Ranking of United States Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023

Updated on September 30, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, Oakland, CA had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (3,640.56); followed by Memphis, TN (2,611.92); Detroit, MI (2,052.15); Little Rock, AR (1,801.11); and Cleveland, OH (1,703.22).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2023, 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 2023 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
Oakland, CA
Memphis, TN
Detroit, MI
Little Rock, AR
Cleveland, OH
Camden County Police Department, NJ
Baltimore, MD
Birmingham, AL
Kansas City, MO
Pueblo, CO
Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Oakland, CA 3640.56
2 Memphis, TN 2611.92
3 Detroit, MI 2052.15
4 Little Rock, AR 1801.11
5 Cleveland, OH 1703.22
6 Camden County Police Department, NJ 1690.30
7 Baltimore, MD 1572.39
8 Birmingham, AL 1548.99
9 Kansas City, MO 1477.68
10 Pueblo, CO 1474.29
11 St. Louis, MO 1445.16
12 Milwaukee, WI 1437.63
13 Flint, MI 1422.37
14 Lansing, MI 1400.53
15 Beaumont, TX 1376.15
16 New Orleans, LA 1361.08
17 Albuquerque, NM 1316.95
18 Battle Creek, MI 1297.38
19 Wilmington, DE 1284.51
20 Springfield, OH 1252.90
21 Kalamazoo, MI 1249.91
22 North Little Rock, AR 1247.45
23 Tacoma, WA 1242.66
24 Peoria, IL 1213.24
25 South Bend, IN 1207.78
26 Compton, CA 1192.39
27 Elkhart, IN 1177.17
28 Springfield, MO 1169.94
29 Stockton, CA 1153.56
30 Rockford, IL 1148.95
31 Toledo, OH 1144.73
32 Evansville, IN 1132.67
33 Wichita, KS 1132.33
34 Minneapolis, MN 1131.55
35 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN 1128.90
36 Dayton, OH 1105.19
37 Jackson, TN 1095.37
38 Houston, TX 1091.65
39 Chattanooga, TN 1091.33
40 Pontiac, MI 1086.13
41 San Bernardino, CA 1071.15
42 Richmond, CA 1069.01
43 Harrisburg, PA 1063.13
44 Anchorage, AK 1061.66
45 Washington, DC 1047.47
46 Trenton, NJ 1040.12
47 Indianapolis, IN 1030.96
48 Fort Smith, AR 1021.93
49 Denver, CO 1021.73
50 Canton, OH 1004.86
51 Baton Rouge, LA 1003.72
52 Albany, GA 998.78
53 Albany, NY 988.91
54 Philadelphia, PA 983.08
55 Topeka, KS 965.86
56 Aurora, CO 951.44
57 New Brunswick, NJ 933.49
58 North Charleston, SC 923.75
59 Dothan, AL 915.69
60 Tulsa, OK 912.40
61 Bossier City, LA 910.51
62 Fall River, MA 909.68
63 Paterson, NJ 903.90
64 Mobile, AL 901.59
65 Gary, IN 898.27
66 Billings, MT 888.23
67 Winston-Salem, NC 886.44
68 Grand Rapids, MI 882.57
69 Bakersfield, CA 882.18
70 Springfield, MA 880.57
71 Rocky Mount, NC 876.27
72 Newport News, VA 875.82
73 Fayetteville, NC 874.50
74 Santa Monica, CA 874.06
75 Salt Lake City, UT 867.96
76 Corpus Christi, TX 860.34
77 Lancaster, CA 857.18
78 Santa Fe, NM 854.37
79 Lubbock, TX 852.56
80 Asheville, NC 846.25
81 Burlington, NC 827.85
82 Merced, CA 826.56
83 Greensboro, NC 826.09
84 Portsmouth, VA 825.67
85 Los Angeles, CA 820.04
86 Lafayette, LA 818.22
87 Knoxville, TN 817.13
88 Syracuse, NY 815.80
89 Vallejo, CA 811.97
90 Huntington Park, CA 801.97
91 Sacramento, CA 800.69
92 Gastonia, NC 795.33
93 Springfield, IL 793.57
94 Phoenix, AZ 784.80
95 Akron, OH 784.74
96 Port Arthur, TX 782.00
97 Seattle, WA 777.14
98 Lawton, OK 769.51
99 Commerce City, CO 767.86
100 Louisville Metro, KY 765.53
101 Inglewood, CA 762.35
102 Lakewood, WA 757.34
103 Columbia, SC 756.91
104 Buffalo, NY 754.20
105 Lynwood, CA 753.59
106 St. Joseph, MO 752.24
107 Shreveport, LA 743.90
108 Gardena, CA 743.26
109 Rapid City, SD 742.12
110 Gainesville, FL 738.70
111 Paramount, CA 729.54
112 Taylor, MI 728.38
113 Rochester, NY 728.23
114 Cincinnati, OH 727.99
115 Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 726.13
116 Fresno, CA 725.60
117 Amarillo, TX 724.90
118 Lakewood, CO 716.37
119 Portland, OR 715.17
120 Spokane, WA 712.77
121 San Francisco, CA 710.23
122 Schenectady, NY 708.34
123 Atlanta, GA 707.30
124 Des Moines, IA 706.87
125 West Palm Beach, FL 699.28
126 San Antonio, TX 694.21
127 Colorado Springs, CO 692.07
128 Davenport, IA 690.62
129 Decatur, IL 685.20
130 Berkeley, CA 678.42
131 Pomona, CA 678.38
132 Youngstown, OH 677.18
133 San Leandro, CA 674.09
134 Dallas, TX 671.50
135 New York, NY 668.26
136 Warner Robins, GA 667.54
137 Santa Cruz, CA 667.16
138 Hayward, CA 664.66
139 National City, CA 662.20
140 Hammond, IN 661.93
141 Hawthorne, CA 660.34
142 Anaheim, CA 658.61
143 Kingsport, TN 651.07
144 Vancouver, WA 650.49
145 Modesto, CA 646.53
146 Federal Way, WA 642.52
147 Jonesboro, AR 641.83
148 Brockton, MA 639.81
149 Oklahoma City, OK 637.59
150 Durham, NC 636.27
151 Lake Charles, LA 636.18
152 South Fulton, GA 634.50
153 Tulare, CA 634.21
154 Passaic, NJ 628.05
155 Greeley, CO 627.39
156 Boston, MA 626.92
157 Long Beach, CA 625.99
158 St. Paul, MN 623.90
159 Pasadena, TX 623.24
160 Sanford, FL 621.32
161 Chico, CA 617.47
162 Santa Maria, CA 613.69
163 Bradenton, FL 608.23
164 Oxnard, CA 608.00
165 Greenville, SC 607.17
166 Chicago, IL 606.78
167 Auburn, WA 601.58
168 Bellflower, CA 601.45
169 Santa Barbara, CA 600.23
170 Reno, NV 595.77
171 Madera, CA 588.13
172 St. Petersburg, FL 578.90
173 Las Cruces, NM 578.27
174 Roanoke, VA 577.77
175 Chicopee, MA 575.91
176 Waterloo, IA 575.43
177 Fairfield, CA 574.45
178 Olympia, WA 572.70
179 Sioux City, IA 571.66
180 Ogden, UT 571.64
181 Glendale, AZ 568.63
182 Hartford, CT 568.30
183 Great Falls, MT 566.62
184 Troy, NY 566.34
185 Warren, MI 563.47
186 Springdale, AR 560.83
187 Antioch, CA 560.42
188 Tuscaloosa, AL 559.87
189 Elizabeth, NJ 557.73
190 Hamden, CT 556.92
191 Rialto, CA 556.86
192 Santa Ana, CA 556.74
193 Kent, WA 556.59
194 Conway, AR 548.22
195 Missoula, MT 548.11
196 Suffolk, VA 547.73
197 Greenville, NC 547.49
198 Ocala, FL 547.20
199 Riverside, CA 544.71
200 Pittsburg, CA 544.45
201 New Haven, CT 542.12
202 Gilroy, CA 540.72
203 Kokomo, IN 539.18
204 Southfield, MI 538.95
205 South Gate, CA 537.79
206 Norfolk, VA 536.71
207 Casa Grande, AZ 529.83
208 Pasadena, CA 528.70
209 Raleigh, NC 528.12
210 Plainfield, NJ 525.63
211 Hempstead Village, NY 520.05
212 Westland, MI 518.79
213 Mount Vernon, NY 518.27
214 Galveston, TX 516.95
215 San Rafael, CA 516.84
216 Fargo, ND 515.39
217 Terre Haute, IN 512.79
218 Concord, CA 511.82
219 Mesquite, TX 511.74
220 Rock Hill, SC 511.36
221 Haverhill, MA 510.93
222 Kentwood, MI 509.46
223 Erie, PA 507.96
224 Waco, TX 507.75
225 Palmdale, CA 507.37
226 Pico Rivera, CA 507.20
227 Lafayette, IN 506.02
228 Grand Junction, CO 505.49
229 Tempe, AZ 504.40
230 New Bedford, MA 503.59
231 Austin, TX 499.07
232 Salinas, CA 497.82
233 Wichita Falls, TX 493.48
234 Miami, FL 491.91
235 Joplin, MO 491.67
236 Redwood City, CA 490.07
237 Fort Worth, TX 489.77
238 Decatur, AL 489.61
239 Newark, NJ 489.42
240 New Britain, CT 489.22
241 Union City, CA 487.71
242 Yakima, WA 487.67
243 Wyoming, MI 487.54
244 Wilmington, NC 487.47
245 Baldwin Park, CA 486.59
246 Arlington, TX 486.58
247 East Orange, NJ 483.66
248 Murfreesboro, TN 483.48
249 Lorain, OH 479.86
250 Lawrence, MA 479.47
251 Cambridge, MA 479.15
252 Killeen, TX 477.87
253 Taunton, MA 473.86
254 Hemet, CA 470.83
255 Utica, NY 470.51
256 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV 470.00
257 El Cajon, CA 469.25
258 Clarksville, TN 467.25
259 Irvington, NJ 465.44
260 Avondale, AZ 462.98
261 Lynn, MA 460.73
262 Enid, OK 460.45
263 Burien, WA 459.91
264 Tampa, FL 459.83
265 Yuma, AZ 459.79
266 Longmont, CO 458.13
267 Visalia, CA 455.08
268 Reading, PA 455.06
269 Rancho Cordova, CA 454.71
270 Council Bluffs, IA 448.45
271 San Marcos, TX 448.10
272 Salem, OR 447.62
273 High Point, NC 445.93
274 Vineland, NJ 445.21
275 Turlock, CA 443.72
276 Boynton Beach, FL 443.41
277 Abilene, TX 443.19
278 Muncie, IN 441.10
279 Carson, CA 440.79
280 Porterville, CA 440.12
281 Downey, CA 439.94
282 Yuba City, CA 439.09
283 Ventura, CA 435.64
284 Mesa, AZ 435.40
285 Sioux Falls, SD 435.23
286 Tyler, TX 434.92
287 Summerville, SC 431.72
288 Athens-Clarke County, GA 431.34
289 Westminster, CA 430.62
290 Midland, TX 430.31
291 Oceanside, CA 430.12
292 West Valley, UT 428.82
293 Whittier, CA 428.73
294 Kennewick, WA 428.72
295 Dubuque, IA 425.70
296 Laredo, TX 425.66
297 Champaign, IL 424.81
298 Anderson, IN 423.34
299 Citrus Heights, CA 421.45
300 El Monte, CA 421.41
301 Dearborn Heights, MI 420.06
302 Apopka, FL 419.93
303 Barnstable, MA 419.72
304 Fayetteville, AR 419.19
305 Longview, TX 418.17
306 San Diego, CA 417.82
307 Chesapeake, VA 416.45
308 Rio Rancho, NM 411.85
309 Norwalk, CA 411.77
310 Renton, WA 411.71
311 Grand Island, NE 409.46
312 San Jacinto, CA 409.33
313 Baytown, TX 409.26
314 Joliet, IL 406.16
315 Indio, CA 402.73
316 Revere, MA 402.58
317 Hanford, CA 402.34
318 Charleston, SC 402.17
319 Flagstaff, AZ 402.16
320 Waterbury, CT 401.28
321 Colton, CA 400.79
322 Caldwell, ID 400.11
323 Manteca, CA 399.92
324 Medford, OR 399.52
325 Bloomington, IN 398.08
326 Johnson City, TN 397.41
327 Odessa, TX 394.02
328 Twin Falls, ID 393.17
329 Brownsville, TX 391.94
330 Bozeman, MT 391.82
331 Bridgeport, CT 391.29
332 Texas City, TX 389.92
333 Everett, WA 389.90
334 Kenosha, WI 389.63
335 Sparks, NV 389.39
336 Woodland, CA 389.17
337 Loveland, CO 387.76
338 Green Bay, WI 386.65
339 Columbia, MO 385.80
340 Columbus, OH 385.11
341 Gresham, OR 384.67
342 Manchester, NH 383.60
343 Escondido, CA 383.08
344 Frederick, MD 382.62
345 Brooklyn Park, MN 382.08
346 Victoria, TX 381.33
347 Temple, TX 380.35
348 Fullerton, CA 379.50
349 La Mesa, CA 378.28
350 Midwest City, OK 374.38
351 Napa, CA 373.29
352 South San Francisco, CA 372.96
353 Vista, CA 372.47
354 Burbank, CA 368.36
355 Perth Amboy, NJ 367.28
356 Rogers, AR 367.11
357 Lincoln, NE 366.02
358 Nampa, ID 365.15
359 Waukegan, IL 364.94
360 Brookhaven, GA 360.64
361 Pocatello, ID 359.65
362 Upland, CA 359.58
363 Redlands, CA 358.75
364 Richmond, VA 357.47
365 Boulder, CO 356.90
366 Daly City, CA 353.88
367 Lakewood, CA 353.39
368 Iowa City, IA 352.80
369 Vacaville, CA 351.07
370 Perris, CA 348.26
371 Eugene, OR 347.94
372 San Mateo, CA 347.89
373 West Covina, CA 346.56
374 Chula Vista, CA 346.22
375 Yonkers, NY 345.91
376 Alameda, CA 343.72
377 St. Cloud, MN 343.24
378 Quincy, MA 342.56
379 Clearwater, FL 340.47
380 Ontario, CA 340.37
381 Chino, CA 337.72
382 El Paso, TX 336.21
383 Racine, WI 336.15
384 Delano, CA 334.98
385 Lynchburg, VA 334.55
386 Monterey Park, CA 332.64
387 Santa Rosa, CA 330.78
388 Beaumont, CA 326.88
389 Westminster, CO 326.41
390 Largo, FL 324.89
391 Jurupa Valley, CA 324.52
392 Bellingham, WA 324.32
393 Winter Haven, FL 324.14
394 Weymouth, MA 323.95
395 Kenner, LA 322.78
396 Milpitas, CA 321.26
397 Moreno Valley, CA 317.79
398 Cheyenne, WY 317.23
399 Palm Bay, FL 317.07
399 Springfield, OR 317.07
400 Novato, CA 317.01
401 La Habra, CA 315.83
402 Bismarck, ND 315.50
403 Union City, NJ 314.36
404 Owensboro, KY 311.99
405 Idaho Falls, ID 311.67
405 Ann Arbor, MI 311.67
406 Harlingen, TX 311.54
407 West Jordan, UT 310.77
408 Aurora, IL 310.68
409 Scranton, PA 310.49
410 Redondo Beach, CA 310.00
411 Plymouth, MA 309.72
412 Providence, RI 309.62
413 Norman, OK 308.36
414 Bloomington, MN 307.63
415 Spokane Valley, WA 302.90
416 Irving, TX 302.50
417 DeSoto, TX 302.19
418 Dearborn, MI 301.65
419 Madison, WI 301.20
420 Pasco, WA 300.26
421 Cedar Rapids, IA 299.76
422 Edinburg, TX 298.67
423 Coeur d'Alene, ID 298.34
424 Pawtucket, RI 298.27
425 Oak Park, IL 298.13
426 Cathedral City, CA 296.43
427 Fort Collins, CO 296.06
428 Normal, IL 294.99
429 Walnut Creek, CA 293.68
430 Henderson, NV 293.37
431 Hillsboro, OR 292.20
432 Santee, CA 291.78
433 Smyrna, GA 291.26
434 West Allis, WI 288.86
435 Framingham, MA 288.85
436 Hamilton, OH 288.65
437 Tigard, OR 288.55
438 Allentown, PA 288.50
439 Lake Havasu City, AZ 288.01
440 Smyrna, TN 287.46
441 Hampton, VA 285.13
442 Jersey City, NJ 284.45
443 San Angelo, TX 283.86
444 Buena Park, CA 283.78
445 Fontana, CA 281.21
446 Arcadia, CA 281.11
447 Petaluma, CA 280.56
448 Alpharetta, GA 280.31
449 Clinton Township, MI 279.76
450 Newark, OH 279.59
451 Palm Desert, CA 278.12
452 Peabody, MA 276.74
453 Thornton, CO 276.70
454 Waterford Township, MI 276.20
455 Tracy, CA 275.80
456 Beaverton, OR 271.58
457 Fort Wayne, IN 271.39
458 Appleton, WI 270.56
459 Jeffersonville, IN 270.38
460 La Crosse, WI 269.90
461 Boise, ID 269.68
462 Placentia, CA 266.95
463 Florissant, MO 266.43
464 Bayonne, NJ 266.14
465 Malden, MA 265.98
466 Torrance, CA 265.04
467 Duluth, MN 264.53
468 Burnsville, MN 263.94
469 Cheektowaga Town, NY 263.46
470 Grand Forks, ND 263.38
471 Brentwood, CA 262.78
472 North Las Vegas, NV 262.42
473 Prescott Valley, AZ 261.13
474 Moore, OK 257.46
475 Cicero, IL 257.29
476 Maricopa, AZ 255.85
477 Livonia, MI 255.80
478 Oshkosh, WI 254.78
479 Mountain View, CA 253.79
480 Lexington, KY 253.76
481 Plantation, FL 252.79
482 Casper, WY 252.71
483 Richland, WA 252.29
484 Kyle, TX 251.83
485 Waltham, MA 250.80
486 Mishawaka, IN 249.76
487 Pharr, TX 248.88
488 Sunnyvale, CA 247.98
489 Denton, TX 247.40
490 Pinellas Park, FL 247.24
491 Alhambra, CA 246.56
492 Somerville, MA 246.50
493 Roseville, CA 245.44
494 Bartlett, TN 245.01
495 Bentonville, AR 243.84
496 Glendora, CA 241.96
497 Apple Valley, MN 241.84
498 Folsom, CA 241.25