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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
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Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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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 |
Ranking of Cities By Violent Crime Rate for each US State in 2023
Use the following links to see the ranking of cities by the Violent crime rate for each of the following states in 2023.