City Crime Rankings

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

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	WorcesterMassachusetts	16.5	212,425
2	SavannahGeorgia	20.3	241,780
3	CarmelIndiana	66.0	103,107
4	CaryNorth Carolina	71.0	181,793
5	FishersIndiana	72.9	105,680
6	Ramapo TownNew York	75.4	110,136
7	Sugar LandTexas	78.0	107,757
8	NapervilleIllinois	83.7	150,521
9	IrvineCalifornia	84.0	316,764
10	Virginia BeachVirginia	92.3	455,155
11	PearlandTexas	95.9	128,322
12	Port St. LucieFlorida2	99.0	245,394
13	FriscoTexas	100.9	232,961
14	Thousand OaksCalifornia	102.2	122,363
15	League CityTexas	103.5	116,881
16	Amherst TownNew York	103.8	126,184
17	AllenTexas	106.4	113,737
18	SurpriseArizona	109.1	163,202
19	McKinneyTexas	117.3	219,132
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 SpringsFlorida3	136.9	135,157
26	CarrolltonTexas	137.1	133,471
27	Coral SpringsFlorida2	137.6	132,977
28	BellevueWashington	138.6	151,520
29	Sandy SpringsGeorgia	139.2	105,580
30	RichardsonTexas	146.7	117,962
31	MeridianIdaho	146.8	140,353
32	Lee's SummitMissouri	149.4	105,053
33	McAllenTexas	150.0	148,017
34	Lakewood TownshipNew Jersey	150.5	144,876
35	TemeculaCalifornia	151.5	110,880
36	PlanoTexas	151.6	291,463
37	ScottsdaleArizona	152.5	245,237
38	RochesterMinnesota	154.0	122,694
39	New BraunfelsTexas	156.4	118,268
40	StamfordConnecticut	157.5	136,483
41	ConcordNorth Carolina	159.0	111,922
42	Santa ClaritaCalifornia	165.4	221,303
43	BuckeyeArizona	166.8	114,513
44	BendOregon	168.5	106,241
45	College StationTexas	170.5	126,702
46	MiramarFlorida2	171.0	138,613
47	Boca RatonFlorida3	171.0	100,557
48	CentennialColorado	172.8	106,454
49	Edison TownshipNew Jersey	175.1	109,086
50	Santa ClaraCalifornia	182.0	131,901

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	IndianapolisIndiana	20.0	890,685
20	OaklandCalifornia	18.6	435,042
21	AlbuquerqueNew Mexico	18.4	558,745
22	MontgomeryAlabama	18.1	193,728
23	MinneapolisMinnesota	17.9	423,282
24	LancasterCalifornia	17.7	164,012
25	Little RockArkansas	17.6	204,247
26	HartfordConnecticut	17.6	119,626
27	ChicagoIllinois	17.5	2,638,698
28	PuebloColorado	17.1	110,805
29	North CharlestonSouth Carolina	17.0	123,511
30	PhiladelphiaPennsylvania	16.9	1,549,259
31	MobileAlabama	16.4	237,092
32	VallejoCalifornia	16.4	121,795
33	NorfolkVirginia	16.1	230,460
34	StocktonCalifornia	16.0	319,069
35	TopekaKansas	16.0	125,156
36	TuscaloosaAlabama	15.8	113,834
37	SyracuseNew York	15.2	145,175
38	LafayetteLouisiana	14.8	121,471
39	Metropolitan Nashville Police DepartmentTennessee	14.6	698,987
40	GreensboroNorth Carolina	14.1	304,306
41	HoustonTexas	13.8	2,319,160
42	DallasTexas	13.6	1,321,502
43	AntiochCalifornia	13.6	117,675
44	RochesterNew York	13.1	206,093
45	RockfordIllinois	13.1	145,280
46	ColumbusGeorgia	12.9	201,061
47	PeoriaIllinois	12.8	109,677
48	AkronOhio	12.8	188,223
49	ChattanoogaTennessee	12.7	188,894
50	NewarkNew Jersey	12.6	309,708

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.