Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Updated on November 1, 2023.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Mobile, AL had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,787.22); followed by Memphis, TN (2,430.54); Detroit, MI (2,153.6); Little Rock, AR (2,063.45); and Cleveland, OH (1,665.12).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent 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 Violent crime rate per 100K residents.
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 Violent crime rate for each state.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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1 | Mobile, AL | 2787.22 |
2 | Memphis, TN | 2430.54 |
3 | Detroit, MI | 2153.60 |
4 | Little Rock, AR | 2063.45 |
5 | Cleveland, OH | 1665.12 |
6 | Kalamazoo, MI | 1589.68 |
7 | Albany, GA | 1586.58 |
8 | Milwaukee, WI | 1586.45 |
9 | Springfield, MO | 1568.75 |
10 | Rockford, IL | 1534.44 |
11 | Lansing, MI | 1490.69 |
12 | St. Louis, MO | 1484.42 |
13 | Kansas City, MO | 1476.75 |
14 | Canton, OH | 1472.22 |
15 | Wilmington, DE | 1427.54 |
16 | Albuquerque, NM | 1388.11 |
17 | Chattanooga, TN | 1364.50 |
18 | Terre Haute, IN | 1348.31 |
19 | Elkhart, IN | 1327.46 |
20 | Minneapolis, MN | 1280.84 |
21 | Pueblo, CO | 1253.41 |
22 | Baton Rouge, LA | 1211.59 |
23 | Houston, TX | 1210.86 |
24 | Pontiac, MI | 1210.19 |
25 | Tacoma, WA | 1181.63 |
26 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN | 1166.75 |
27 | Winston-Salem, NC | 1150.01 |
28 | North Little Rock, AR | 1142.82 |
29 | Fort Smith, AR | 1132.95 |
30 | Springfield, OH | 1114.11 |
31 | Tulsa, OK | 1106.73 |
32 | Toledo, OH | 1077.27 |
33 | Lubbock, TX | 1062.45 |
34 | Beaumont, TX | 1059.07 |
35 | Billings, MT | 1053.74 |
36 | Flint, MI | 1041.47 |
37 | Dayton, OH | 1034.57 |
38 | Battle Creek, MI | 1021.05 |
39 | North Charleston, SC | 1013.55 |
40 | Aurora, CO | 1006.10 |
41 | Louisville Metro, KY | 981.22 |
42 | Salt Lake City, UT | 969.27 |
43 | Jackson, TN | 959.06 |
44 | Grand Rapids, MI | 958.37 |
45 | Bossier City, LA | 956.75 |
46 | Fayetteville, NC | 955.45 |
47 | Rocky Mount, NC | 943.63 |
48 | Buffalo, NY | 943.23 |
49 | Fall River, MA | 941.31 |
50 | Springfield, MA | 937.72 |
51 | South Fulton, GA | 936.88 |
52 | Denver, CO | 931.76 |
53 | Gastonia, NC | 908.51 |
54 | Atlanta, GA | 884.18 |
55 | Burlington, NC | 879.34 |
56 | Greensboro, NC | 873.81 |
57 | Corpus Christi, TX | 847.25 |
58 | Springfield, IL | 838.25 |
59 | Akron, OH | 834.44 |
60 | Knoxville, TN | 828.88 |
61 | Dallas, TX | 825.02 |
62 | Cincinnati, OH | 811.97 |
63 | Hammond, IN | 788.52 |
64 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 782.20 |
65 | St. Paul, MN | 779.79 |
66 | Portsmouth, VA | 769.94 |
67 | Youngstown, OH | 768.04 |
68 | Port Arthur, TX | 764.88 |
69 | Kingsport, TN | 761.59 |
70 | Lakewood, WA | 753.36 |
71 | Asheville, NC | 750.09 |
72 | Amarillo, TX | 748.57 |
73 | Seattle, WA | 745.03 |
74 | Durham, NC | 739.82 |
75 | Norfolk, VA | 739.01 |
76 | Evansville, IN | 733.25 |
77 | Columbia, SC | 729.65 |
78 | Jonesboro, AR | 724.07 |
79 | Waco, TX | 720.53 |
80 | Portland, OR | 720.25 |
81 | Indianapolis, IN | 717.77 |
82 | Champaign, IL | 694.88 |
83 | Lakewood, CO | 684.38 |
84 | Greenville, SC | 684.29 |
85 | San Antonio, TX | 683.18 |
86 | Brockton, MA | 671.54 |
87 | National City, CA | 657.17 |
88 | Davenport, IA | 656.77 |
89 | Newport News, VA | 651.51 |
90 | Spokane, WA | 651.01 |
91 | Commerce City, CO | 649.19 |
92 | Worcester, MA | 643.36 |
93 | Oklahoma City, OK | 642.90 |
94 | Rapid City, SD | 641.97 |
95 | St. Joseph, MO | 639.38 |
96 | New Bedford, MA | 638.32 |
97 | Warner Robins, GA | 636.61 |
98 | Missoula, MT | 629.40 |
99 | Des Moines, IA | 628.93 |
100 | Pasadena, TX | 628.40 |
101 | Kokomo, IN | 624.91 |
102 | New Haven, CT | 621.07 |
103 | Killeen, TX | 614.39 |
104 | Fayetteville, AR | 608.92 |
105 | Galveston, TX | 600.15 |
106 | Grand Junction, CO | 591.29 |
107 | Vancouver, WA | 589.39 |
108 | Columbus, OH | 587.55 |
109 | Lawton, OK | 586.77 |
110 | Haverhill, MA | 578.96 |
111 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 577.66 |
112 | Independence, MO | 577.25 |
113 | Sioux City, IA | 576.43 |
114 | Reno, NV | 575.46 |
115 | Colorado Springs, CO | 574.12 |
116 | Clarksville, TN | 572.61 |
117 | Wichita Falls, TX | 567.95 |
118 | Arlington, TX | 564.22 |
119 | St. Cloud, MN | 562.86 |
120 | Fort Worth, TX | 558.52 |
121 | Bridgeport, CT | 557.90 |
122 | Bloomington, IN | 557.38 |
123 | Great Falls, MT | 556.08 |
124 | Schenectady, NY | 555.73 |
125 | Ogden, UT | 552.22 |
126 | Boston, MA | 551.25 |
127 | Victoria, TX | 547.03 |
128 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 545.90 |
129 | Yakima, WA | 544.43 |
130 | Wyoming, MI | 543.49 |
131 | West Valley, UT | 543.44 |
132 | Warren, MI | 539.33 |
133 | Sioux Falls, SD | 538.36 |
134 | Utica, NY | 537.61 |
135 | Taylor, MI | 536.95 |
136 | Greeley, CO | 533.17 |
137 | Lorain, OH | 532.42 |
138 | San Marcos, TX | 532.18 |
139 | Joplin, MO | 531.68 |
140 | Waterloo, IA | 529.97 |
141 | Mesquite, TX | 523.96 |
142 | High Point, NC | 519.69 |
143 | Twin Falls, ID | 519.58 |
144 | Fargo, ND | 516.84 |
145 | Wilmington, NC | 516.73 |
146 | El Cajon, CA | 511.37 |
147 | Odessa, TX | 509.63 |
148 | Federal Way, WA | 508.16 |
149 | Southfield, MI | 505.43 |
150 | Casa Grande, AZ | 501.87 |
151 | Burien, WA | 500.16 |
152 | Columbia, MO | 492.81 |
153 | Suffolk, VA | 491.80 |
154 | Austin, TX | 491.38 |
155 | Conway, AR | 491.18 |
156 | Newark, NJ | 490.11 |
157 | Roanoke, VA | 487.02 |
158 | Greenville, NC | 484.27 |
159 | Chicopee, MA | 482.54 |
160 | Lake Charles, LA | 480.69 |
161 | Elizabeth, NJ | 480.13 |
162 | Longmont, CO | 478.37 |
163 | Abilene, TX | 478.06 |
164 | Hartford, CT | 477.88 |
165 | Springdale, AR | 475.16 |
166 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 468.24 |
167 | Green Bay, WI | 468.09 |
168 | Marietta, GA | 465.51 |
169 | Yuma, AZ | 464.70 |
170 | Raleigh, NC | 464.07 |
171 | Lynn, MA | 463.82 |
172 | Chesapeake, VA | 462.70 |
173 | Salem, OR | 457.03 |
174 | Gresham, OR | 452.70 |
175 | Manchester, NH | 451.95 |
176 | Olympia, WA | 451.01 |
177 | Hempstead Village, NY | 446.94 |
178 | Auburn, WA | 445.48 |
179 | Lawrence, MA | 444.33 |
180 | Muncie, IN | 443.04 |
181 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 440.30 |
182 | Oceanside, CA | 439.73 |
183 | Sparks, NV | 439.18 |
184 | Dubuque, IA | 436.06 |
185 | Charleston, SC | 435.92 |
186 | Pawtucket, RI | 435.82 |
187 | Tyler, TX | 435.07 |
188 | Brookhaven, GA | 431.57 |
189 | Westland, MI | 430.50 |
190 | Gulfport, MS | 427.56 |
191 | Cicero, IL | 421.25 |
192 | Lincoln, NE | 420.68 |
193 | New Britain, CT | 414.74 |
194 | Kenner, LA | 412.08 |
195 | Bellingham, WA | 410.37 |
196 | Eugene, OR | 407.98 |
197 | Anderson, IN | 405.58 |
198 | Mesa, AZ | 404.90 |
199 | Lynchburg, VA | 404.44 |
200 | Murfreesboro, TN | 404.11 |
201 | Harlingen, TX | 401.93 |
202 | Providence, RI | 400.82 |
203 | Texas City, TX | 399.85 |
204 | Kent, WA | 397.27 |
205 | Brownsville, TX | 394.49 |
206 | Hamden, CT | 393.92 |
207 | Midland, TX | 392.75 |
208 | Westminster, CO | 391.58 |
209 | Taunton, MA | 387.43 |
210 | Avondale, AZ | 381.28 |
211 | Rogers, AR | 379.91 |
212 | San Diego, CA | 376.67 |
213 | Dearborn, MI | 376.63 |
214 | Scranton, PA | 376.08 |
215 | North Las Vegas, NV | 375.65 |
216 | Boulder, CO | 374.43 |
217 | Richmond, VA | 374.16 |
218 | Racine, WI | 373.60 |
219 | Duluth, MN | 370.93 |
220 | Baytown, TX | 370.10 |
221 | Meriden, CT | 369.05 |
222 | Johnson City, TN | 368.81 |
223 | Valdosta, GA | 364.16 |
224 | Escondido, CA | 362.11 |
225 | Council Bluffs, IA | 360.12 |
226 | Jacksonville, NC | 359.91 |
227 | Kenosha, WI | 358.48 |
228 | Idaho Falls, ID | 358.07 |
229 | Clinton Township, MI | 351.67 |
230 | Smyrna, TN | 349.53 |
231 | Longview, TX | 349.44 |
232 | Kentwood, MI | 345.97 |
233 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 345.05 |
234 | Edinburg, TX | 342.24 |
235 | Nampa, ID | 339.90 |
236 | Grand Island, NE | 335.77 |
237 | Irving, TX | 333.90 |
238 | San Angelo, TX | 333.83 |
239 | Bowling Green, KY | 329.96 |
240 | Bozeman, MT | 328.99 |
241 | Smyrna, GA | 327.93 |
242 | Medford, OR | 326.23 |
243 | Lowell, MA | 326.12 |
244 | Pocatello, ID | 324.57 |
245 | Waterbury, CT | 324.01 |
246 | Florissant, MO | 323.77 |
247 | Kennewick, WA | 323.62 |
248 | DeSoto, TX | 323.31 |
249 | Bartlett, TN | 320.67 |
250 | Oshkosh, WI | 318.74 |
251 | Roswell, GA | 318.61 |
252 | Renton, WA | 317.20 |
253 | Quincy, MA | 316.49 |
254 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 316.42 |
255 | Chula Vista, CA | 315.61 |
256 | Everett, WA | 312.86 |
257 | Norman, OK | 311.85 |
258 | Bloomington, MN | 310.36 |
259 | Appleton, WI | 309.96 |
260 | Bloomington, IL | 308.43 |
261 | Madison, WI | 308.42 |
262 | Cheyenne, WY | 307.99 |
263 | Iowa City, IA | 307.01 |
264 | Cambridge, MA | 305.67 |
265 | Pharr, TX | 304.59 |
266 | Thornton, CO | 303.98 |
267 | Grand Forks, ND | 302.21 |
268 | Fort Collins, CO | 301.62 |
269 | Laredo, TX | 300.58 |
270 | Boise, ID | 297.11 |
271 | Revere, MA | 297.01 |
272 | Framingham, MA | 294.50 |
273 | Rochester, MN | 293.67 |
274 | Richland, WA | 293.66 |
275 | Temple, TX | 292.71 |
276 | Spokane Valley, WA | 292.49 |
277 | Ann Arbor, MI | 287.97 |
278 | Lexington, KY | 287.87 |
279 | Bismarck, ND | 286.49 |
280 | Springfield, OR | 283.02 |
281 | Hampton, VA | 282.74 |
282 | Shawnee, KS | 281.82 |
283 | Plymouth, MA | 280.59 |
284 | Arvada, CO | 279.24 |
285 | Lewisville, TX | 278.95 |
286 | Loveland, CO | 277.68 |
287 | Denton, TX | 277.53 |
288 | Bentonville, AR | 275.16 |
289 | Southaven, MS | 275.00 |
290 | Tigard, OR | 274.10 |
291 | Stillwater, OK | 273.70 |
292 | Peabody, MA | 270.18 |
293 | Portage, MI | 267.25 |
294 | St. Charles, MO | 265.48 |
295 | Yonkers, NY | 264.48 |
296 | La Mesa, CA | 261.81 |
297 | Mishawaka, IN | 259.29 |
298 | Garland, TX | 257.67 |
299 | Malden, MA | 256.48 |
300 | Kannapolis, NC | 256.39 |
301 | Fort Wayne, IN | 256.29 |
302 | Peoria, AZ | 254.41 |
303 | Pasco, WA | 254.19 |
304 | Newark, OH | 253.04 |
305 | Maricopa, AZ | 252.83 |
306 | La Crosse, WI | 252.23 |
307 | West Jordan, UT | 251.99 |
308 | St. Peters, MO | 250.87 |
309 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ | 249.46 |
310 | Beaverton, OR | 249.28 |
311 | Elyria, OH | 249.03 |
312 | El Paso, TX | 247.98 |
313 | West Allis, WI | 247.61 |
314 | Burleson, TX | 246.25 |
315 | Olathe, KS | 245.63 |
316 | Livonia, MI | 244.48 |
317 | Summerville, SC | 244.32 |
318 | New Braunfels, TX | 243.96 |
319 | Owensboro, KY | 242.43 |
320 | Hillsboro, OR | 242.36 |
321 | Euless, TX | 239.81 |
322 | Alpharetta, GA | 239.29 |
323 | Weymouth, MA | 238.01 |
324 | Overland Park, KS | 235.64 |
325 | Harrisonburg, VA | 233.29 |
326 | Henderson, NV | 228.83 |
327 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 228.63 |
328 | Portland, ME | 227.29 |
329 | Honolulu, HI | 226.77 |
330 | Janesville, WI | 223.88 |
331 | St. George, UT | 223.04 |
332 | Grand Prairie, TX | 220.54 |
333 | Corvallis, OR | 218.18 |
334 | Conroe, TX | 217.08 |
335 | North Richland Hills, TX | 216.79 |
336 | Scottsdale, AZ | 214.33 |
337 | Canton Township, MI | 213.13 |
338 | Burnsville, MN | 211.71 |
339 | Waterford Township, MI | 210.49 |
340 | Alexandria, VA | 206.91 |
341 | West Haven, CT | 206.46 |
342 | Lacey, WA | 203.66 |
343 | Carlsbad, CA | 201.49 |
344 | Stamford, CT | 199.56 |
345 | Blue Springs, MO | 198.41 |
346 | Skokie, IL | 197.87 |
347 | Coon Rapids, MN | 196.59 |
348 | Leesburg, VA | 195.36 |
349 | Lenexa, KS | 192.94 |
350 | Farmers Branch, TX | 190.65 |
351 | Normal, IL | 190.35 |
352 | Chandler, AZ | 188.15 |
353 | Sandy Springs, GA | 187.39 |
354 | College Station, TX | 186.81 |
355 | Somerville, MA | 185.09 |
356 | Buckeye, AZ | 183.44 |
357 | Sterling Heights, MI | 181.94 |
358 | Ames, IA | 181.19 |
359 | Shoreline, WA | 180.50 |
360 | Evanston, IL | 179.32 |
361 | McAllen, TX | 178.65 |
362 | St. Clair Shores, MI | 178.53 |
363 | Orem, UT | 175.89 |
364 | Layton, UT | 175.75 |
365 | Apple Valley, MN | 174.92 |
366 | Rowlett, TX | 174.64 |
367 | Centennial, CO | 174.46 |
367 | Albany, OR | 174.46 |
368 | Grapevine, TX | 174.31 |
369 | Bend, OR | 173.61 |
370 | Marysville, WA | 173.51 |
371 | Eau Claire, WI | 171.54 |
372 | Meridian, ID | 171.21 |
373 | Chapel Hill, NC | 170.84 |
374 | Kyle, TX | 170.04 |
375 | Methuen, MA | 168.31 |
376 | Franklin, TN | 164.83 |
377 | Huntersville, NC | 162.12 |
378 | Colerain Township, OH | 162.10 |
379 | Parma, OH | 159.64 |
380 | Plano, TX | 157.22 |
381 | Broken Arrow, OK | 156.65 |
382 | New Rochelle, NY | 156.08 |
383 | Manchester, CT | 155.39 |
384 | Carrollton, TX | 152.44 |
385 | Medford, MA | 152.06 |
386 | Logan, UT | 151.88 |
387 | Lee's Summit, MO | 151.19 |
388 | Nashua, NH | 150.95 |
389 | Stratford, CT | 150.92 |
390 | Farmington Hills, MI | 148.67 |
391 | Richardson, TX | 148.12 |
392 | Missouri City, TX | 148.04 |
393 | Parker, CO | 146.23 |
394 | West Des Moines, IA | 144.86 |
395 | Bellevue, NE | 144.10 |
396 | Little Elm, TX | 143.84 |
397 | Hoboken, NJ | 143.80 |
398 | Pflugerville, TX | 142.07 |
399 | Edmond, OK | 139.38 |
400 | Round Rock, TX | 138.10 |
401 | Shelby Township, MI | 137.53 |
402 | Lakeville, MN | 136.44 |
403 | Ankeny, IA | 132.68 |
404 | Surprise, AZ | 132.34 |
405 | Cranston, RI | 131.98 |
406 | Greece Town, NY | 130.25 |
407 | West Chester Township, OH | 129.72 |
408 | Maple Grove, MN | 128.21 |
409 | McKinney, TX | 127.16 |
410 | Cedar Park, TX | 125.99 |
411 | Bellevue, WA | 123.83 |
412 | Bowie, MD | 122.98 |
413 | Collierville, TN | 122.94 |
414 | Georgetown, TX | 120.27 |
415 | Blaine, MN | 119.64 |
416 | Waltham, MA | 119.63 |
417 | Gilbert, AZ | 118.71 |
418 | Marana, AZ | 118.10 |
419 | Provo, UT | 117.45 |
420 | Troy, MI | 116.87 |
421 | Broomfield, CO | 116.32 |
422 | Auburn, AL | 115.71 |
423 | Virginia Beach, VA | 112.18 |
424 | Woodbury, MN | 109.82 |
425 | Greenwood, IN | 109.34 |
426 | Danbury, CT | 108.71 |
427 | Redmond, WA | 107.26 |
428 | Pearland, TX | 107.10 |
429 | West Bloomfield Township, MI | 106.51 |
430 | O'Fallon, MO | 105.71 |
431 | Milford, CT | 103.67 |
432 | Waukesha, WI | 102.08 |
433 | Tinley Park, IL | 101.71 |
434 | Royal Oak, MI | 101.46 |
435 | Eagan, MN | 99.77 |
436 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 98.27 |
437 | Dothan, AL | 97.50 |
438 | Gloucester Township, NJ | 94.93 |
439 | Frisco, TX | 94.87 |
440 | South Jordan, UT | 94.00 |
441 | Green Township, OH | 93.04 |
442 | Mansfield, TX | 86.75 |
443 | League City, TX | 83.57 |
444 | Kirkland, WA | 83.48 |
445 | Bristol, CT | 82.13 |
446 | Concord, NC | 81.49 |
447 | Wylie, TX | 80.52 |
448 | Minnetonka, MN | 78.63 |
449 | Warwick, RI | 78.60 |
450 | Novi, MI | 78.13 |
451 | Fishers, IN | 77.63 |
452 | Leander, TX | 77.46 |
453 | East Brunswick Township, NJ | 75.34 |
454 | West Hartford, CT | 74.83 |
455 | Hendersonville, TN | 74.79 |
456 | West Lafayette, IN | 74.04 |
457 | Cary, NC | 73.14 |
458 | Herriman, UT | 72.03 |
459 | Edina, MN | 69.89 |
460 | Clarkstown Town, NY | 68.59 |
461 | Sugar Land, TX | 65.61 |
462 | Brookline, MA | 65.27 |
463 | Colonie Town, NY | 65.08 |
464 | Flower Mound, TX | 64.77 |
465 | Eden Prairie, MN | 64.31 |
466 | Newton, MA | 61.96 |
467 | Rochester Hills, MI | 60.46 |
468 | Apex, NC | 60.40 |
469 | Norwalk, CT | 59.60 |
470 | Plymouth, MN | 57.08 |
471 | Castle Rock, CO | 54.63 |
472 | Fairfield, CT | 52.82 |
473 | Carmel, IN | 48.29 |
474 | Dublin, OH | 35.83 |
475 | Sammamish, WA | 28.42 |
476 | Johns Creek, GA | 23.26 |
477 | Greenwich, CT | 20.66 |
Ranking of Cities By Violent Crime Rate for each US State in 2021
Use the following links to see the ranking of cities by the Violent crime rate for each of the following states in 2021.