Ranking of United States Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, St. Louis, MO had the highest Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (63.95); followed by Wilmington, DE (55.45); Memphis, TN (47.12); Mobile, AL (45.7); and Detroit, MI (44.98).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities with a population of at least 50K, based on the Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate per 100K residents.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Ranking of US Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 St. Louis, MO 63.95
2 Wilmington, DE 55.45
3 Memphis, TN 47.12
4 Mobile, AL 45.70
5 Detroit, MI 44.98
6 Cleveland, OH 43.50
7 Youngstown, OH 42.49
8 Baton Rouge, LA 40.36
9 Flint, MI 39.24
10 Portsmouth, VA 37.92
11 Richmond, VA 37.88
12 Milwaukee, WI 32.87
13 Little Rock, AR 31.27
14 Kansas City, MO 31.14
15 Atlanta, GA 30.50
16 North Little Rock, AR 30.00
17 Cincinnati, OH 29.48
18 North Charleston, SC 28.91
19 Louisville Metro, KY 28.31
20 Hartford, CT 28.06
21 Indianapolis, IN 26.68
22 Buffalo, NY 25.61
23 Norfolk, VA 25.57
24 Pontiac, MI 25.50
25 Toledo, OH 24.45
26 Pueblo, CO 23.82
27 South Fulton, GA 23.02
28 Rocky Mount, NC 22.51
29 Fayetteville, NC 22.17
30 Columbus, OH 22.16
31 Canton, OH 21.55
32 Dayton, OH 21.48
33 Minneapolis, MN 21.44
34 Albany, GA 21.36
35 Albuquerque, NM 21.27
36 Lansing, MI 21.21
37 Gulfport, MS 20.89
38 Yuma, AZ 20.85
39 Newark, NJ 20.34
40 Hammond, IN 20.05
41 Hampton, VA 19.98
42 Houston, TX 19.84
43 New Haven, CT 19.10
44 Akron, OH 18.40
45 Knoxville, TN 18.28
46 Chattanooga, TN 17.72
47 Columbia, SC 17.39
48 Elkhart, IN 17.24
49 Kalamazoo, MI 17.07
50 Greensboro, NC 16.95
51 High Point, NC 16.60
52 Jackson, TN 16.31
53 Newport News, VA 16.23
54 Roanoke, VA 16.13
55 Durham, NC 16.10
56 Evansville, IN 16.07
57 Dallas, TX 15.71
58 Texas City, TX 15.31
59 Winston-Salem, NC 15.20
60 Fort Wayne, IN 14.95
61 Beaumont, TX 14.75
62 Tulsa, OK 14.60
63 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 14.34
64 Burlington, NC 14.27
65 Valdosta, GA 14.07
66 Gastonia, NC 14.06
67 Bridgeport, CT 13.95
68 Jonesboro, AR 13.55
69 Denver, CO 13.51
70 Tacoma, WA 13.50
71 Rockford, IL 13.19
72 Kenosha, WI 13.05
73 Yakima, WA 12.69
74 Gresham, OR 12.68
75 Rapid City, SD 12.51
76 Portland, OR 12.49
77 Fort Worth, TX 12.45
78 St. Paul, MN 12.26
79 Oklahoma City, OK 12.22
80 Kenner, LA 12.08
81 Charleston, SC 11.99
82 Lawton, OK 11.87
83 Providence, RI 11.84
84 Joplin, MO 11.77
85 Springfield, MA 11.68
86 Battle Creek, MI 11.64
87 Baytown, TX 11.57
88 Killeen, TX 11.48
89 Lake Charles, LA 11.39
90 DeSoto, TX 11.34
90 Federal Way, WA 11.34
91 Springfield, MO 11.24
92 Port Arthur, TX 11.14
93 Wilmington, NC 11.05
94 Anderson, IN 11.01
95 Lorain, OH 10.96
95 Lynchburg, VA 10.96
96 Aurora, CO 10.66
97 San Antonio, TX 10.55
98 Waco, TX 10.48
99 Amarillo, TX 10.47
100 Wichita Falls, TX 10.43
101 Muncie, IN 10.41
102 Westminster, CO 10.35
103 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 10.25
104 Fort Smith, AR 10.24
105 North Las Vegas, NV 10.19
106 Chesapeake, VA 10.03
107 Florissant, MO 9.87
108 Davenport, IA 9.80
109 Lubbock, TX 9.78
109 Lakewood, WA 9.78
110 Longview, TX 9.77
111 Springfield, IL 9.71
112 Vancouver, WA 9.57
113 Greenville, SC 9.50
114 St. Joseph, MO 9.48
115 Mesquite, TX 9.43
116 Lexington, KY 9.42
117 Harlingen, TX 9.20
118 Clarksville, TN 9.13
119 Kent, WA 9.10
120 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 9.02
121 Champaign, IL 8.87
122 Garland, TX 8.84
123 Warner Robins, GA 8.81
124 Spokane Valley, WA 8.63
125 Springfield, OH 8.58
126 Auburn, WA 8.52
127 Utica, NY 8.48
128 Waterbury, CT 8.45
128 Grand Rapids, MI 8.45
129 Bowling Green, KY 8.35
130 Evanston, IL 8.28
131 Huntersville, NC 8.27
132 Commerce City, CO 8.22
133 Greeley, CO 8.13
134 Brockton, MA 7.96
135 Midland, TX 7.93
136 Jacksonville, NC 7.88
137 Odessa, TX 7.79
138 Colorado Springs, CO 7.78
139 Austin, TX 7.77
139 Salt Lake City, UT 7.77
140 Burien, WA 7.75
141 Avondale, AZ 7.69
142 Lakewood, CO 7.55
143 Brooklyn Park, MN 7.51
144 Bellevue, NE 7.49
145 Elizabeth, NJ 7.46
145 Pharr, TX 7.46
146 Waterloo, IA 7.44
147 Cedar Rapids, IA 7.42
148 Lawrence, MA 7.41
148 Johnson City, TN 7.41
149 Sparks, NV 7.37
150 Temple, TX 7.29
151 St. Cloud, MN 7.27
152 Bossier City, LA 7.26
153 Medford, OR 7.12
154 Brookhaven, GA 7.05
155 Tigard, OR 7.03
156 Clinton Township, MI 6.99
157 Pocatello, ID 6.98
158 Kokomo, IN 6.87
159 Independence, MO 6.85
160 St. Peters, MO 6.83
161 Pawtucket, RI 6.73
162 Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ 6.65
163 Racine, WI 6.58
164 National City, CA 6.54
165 Reno, NV 6.47
166 Casa Grande, AZ 6.39
166 Asheville, NC 6.39
167 Suffolk, VA 6.33
168 Sandy Springs, GA 6.28
169 Spokane, WA 6.27
170 Orem, UT 6.00
171 Portage, MI 5.98
172 Galveston, TX 5.96
173 Ames, IA 5.89
174 Kennewick, WA 5.84
175 San Marcos, TX 5.80
176 Corpus Christi, TX 5.77
177 Ogden, UT 5.69
178 Kannapolis, NC 5.66
179 Abilene, TX 5.60
180 Elyria, OH 5.58
181 Southfield, MI 5.54
182 Normal, IL 5.49
183 Hempstead Village, NY 5.47
184 Billings, MT 5.44
185 Chicopee, MA 5.42
186 Centennial, CO 5.40
186 Raleigh, NC 5.40
187 Lowell, MA 5.35
187 Pasadena, TX 5.35
188 Hillsboro, OR 5.31
189 Roswell, GA 5.21
189 Seattle, WA 5.21
190 Dubuque, IA 5.19
191 Bloomington, IL 5.18
192 Boston, MA 5.11
193 Meriden, CT 5.10
194 Conroe, TX 5.00
195 Hamden, CT 4.99
195 West Allis, WI 4.99
196 Irving, TX 4.97
197 Malden, MA 4.96
198 Marietta, GA 4.90
199 Laredo, TX 4.88
199 San Angelo, TX 4.88
200 Mesa, AZ 4.87
201 Columbia, MO 4.75
202 Arlington, TX 4.72
203 Fargo, ND 4.71
204 Grand Junction, CO 4.69
205 Cheyenne, WY 4.60
206 Tyler, TX 4.57
207 Stamford, CT 4.54
208 Murfreesboro, TN 4.50
209 Salem, OR 4.49
210 Broken Arrow, OK 4.43
211 San Diego, CA 4.39
212 Fayetteville, AR 4.38
212 El Paso, TX 4.38
213 Alpharetta, GA 4.35
214 Dearborn, MI 4.30
215 Greenville, NC 4.18
216 Rogers, AR 4.16
217 New Bedford, MA 4.15
217 Henderson, NV 4.15
218 Peoria, AZ 4.11
219 Grand Prairie, TX 4.08
220 Richardson, TX 4.07
221 Yonkers, NY 3.99
222 Concord, NC 3.98
223 Woodbury, MN 3.97
224 Mishawaka, IN 3.96
225 Burleson, TX 3.91
226 Parma, OH 3.86
227 Pasco, WA 3.81
228 Warren, MI 3.77
229 Madison, WI 3.76
230 Marana, AZ 3.75
231 Harrisonburg, VA 3.73
232 West Valley, UT 3.72
233 West Haven, CT 3.69
233 New Rochelle, NY 3.69
233 Kingsport, TN 3.69
234 Somerville, MA 3.65
234 Dearborn Heights, MI 3.65
235 Maricopa, AZ 3.59
236 Troy, MI 3.58
237 Cedar Park, TX 3.57
238 Everett, WA 3.53
239 Albany, OR 3.52
240 Smyrna, GA 3.51
240 Blue Springs, MO 3.51
241 Manchester, CT 3.49
242 Bloomington, IN 3.48
242 Southaven, MS 3.48
243 Lake Havasu City, AZ 3.46
244 Taunton, MA 3.43
244 Great Falls, MT 3.43
245 Oceanside, CA 3.42
246 West Jordan, UT 3.39
247 La Mesa, CA 3.34
248 Bentonville, AR 3.32
249 Fall River, MA 3.31
249 Taylor, MI 3.31
250 Thornton, CO 3.30
251 Buckeye, AZ 3.22
251 Worcester, MA 3.22
252 St. George, UT 3.17
253 Springfield, OR 3.15
254 Athens-Clarke County, GA 3.14
255 Virginia Beach, VA 3.10
256 Schenectady, NY 3.07
257 Renton, WA 2.93
258 Rowlett, TX 2.89
258 Green Bay, WI 2.89
259 Edinburg, TX 2.87
260 Carrollton, TX 2.82
261 New Britain, CT 2.77
262 Boulder, CO 2.76
263 Broomfield, CO 2.74
264 Lincoln, NE 2.72
265 League City, TX 2.70
266 Mansfield, TX 2.67
267 Wyoming, MI 2.59
268 Iowa City, IA 2.58
269 Farmington Hills, MI 2.50
270 Chandler, AZ 2.49
271 College Station, TX 2.46
272 Arvada, CO 2.43
273 Sioux City, IA 2.42
274 Danbury, CT 2.36
275 Springdale, AR 2.35
276 Loveland, CO 2.34
277 McKinney, TX 2.30
278 Norwalk, CT 2.25
278 Cary, NC 2.25
279 Nashua, NH 2.24
280 Georgetown, TX 2.21
281 Chula Vista, CA 2.17
282 Round Rock, TX 2.11
283 Bellingham, WA 2.10
284 Scottsdale, AZ 2.03
285 Longmont, CO 2.01
286 Escondido, CA 1.99
286 Denton, TX 1.99
287 East Brunswick Township, NJ 1.98
288 El Cajon, CA 1.95
288 Lee's Summit, MO 1.95
288 Grand Island, NE 1.95
289 Stratford, CT 1.94
290 Kentwood, MI 1.92
290 Collierville, TN 1.92
290 Logan, UT 1.92
291 Bend, OR 1.91
292 Bozeman, MT 1.90
293 Nampa, ID 1.89
294 Farmers Branch, TX 1.85
295 Coeur d'Alene, ID 1.84
295 Olympia, WA 1.84
296 Smyrna, TN 1.83
297 Milford, CT 1.82
298 Frisco, TX 1.80
299 Wylie, TX 1.79
300 Grand Forks, ND 1.78
301 Fort Collins, CO 1.76
302 Lewisville, TX 1.75
303 Boise, ID 1.73
303 Euless, TX 1.73
304 Carlsbad, CA 1.72
305 Bowie, MD 1.71
305 Eugene, OR 1.71
306 Plano, TX 1.70
307 Weymouth, MA 1.69
308 Ann Arbor, MI 1.67
309 Terre Haute, IN 1.66
310 Owensboro, KY 1.65
310 Richland, WA 1.65
311 Little Elm, TX 1.63
312 Skokie, IL 1.61
313 Burnsville, MN 1.60
314 West Hartford, CT 1.59
315 West Chester Township, OH 1.58
316 Sioux Falls, SD 1.57
317 Chapel Hill, NC 1.55
318 Haverhill, MA 1.54
318 Janesville, WI 1.54
319 Eden Prairie, MN 1.53
320 Sterling Heights, MI 1.52
321 Eagan, MN 1.51
322 Oshkosh, WI 1.50
323 Pflugerville, TX 1.45
324 Eau Claire, WI 1.44
325 Dothan, AL 1.43
326 Lakeville, MN 1.41
327 Olathe, KS 1.40
328 Marysville, WA 1.38
329 North Richland Hills, TX 1.37
330 Framingham, MA 1.33
330 Bismarck, ND 1.33
330 Bellevue, WA 1.33
331 Scranton, PA 1.31
332 Leander, TX 1.29
332 Missouri City, TX 1.29
333 Missoula, MT 1.28
333 Colonie Town, NY 1.28
334 Alexandria, VA 1.25
335 Westland, MI 1.24
336 Shelby Township, MI 1.22
336 South Jordan, UT 1.22
337 Bloomington, MN 1.18
338 Duluth, MN 1.17
339 Johns Creek, GA 1.16
340 Franklin, TN 1.14
341 Gilbert, AZ 1.10
341 O'Fallon, MO 1.10
342 Brownsville, TX 1.09
343 Livonia, MI 1.08
344 Canton Township, MI 1.06
345 Lynn, MA 1.05
346 Edmond, OK 1.03
347 Beaverton, OR 1.00
347 New Braunfels, TX 1.00
348 Carmel, IN 0.97
349 Des Moines, IA 0.94
350 Manchester, NH 0.89
351 Sugar Land, TX 0.84
352 Rochester, MN 0.83
353 Cambridge, MA 0.82
354 Norman, OK 0.79
354 Pearland, TX 0.79
355 Surprise, AZ 0.69
356 Honolulu, HI 0.61
357 Overland Park, KS 0.50
358 Auburn, AL 0.00
358 Conway, AR 0.00
358 Castle Rock, CO 0.00
358 Parker, CO 0.00
358 Bristol, CT 0.00
358 Fairfield, CT 0.00
358 Greenwich, CT 0.00
358 Idaho Falls, ID 0.00
358 Meridian, ID 0.00
358 Twin Falls, ID 0.00
358 Cicero, IL 0.00
358 Tinley Park, IL 0.00
358 Fishers, IN 0.00
358 Greenwood, IN 0.00
358 West Lafayette, IN 0.00
358 Ankeny, IA 0.00
358 Council Bluffs, IA 0.00
358 West Des Moines, IA 0.00
358 Lenexa, KS 0.00
358 Shawnee, KS 0.00
358 Portland, ME 0.00
358 Brookline, MA 0.00
358 Medford, MA 0.00
358 Methuen, MA 0.00
358 Newton, MA 0.00
358 Peabody, MA 0.00
358 Plymouth, MA 0.00
358 Quincy, MA 0.00
358 Revere, MA 0.00
358 Waltham, MA 0.00
358 Novi, MI 0.00
358 Rochester Hills, MI 0.00
358 Royal Oak, MI 0.00
358 St. Clair Shores, MI 0.00
358 Waterford Township, MI 0.00
358 West Bloomfield Township, MI 0.00
358 Apple Valley, MN 0.00
358 Blaine, MN 0.00
358 Coon Rapids, MN 0.00
358 Edina, MN 0.00
358 Maple Grove, MN 0.00
358 Minnetonka, MN 0.00
358 Plymouth, MN 0.00
358 St. Charles, MO 0.00
358 Gloucester Township, NJ 0.00
358 Hoboken, NJ 0.00
358 Clarkstown Town, NY 0.00
358 Greece Town, NY 0.00
358 Apex, NC 0.00
358 Colerain Township, OH 0.00
358 Dublin, OH 0.00
358 Green Township, OH 0.00
358 Newark, OH 0.00
358 Stillwater, OK 0.00
358 Corvallis, OR 0.00
358 Cranston, RI 0.00
358 Warwick, RI 0.00
358 Mount Pleasant, SC 0.00
358 Summerville, SC 0.00
358 Bartlett, TN 0.00
358 Hendersonville, TN 0.00
358 Flower Mound, TX 0.00
358 Grapevine, TX 0.00
358 Kyle, TX 0.00
358 McAllen, TX 0.00
358 Victoria, TX 0.00
358 Herriman, UT 0.00
358 Layton, UT 0.00
358 Provo, UT 0.00
358 Leesburg, VA 0.00
358 Kirkland, WA 0.00
358 Lacey, WA 0.00
358 Redmond, WA 0.00
358 Sammamish, WA 0.00
358 Shoreline, WA 0.00
358 Appleton, WI 0.00
358 La Crosse, WI 0.00
358 Waukesha, WI 0.00