Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (47,959); followed by Houston, TX (29,474); Los Angeles, CA (28,882); Chicago, IL (26,583); and Memphis, TN (15,310).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Violent crimes in the United States.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | New York, NY | 47959 |
| 2 | Houston, TX | 29474 |
| 3 | Los Angeles, CA | 28882 |
| 4 | Chicago, IL | 26583 |
| 5 | Memphis, TN | 15310 |
| 6 | Detroit, MI | 14370 |
| 7 | Phoenix, AZ | 13646 |
| 8 | San Antonio, TX | 11569 |
| 9 | Dallas, TX | 11514 |
| 10 | Milwaukee, WI | 9407 |
| 11 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 8934 |
| 12 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 8015 |
| 13 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN | 7951 |
| 14 | Kansas City, MO | 7919 |
| 15 | Indianapolis, IN | 7755 |
| 16 | Albuquerque, NM | 7552 |
| 17 | Washington, DC | 6828 |
| 18 | Jacksonville, FL | 6424 |
| 19 | Denver, CO | 6329 |
| 20 | Cleveland, OH | 6281 |
| 21 | St. Louis, MO | 6017 |
| 22 | Oakland, CA | 5653 |
| 23 | San Diego, CA | 5303 |
| 24 | New Orleans, LA | 5215 |
| 25 | Columbus, OH | 5064 |
| 26 | Fort Worth, TX | 5029 |
| 27 | Minneapolis, MN | 5025 |
| 28 | Seattle, WA | 4832 |
| 29 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4818 |
| 30 | San Francisco, CA | 4796 |
| 31 | Austin, TX | 4671 |
| 32 | Tulsa, OK | 4555 |
| 33 | San Jose, CA | 4375 |
| 34 | Boston, MA | 4354 |
| 35 | Stockton, CA | 4023 |
| 36 | Tucson, AZ | 3843 |
| 37 | Little Rock, AR | 3657 |
| 38 | Fresno, CA | 3560 |
| 39 | Sacramento, CA | 3547 |
| 40 | Aurora, CO | 3473 |
| 41 | Anchorage, AK | 3472 |
| 42 | Portland, OR | 3465 |
| 43 | San Bernardino, CA | 3033 |
| 44 | Omaha, NE | 3032 |
| 45 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2896 |
| 46 | Lubbock, TX | 2852 |
| 47 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2772 |
| 48 | Toledo, OH | 2729 |
| 49 | Cincinnati, OH | 2721 |
| 50 | Greensboro, NC | 2704 |
| 51 | Miami, FL | 2645 |
| 52 | Buffalo, NY | 2592 |
| 53 | Springfield, MO | 2545 |
| 54 | Orlando, FL | 2524 |
| 55 | Chattanooga, TN | 2504 |
| 56 | Durham, NC | 2447 |
| 57 | Long Beach, CA | 2343 |
| 58 | St. Paul, MN | 2320 |
| 59 | El Paso, TX | 2167 |
| 60 | Arlington, TX | 2142 |
| 61 | Tampa, FL | 2119 |
| 62 | Rockford, IL | 2101 |
| 63 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2087 |
| 64 | Fayetteville, NC | 2074 |
| 65 | Bakersfield, CA | 2007 |
| 66 | Mesa, AZ | 1960 |
| 67 | Raleigh, NC | 1891 |
| 68 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1865 |
| 69 | Tacoma, WA | 1856 |
| 70 | Akron, OH | 1797 |
| 71 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1772 |
| 72 | South Bend, IN | 1765 |
| 73 | Shreveport, LA | 1713 |
| 74 | Lansing, MI | 1699 |
| 75 | Rochester, NY | 1680 |
| 76 | Amarillo, TX | 1676 |
| 77 | Modesto, CA | 1603 |
| 78 | Norfolk, VA | 1543 |
| 79 | Knoxville, TN | 1528 |
| 80 | Dayton, OH | 1523 |
| 81 | Des Moines, IA | 1517 |
| 82 | Tallahassee, FL | 1516 |
| 83 | Newark, NJ | 1492 |
| 84 | Riverside, CA | 1491 |
| 85 | Springfield, MA | 1480 |
| 86 | Reno, NV | 1460 |
| 87 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1443 |
| 88 | Paterson, NJ | 1433 |
| 89 | Beaumont, TX | 1431 |
| 90 | Santa Ana, CA | 1429 |
| 91 | North Charleston, SC | 1345 |
| 92 | Spokane, WA | 1341 |
| 93 | North Las Vegas, NV | 1337 |
| 94 | Anaheim, CA | 1241 |
| 95 | Albany, GA | 1234 |
| 96 | Vallejo, CA | 1212 |
| 97 | Hartford, CT | 1208 |
| 98 | Lancaster, CA | 1198 |
| 99 | Syracuse, NY | 1192 |
| 100 | Evansville, IN | 1185 |
| 101 | Pueblo, CO | 1181 |
| 102 | Camden County Police Department, NJ | 1172 |
| 103 | Worcester, MA | 1169 |
| 104 | Jersey City, NJ | 1167 |
| 105 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1158 |
| 106 | Compton, CA | 1125 |
| 107 | Fort Wayne, IN | 1124 |
| 108 | Glendale, AZ | 1123 |
| 109 | Sioux Falls, SD | 1120 |
| 110 | Newport News, VA | 1119 |
| 111 | Wilmington, DE | 1115 |
| 112 | Tempe, AZ | 1100 |
| 113 | Kalamazoo, MI | 1094 |
| 114 | Victorville, CA | 1084 |
| 114 | Peoria, IL | 1084 |
| 115 | Springfield, IL | 1078 |
| 116 | Richmond, CA | 1074 |
| 117 | Lexington, KY | 1043 |
| 118 | Gainesville, FL | 1042 |
| 119 | South Fulton, GA | 1034 |
| 120 | Killeen, TX | 1033 |
| 121 | Fort Smith, AR | 1031 |
| 122 | Odessa, TX | 1020 |
| 122 | Chesapeake, VA | 1020 |
| 123 | Canton, OH | 1002 |
| 124 | Flint, MI | 996 |
| 125 | Columbia, SC | 991 |
| 126 | Clarksville, TN | 983 |
| 127 | Trenton, NJ | 969 |
| 128 | Billings, MT | 939 |
| 129 | New Haven, CT | 922 |
| 130 | Chula Vista, CA | 916 |
| 131 | Santa Rosa, CA | 913 |
| 132 | Waco, TX | 905 |
| 133 | Lakewood, CO | 903 |
| 134 | Vancouver, WA | 884 |
| 135 | Providence, RI | 873 |
| 136 | Albany, NY | 869 |
| 137 | Portsmouth, VA | 867 |
| 138 | Salinas, CA | 866 |
| 138 | Pasadena, TX | 866 |
| 139 | West Palm Beach, FL | 863 |
| 140 | Laredo, TX | 859 |
| 141 | Madison, WI | 842 |
| 142 | Pontiac, MI | 840 |
| 143 | Pompano Beach, FL | 837 |
| 143 | Terre Haute, IN | 837 |
| 144 | Santa Maria, CA | 834 |
| 145 | Moreno Valley, CA | 833 |
| 146 | Bridgeport, CT | 829 |
| 147 | Champaign, IL | 827 |
| 148 | Richmond, VA | 814 |
| 149 | Independence, MO | 791 |
| 149 | Wilmington, NC | 791 |
| 150 | Miami Gardens, FL | 782 |
| 151 | Pomona, CA | 780 |
| 151 | Irving, TX | 780 |
| 152 | Fall River, MA | 779 |
| 153 | Elizabeth, NJ | 774 |
| 154 | High Point, NC | 773 |
| 155 | Asheville, NC | 761 |
| 156 | Melbourne, FL | 757 |
| 157 | Brockton, MA | 752 |
| 158 | Davenport, IA | 750 |
| 159 | Palmdale, CA | 744 |
| 160 | Oxnard, CA | 743 |
| 161 | Murfreesboro, TN | 740 |
| 162 | Brownsville, TX | 738 |
| 163 | Lawton, OK | 727 |
| 164 | Daytona Beach, FL | 725 |
| 165 | Gastonia, NC | 720 |
| 166 | West Valley, UT | 718 |
| 167 | Oceanside, CA | 717 |
| 168 | Lafayette, LA | 712 |
| 169 | Jackson, TN | 703 |
| 170 | Salem, OR | 698 |
| 171 | Garland, TX | 695 |
| 172 | Ontario, CA | 686 |
| 173 | Henderson, NV | 682 |
| 174 | Eugene, OR | 681 |
| 175 | Inglewood, CA | 679 |
| 176 | Boise, ID | 677 |
| 177 | Hawthorne, CA | 675 |
| 178 | Rapid City, SD | 673 |
| 179 | Merced, CA | 672 |
| 179 | Warren, MI | 672 |
| 180 | Manchester, NH | 670 |
| 181 | Miami Beach, FL | 668 |
| 182 | Fontana, CA | 666 |
| 183 | North Little Rock, AR | 665 |
| 184 | Aurora, IL | 659 |
| 185 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 654 |
| 186 | Yonkers, NY | 653 |
| 187 | Charleston, SC | 650 |
| 188 | Jonesboro, AR | 642 |
| 189 | Yakima, WA | 639 |
| 190 | South Gate, CA | 637 |
| 191 | Lauderhill, FL | 632 |
| 192 | Mesquite, TX | 619 |
| 193 | Rocky Mount, NC | 615 |
| 194 | Homestead, FL | 610 |
| 195 | Bossier City, LA | 609 |
| 196 | New Bedford, MA | 596 |
| 197 | Antioch, CA | 591 |
| 198 | Fargo, ND | 584 |
| 199 | Council Bluffs, IA | 574 |
| 200 | Escondido, CA | 569 |
| 201 | Visalia, CA | 555 |
| 202 | Columbia, MO | 552 |
| 202 | Green Bay, WI | 552 |
| 203 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 551 |
| 204 | Hesperia, CA | 549 |
| 204 | Midland, TX | 549 |
| 205 | Chandler, AZ | 543 |
| 206 | Fairfield, CA | 542 |
| 206 | Hollywood, FL | 542 |
| 207 | Santa Monica, CA | 541 |
| 208 | Chico, CA | 540 |
| 208 | Battle Creek, MI | 540 |
| 209 | Berkeley, CA | 537 |
| 210 | Indio, CA | 534 |
| 211 | Hayward, CA | 528 |
| 212 | Burlington, NC | 527 |
| 213 | Boynton Beach, FL | 523 |
| 214 | Fayetteville, AR | 517 |
| 215 | Abilene, TX | 514 |
| 216 | Redding, CA | 513 |
| 217 | El Cajon, CA | 512 |
| 217 | Garden Grove, CA | 512 |
| 218 | Sanford, FL | 511 |
| 219 | Gresham, OR | 510 |
| 220 | Greenville, SC | 502 |
| 221 | Rialto, CA | 500 |
| 222 | Yuma, AZ | 498 |
| 223 | Warner Robins, GA | 495 |
| 224 | Huntington Beach, CA | 493 |
| 225 | Decatur, IL | 489 |
| 226 | Costa Mesa, CA | 488 |
| 227 | Grand Prairie, TX | 483 |
| 228 | North Miami, FL | 481 |
| 229 | Bloomington, IN | 480 |
| 230 | Pittsburg, CA | 477 |
| 230 | Sioux City, IA | 477 |
| 231 | Tyler, TX | 472 |
| 232 | Peoria, AZ | 471 |
| 233 | Scottsdale, AZ | 470 |
| 233 | Greeley, CO | 470 |
| 233 | Kent, WA | 470 |
| 234 | Schenectady, NY | 468 |
| 235 | Fort Myers, FL | 467 |
| 236 | Bryan, TX | 463 |
| 237 | San Leandro, CA | 462 |
| 238 | Clearwater, FL | 460 |
| 239 | Plano, TX | 452 |
| 240 | Roanoke, VA | 448 |
| 241 | Hialeah, FL | 447 |
| 242 | Sparks, NV | 446 |
| 242 | Ogden, UT | 446 |
| 243 | Virginia Beach, VA | 445 |
| 244 | Lynwood, CA | 441 |
| 245 | Norwalk, CA | 437 |
| 245 | Kokomo, IN | 437 |
| 246 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 432 |
| 247 | Lafayette, IN | 428 |
| 248 | Apple Valley, CA | 427 |
| 249 | Concord, CA | 423 |
| 250 | Fullerton, CA | 422 |
| 250 | Port Arthur, TX | 422 |
| 251 | Huntington Park, CA | 421 |
| 252 | Waterloo, IA | 419 |
| 253 | Lynn, MA | 418 |
| 254 | Thornton, CO | 415 |
| 254 | Greenville, NC | 415 |
| 255 | Pasadena, CA | 414 |
| 255 | St. Joseph, MO | 414 |
| 255 | Racine, WI | 414 |
| 256 | Ocala, FL | 413 |
| 257 | Overland Park, KS | 411 |
| 257 | Wyoming, MI | 411 |
| 258 | Lake Charles, LA | 409 |
| 259 | Turlock, CA | 408 |
| 260 | Fremont, CA | 407 |
| 261 | Wichita Falls, TX | 405 |
| 262 | Lakeland, FL | 404 |
| 263 | Delray Beach, FL | 401 |
| 264 | Waterbury, CT | 400 |
| 265 | Elk Grove, CA | 398 |
| 266 | Clinton Township, MI | 395 |
| 267 | Longmont, CO | 394 |
| 268 | Carson, CA | 392 |
| 269 | Kenosha, WI | 391 |
| 270 | Santa Barbara, CA | 389 |
| 271 | Medford, OR | 388 |
| 272 | Mount Vernon, NY | 382 |
| 273 | Lakewood, WA | 381 |
| 274 | Highland, CA | 379 |
| 274 | Everett, WA | 379 |
| 275 | Missoula, MT | 376 |
| 276 | Kingsport, TN | 372 |
| 277 | Taylor, MI | 371 |
| 278 | Lynchburg, VA | 367 |
| 279 | Norman, OK | 366 |
| 279 | Suffolk, VA | 366 |
| 280 | Pharr, TX | 364 |
| 281 | Upland, CA | 363 |
| 282 | Auburn, WA | 362 |
| 283 | Conway, AR | 359 |
| 284 | Lawrence, MA | 358 |
| 285 | Roswell, GA | 357 |
| 285 | Hempstead Village, NY | 357 |
| 285 | San Angelo, TX | 357 |
| 285 | Hampton, VA | 357 |
| 286 | Olathe, KS | 355 |
| 287 | National City, CA | 351 |
| 288 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 350 |
| 289 | Miramar, FL | 349 |
| 289 | Sarasota, FL | 349 |
| 290 | Bellflower, CA | 348 |
| 290 | El Monte, CA | 348 |
| 290 | Grand Junction, CO | 348 |
| 290 | Lowell, MA | 348 |
| 290 | Renton, WA | 348 |
| 291 | Hemet, CA | 347 |
| 292 | Vista, CA | 345 |
| 293 | Federal Way, WA | 344 |
| 294 | Boulder, CO | 343 |
| 295 | Spokane Valley, WA | 342 |
| 296 | Cambridge, MA | 341 |
| 297 | Casa Grande, AZ | 338 |
| 297 | Joplin, MO | 338 |
| 297 | Springfield, OH | 338 |
| 297 | Baytown, TX | 338 |
| 298 | Chino, CA | 335 |
| 299 | Largo, FL | 332 |
| 300 | Westland, MI | 330 |
| 301 | Ventura, CA | 328 |
| 301 | Palm Bay, FL | 328 |
| 302 | Pensacola, FL | 327 |
| 302 | Galveston, TX | 327 |
| 303 | Westminster, CO | 326 |
| 304 | Cicero, IL | 325 |
| 304 | Edinburg, TX | 325 |
| 305 | Lewisville, TX | 324 |
| 306 | Lorain, OH | 323 |
| 307 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 322 |
| 308 | Hanford, CA | 321 |
| 309 | Nampa, ID | 319 |
| 310 | Kissimmee, FL | 318 |
| 311 | Gulfport, MS | 317 |
| 312 | Waukegan, IL | 316 |
| 313 | Bloomington, IL | 314 |
| 314 | Victoria, TX | 311 |
| 315 | Avondale, AZ | 310 |
| 315 | Madera, CA | 310 |
| 316 | Santa Cruz, CA | 309 |
| 317 | Perris, CA | 306 |
| 317 | Bradenton, FL | 306 |
| 318 | Haverhill, MA | 304 |
| 319 | Quincy, MA | 303 |
| 320 | Downey, CA | 301 |
| 320 | Marietta, GA | 301 |
| 321 | Tulare, CA | 300 |
| 321 | Rochester, MN | 300 |
| 322 | Watsonville, CA | 299 |
| 323 | Commerce City, CO | 298 |
| 323 | Utica, NY | 298 |
| 324 | New Britain, CT | 297 |
| 324 | Temple, TX | 297 |
| 325 | Johnson City, TN | 296 |
| 326 | Alexandria, VA | 295 |
| 327 | Chicopee, MA | 294 |
| 327 | Ann Arbor, MI | 294 |
| 327 | East Orange, NJ | 294 |
| 328 | Santa Clarita, CA | 291 |
| 328 | Idaho Falls, ID | 291 |
| 328 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 291 |
| 328 | West Jordan, UT | 291 |
| 329 | Southfield, MI | 288 |
| 329 | Pawtucket, RI | 288 |
| 330 | Citrus Heights, CA | 286 |
| 330 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 286 |
| 331 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 285 |
| 331 | New Brunswick, NJ | 285 |
| 332 | Gilbert, AZ | 284 |
| 332 | Stamford, CT | 284 |
| 333 | San Marcos, TX | 283 |
| 334 | Arvada, CO | 280 |
| 334 | McKinney, TX | 280 |
| 335 | Passaic, NJ | 279 |
| 336 | Roseville, CA | 277 |
| 336 | Dearborn, MI | 277 |
| 337 | Longview, TX | 276 |
| 338 | Rogers, AR | 274 |
| 338 | San Mateo, CA | 274 |
| 338 | Torrance, CA | 274 |
| 339 | Gardena, CA | 269 |
| 339 | Harlingen, TX | 269 |
| 340 | Olympia, WA | 268 |
| 341 | Napa, CA | 267 |
| 342 | Bloomington, MN | 266 |
| 342 | Great Falls, MT | 266 |
| 343 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 264 |
| 343 | Framingham, MA | 264 |
| 344 | Paramount, CA | 263 |
| 344 | Davie, FL | 263 |
| 345 | Gilroy, CA | 260 |
| 345 | Elgin, IL | 260 |
| 345 | Bismarck, ND | 260 |
| 346 | Westminster, CA | 259 |
| 346 | Twin Falls, ID | 259 |
| 347 | Duluth, MN | 257 |
| 347 | Hillsboro, OR | 257 |
| 348 | Petaluma, CA | 255 |
| 348 | Cape Coral, FL | 255 |
| 349 | Vacaville, CA | 247 |
| 349 | Apopka, FL | 247 |
| 349 | Bowling Green, KY | 247 |
| 350 | Jacksonville, NC | 245 |
| 351 | Cheyenne, WY | 244 |
| 352 | Yuba City, CA | 242 |
| 353 | Clovis, CA | 240 |
| 353 | Corona, CA | 240 |
| 353 | Bellingham, WA | 240 |
| 354 | Novato, CA | 238 |
| 354 | Redlands, CA | 238 |
| 355 | Whittier, CA | 237 |
| 355 | Taunton, MA | 237 |
| 356 | Lakewood, CA | 236 |
| 356 | Porterville, CA | 236 |
| 357 | Beaverton, OR | 235 |
| 358 | Sterling Heights, MI | 233 |
| 359 | Placentia, CA | 232 |
| 360 | Dubuque, IA | 231 |
| 360 | Burien, WA | 231 |
| 361 | Irvington, NJ | 230 |
| 362 | San Rafael, CA | 229 |
| 362 | Sunnyvale, CA | 229 |
| 362 | Kentwood, MI | 229 |
| 363 | Plainfield, NJ | 228 |
| 364 | Woodland, CA | 227 |
| 364 | Vineland, NJ | 227 |
| 365 | Lodi, CA | 225 |
| 366 | Carlsbad, CA | 224 |
| 367 | Union City, CA | 222 |
| 367 | Brookhaven, GA | 222 |
| 368 | Valdosta, GA | 220 |
| 369 | New Braunfels, TX | 219 |
| 370 | Manteca, CA | 217 |
| 370 | College Station, TX | 217 |
| 371 | Grand Island, NE | 216 |
| 371 | Cheektowaga Town, NY | 216 |
| 372 | Kennewick, WA | 215 |
| 373 | Smyrna, GA | 214 |
| 374 | West Sacramento, CA | 211 |
| 375 | Surprise, AZ | 209 |
| 375 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 209 |
| 375 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 209 |
| 375 | Livonia, MI | 209 |
| 376 | Glendale, CA | 206 |
| 376 | Santa Clara, CA | 206 |
| 376 | West Covina, CA | 206 |
| 376 | Boca Raton, FL | 206 |
| 376 | Pocatello, ID | 206 |
| 377 | Smyrna, TN | 204 |
| 378 | Union City, NJ | 203 |
| 379 | Goodyear, AZ | 199 |
| 379 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 199 |
| 379 | Plantation, FL | 199 |
| 380 | Appleton, WI | 198 |
| 381 | Revere, MA | 196 |
| 381 | Florissant, MO | 196 |
| 382 | Sunrise, FL | 195 |
| 382 | Franklin, TN | 195 |
| 383 | San Marcos, CA | 194 |
| 383 | Oak Park, IL | 194 |
| 383 | Springfield, OR | 194 |
| 384 | Alameda, CA | 193 |
| 385 | Daly City, CA | 192 |
| 385 | St. Charles, MO | 192 |
| 385 | Broken Arrow, OK | 192 |
| 386 | Colton, CA | 191 |
| 386 | Hamden, CT | 191 |
| 386 | Shawnee, KS | 191 |
| 386 | Eau Claire, WI | 191 |
| 386 | West Allis, WI | 191 |
| 387 | Meridian, ID | 190 |
| 388 | Rosemead, CA | 189 |
| 388 | DeSoto, TX | 189 |
| 389 | Redwood City, CA | 187 |
| 389 | Pinellas Park, FL | 187 |
| 389 | Oshkosh, WI | 187 |
| 390 | Delano, CA | 185 |
| 390 | Plymouth, MA | 185 |
| 390 | Round Rock, TX | 185 |
| 391 | Bentonville, AR | 183 |
| 391 | Midwest City, OK | 183 |
| 391 | Summerville, SC | 183 |
| 391 | Frisco, TX | 183 |
| 391 | Pasco, WA | 183 |
| 392 | Buena Park, CA | 181 |