Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the US city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Houston, TX (18,959); followed by Memphis, TN (13,020); Detroit, MI (11,877); Dallas, TX (7,910); and San Antonio, TX (7,907).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault crimes for each state.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021
Houston, TX
Memphis, TN
Detroit, MI
Dallas, TX
San Antonio, TX
Milwaukee, WI
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC
Mobile, AL
Kansas City, MO
Ranking of US Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Houston, TX 18959
2 Memphis, TN 13020
3 Detroit, MI 11877
4 Dallas, TX 7910
5 San Antonio, TX 7907
6 Milwaukee, WI 6901
7 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 5963
8 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 5722
9 Mobile, AL 5658
10 Kansas City, MO 5614
11 Albuquerque, NM 5525
12 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 5356
13 Louisville Metro, KY 4952
14 Denver, CO 4729
15 Cleveland, OH 4382
16 Fort Worth, TX 3912
17 Indianapolis, IN 3877
18 San Diego, CA 3857
19 Seattle, WA 3809
20 Atlanta, GA 3465
21 Tulsa, OK 3449
22 Little Rock, AR 3380
23 Austin, TX 3369
24 Portland, OR 3265
25 St. Louis, MO 3244
26 Oklahoma City, OK 3041
27 Minneapolis, MN 2962
28 Boston, MA 2855
29 Aurora, CO 2742
30 Winston-Salem, NC 2503
31 Columbus, OH 2403
32 Toledo, OH 2204
33 Lubbock, TX 2151
34 Baton Rouge, LA 2129
35 Chattanooga, TN 2108
36 Springfield, MO 2093
37 Corpus Christi, TX 2060
38 Colorado Springs, CO 2007
39 Greensboro, NC 1956
40 Tacoma, WA 1934
41 Rockford, IL 1841
42 Fayetteville, NC 1656
43 Arlington, TX 1634
44 Buffalo, NY 1596
45 St. Paul, MN 1575
46 Cincinnati, OH 1560
47 Raleigh, NC 1556
48 Grand Rapids, MI 1467
49 Mesa, AZ 1453
50 Durham, NC 1442
51 Lansing, MI 1418
52 Norfolk, VA 1330
53 Honolulu, HI 1260
54 Akron, OH 1244
55 Knoxville, TN 1243
56 Salt Lake City, UT 1222
57 Amarillo, TX 1147
58 El Paso, TX 1126
59 Des Moines, IA 1064
59 Springfield, MA 1064
60 Dayton, OH 1030
61 Kalamazoo, MI 977
62 Spokane, WA 967
63 Worcester, MA 956
63 Newark, NJ 956
64 Pueblo, CO 951
65 Albany, GA 946
66 Newport News, VA 945
67 Chesapeake, VA 943
68 Reno, NV 937
69 Billings, MT 913
70 Beaumont, TX 886
71 South Fulton, GA 874
72 North Charleston, SC 862
73 Sioux Falls, SD 850
74 Flint, MI 844
75 Fort Smith, AR 821
76 Lincoln, NE 815
77 Canton, OH 773
78 Killeen, TX 758
79 Waco, TX 757
80 Wilmington, DE 741
81 Clarksville, TN 734
82 Vancouver, WA 730
83 Terre Haute, IN 718
84 Fall River, MA 707
85 Springfield, IL 694
86 Evansville, IN 682
87 Columbia, SC 679
88 Pasadena, TX 674
89 Lakewood, CO 672
90 North Little Rock, AR 629
91 Salem, OR 611
92 Pontiac, MI 594
92 Laredo, TX 594
93 Chula Vista, CA 575
94 Madison, WI 565
95 North Las Vegas, NV 555
96 Gastonia, NC 554
97 West Valley, UT 548
98 Elkhart, IN 546
99 Jackson, TN 545
100 Bossier City, LA 543
101 Athens-Clarke County, GA 534
102 Portsmouth, VA 527
103 Oceanside, CA 519
104 Henderson, NV 517
105 Battle Creek, MI 516
105 Asheville, NC 516
106 Brownsville, TX 513
107 Brockton, MA 508
108 Richmond, VA 507
109 Warren, MI 506
110 New Haven, CT 501
110 Providence, RI 501
111 Mesquite, TX 493
112 Champaign, IL 483
113 Odessa, TX 481
114 New Bedford, MA 476
115 Springfield, OH 474
116 Davenport, IA 466
117 Jonesboro, AR 460
118 Lexington, KY 451
119 Murfreesboro, TN 450
120 Wilmington, NC 448
121 Independence, MO 447
121 Irving, TX 447
122 Greeley, CO 441
122 Lawton, OK 441
123 Charleston, SC 440
124 High Point, NC 438
125 Hammond, IN 437
126 Eugene, OR 432
127 Columbia, MO 430
128 Fargo, ND 429
129 Fayetteville, AR 425
130 Boise, ID 418
131 Burlington, NC 415
131 Rocky Mount, NC 415
132 Midland, TX 412
133 Wichita Falls, TX 411
134 Yakima, WA 409
135 Hartford, CT 405
136 Warner Robins, GA 395
137 Missoula, MT 392
138 Greenville, SC 390
138 Abilene, TX 390
139 Manchester, NH 383
140 Cedar Rapids, IA 382
140 Overland Park, KS 382
141 Suffolk, VA 379
142 Yuma, AZ 377
143 Escondido, CA 375
144 Fort Collins, CO 373
145 Green Bay, WI 370
146 Fort Wayne, IN 368
146 Lynn, MA 368
147 El Cajon, CA 367
148 Bloomington, IN 364
148 Tyler, TX 364
149 Greenville, NC 363
150 Chandler, AZ 360
151 Yonkers, NY 357
152 Kingsport, TN 356
153 Peoria, AZ 353
154 Haverhill, MA 344
155 Rapid City, SD 343
156 Sioux City, IA 340
157 Youngstown, OH 332
158 Gresham, OR 329
159 Ogden, UT 325
160 Scottsdale, AZ 322
161 Lakewood, WA 321
162 Elizabeth, NJ 320
163 Garland, TX 315
164 Springdale, AR 314
165 Roanoke, VA 311
166 Lake Charles, LA 307
167 Bridgeport, CT 305
168 Kokomo, IN 304
169 Grand Prairie, TX 300
170 Lawrence, MA 293
171 Port Arthur, TX 292
172 St. Joseph, MO 291
173 Sparks, NV 290
174 National City, CA 288
175 Boulder, CO 287
175 Virginia Beach, VA 287
176 Longmont, CO 284
176 Lowell, MA 284
176 St. Cloud, MN 284
177 Wyoming, MI 280
178 Westminster, CO 279
179 Norman, OK 278
180 Olathe, KS 275
180 Dearborn, MI 275
181 Grand Junction, CO 273
181 Cambridge, MA 273
181 Federal Way, WA 273
182 Clinton Township, MI 271
183 Westland, MI 270
184 Commerce City, CO 266
185 Waterloo, IA 265
186 Victoria, TX 263
187 Conway, AR 261
188 Taylor, MI 259
188 Great Falls, MT 259
188 Denton, TX 259
189 Schenectady, NY 257
190 Plano, TX 256
191 Roswell, GA 255
191 Southfield, MI 255
192 Ann Arbor, MI 254
193 Quincy, MA 251
193 Dearborn Heights, MI 251
193 Kenosha, WI 251
194 Avondale, AZ 248
195 Lorain, OH 247
196 Rochester, MN 246
197 Lynchburg, VA 242
198 Edinburg, TX 240
199 Pawtucket, RI 235
200 San Angelo, TX 234
201 Alexandria, VA 233
202 Bellingham, WA 232
202 Kent, WA 232
203 Nampa, ID 230
203 Everett, WA 230
204 San Marcos, TX 229
205 Muncie, IN 228
206 Kenner, LA 223
207 Arvada, CO 222
208 Casa Grande, AZ 220
208 Duluth, MN 220
209 Thornton, CO 219
210 Hampton, VA 218
211 Gilbert, AZ 214
211 Racine, WI 214
212 West Jordan, UT 212
213 Jacksonville, NC 211
214 Lewisville, TX 209
215 Brooklyn Park, MN 207
216 Framingham, MA 204
216 Gulfport, MS 204
217 Twin Falls, ID 202
217 Chicopee, MA 202
218 Utica, NY 201
219 Marietta, GA 199
219 Harlingen, TX 199
220 McKinney, TX 198
221 McAllen, TX 197
221 New Braunfels, TX 197
222 Renton, WA 195
223 Spokane Valley, WA 188
224 Iowa City, IA 184
225 Sterling Heights, MI 182
226 Dubuque, IA 180
226 Baytown, TX 180
227 Cicero, IL 179
227 Johnson City, TN 179
227 Longview, TX 179
228 Taunton, MA 178
228 Livonia, MI 178
229 Pharr, TX 176
229 Auburn, WA 176
230 New Britain, CT 175
231 Hillsboro, OR 173
232 Brookhaven, GA 172
232 Hempstead Village, NY 172
233 Joplin, MO 171
234 Idaho Falls, ID 170
234 Council Bluffs, IA 170
235 Canton Township, MI 168
235 Scranton, PA 168
235 Galveston, TX 168
235 Appleton, WI 168
236 Carlsbad, CA 167
236 Hamden, CT 167
237 Waterbury, CT 165
238 Medford, OR 162
238 Kennewick, WA 162
239 Meridian, ID 161
240 Rogers, AR 159
241 Loveland, CO 158
242 Shawnee, KS 153
242 Bartlett, TN 153
243 Bloomington, IL 152
243 Anderson, IN 152
243 Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ 152
244 Temple, TX 150
245 Pocatello, ID 148
245 Smyrna, TN 148
246 Bloomington, MN 147
247 Centennial, CO 146
248 Sandy Springs, GA 145
249 Plymouth, MA 143
249 Oshkosh, WI 143
250 Bismarck, ND 142
250 Beaverton, OR 142
250 Carrollton, TX 142
250 Texas City, TX 142
250 Burien, WA 142
251 Stamford, CT 140
251 St. Charles, MO 140
251 Olympia, WA 140
252 Grand Island, NE 137
252 Conroe, TX 137
252 Round Rock, TX 137
253 Valdosta, GA 135
253 Frisco, TX 135
254 Bentonville, AR 133
255 Bend, OR 130
255 College Station, TX 130
255 St. George, UT 130
256 Waterford Township, MI 129
256 Pasco, WA 129
257 Alpharetta, GA 128
257 Smyrna, GA 128
258 Maricopa, AZ 127
258 Surprise, AZ 127
259 Franklin, TN 125
260 St. Peters, MO 123
260 Cheyenne, WY 123
261 Florissant, MO 122
262 Weymouth, MA 120
262 Kentwood, MI 120
263 Broken Arrow, OK 118
263 Springfield, OR 118
264 Meriden, CT 117
264 Malden, MA 117
265 Coeur d'Alene, ID 115
265 Peabody, MA 115
265 Revere, MA 115
265 Lee's Summit, MO 115
265 Grand Forks, ND 115
266 Buckeye, AZ 113
267 Bowling Green, KY 112
268 Portland, ME 108
269 DeSoto, TX 107
270 Bozeman, MT 106
270 Summerville, SC 106
271 Somerville, MA 104
272 Richardson, TX 102
273 La Mesa, CA 101
273 Richland, WA 101
274 Stillwater, OK 98
275 Southaven, MS 97
276 Parma, OH 91
276 Tigard, OR 91
277 Rowlett, TX 89
278 Lake Havasu City, AZ 88
278 Lenexa, KS 88
279 Kannapolis, NC 87
279 Burleson, TX 87
279 Pearland, TX 87
279 West Allis, WI 87
280 Farmington Hills, MI 86
280 Burnsville, MN 86
280 Cary, NC 86
280 North Richland Hills, TX 86
280 Harrisonburg, VA 86
280 Bellevue, WA 86
280 Janesville, WI 86
281 Elyria, OH 85
281 Edmond, OK 85
282 Orem, UT 84
283 Coon Rapids, MN 83
283 New Rochelle, NY 83
284 Blue Springs, MO 82
285 Greece Town, NY 81
286 Portage, MI 78
286 Chapel Hill, NC 78
286 Newark, OH 78
286 Leesburg, VA 78
287 Provo, UT 77
288 Shelby Township, MI 76
288 Marysville, WA 76
289 Ankeny, IA 74
289 St. Clair Shores, MI 74
290 Mishawaka, IN 73
290 Owensboro, KY 73
290 Huntersville, NC 73
290 Corvallis, OR 73
291 Georgetown, TX 72
292 Cranston, RI 71
292 Mount Pleasant, SC 71
292 Euless, TX 71
293 Skokie, IL 70
293 Colerain Township, OH 70
293 Missouri City, TX 70
294 Apple Valley, MN 69
295 Methuen, MA 67
296 Medford, MA 66
297 Grapevine, TX 65
297 La Crosse, WI 65
298 Farmers Branch, TX 63
298 Pflugerville, TX 63
298 Eau Claire, WI 63
299 West Des Moines, IA 62
299 Hoboken, NJ 62
299 Kyle, TX 62
300 Parker, CO 61
301 Troy, MI 60
302 Dothan, AL 59
302 Albany, OR 59
302 Shoreline, WA 59
303 Normal, IL 58
303 Waltham, MA 58
304 Auburn, AL 57
304 Fishers, IN 57
304 Cedar Park, TX 57
305 Lakeville, MN 56
305 Lacey, WA 56
306 Maple Grove, MN 55
307 Ames, IA 54
307 Collierville, TN 54
307 League City, TX 54
308 West Bloomfield Township, MI 53
308 O'Fallon, MO 53
309 Layton, UT 52
310 Bowie, MD 51
311 Concord, NC 49
312 Blaine, MN 47
313 Logan, UT 46
313 Redmond, WA 46
314 Nashua, NH 45
314 Little Elm, TX 45
315 Marana, AZ 43
315 Royal Oak, MI 43
315 Eagan, MN 43
315 Waukesha, WI 43
316 Newton, MA 42
317 Manchester, CT 40
317 West Chester Township, OH 40
318 West Haven, CT 39
318 Sugar Land, TX 39
319 Broomfield, CO 38
319 Evanston, IL 38
319 Gloucester Township, NJ 38
320 Flower Mound, TX 37
321 Rochester Hills, MI 36
321 Green Township, OH 36
321 Hendersonville, TN 36
322 Tinley Park, IL 35
322 Woodbury, MN 35
322 Mansfield, TX 35
322 South Jordan, UT 35
323 Greenwood, IN 34
323 Novi, MI 34
323 Clarkstown Town, NY 34
324 Kirkland, WA 33
325 Norwalk, CT 30
325 Carmel, IN 30
326 Warwick, RI 29
327 Colonie Town, NY 28
328 Leander, TX 27
329 Stratford, CT 26
330 Wylie, TX 25
331 Danbury, CT 24
331 Brookline, MA 24
331 Plymouth, MN 24
331 East Brunswick Township, NJ 24
331 Herriman, UT 24
332 Apex, NC 23
333 West Lafayette, IN 22
333 Minnetonka, MN 22
334 Fairfield, CT 18
335 Castle Rock, CO 17
335 Bristol, CT 17
335 Bellevue, NE 17
336 Eden Prairie, MN 16
337 Milford, CT 14
338 Johns Creek, GA 13
338 Edina, MN 13
339 Sammamish, WA 11
340 West Hartford, CT 5
341 Greenwich, CT 4
342 Dublin, OH 3