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.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Mobile, AL
Memphis, TN
Detroit, MI
Little Rock, AR
Cleveland, OH
Kalamazoo, MI
Albany, GA
Milwaukee, WI
Springfield, MO
Rockford, IL
Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
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