Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Houston, TX (28,325); followed by Memphis, TN (15,785); Detroit, MI (14,509); Dallas, TX (11,131); and San Antonio, TX (10,881).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, 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 2021
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston, TX | 28325 |
| 2 | Memphis, TN | 15785 |
| 3 | Detroit, MI | 14509 |
| 4 | Dallas, TX | 11131 |
| 5 | San Antonio, TX | 10881 |
| 6 | Milwaukee, WI | 9413 |
| 7 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN | 8057 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 7890 |
| 9 | Albuquerque, NM | 7831 |
| 10 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 7480 |
| 11 | Kansas City, MO | 7398 |
| 12 | Denver, CO | 6897 |
| 13 | Mobile, AL | 6770 |
| 14 | Louisville Metro, KY | 6655 |
| 15 | Indianapolis, IN | 6430 |
| 16 | Cleveland, OH | 6316 |
| 17 | Seattle, WA | 5869 |
| 18 | Minneapolis, MN | 5616 |
| 19 | San Diego, CA | 5404 |
| 20 | Columbus, OH | 5382 |
| 21 | Fort Worth, TX | 5294 |
| 22 | Austin, TX | 4996 |
| 23 | Portland, OR | 4785 |
| 24 | Atlanta, GA | 4609 |
| 25 | Tulsa, OK | 4474 |
| 26 | St. Louis, MO | 4387 |
| 27 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4313 |
| 28 | Little Rock, AR | 4091 |
| 29 | Aurora, CO | 3963 |
| 30 | Boston, MA | 3885 |
| 31 | Toledo, OH | 2908 |
| 32 | Winston-Salem, NC | 2875 |
| 33 | Lubbock, TX | 2826 |
| 34 | Colorado Springs, CO | 2806 |
| 35 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2792 |
| 36 | Springfield, MO | 2651 |
| 37 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2642 |
| 38 | Greensboro, NC | 2629 |
| 39 | Tacoma, WA | 2626 |
| 40 | Chattanooga, TN | 2541 |
| 41 | Cincinnati, OH | 2479 |
| 42 | St. Paul, MN | 2417 |
| 43 | Buffalo, NY | 2394 |
| 44 | Arlington, TX | 2270 |
| 45 | Raleigh, NC | 2236 |
| 46 | Honolulu, HI | 2234 |
| 47 | Rockford, IL | 2210 |
| 48 | Durham, NC | 2160 |
| 49 | Mesa, AZ | 2080 |
| 50 | Fayetteville, NC | 2026 |
| 51 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1996 |
| 52 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1929 |
| 53 | Norfolk, VA | 1792 |
| 54 | Lansing, MI | 1757 |
| 55 | El Paso, TX | 1698 |
| 56 | Akron, OH | 1633 |
| 57 | Knoxville, TN | 1587 |
| 58 | Reno, NV | 1513 |
| 59 | Amarillo, TX | 1501 |
| 60 | Spokane, WA | 1454 |
| 61 | Newark, NJ | 1446 |
| 62 | Springfield, MA | 1445 |
| 62 | Dayton, OH | 1445 |
| 63 | Pueblo, CO | 1421 |
| 64 | Des Moines, IA | 1340 |
| 65 | Lincoln, NE | 1236 |
| 66 | North Charleston, SC | 1227 |
| 67 | Beaumont, TX | 1221 |
| 68 | Kalamazoo, MI | 1211 |
| 69 | Worcester, MA | 1199 |
| 70 | Newport News, VA | 1164 |
| 71 | Billings, MT | 1162 |
| 72 | Chesapeake, VA | 1153 |
| 73 | Albany, GA | 1114 |
| 74 | Vancouver, WA | 1109 |
| 75 | Lakewood, CO | 1088 |
| 76 | Sioux Falls, SD | 1031 |
| 76 | Waco, TX | 1031 |
| 77 | Canton, OH | 1025 |
| 78 | Wilmington, DE | 1004 |
| 79 | Fort Smith, AR | 996 |
| 80 | North Las Vegas, NV | 995 |
| 81 | Flint, MI | 982 |
| 82 | South Fulton, GA | 977 |
| 83 | Columbia, SC | 965 |
| 84 | Killeen, TX | 963 |
| 85 | Springfield, IL | 950 |
| 86 | Lexington, KY | 947 |
| 87 | Clarksville, TN | 941 |
| 88 | Pasadena, TX | 939 |
| 89 | Richmond, VA | 879 |
| 90 | Chula Vista, CA | 871 |
| 91 | Evansville, IN | 867 |
| 92 | Fall River, MA | 853 |
| 93 | Madison, WI | 821 |
| 94 | Terre Haute, IN | 814 |
| 94 | Salem, OR | 814 |
| 95 | New Haven, CT | 813 |
| 96 | Irving, TX | 807 |
| 97 | Laredo, TX | 801 |
| 98 | Bridgeport, CT | 800 |
| 99 | Henderson, NV | 772 |
| 100 | Oceanside, CA | 771 |
| 101 | North Little Rock, AR | 762 |
| 102 | Providence, RI | 745 |
| 103 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 736 |
| 104 | Portsmouth, VA | 731 |
| 105 | West Valley, UT | 730 |
| 106 | Brownsville, TX | 727 |
| 107 | Mesquite, TX | 722 |
| 108 | Warren, MI | 716 |
| 109 | Eugene, OR | 714 |
| 110 | Pontiac, MI | 712 |
| 111 | Gastonia, NC | 711 |
| 112 | Asheville, NC | 704 |
| 113 | Fort Wayne, IN | 703 |
| 114 | Elkhart, IN | 693 |
| 115 | Boise, ID | 689 |
| 116 | Brockton, MA | 675 |
| 117 | Independence, MO | 674 |
| 118 | Davenport, IA | 670 |
| 119 | Bossier City, LA | 659 |
| 120 | Fargo, ND | 658 |
| 121 | Wilmington, NC | 655 |
| 122 | Odessa, TX | 654 |
| 123 | Springfield, OH | 649 |
| 124 | Jackson, TN | 647 |
| 125 | Elizabeth, NJ | 644 |
| 126 | Murfreesboro, TN | 629 |
| 127 | Champaign, IL | 627 |
| 128 | Columbia, MO | 623 |
| 129 | Charleston, SC | 618 |
| 130 | New Bedford, MA | 615 |
| 131 | Battle Creek, MI | 614 |
| 132 | Garland, TX | 612 |
| 133 | Wichita Falls, TX | 599 |
| 134 | Abilene, TX | 598 |
| 135 | High Point, NC | 595 |
| 136 | Midland, TX | 594 |
| 137 | Greeley, CO | 590 |
| 137 | Hammond, IN | 590 |
| 138 | Jonesboro, AR | 588 |
| 139 | Hartford, CT | 579 |
| 140 | Fayetteville, AR | 556 |
| 141 | Escondido, CA | 545 |
| 142 | Lawton, OK | 544 |
| 143 | Yonkers, NY | 530 |
| 144 | Chandler, AZ | 529 |
| 145 | Scottsdale, AZ | 527 |
| 146 | El Cajon, CA | 525 |
| 147 | Kent, WA | 524 |
| 148 | Fort Collins, CO | 515 |
| 148 | Yakima, WA | 515 |
| 149 | Rapid City, SD | 513 |
| 150 | Manchester, NH | 510 |
| 151 | Virginia Beach, VA | 507 |
| 152 | Warner Robins, GA | 506 |
| 153 | Greenville, SC | 504 |
| 154 | Rocky Mount, NC | 503 |
| 155 | Gresham, OR | 500 |
| 156 | Peoria, AZ | 495 |
| 157 | Burlington, NC | 493 |
| 157 | Federal Way, WA | 493 |
| 158 | Missoula, MT | 490 |
| 159 | Youngstown, OH | 488 |
| 160 | Green Bay, WI | 486 |
| 161 | Ogden, UT | 485 |
| 162 | Roanoke, VA | 483 |
| 163 | Bloomington, IN | 480 |
| 164 | Longmont, CO | 477 |
| 164 | Sioux City, IA | 477 |
| 164 | Sparks, NV | 477 |
| 165 | Tyler, TX | 476 |
| 166 | St. Joseph, MO | 472 |
| 167 | Overland Park, KS | 471 |
| 168 | Yuma, AZ | 468 |
| 169 | Suffolk, VA | 466 |
| 170 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 465 |
| 171 | Greenville, NC | 464 |
| 172 | Plano, TX | 463 |
| 173 | Lakewood, WA | 462 |
| 174 | Thornton, CO | 460 |
| 175 | Westminster, CO | 454 |
| 176 | Lynn, MA | 444 |
| 177 | Grand Prairie, TX | 433 |
| 178 | Wyoming, MI | 419 |
| 178 | Denton, TX | 419 |
| 179 | Kingsport, TN | 413 |
| 180 | Port Arthur, TX | 412 |
| 181 | Boulder, CO | 407 |
| 182 | Springdale, AR | 405 |
| 183 | National City, CA | 402 |
| 184 | Norman, OK | 397 |
| 185 | Commerce City, CO | 395 |
| 186 | Bellingham, WA | 391 |
| 187 | St. Cloud, MN | 387 |
| 188 | Hampton, VA | 382 |
| 189 | Lake Charles, LA | 380 |
| 190 | Grand Junction, CO | 378 |
| 191 | Haverhill, MA | 376 |
| 192 | Cambridge, MA | 372 |
| 193 | Victoria, TX | 368 |
| 194 | San Marcos, TX | 367 |
| 195 | Lowell, MA | 366 |
| 195 | Auburn, WA | 366 |
| 196 | Southfield, MI | 365 |
| 197 | Kokomo, IN | 364 |
| 198 | Schenectady, NY | 362 |
| 199 | Lawrence, MA | 360 |
| 200 | Nampa, ID | 359 |
| 201 | Edinburg, TX | 358 |
| 202 | Kenosha, WI | 357 |
| 203 | Waterloo, IA | 356 |
| 203 | Rochester, MN | 356 |
| 204 | Everett, WA | 355 |
| 205 | Olathe, KS | 352 |
| 205 | Clinton Township, MI | 352 |
| 205 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 352 |
| 206 | Dearborn, MI | 350 |
| 207 | Westland, MI | 348 |
| 208 | Avondale, AZ | 347 |
| 209 | Arvada, CO | 345 |
| 209 | Waterbury, CT | 345 |
| 209 | Ann Arbor, MI | 345 |
| 210 | San Angelo, TX | 342 |
| 211 | Lorain, OH | 340 |
| 212 | Conway, AR | 339 |
| 213 | Cicero, IL | 334 |
| 214 | Alexandria, VA | 332 |
| 214 | Lynchburg, VA | 332 |
| 215 | Renton, WA | 325 |
| 216 | Gilbert, AZ | 324 |
| 216 | Taylor, MI | 324 |
| 216 | Great Falls, MT | 324 |
| 216 | Pawtucket, RI | 324 |
| 217 | Duluth, MN | 318 |
| 217 | Lewisville, TX | 318 |
| 218 | Utica, NY | 317 |
| 219 | Casa Grande, AZ | 314 |
| 220 | Gulfport, MS | 307 |
| 221 | Roswell, GA | 306 |
| 222 | Spokane Valley, WA | 305 |
| 223 | Quincy, MA | 303 |
| 224 | Galveston, TX | 302 |
| 225 | New Britain, CT | 299 |
| 225 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 299 |
| 226 | Muncie, IN | 298 |
| 227 | West Jordan, UT | 297 |
| 228 | Scranton, PA | 288 |
| 228 | Baytown, TX | 288 |
| 229 | Longview, TX | 286 |
| 230 | Marietta, GA | 285 |
| 231 | Racine, WI | 284 |
| 232 | McKinney, TX | 277 |
| 232 | Kennewick, WA | 277 |
| 233 | Medford, OR | 275 |
| 234 | Rogers, AR | 274 |
| 234 | Jacksonville, NC | 274 |
| 234 | Hillsboro, OR | 274 |
| 235 | Kenner, LA | 273 |
| 236 | Twin Falls, ID | 271 |
| 236 | Joplin, MO | 271 |
| 237 | Chicopee, MA | 267 |
| 238 | Stamford, CT | 264 |
| 239 | Bloomington, MN | 263 |
| 240 | Harlingen, TX | 262 |
| 241 | McAllen, TX | 259 |
| 242 | Burien, WA | 258 |
| 243 | Dubuque, IA | 252 |
| 244 | Beaverton, OR | 249 |
| 244 | Johnson City, TN | 249 |
| 245 | Brookhaven, GA | 245 |
| 245 | Hempstead Village, NY | 245 |
| 245 | New Braunfels, TX | 245 |
| 245 | Pharr, TX | 245 |
| 245 | Olympia, WA | 245 |
| 246 | Temple, TX | 241 |
| 247 | Sterling Heights, MI | 240 |
| 248 | Bloomington, IL | 238 |
| 248 | Iowa City, IA | 238 |
| 249 | Loveland, CO | 237 |
| 249 | Hamden, CT | 237 |
| 249 | Bowling Green, KY | 237 |
| 250 | Carlsbad, CA | 235 |
| 251 | Idaho Falls, ID | 232 |
| 252 | Appleton, WI | 230 |
| 253 | College Station, TX | 228 |
| 254 | Livonia, MI | 227 |
| 255 | Taunton, MA | 226 |
| 256 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ | 225 |
| 257 | Council Bluffs, IA | 224 |
| 258 | Anderson, IN | 221 |
| 258 | Framingham, MA | 221 |
| 259 | Meriden, CT | 217 |
| 259 | Meridian, ID | 217 |
| 259 | Conroe, TX | 217 |
| 260 | Bismarck, ND | 216 |
| 260 | Carrollton, TX | 216 |
| 261 | Oshkosh, WI | 212 |
| 262 | Frisco, TX | 211 |
| 262 | St. George, UT | 211 |
| 263 | Sandy Springs, GA | 209 |
| 263 | Texas City, TX | 209 |
| 264 | Valdosta, GA | 207 |
| 265 | Canton Township, MI | 202 |
| 266 | Cheyenne, WY | 201 |
| 267 | Pasco, WA | 200 |
| 268 | Round Rock, TX | 196 |
| 269 | Centennial, CO | 194 |
| 270 | Surprise, AZ | 193 |
| 271 | St. Charles, MO | 192 |
| 272 | Bartlett, TN | 191 |
| 272 | Smyrna, TN | 191 |
| 273 | Shawnee, KS | 188 |
| 274 | Smyrna, GA | 187 |
| 275 | Pocatello, ID | 186 |
| 275 | Plymouth, MA | 186 |
| 275 | Bellevue, WA | 186 |
| 276 | Bend, OR | 182 |
| 276 | Richardson, TX | 182 |
| 277 | Kentwood, MI | 180 |
| 277 | Springfield, OR | 180 |
| 278 | Richland, WA | 178 |
| 279 | Broken Arrow, OK | 177 |
| 280 | Orem, UT | 176 |
| 281 | Bozeman, MT | 173 |
| 282 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 172 |
| 282 | Grand Island, NE | 172 |
| 283 | Buckeye, AZ | 171 |
| 283 | DeSoto, TX | 171 |
| 284 | Grand Forks, ND | 170 |
| 285 | Bentonville, AR | 166 |
| 286 | Alpharetta, GA | 165 |
| 287 | Florissant, MO | 164 |
| 288 | Southaven, MS | 158 |
| 288 | North Richland Hills, TX | 158 |
| 289 | La Mesa, CA | 157 |
| 289 | Revere, MA | 157 |
| 290 | Tigard, OR | 156 |
| 291 | Malden, MA | 155 |
| 291 | Lee's Summit, MO | 155 |
| 292 | Portland, ME | 152 |
| 292 | Somerville, MA | 152 |
| 292 | Waterford Township, MI | 152 |
| 293 | West Allis, WI | 149 |
| 294 | Owensboro, KY | 147 |
| 294 | St. Peters, MO | 147 |
| 295 | Peabody, MA | 145 |
| 295 | Franklin, TN | 145 |
| 295 | Janesville, WI | 145 |
| 296 | Maricopa, AZ | 141 |
| 296 | Weymouth, MA | 141 |
| 296 | Layton, UT | 141 |
| 297 | Stillwater, OK | 139 |
| 297 | Euless, TX | 139 |
| 298 | Provo, UT | 137 |
| 299 | Kannapolis, NC | 136 |
| 299 | Pearland, TX | 136 |
| 300 | Nashua, NH | 135 |
| 300 | Edmond, OK | 135 |
| 301 | Portage, MI | 134 |
| 301 | Elyria, OH | 134 |
| 302 | Summerville, SC | 133 |
| 303 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 132 |
| 303 | Burnsville, MN | 132 |
| 304 | Mishawaka, IN | 131 |
| 305 | Evanston, IL | 130 |
| 305 | Cary, NC | 130 |
| 305 | Corvallis, OR | 130 |
| 306 | Newark, OH | 129 |
| 306 | La Crosse, WI | 129 |
| 307 | New Rochelle, NY | 127 |
| 308 | Burleson, TX | 126 |
| 308 | Marysville, WA | 126 |
| 309 | Harrisonburg, VA | 125 |
| 310 | Coon Rapids, MN | 124 |
| 310 | Greece Town, NY | 124 |
| 310 | Parma, OH | 124 |
| 311 | Skokie, IL | 123 |
| 311 | Ames, IA | 123 |
| 312 | Rowlett, TX | 121 |
| 313 | Farmington Hills, MI | 119 |
| 313 | Eau Claire, WI | 119 |
| 314 | Missouri City, TX | 115 |
| 315 | Shelby Township, MI | 113 |
| 315 | Blue Springs, MO | 113 |
| 315 | Lacey, WA | 113 |
| 316 | West Haven, CT | 112 |
| 317 | Cranston, RI | 111 |
| 318 | Lenexa, KS | 110 |
| 318 | Chapel Hill, NC | 110 |
| 319 | Georgetown, TX | 109 |
| 319 | Leesburg, VA | 109 |
| 320 | Cedar Park, TX | 106 |
| 320 | Shoreline, WA | 106 |
| 321 | Normal, IL | 104 |
| 321 | St. Clair Shores, MI | 104 |
| 322 | Farmers Branch, TX | 103 |
| 323 | West Des Moines, IA | 102 |
| 324 | Albany, OR | 99 |
| 324 | Grapevine, TX | 99 |
| 325 | Troy, MI | 98 |
| 325 | Huntersville, NC | 98 |
| 325 | Pflugerville, TX | 98 |
| 326 | Ankeny, IA | 97 |
| 326 | Apple Valley, MN | 97 |
| 326 | Lakeville, MN | 97 |
| 327 | O'Fallon, MO | 96 |
| 327 | Colerain Township, OH | 96 |
| 328 | Maple Grove, MN | 95 |
| 329 | Medford, MA | 94 |
| 329 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 94 |
| 330 | Kyle, TX | 93 |
| 330 | League City, TX | 93 |
| 331 | Danbury, CT | 92 |
| 332 | Manchester, CT | 89 |
| 333 | Parker, CO | 88 |
| 333 | Little Elm, TX | 88 |
| 334 | Methuen, MA | 87 |
| 335 | Broomfield, CO | 85 |
| 336 | Woodbury, MN | 83 |
| 337 | Concord, NC | 82 |
| 337 | West Chester Township, OH | 82 |
| 338 | Auburn, AL | 81 |
| 338 | Blaine, MN | 81 |
| 338 | Kirkland, WA | 81 |
| 339 | Hoboken, NJ | 80 |
| 339 | Redmond, WA | 80 |
| 340 | Logan, UT | 79 |
| 341 | Stratford, CT | 78 |
| 341 | Sugar Land, TX | 78 |
| 342 | Fishers, IN | 77 |
| 342 | Bellevue, NE | 77 |
| 342 | South Jordan, UT | 77 |
| 343 | Waltham, MA | 75 |
| 344 | Waukesha, WI | 74 |
| 345 | Bowie, MD | 72 |
| 346 | West Bloomfield Township, MI | 70 |
| 347 | Dothan, AL | 68 |
| 348 | Greenwood, IN | 67 |
| 349 | Eagan, MN | 66 |
| 349 | Warwick, RI | 66 |
| 350 | Mansfield, TX | 65 |
| 351 | Collierville, TN | 64 |
| 352 | Marana, AZ | 63 |
| 352 | Gloucester Township, NJ | 63 |
| 353 | Royal Oak, MI | 60 |
| 353 | Leander, TX | 60 |
| 354 | Milford, CT | 57 |
| 355 | Tinley Park, IL | 56 |
| 356 | Newton, MA | 55 |
| 356 | Clarkstown Town, NY | 55 |
| 356 | Green Township, OH | 55 |
| 357 | Flower Mound, TX | 54 |
| 358 | Norwalk, CT | 53 |
| 359 | Colonie Town, NY | 51 |
| 360 | Carmel, IN | 50 |
| 361 | Bristol, CT | 49 |
| 362 | Novi, MI | 48 |
| 363 | West Hartford, CT | 47 |
| 364 | Plymouth, MN | 46 |
| 365 | Rochester Hills, MI | 45 |
| 365 | Hendersonville, TN | 45 |
| 365 | Wylie, TX | 45 |
| 366 | Minnetonka, MN | 44 |
| 366 | Herriman, UT | 44 |
| 367 | Eden Prairie, MN | 42 |
| 368 | Apex, NC | 41 |
| 369 | Castle Rock, CO | 40 |
| 370 | West Lafayette, IN | 39 |
| 370 | Brookline, MA | 39 |
| 371 | East Brunswick Township, NJ | 38 |
| 372 | Edina, MN | 37 |
| 373 | Fairfield, CT | 33 |
| 374 | Johns Creek, GA | 20 |
| 375 | Sammamish, WA | 19 |
| 376 | Dublin, OH | 18 |
| 377 | Greenwich, CT | 13 |