Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
Updated on September 30, 2024.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (54,691); followed by Los Angeles, CA (31,047); Houston, TX (25,156); Memphis, TN (16,091); and Chicago, IL (15,948).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, 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.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of cities by the number of Violent crimes for each state.
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Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2023 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | New York, NY | 54691 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 31047 |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 25156 |
| 4 | Memphis, TN | 16091 |
| 5 | Chicago, IL | 15948 |
| 6 | Oakland, CA | 15490 |
| 7 | Philadelphia, PA | 15246 |
| 8 | Phoenix, AZ | 13033 |
| 9 | Detroit, MI | 12631 |
| 10 | San Antonio, TX | 10344 |
| 11 | Indianapolis, IN | 9146 |
| 12 | Baltimore, MD | 8887 |
| 13 | Dallas, TX | 8763 |
| 14 | Milwaukee, WI | 8032 |
| 15 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 7850 |
| 16 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN | 7795 |
| 17 | Kansas City, MO | 7534 |
| 18 | Albuquerque, NM | 7363 |
| 19 | Denver, CO | 7277 |
| 20 | Washington, DC | 7112 |
| 21 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 7111 |
| 22 | Cleveland, OH | 6100 |
| 23 | Seattle, WA | 5858 |
| 24 | San Diego, CA | 5759 |
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | 5560 |
| 26 | Louisville Metro, KY | 5125 |
| 27 | New Orleans, LA | 4957 |
| 28 | Austin, TX | 4885 |
| 29 | Minneapolis, MN | 4779 |
| 30 | Fort Worth, TX | 4769 |
| 31 | Portland, OR | 4478 |
| 32 | Wichita, KS | 4476 |
| 33 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4468 |
| 34 | Sacramento, CA | 4237 |
| 35 | St. Louis, MO | 4048 |
| 36 | Boston, MA | 4030 |
| 37 | Fresno, CA | 3970 |
| 38 | Aurora, CO | 3777 |
| 39 | Tulsa, OK | 3750 |
| 40 | Stockton, CA | 3717 |
| 41 | Little Rock, AR | 3656 |
| 42 | Bakersfield, CA | 3647 |
| 43 | Atlanta, GA | 3538 |
| 44 | Columbus, OH | 3500 |
| 45 | Colorado Springs, CO | 3386 |
| 46 | Anchorage, AK | 3026 |
| 46 | Toledo, OH | 3026 |
| 47 | Birmingham, AL | 3024 |
| 48 | Long Beach, CA | 2782 |
| 49 | Tacoma, WA | 2769 |
| 50 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2713 |
| 51 | Raleigh, NC | 2550 |
| 52 | Greensboro, NC | 2505 |
| 53 | San Bernardino, CA | 2351 |
| 54 | Lubbock, TX | 2276 |
| 55 | El Paso, TX | 2275 |
| 56 | Anaheim, CA | 2260 |
| 57 | Cincinnati, OH | 2253 |
| 58 | Mesa, AZ | 2246 |
| 59 | Winston-Salem, NC | 2235 |
| 60 | Miami, FL | 2228 |
| 61 | Baton Rouge, LA | 2199 |
| 62 | Mobile, AL | 2141 |
| 63 | Buffalo, NY | 2081 |
| 64 | Chattanooga, TN | 2023 |
| 65 | Springfield, MO | 1995 |
| 66 | Arlington, TX | 1921 |
| 67 | Durham, NC | 1882 |
| 68 | St. Paul, MN | 1874 |
| 69 | Tampa, FL | 1855 |
| 70 | Honolulu, HI | 1839 |
| 71 | Fayetteville, NC | 1830 |
| 72 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1794 |
| 73 | Riverside, CA | 1762 |
| 74 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1730 |
| 75 | Santa Ana, CA | 1711 |
| 76 | Rockford, IL | 1676 |
| 77 | Reno, NV | 1655 |
| 78 | Spokane, WA | 1644 |
| 79 | Pueblo, CO | 1640 |
| 80 | Knoxville, TN | 1619 |
| 81 | Newport News, VA | 1608 |
| 82 | Lansing, MI | 1576 |
| 83 | Beaumont, TX | 1523 |
| 84 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1519 |
| 85 | Rochester, NY | 1518 |
| 86 | Dayton, OH | 1494 |
| 87 | Newark, NJ | 1487 |
| 88 | Des Moines, IA | 1482 |
| 89 | Akron, OH | 1473 |
| 90 | Amarillo, TX | 1462 |
| 91 | Glendale, AZ | 1443 |
| 92 | Lancaster, CA | 1434 |
| 93 | Paterson, NJ | 1410 |
| 94 | Modesto, CA | 1408 |
| 95 | Springfield, MA | 1358 |
| 96 | Peoria, IL | 1336 |
| 97 | Shreveport, LA | 1316 |
| 98 | Evansville, IN | 1302 |
| 99 | Vancouver, WA | 1276 |
| 100 | South Bend, IN | 1244 |
| 101 | Norfolk, VA | 1239 |
| 102 | Oxnard, CA | 1213 |
| 103 | Richmond, CA | 1211 |
| 104 | Topeka, KS | 1207 |
| 105 | Camden County Police Department, NJ | 1198 |
| 106 | Syracuse, NY | 1169 |
| 107 | Flint, MI | 1127 |
| 108 | Lakewood, CO | 1118 |
| 109 | North Charleston, SC | 1110 |
| 110 | Laredo, TX | 1092 |
| 111 | Gainesville, FL | 1084 |
| 112 | Billings, MT | 1078 |
| 113 | Compton, CA | 1077 |
| 114 | Lincoln, NE | 1073 |
| 115 | Columbia, SC | 1071 |
| 116 | Chesapeake, VA | 1058 |
| 117 | Hayward, CA | 1023 |
| 118 | Albany, NY | 1008 |
| 119 | Vallejo, CA | 994 |
| 120 | Lafayette, LA | 993 |
| 121 | Henderson, NV | 991 |
| 122 | Pomona, CA | 974 |
| 123 | Chula Vista, CA | 972 |
| 124 | Tempe, AZ | 949 |
| 125 | Trenton, NJ | 931 |
| 126 | Fort Smith, AR | 924 |
| 126 | Wilmington, DE | 924 |
| 127 | Pasadena, TX | 909 |
| 128 | Kalamazoo, MI | 907 |
| 129 | Sioux Falls, SD | 899 |
| 130 | Springfield, IL | 895 |
| 131 | West Palm Beach, FL | 858 |
| 132 | Fall River, MA | 854 |
| 133 | Clarksville, TN | 850 |
| 134 | Madison, WI | 826 |
| 135 | Richmond, VA | 825 |
| 136 | Palmdale, CA | 816 |
| 137 | Lexington, KY | 812 |
| 138 | Jersey City, NJ | 811 |
| 139 | Murfreesboro, TN | 807 |
| 140 | North Little Rock, AR | 806 |
| 141 | Salem, OR | 798 |
| 141 | Portsmouth, VA | 798 |
| 142 | Salinas, CA | 796 |
| 143 | Berkeley, CA | 791 |
| 143 | Battle Creek, MI | 791 |
| 143 | Asheville, NC | 791 |
| 144 | Merced, CA | 778 |
| 145 | Inglewood, CA | 776 |
| 146 | Santa Monica, CA | 774 |
| 146 | Killeen, TX | 774 |
| 147 | Irving, TX | 772 |
| 148 | New Haven, CT | 767 |
| 148 | Warren, MI | 767 |
| 149 | Santa Fe, NM | 766 |
| 150 | North Las Vegas, NV | 763 |
| 151 | Mesquite, TX | 757 |
| 152 | Jackson, TN | 750 |
| 153 | Brownsville, TX | 747 |
| 154 | Elizabeth, NJ | 745 |
| 155 | Kent, WA | 742 |
| 156 | Waco, TX | 740 |
| 157 | Oceanside, CA | 737 |
| 158 | Fort Wayne, IN | 732 |
| 159 | Springfield, OH | 725 |
| 160 | South Fulton, GA | 717 |
| 161 | Yonkers, NY | 715 |
| 162 | Lawton, OK | 709 |
| 163 | Pasadena, CA | 699 |
| 164 | Brockton, MA | 697 |
| 165 | Canton, OH | 695 |
| 166 | Fargo, ND | 692 |
| 167 | Davenport, IA | 690 |
| 168 | Hartford, CT | 686 |
| 169 | Greeley, CO | 685 |
| 170 | Fairfield, CA | 684 |
| 171 | Moreno Valley, CA | 678 |
| 172 | Santa Maria, CA | 677 |
| 173 | Pontiac, MI | 672 |
| 174 | Gastonia, NC | 666 |
| 175 | Las Cruces, NM | 665 |
| 176 | Albany, GA | 662 |
| 177 | Visalia, CA | 660 |
| 178 | Dothan, AL | 653 |
| 179 | Antioch, CA | 646 |
| 180 | Boise, ID | 639 |
| 181 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 638 |
| 182 | Elkhart, IN | 633 |
| 183 | Charleston, SC | 624 |
| 184 | Chico, CA | 623 |
| 185 | Concord, CA | 621 |
| 186 | Eugene, OR | 620 |
| 187 | Federal Way, WA | 619 |
| 188 | Ontario, CA | 615 |
| 189 | Joliet, IL | 609 |
| 190 | Gary, IN | 606 |
| 191 | Fontana, CA | 603 |
| 192 | Rapid City, SD | 600 |
| 193 | Wilmington, NC | 598 |
| 194 | Providence, RI | 587 |
| 195 | Santa Rosa, CA | 585 |
| 196 | Midland, TX | 582 |
| 197 | Bridgeport, CT | 581 |
| 198 | West Valley, UT | 579 |
| 199 | Rialto, CA | 575 |
| 200 | Escondido, CA | 574 |
| 201 | San Leandro, CA | 572 |
| 202 | Bossier City, LA | 570 |
| 202 | Cambridge, MA | 570 |
| 203 | Abilene, TX | 569 |
| 204 | Roanoke, VA | 560 |
| 205 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 559 |
| 206 | Warner Robins, GA | 554 |
| 207 | Suffolk, VA | 551 |
| 208 | Aurora, IL | 549 |
| 208 | Garland, TX | 549 |
| 209 | Hawthorne, CA | 548 |
| 210 | Harrisburg, PA | 534 |
| 211 | Fullerton, CA | 528 |
| 211 | New Brunswick, NJ | 528 |
| 212 | St. Joseph, MO | 526 |
| 213 | Santa Barbara, CA | 522 |
| 214 | Commerce City, CO | 521 |
| 215 | Jonesboro, AR | 516 |
| 216 | High Point, NC | 515 |
| 217 | Springdale, AR | 510 |
| 218 | New Bedford, MA | 508 |
| 219 | Wichita Falls, TX | 507 |
| 220 | Auburn, WA | 504 |
| 221 | Hammond, IN | 503 |
| 222 | Fort Collins, CO | 500 |
| 222 | Columbia, MO | 500 |
| 223 | Burlington, NC | 498 |
| 224 | Ogden, UT | 495 |
| 225 | Greenville, NC | 493 |
| 226 | Chandler, AZ | 490 |
| 227 | Schenectady, NY | 489 |
| 228 | Sioux City, IA | 488 |
| 229 | El Cajon, CA | 486 |
| 229 | Lake Charles, LA | 486 |
| 230 | South Gate, CA | 485 |
| 231 | Tyler, TX | 482 |
| 232 | Fremont, CA | 476 |
| 233 | Downey, CA | 475 |
| 233 | Ventura, CA | 475 |
| 234 | Lynwood, CA | 473 |
| 234 | Yakima, WA | 473 |
| 235 | Rocky Mount, NC | 472 |
| 235 | Erie, PA | 472 |
| 236 | Plano, TX | 470 |
| 236 | Lakewood, WA | 470 |
| 237 | Decatur, IL | 468 |
| 238 | Lynn, MA | 466 |
| 239 | Waterbury, CT | 463 |
| 240 | Yuma, AZ | 458 |
| 241 | Tulare, CA | 453 |
| 241 | Rio Rancho, NM | 453 |
| 242 | Bellflower, CA | 452 |
| 243 | Longmont, CO | 451 |
| 244 | Taylor, MI | 450 |
| 245 | Reading, PA | 445 |
| 246 | Greenville, SC | 443 |
| 247 | Manchester, NH | 441 |
| 247 | Odessa, TX | 441 |
| 248 | El Monte, CA | 436 |
| 249 | Everett, WA | 435 |
| 250 | Westland, MI | 433 |
| 250 | Port Arthur, TX | 433 |
| 250 | Virginia Beach, VA | 433 |
| 251 | Passaic, NJ | 432 |
| 252 | Gardena, CA | 430 |
| 253 | Avondale, AZ | 429 |
| 253 | Hemet, CA | 429 |
| 253 | Missoula, MT | 429 |
| 254 | Fayetteville, AR | 426 |
| 254 | Sparks, NV | 426 |
| 255 | Peoria, AZ | 425 |
| 255 | Pittsburg, CA | 425 |
| 255 | Palm Bay, FL | 425 |
| 256 | Nampa, ID | 424 |
| 256 | Gresham, OR | 424 |
| 257 | Renton, WA | 423 |
| 258 | Glendale, CA | 422 |
| 259 | Lawrence, MA | 421 |
| 260 | Huntington Beach, CA | 416 |
| 261 | Huntington Park, CA | 414 |
| 262 | Santa Cruz, CA | 412 |
| 263 | Green Bay, WI | 408 |
| 264 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 407 |
| 265 | Madera, CA | 405 |
| 266 | Scottsdale, AZ | 404 |
| 266 | Southfield, MI | 404 |
| 267 | Overland Park, KS | 402 |
| 267 | Norman, OK | 402 |
| 268 | Carson, CA | 401 |
| 269 | Sanford, FL | 399 |
| 270 | Norwalk, CA | 398 |
| 270 | Thornton, CO | 398 |
| 270 | Clearwater, FL | 398 |
| 270 | Youngstown, OH | 398 |
| 271 | Hampton, VA | 395 |
| 272 | Santa Clarita, CA | 389 |
| 273 | Roseville, CA | 388 |
| 274 | Rock Hill, SC | 387 |
| 275 | Redwood City, CA | 386 |
| 275 | Grand Prairie, TX | 386 |
| 276 | Denton, TX | 384 |
| 277 | Westminster, CA | 382 |
| 278 | Champaign, IL | 381 |
| 278 | Waterloo, IA | 381 |
| 278 | Kenosha, WI | 381 |
| 279 | Conway, AR | 380 |
| 280 | Burbank, CA | 377 |
| 280 | Sunnyvale, CA | 377 |
| 281 | Indio, CA | 376 |
| 282 | Wyoming, MI | 374 |
| 283 | Boulder, CO | 372 |
| 284 | Westminster, CO | 371 |
| 285 | Paramount, CA | 370 |
| 286 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 369 |
| 287 | Ann Arbor, MI | 368 |
| 287 | Kingsport, TN | 368 |
| 288 | Torrance, CA | 367 |
| 288 | Mount Vernon, NY | 367 |
| 289 | Corona, CA | 366 |
| 289 | National City, CA | 366 |
| 290 | New Britain, CT | 365 |
| 290 | Kennewick, WA | 365 |
| 291 | Vista, CA | 363 |
| 291 | Ocala, FL | 363 |
| 291 | Lafayette, IN | 363 |
| 292 | Citrus Heights, CA | 362 |
| 292 | West Jordan, UT | 362 |
| 293 | Allentown, PA | 360 |
| 294 | Boynton Beach, FL | 359 |
| 295 | Vacaville, CA | 358 |
| 296 | West Covina, CA | 357 |
| 296 | Whittier, CA | 357 |
| 297 | Manteca, CA | 354 |
| 297 | Temple, TX | 354 |
| 298 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 353 |
| 299 | Alexandria, VA | 352 |
| 300 | Quincy, MA | 351 |
| 301 | Grand Junction, CO | 350 |
| 301 | Bradenton, FL | 350 |
| 302 | Longview, TX | 347 |
| 303 | Daly City, CA | 346 |
| 303 | Olathe, KS | 346 |
| 304 | San Mateo, CA | 344 |
| 305 | Haverhill, MA | 343 |
| 305 | Baytown, TX | 343 |
| 306 | Great Falls, MT | 342 |
| 307 | Medford, OR | 341 |
| 308 | Hamden, CT | 338 |
| 309 | Casa Grande, AZ | 335 |
| 310 | Baldwin Park, CA | 332 |
| 310 | Elk Grove, CA | 332 |
| 311 | Spokane Valley, WA | 331 |
| 312 | East Orange, NJ | 330 |
| 313 | Gilbert, AZ | 326 |
| 314 | Kokomo, IN | 322 |
| 314 | Frederick, MD | 322 |
| 314 | Dearborn, MI | 322 |
| 315 | Turlock, CA | 320 |
| 315 | Union City, CA | 320 |
| 315 | San Marcos, TX | 320 |
| 316 | Waukegan, IL | 319 |
| 316 | Olympia, WA | 319 |
| 317 | Chino, CA | 318 |
| 318 | Chicopee, MA | 317 |
| 318 | Edinburg, TX | 317 |
| 319 | Bloomington, IN | 315 |
| 320 | Lorain, OH | 314 |
| 320 | Hillsboro, OR | 314 |
| 321 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 313 |
| 322 | Gilroy, CA | 310 |
| 323 | Garden Grove, CA | 309 |
| 324 | Bellingham, WA | 308 |
| 325 | San Rafael, CA | 307 |
| 326 | Loveland, CO | 305 |
| 327 | Flagstaff, AZ | 303 |
| 328 | Hempstead Village, NY | 302 |
| 328 | Lewisville, TX | 302 |
| 329 | Yuba City, CA | 301 |
| 330 | Terre Haute, IN | 299 |
| 330 | Utica, NY | 299 |
| 331 | Pico Rivera, CA | 298 |
| 332 | Orange, CA | 296 |
| 333 | Clovis, CA | 295 |
| 334 | Huntsville, AL | 292 |
| 335 | Napa, CA | 291 |
| 335 | Johnson City, TN | 291 |
| 336 | Plainfield, NJ | 288 |
| 337 | Muncie, IN | 287 |
| 337 | Troy, NY | 287 |
| 338 | Taunton, MA | 286 |
| 339 | Decatur, AL | 284 |
| 340 | Upland, CA | 283 |
| 341 | Perris, CA | 282 |
| 342 | San Angelo, TX | 280 |
| 343 | Council Bluffs, IA | 279 |
| 344 | Porterville, CA | 278 |
| 344 | Irvington, NJ | 278 |
| 345 | Clinton Township, MI | 277 |
| 346 | Caldwell, ID | 275 |
| 346 | Kentwood, MI | 275 |
| 347 | Irvine, CA | 274 |
| 347 | Lakewood, CA | 274 |
| 347 | Tracy, CA | 274 |
| 348 | Rogers, AR | 273 |
| 348 | Galveston, TX | 273 |
| 349 | Vineland, NJ | 269 |
| 350 | Largo, FL | 268 |
| 351 | Bloomington, MN | 267 |
| 352 | Redlands, CA | 266 |
| 352 | Iowa City, IA | 266 |
| 352 | Lynchburg, VA | 266 |
| 353 | Santa Clara, CA | 264 |
| 354 | Beaverton, OR | 263 |
| 355 | Joplin, MO | 260 |
| 356 | Arvada, CO | 259 |
| 357 | Alameda, CA | 258 |
| 357 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 258 |
| 358 | Racine, WI | 255 |
| 359 | Elgin, IL | 252 |
| 360 | Dubuque, IA | 249 |
| 360 | Victoria, TX | 249 |
| 361 | Plantation, FL | 248 |
| 362 | Milpitas, CA | 246 |
| 362 | Woodbridge Township, NJ | 246 |
| 362 | Broken Arrow, OK | 246 |
| 363 | Apopka, FL | 244 |
| 364 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 243 |
| 364 | Conroe, TX | 243 |
| 365 | Independence, MO | 242 |
| 366 | Pasco, WA | 241 |
| 367 | Woodland, CA | 240 |
| 367 | St. Cloud, MN | 240 |
| 368 | Livonia, MI | 238 |
| 369 | Miramar, FL | 237 |
| 370 | Hanford, CA | 236 |
| 370 | Bismarck, ND | 236 |
| 371 | Scranton, PA | 235 |
| 372 | Stamford, CT | 234 |
| 372 | Anderson, IN | 234 |
| 373 | Buena Park, CA | 232 |
| 373 | South San Francisco, CA | 232 |
| 374 | Enid, OK | 231 |
| 374 | Bellevue, WA | 231 |
| 374 | Burien, WA | 231 |
| 375 | San Jacinto, CA | 230 |
| 375 | Davie, FL | 230 |
| 375 | Revere, MA | 230 |
| 376 | Duluth, MN | 229 |
| 377 | La Mesa, CA | 227 |
| 377 | Carrollton, TX | 227 |
| 378 | Carlsbad, CA | 226 |
| 379 | Bozeman, MT | 225 |
| 380 | Pawtucket, RI | 224 |
| 380 | Summerville, SC | 224 |
| 380 | McKinney, TX | 224 |
| 380 | Texas City, TX | 224 |
| 381 | Centennial, CO | 223 |
| 381 | Meridian, ID | 223 |
| 381 | Lakewood Township, NJ | 223 |
| 381 | Harlingen, TX | 223 |
| 382 | Sterling Heights, MI | 222 |
| 383 | Menifee, CA | 218 |
| 383 | Twin Falls, ID | 218 |
| 384 | Colton, CA | 216 |
| 384 | Midwest City, OK | 216 |
| 385 | Idaho Falls, ID | 214 |
| 385 | Grand Island, NE | 214 |
| 386 | Plymouth, MA | 213 |
| 386 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ | 213 |
| 387 | Brookhaven, GA | 211 |
| 388 | Redondo Beach, CA | 210 |
| 388 | Pocatello, ID | 210 |
| 388 | Barnstable, MA | 210 |
| 388 | McAllen, TX | 210 |
| 389 | Cheektowaga Town, NY | 209 |
| 390 | Cicero, IL | 207 |
| 391 | Buckeye, AZ | 206 |
| 392 | Folsom, CA | 204 |
| 392 | Mountain View, CA | 204 |
| 392 | Framingham, MA | 204 |
| 392 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 204 |
| 392 | Cheyenne, WY | 204 |
| 393 | San Marcos, CA | 203 |
| 393 | Kenner, LA | 203 |
| 394 | Union City, NJ | 202 |
| 395 | Walnut Creek, CA | 201 |
| 396 | College Station, TX | 200 |
| 396 | Pharr, TX | 200 |
| 396 | Appleton, WI | 200 |
| 397 | Canton Township, MI | 199 |
| 398 | Rochester, MN | 198 |
| 399 | Provo, UT | 197 |
| 400 | Somerville, MA | 196 |
Ranking of Cities By Number of Violent Crimes for each US State in 2023
Use the following links to see the ranking of cities by the number of Violent crimes for each of the following states in 2023.