 Fargo, ND 5012
142 Thornton, CO 4982
143 Worcester, MA 4874
144 Kalamazoo, MI 4828
145 Richmond, CA 4819
146 Newport News, VA 4790
147 Davenport, IA 4772
148 Laredo, TX 4755
149 West Palm Beach, FL 4734
150 Spokane Valley, WA 4723
151 Cedar Rapids, IA 4716
152 Bellevue, WA 4714
153 Ontario, CA 4703
154 Renton, WA 4701
155 Irvine, CA 4612
156 Clarksville, TN 4608
157 Bellingham, WA 4564
158 Murfreesboro, TN 4521
159 Boise, ID 4505
160 Garden Grove, CA 4467
161 Athens-Clarke County, GA 4459
162 Santa Monica, CA 4452
163 Huntington Beach, CA 4440
164 Canton, OH 4429
165 Pasadena, TX 4422
166 Boulder, CO 4397
167 Albany, GA 4395
168 Salinas, CA 4385
169 Westminster, CO 4379
170 Overland Park, KS 4330
171 Hialeah, FL 4308
172 St. Joseph, MO 4284
173 Roanoke, VA 4282
174 Grand Prairie, TX 4279
175 Concord, CA 4259
176 Chula Vista, CA 4240
177 High Point, NC 4216
178 Odessa, TX 4205
179 Arvada, CO 4192
180 Brownsville, TX 4146
181 Costa Mesa, CA 4101
182 Medford, OR 4079
183 Everett, WA 4046
184 Wilmington, NC 4022
185 Pompano Beach, FL 3992
186 Oceanside, CA 3945
187 Lancaster, CA 3932
188 Gastonia, NC 3921
189 Columbia, MO 3898
190 San Leandro, CA 3888
190 Yakima, WA 3888
191 Corona, CA 3887
191 Charleston, SC 3887
192 Hollywood, FL 3862
193 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 3831
194 Rapid City, SD 3822
195 Bossier City, LA 3815
196 Santa Rosa, CA 3776
197 Auburn, WA 3775
198 Tyler, TX 3770
199 Fullerton, CA 3767
200 Terre Haute, IN 3754
201 South Fulton, GA 3747
202 Wilmington, DE 3714
203 Hampton, VA 3713
204 Midland, TX 3684
205 Elizabeth, NJ 3680
206 Warner Robins, GA 3663
207 Visalia, CA 3659
208 Joplin, MO 3644
209 Norman, OK 3633
210 Wichita Falls, TX 3628
211 Gresham, OR 3624
212 Paterson, NJ 3608
213 South Gate, CA 3599
214 Miami Gardens, FL 3568
215 Council Bluffs, IA 3567
216 Fairfield, CA 3566
217 Albany, NY 3540
218 Santa Clara, CA 3522
219 Duluth, MN 3501
220 Jonesboro, AR 3480
221 Pasadena, CA 3465
222 Ventura, CA 3445
223 Bowling Green, KY 3444
224 Greenville, SC 3439
225 Sunnyvale, CA 3434
226 Gulfport, MS 3424
227 Compton, CA 3419
228 Glendale, CA 3418
229 San Angelo, TX 3412
230 Springfield, OH 3405
231 Ogden, UT 3379
232 Antioch, CA 3355
233 Avondale, AZ 3351
234 Bridgeport, CT 3350
235 Grand Junction, CO 3346
236 Santa Maria, CA 3329
237 Killeen, TX 3325
238 Melbourne, FL 3301
239 Great Falls, MT 3290
240 Escondido, CA 3289
241 West Jordan, UT 3276
242 Waterbury, CT 3264
243 Baytown, TX 3261
244 Manchester, NH 3242
245 Lakeland, FL 3220
246 Torrance, CA 3215
247 Greeley, CO 3210
248 Inglewood, CA 3193
249 Fontana, CA 3186
250 Sioux City, IA 3174
251 Abilene, TX 3173
252 Bloomington, MN 3168
253 Sandy, UT 3167
254 Peoria, AZ 3163
255 Longmont, CO 3153
256 Roseville, CA 3136
256 Missoula, MT 3136
257 Jackson, TN 3128
258 North Little Rock, AR 3119
259 Brooklyn Park, MN 3115
260 Gilbert, AZ 3092
261 Alexandria, VA 3091
262 Victorville, CA 3077
263 Kennewick, WA 3070
264 Rialto, CA 3038
265 Johnson City, TN 3027
266 Lakewood, WA 3009
267 Burlington, NC 2930
268 Lake Charles, LA 2923
269 McAllen, TX 2916
270 Greenville, NC 2915
271 Federal Way, WA 2910
272 Palmdale, CA 2903
273 Daytona Beach, FL 2886
274 Redding, CA 2845
275 Westminster, CA 2822
276 Delray Beach, FL 2820
277 Kingsport, TN 2806
278 Lawton, OK 2798
279 Camden County Police Department, NJ 2789
280 Elk Grove, CA 2786
281 Chico, CA 2757
282 Bismarck, ND 2743
283 Trenton, NJ 2725
284 Merced, CA 2722
285 Harlingen, TX 2717
286 Pembroke Pines, FL 2713
287 Davie, FL 2712
288 Alameda, CA 2707
289 Clearwater, FL 2697
290 Burbank, CA 2657
291 Yonkers, NY 2655
292 Jurupa Valley, CA 2643
293 Longview, TX 2641
294 Edinburg, TX 2639
295 Lafayette, IN 2638
296 Warren, MI 2633
297 Flint, MI 2630
298 Rochester, MN 2621
299 Orange, CA 2607
300 Santa Barbara, CA 2594
301 Santa Cruz, CA 2591
302 Richardson, TX 2586
303 San Mateo, CA 2585
304 Clovis, CA 2582
305 Bloomington, IN 2569
306 Davis, CA 2564
307 Lauderhill, FL 2559
308 Cambridge, MA 2554
309 Sparks, NV 2540
310 College Station, TX 2518
311 Conroe, TX 2513
312 Turlock, CA 2505
313 Owensboro, KY 2503
314 North Miami, FL 2492
315 Downey, CA 2475
316 Round Rock, TX 2470
317 Beaverton, OR 2459
318 Carson, CA 2458
319 Cheektowaga Town, NY 2453
320 Yuma, AZ 2450
321 Cheyenne, WY 2439
322 Brockton, MA 2430
323 Burien, WA 2429
324 Citrus Heights, CA 2425
325 Hemet, CA 2424
325 Hillsboro, OR 2424
326 West Covina, CA 2422
327 Chino, CA 2416
328 Temecula, CA 2413
329 El Cajon, CA 2399
330 Temple, TX 2396
331 Cape Coral, FL 2393
332 La Crosse, WI 2370
333 Commerce City, CO 2368
334 Ocala, FL 2359
335 Broken Arrow, OK 2352
336 Buena Park, CA 2334
337 Mountain View, CA 2326
338 Homestead, FL 2323
339 Utica, NY 2321
340 Boynton Beach, FL 2320
341 Hawthorne, CA 2316
342 Santa Clarita, CA 2313
343 Springfield, IL 2308
344 Olathe, KS 2306
345 Tustin, CA 2294
346 New Bedford, MA 2292
347 Lewisville, TX 2289
348 Conway, AR 2281
349 Frisco, TX 2251
350 Peoria, IL 2241
351 McKinney, TX 2234
352 Broomfield, CO 2233
353 Surprise, AZ 2229
354 Norwalk, CA 2224
355 Milpitas, CA 2220
356 Boca Raton, FL 2206
357 Perris, CA 2201
358 Rocky Mount, NC 2192
359 Bryan, TX 2187
360 Lee's Summit, MO 2183
361 Huntington Park, CA 2173
362 Bend, OR 2170
363 San Rafael, CA 2168
364 Fort Myers, FL 2167
365 Green Bay, WI 2164
366 Waterloo, IA 2158
367 Walnut Creek, CA 2157
368 Bellflower, CA 2152
369 Largo, FL 2149
370 El Monte, CA 2144
371 Plantation, FL 2141
371 Orem, UT 2141
372 Union City, CA 2138
372 Victoria, TX 2138
373 Centennial, CO 2134
374 Kirkland, WA 2127
375 Battle Creek, MI 2126
375 Eau Claire, WI 2126
376 Upland, CA 2122
377 Goodyear, AZ 2121
378 Schenectady, NY 2120
379 Redlands, CA 2116
380 New Britain, CT 2115
381 Marietta, GA 2106
382 Palm Bay, FL 2105
383 Yuba City, CA 2104
384 Rogers, AR 2103
385 Suffolk, VA 2090
386 Pittsburg, CA 2077
387 Carlsbad, CA 2073
388 Valdosta, GA 2068
389 Palo Alto, CA 2034
390 Olympia, WA 2033
391 Kissimmee, FL 2030
392 Galveston, TX 2022
393 Amherst Town, NY 2018
394 Vacaville, CA 2015
395 Nampa, ID 2001
396 Lowell, MA 1989
397 Pinellas Park, FL 1979
398 Springfield, OR 1978
399 Sarasota, FL 1974
400 Kenner, LA 1966
401 Lynwood, CA 1964
402 Pontiac, MI 1954
403 Lakewood, CA 1952
404 Dearborn, MI 1942
405 Colonie Town, NY 1941
406 Port St. Lucie, FL 1933
407 Newport Beach, CA 1929
408 Pearland, TX 1925
409 Indio, CA 1922
409 Newark, OH 1922
410 West Allis, WI 1916
411 Sanford, FL 1909
412 Ann Arbor, MI 1890
413 Deerfield Beach, FL 1889
414 Rancho Cordova, CA 1878
415 Whittier, CA 1874
416 Pensacola, FL 1873
417 Kenosha, WI 1869
418 Greece Town, NY 1864
419 Miramar, FL 1852
420 Lake Elsinore, CA 1850
421 Lorain, OH 1847
422 Coral Springs, FL 1830
423 Midwest City, OK 1823
424 Manchester, CT 1820
425 Redmond, WA 1818
426 Racine, WI 1810
427 Tracy, CA 1809
427 Fall River, MA 1809
428 Tulare, CA 1803
429 Menifee, CA 1799
430 Pawtucket, RI 1797
431 Casper, WY 1793
432 Gilroy, CA 1789
433 Cary, NC 1773
434 West Hartford, CT 1745
435 West Sacramento, CA 1743
436 Hesperia, CA 1740
437 Jacksonville, NC 1731
438 Alhambra, CA 1729
439 Stamford, CT 1725
440 Richland, WA 1722
441 South San Francisco, CA 1721
441 Lynchburg, VA 1721
442 Burnsville, MN 1716
443 San Marcos, TX 1706
444 Sandy Springs, GA 1705
445 Livermore, CA 1704
446 Palm Desert, CA 1693
447 Redwood City, CA 1687
448 Daly City, CA 1685
448 Hamden, CT 1685
449 Summerville, SC 1681
450 Port Arthur, TX 1679
451 Manteca, CA 1669
452 Albany, OR 1650
453 Shoreline, WA 1645
454 Apopka, FL 1643
455 Brookhaven, GA 1640
456 Woodland, CA 1635
457 Bradenton, FL 1632
458 Clinton Township, MI 1631
459 Cherry Hill Township, NJ 1629
460 Colton, CA 1628
461 Edmond, OK 1626
462 Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ 1625
463 Pharr, TX 1622
464 League City, TX 1620
465 Southfield, MI 1604
466 Redondo Beach, CA 1601
467 Woodbury, MN 1600
468 Gardena, CA 1597
469 Napa, CA 1595
470 Kokomo, IN 1590
470 Tigard, OR 1590
471 Moore, OK 1587
472 Paramount, CA 1586
472 Kannapolis, NC 1586
473 Texas City, TX 1575
474 Wyoming, MI 1568
475 St. Charles, MO 1566
476 Layton, UT 1558
477 Vista, CA 1557
478 Pasco, WA 1555
479 Casa Grande, AZ 1552
480 South Jordan, UT 1551
481 Blaine, MN 1550
482 Janesville, WI 1544
483 Sunrise, FL 1521
484 National City, CA 1518
485 Coon Rapids, MN 1513
486 Lodi, CA 1501