City Crime Rankings

333 US cities with 100,000+ population, ranked by crime rate per 100,000 residents

Key Insights

→Memphis leads with 2,501 violent crimes per 100K — nearly 7x the national average of 359.
→The safest large city, Carmel, IN (66 per 100K), is 38x safer than the most dangerous.
→Population alone doesn't predict danger — mid-size cities (100K-250K) dominate the most-dangerous list.
→Only 20% of cities over 100K have violent crime rates above the national average.

Most Dangerous — Violent Crime Rate

#	City	Rate	Population
1	MemphisTennessee	2501.3	613,207
2	OaklandCalifornia	1925.3	435,042
3	DetroitMichigan	1781.3	651,171
4	Little RockArkansas	1672.0	204,247
5	BaltimoreMaryland	1606.2	566,632
6	ClevelandOhio	1561.1	362,762
7	Kansas CityMissouri	1547.1	511,535
8	MilwaukeeWisconsin	1430.9	560,416
9	PuebloColorado	1424.1	110,805
10	St. LouisMissouri	1367.1	277,294
11	New OrleansLouisiana	1361.1	364,197
12	LansingMichigan	1345.1	111,965
13	PeoriaIllinois	1344.9	109,677
14	DaytonOhio	1339.2	134,857
15	BirminghamAlabama	1246.6	195,418
16	ShreveportLouisiana	1228.5	175,092
17	EvansvilleIndiana	1206.2	114,660
18	AlbuquerqueNew Mexico	1181.8	558,745
19	SpringfieldMissouri	1178.1	170,527
20	MinneapolisMinnesota	1160.2	423,282
21	HoustonTexas	1148.2	2,319,160
22	StocktonCalifornia	1145.8	319,069
23	BeaumontTexas	1137.3	111,320
24	Metropolitan Nashville Police DepartmentTennessee	1124.1	698,987
25	RockfordIllinois	1080.0	145,280
26	LafayetteLouisiana	1066.1	121,471
27	TacomaWashington	1063.0	223,980
28	Kansas CityKansas	1047.2	153,363
29	ToledoOhio	1041.1	263,668
30	VictorvilleCalifornia	1015.6	140,309
31	AnchorageAlaska	1014.8	286,958
32	Baton RougeLouisiana	1003.7	219,086
33	DenverColorado	993.0	722,031
34	PatersonNew Jersey	978.6	158,903
35	South BendIndiana	965.0	103,415
36	AuroraColorado	947.8	397,852
37	TulsaOklahoma	941.9	411,310
38	WashingtonDistrict of Columbia	925.9	702,250
39	GreensboroNorth Carolina	923.7	304,306
40	RichmondCalifornia	923.1	113,418
41	Grand RapidsMichigan	910.1	195,913
42	PhiladelphiaPennsylvania	908.7	1,549,259
43	SpringfieldIllinois	901.2	111,965
44	San BernardinoCalifornia	897.1	224,283
45	SpringfieldMassachusetts	891.4	155,491
46	IndianapolisIndiana	877.9	890,685
47	Salt Lake CityUtah	864.2	212,675
48	Corpus ChristiTexas	863.6	316,108
49	TopekaKansas	856.5	125,156
50	CincinnatiOhio	845.6	311,599

Safest — Lowest Violent Crime Rate

#	City	Rate	Population
1	CarmelIndiana	66.0	103,107
2	CaryNorth Carolina	71.0	181,793
3	FishersIndiana	72.9	105,680
4	Ramapo TownNew York	75.4	110,136
5	Sugar LandTexas	78.0	107,757
6	NapervilleIllinois	83.7	150,521
7	IrvineCalifornia	84.0	316,764
8	Virginia BeachVirginia	92.3	455,155
9	PearlandTexas	95.9	128,322
10	Port St. LucieFlorida	99.0	245,394
11	FriscoTexas	100.9	232,961
12	Thousand OaksCalifornia	102.2	122,363
13	League CityTexas	103.5	116,881
14	Amherst TownNew York	103.8	126,184
15	AllenTexas	106.4	113,737
16	SurpriseArizona	109.1	163,202
17	McKinneyTexas	117.3	219,132
18	Pembroke PinesFlorida	118.9	175,757
19	Cape CoralFlorida	127.8	199,503
20	Simi ValleyCalifornia	129.1	124,707
21	Round RockTexas	130.7	133,868
22	GilbertArizona	132.2	277,527
23	ChandlerArizona	133.4	281,117
24	Toms River TownshipNew Jersey	134.3	102,734
25	Coral SpringsFlorida	136.9	135,157
26	CarrolltonTexas	137.1	133,471
27	BellevueWashington	138.6	151,520
28	Sandy SpringsGeorgia	139.2	105,580
29	RichardsonTexas	146.7	117,962
30	MeridianIdaho	146.8	140,353
31	Lee's SummitMissouri	149.4	105,053
32	McAllenTexas	150.0	148,017
33	Lakewood TownshipNew Jersey	150.5	144,876
34	TemeculaCalifornia	151.5	110,880
35	PlanoTexas	151.6	291,463
36	ScottsdaleArizona	152.5	245,237
37	RochesterMinnesota	154.0	122,694
38	New BraunfelsTexas	156.4	118,268
39	StamfordConnecticut	157.5	136,483
40	ConcordNorth Carolina	159.0	111,922
41	Santa ClaritaCalifornia	165.4	221,303
42	BuckeyeArizona	166.8	114,513
43	BendOregon	168.5	106,241
44	College StationTexas	170.5	126,702
45	MiramarFlorida	171.0	138,613
46	Boca RatonFlorida	171.0	100,557
47	CentennialColorado	172.8	106,454
48	Edison TownshipNew Jersey	175.1	109,086
49	Santa ClaraCalifornia	182.0	131,901
50	GoodyearArizona	182.2	116,892

Highest Murder Rate

#	City	Rate	Population
1	BirminghamAlabama	58.9	195,418
2	St. LouisMissouri	54.1	277,294
3	New OrleansLouisiana	53.0	364,197
4	MemphisTennessee	40.6	613,207
5	BaltimoreMaryland	34.8	566,632
6	DetroitMichigan	31.2	651,171
7	ClevelandOhio	30.1	362,762
8	DaytonOhio	29.7	134,857
9	Kansas CityMissouri	27.6	511,535
10	ShreveportLouisiana	26.8	175,092
11	AtlantaGeorgia	26.4	500,212
12	WashingtonDistrict of Columbia	25.5	702,250
13	Baton RougeLouisiana	24.2	219,086
14	RichmondVirginia	24.2	231,805
15	MilwaukeeWisconsin	23.9	560,416
16	South FultonGeorgia	22.2	112,441
17	CincinnatiOhio	21.8	311,599
18	Louisville MetroKentucky	21.7	676,843
19	Fort LauderdaleFlorida	20.1	184,347
20	IndianapolisIndiana	20.0	890,685
21	OaklandCalifornia	18.6	435,042
22	AlbuquerqueNew Mexico	18.4	558,745
23	MontgomeryAlabama	18.1	193,728
24	MinneapolisMinnesota	17.9	423,282
25	LancasterCalifornia	17.7	164,012
26	Little RockArkansas	17.6	204,247
27	HartfordConnecticut	17.6	119,626
28	ChicagoIllinois	17.5	2,638,698
29	PuebloColorado	17.1	110,805
30	North CharlestonSouth Carolina	17.0	123,511
31	PhiladelphiaPennsylvania	16.9	1,549,259
32	Pompano BeachFlorida	16.7	113,545
33	MobileAlabama	16.4	237,092
34	VallejoCalifornia	16.4	121,795
35	NorfolkVirginia	16.1	230,460
36	StocktonCalifornia	16.0	319,069
37	TopekaKansas	16.0	125,156
38	TuscaloosaAlabama	15.8	113,834
39	JacksonvilleFlorida	15.2	920,508
40	SyracuseNew York	15.2	145,175
41	LafayetteLouisiana	14.8	121,471
42	Metropolitan Nashville Police DepartmentTennessee	14.6	698,987
43	GreensboroNorth Carolina	14.1	304,306
44	HoustonTexas	13.8	2,319,160
45	DallasTexas	13.6	1,321,502
46	AntiochCalifornia	13.6	117,675
47	RochesterNew York	13.1	206,093
48	RockfordIllinois	13.1	145,280
49	ColumbusGeorgia	12.9	201,061
50	PeoriaIllinois	12.8	109,677

National Violent Crime Arrest Demographics

52.7%

White

43.2%

Black

1.8%

Native Am.

2.0%

Asian

0.3%

Pacific Isl.

Arrest data reflects policing patterns, not the distribution of criminal behavior. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. Rankings based on reported offenses per 100,000 residents. Only cities with 100,000+ population included. Crime rates can be affected by reporting practices, transient populations, and other factors.

Data last updated: March 2026 · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer