List of United States cities by crime rate

The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system.[1]

The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end. The number of murders includes nonnegligent manslaughter. This list is based on the reporting. In most cases, the city and the reporting agency are identical. However, in some cases such as Charlotte, Honolulu, and Las Vegas, the reporting agency has more than one municipality.

Murder is the only statistic that all agencies are required to report. Consequently, some agencies do not report all the crimes. If components are missing the total is adjusted to 0.

Note about population

Often, one obtains very different results depending on whether crime rates are measured for the city jurisdiction or the metropolitan area.[2]

Information is voluntarily submitted by each jurisdiction and some jurisdictions do not appear in the table because they either did not submit data or they did not meet deadlines.

The FBI website has this disclaimer on population estimates:

For the 2019 population estimates used in this table, the FBI computed individual rates of growth from one year to the next for every city/town and county using 2010 decennial population counts and 2011 through 2018 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Each agency’s rates of growth were averaged; that average was then applied and added to its 2018 Census population estimate to derive the agency’s 2019 population estimate.[3]

Crime rates

State	City	Popul.	Yearly Crime Rates per 100,000 people
			Total	Violent crime					Arson²	Property crime
				Murder and Nonnegligent manslaughter	Rape^1	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Total		Burglary	Larceny theft	Motor vehicle theft	Total
Alabama	Mobile^3	248,431	6217.02	20.13	58.16	177.11	485.85	740.25	22.94	1,216.84	3,730.21	506.78	5,453.83
Alaska	Anchorage	296,188	6640.04	9.12	132.01	262.67	799.49	1,203.29	20.93	748.17	3,619.66	1,047.98	5,415.82
Arizona	Chandler	249,355	2589.08	2.01	52.13	56.95	148.68	259.47		314.41	1,866.01	149.18	2,329.61
Arizona	Gilbert	242,090	1483.75	2.07	16.11	21.07	46.26	85.51	12.39	192.49	1,137.59	55.76	1,385.85
Arizona	Glendale	249,273	5037.85	4.81	38.91	192.96	251.53	488.22	19.26	637.45	3,426.36	466.56	4,530.37
Arizona	Mesa	492,268	2592.49	4.67	51.19	92.23	267.74	415.83	4.67	381.50	1,610.91	179.58	2,171.99
Arizona	Phoenix	1,608,139	4443.2	9.55	69.46	200.28	481.64	760.93	11.56	778.57	2,426.69	465.46	3,670.71
Arizona	Scottsdale	251,840	2338.38	1.99	40.90	39.71	74.65	157.24	9.13	348.63	1,725.70	97.68	2,172.01
Arizona	Tucson	532,323	6082.78	8.64	93.55	268.82	430.75	801.77	29.31	831.07	3,968.46	452.17	5,251.70
California	Anaheim	353,400	2997.74	2.83	32.54	135.82	183.36	354.56	12.73	382.29	1,809.00	439.16	2,630.45
California	Bakersfield	381,154	4618.34	10.76	24.14	197.56	246.88	479.33	70.58	962.08	2,377.78	728.58	4,068.43
California	Chula Vista	271,109	1738.79	0.74	22.87	112.13	162.30	298.04	8.48	236.07	915.50	280.70	1,432.27
California	Fremont	236,368	2343.8	0.85	28.77	79.11	73.61	182.34	11.00	284.73	1,499.78	365.95	2,150.46
California	Fresno	526,371	4447.63	10.64	33.06	182.00	339.30	565.00	41.23	693.24	2,618.31	529.85	3,841.40
California	Irvine	276,115	1381.31	0.72	16.66	19.92	23.90	61.21	3.62	227.08	1,019.14	70.26	1,316.48
California	Long Beach	471,397	3357.25	4.67	43.06	262.41	347.69	657.83	26.94	586.55	1,507.01	578.92	2,672.48
California	Los Angeles	3,898,747	3332.52	7.01	61.27	269.87	423.17	761.31	35.29	415.96	1,640.99	478.97	2,535.92
California	Oakland	424,915	7328.29	16.24	94.14	629.77	559.17	1,299.32	46.13	617.06	4,072.58	1,293.20	5,982.84
California	Riverside	328,023	3589.38	3.66	50.61	165.84	288.70	508.81	22.25	510.03	2,020.89	527.40	3,058.32
California	Sacramento	499,997	3654.02	7.80	19.80	220.00	428.00	675.60	41.80	577.60	1,815.41	543.60	2,936.62
California	San Bernardino	217,259	5189.66	15.65	72.72	403.67	799.05	1,291.09	30.84	983.16	1,836.52	1,048.06	3,867.73
California	San Diego	1,386,932	2220.67	2.46	39.25	99.01	225.89	366.61	11.09	268.03	1,214.37	360.57	1,842.97
California	San Francisco	881,255	6917.4	6.35	41.65	365.39	301.62	715.00	34.38	560.00	5,059.49	548.54	6,168.02
California	San Jose	1,013,240	2861.02	3.08	55.03	132.62	212.91	403.65	16.67	378.40	1,284.69	777.62	2,440.70
California	Santa Ana	335,699	2596.67	6.26	56.00	180.22	246.05	488.53	17.87	276.74	1,223.72	589.81	2,090.27
California	Santa Clarita	216,350	1592.79	1.85	18.49	56.39	85.97	162.70	6.01	311.53	923.04	189.51	1,424.08
California	Stockton^4	309,566	5109.09	17.77	49.75	390.22	956.82	1,414.56	67.19	691.29	2,274.15	661.89	3,627.34
Colorado	Aurora	368,018	3630.53	8.15	86.68	184.50	329.06	608.39	18.48	454.05	1,954.80	594.81	3,003.66
Colorado	Colorado Springs	472,958	3765.25	6.13	103.39	101.91	312.71	524.15	24.32	530.28	2,235.08	451.41	3,216.78
Colorado	Denver	706,616	4360.93	8.35	98.92	174.35	393.99	675.61	18.26	612.92	2,267.29	786.85	3,667.06
District of Columbia	Washington, D.C.	693,972	5104.96	16.72	63.84	338.77	529.42	948.74		260.53	3,528.96	366.73	4,156.22
Florida	Hialeah	238,260	2422.14	2.52	13.85	64.64	117.52	198.52	10.07	248.89	1,677.16	287.50	2,213.55
Florida	Jacksonville	894,638	4168.73	12.18	60.14	153.81	405.19	631.32	10.73	631.09	2,568.64	326.95	3,526.68
Florida	Miami	463,009	4750.89	11.23	22.68	211.23	475.80	720.94	15.77	526.99	3,090.87	396.32	4,014.18
Florida	Orlando	283,982	6206.38	8.10	64.44	213.04	458.48	744.06	7.75	840.90	4,125.26	488.41	5,454.57
Florida	St. Petersburg	263,712	5029.35	7.58	51.57	189.22	450.11	698.49	18.20	671.95	3,269.85	370.86	4,312.66
Florida	Tampa	384,360	2218.24	10.15	31.48	105.63	317.15	464.41	10.15	321.31	1,274.85	147.52	1,743.68
Georgia	Atlanta	481,343	5727.52	16.41	58.59	293.55	567.16	935.72	15.37	704.28	3,387.19	684.96	4,776.43
Georgia	Savannah	242,941	3901.36	14.41	41.16	156.83	250.27	462.66	7.41	549.52	2,494.84	386.93	3,431.29
Hawaii	Honolulu	344,986	3053.77	3.23	28.78	91.68	122.68	246.37	33.02	336.33	2,073.94	364.10	2,774.38
Idaho	Boise	225,677	2741.97	0.89	63.81	22.60	191.87	279.16	18.17	326.13	1,965.20	153.32	2,444.64
Illinois	Chicago	2,746,388	4381.65	18.26	65.11	439.26	570.36	1,098.86	18.99	477.13	2,358.83	427.84	3,263.80
Indiana	Fort Wayne	266,259	3572.46	13.90	51.08	112.30	180.28	357.55	35.30	491.25	2,488.55	199.81	3,179.61
Indiana	Indianapolis	870,788	5775.23	17.91	76.71	400.21	839.13	1,333.96	29.40	1,027.23	2,821.47	563.17	4,411.87
Iowa	Des Moines	217,277	5102.7	12.89	33.60	167.53	456.10	670.11	19.33	1,099.06	2,734.30	579.90	4,413.26
Kansas	Wichita	391,084	6583.5	8.95	97.68	153.16	762.50	1,022.29	25.57	838.95	4,063.07	633.62	5,535.64
Kentucky	Lexington	322,332	4145.73	9.00	62.05	169.70	110.13	350.88	12.72	647.47	2,739.72	394.93	3,782.13
Kentucky	Louisville Metro^6	684,362	4769.99	15.93	25.57	193.76	411.77	647.03	0.73	821.64	2,735.98	564.61	4,122.23
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	227,403	6693.84	38.26	43.97	381.70	562.88	1,026.81	73.00	1,418.63	3,739.62	435.79	5,594.03
Louisiana	New Orleans	397,447	5375.57	39.50	144.67	329.10	608.13	1,121.41	10.32	560.83	3,046.19	636.81	4,243.84
Maryland	Baltimore	613,217	6997.68	55.77	62.29	958.71	950.23	2,027.01	42.56	1,311.28	2,773.57	843.26	4,928.11
Massachusetts	Boston	682,903	2758.22	8.35	42.47	205.59	412.80	669.20		308.83	1,603.74	176.45	2,089.02
Michigan	Detroit	670,792	6726.82	39.80	103.91	393.42	1,519.55	2,056.67	129.55	1,231.08	2,093.79	1,215.73	4,540.60
Minnesota	Minneapolis	418,971	5768.18	10.02	122.68	434.16	534.40	1,101.27	25.54	897.91	3,173.49	569.97	4,641.37
Minnesota	St. Paul	306,696	4262.86	7.17	70.75	227.26	345.62	650.81	46.63	741.45	2,144.47	679.50	3,565.42
Missouri	Kansas City	484,948	6309.55	30.93	91.76	383.13	1,218.48	1,724.31	41.45	960.52	2,670.39	912.88	4,543.79
Missouri	St. Louis	310,284	8188.31	66.07	93.14	626.52	1,296.55	2,082.29	64.78	1,011.33	4,155.55	874.36	6,041.24
Nebraska	Omaha	449,388	4527.49	6.90	91.24	139.08	410.11	647.32		464.63	2,636.70	778.84	3,880.17
Nevada	Henderson	299,285	2025.17	3.34	28.74	80.19	72.84	185.11	7.02	363.87	1,254.99	214.18	1,833.04
Nevada	Las Vegas	627,244	3567.87	12.60	79.64	211.15	315.50	618.90	5.59	805.17	1,635.16	503.06	2,943.38
Nevada	Paradise	242,537	3405.26	9.07	47.83	232.95	724.84	1,014.69	4.54	804.00	1,037.37	544.66	2,386.03
Nevada	Reno	248,531	3766.53	7.64	57.14	153.70	455.07	673.56	7.24	541.98	1,967.56	576.19	3,085.73
New Jersey	Jersey City	267,906	2330.67	7.84	45.91	199.32	256.43	509.51	14.18	417.68	1,206.02	183.27	1,806.98
New Jersey	Newark	283,673	3316.84	27.14	40.89	377.19	451.22	896.45	25.38	423.73	1,128.06	843.22	2,395.01
New Mexico	Albuquerque	561,375	8734.98	12.47	84.26	521.93	750.48	1,369.14		1,246.23	4,750.84	1,368.78	7,365.84
New York	Buffalo	256,169	4930.34	15.61	55.43	334.54	613.66	1,019.25	74.95	919.71	2,591.26	325.18	3,836.14
New York	New York	8,804,190	1987.49	3.39	27.56	162.42	345.52	538.90		128.87	1,253.15	66.56	1,448.59
North Carolina^8	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	914,609	3836.39	9.40		220.53	433.52		21.21	701.50	2,827.00	286.68	3,815.18
North Carolina^8	Raleigh	269,088	3837.78	8.55		316.63	467.13		11.52	867.37	2,675.70	283.18	3,826.26
North Carolina^8	Greensboro	290,051	3601.78	15.86		228.93	480.61		39.65	710.91	2,559.55	291.67	3,562.13
Ohio	Cincinnati	309,317	5997	23.40	97.62	399.84	426.26	947.12		1,152.73	3,400.69	496.46	5,049.88
Ohio	Cleveland	372,624	6538.45	27.77	128.97	699.88	700.14	1,556.76	65.65	1,518.87	2,516.15	881.01	4,916.04
Ohio	Columbus	905,748	4501.8	16.28	105.37	225.06	166.70	513.41	43.45	815.29	2,650.87	478.79	3,944.94
Ohio	Toledo^4,5,7	270,871	4003.74	12.63	87	281.47	661.82	1,042.92		1,119.75	2,615.15	268.84	4,003.74
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	648,260	4552.5	12.49	73.12	172.77	528.95	787.34	12.65	941.75	2,378.83	431.93	3,752.51
Oklahoma	Tulsa	404,868	6532.01	17.29	104.48	238.10	680.96	1,040.83	35.57	1,376.75	3,224.26	854.60	5,455.61
Oregon	Portland	610,343	6239.99	3.70	67.45	160.92	283.64	515.70	47.27	729.13	3,824.56	1,123.33	5,677.02
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1,603,797	4037.27	20.06	75.02	382.46	470.04	947.58	26.21	418.25	2,297.23	348.00	3,063.48
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	305,932	3815.23	17.98	29.42	262.15	346.81	656.36	44.45	526.26	2,365.89	222.27	3,114.42
Tennessee	Memphis	652,765	8357.07	27.73	90.38	529.59	1,355.62	2,003.32	55.92	1,460.25	4,224.49	613.08	6,297.83
Tennessee	Nashville	674,942	4966.5	16.30	72.90	303.14	745.84	1,138.17	10.37	631.31	2,806.61	380.03	3,817.96
Texas	Arlington^4	397,377	3721.91	4.78	63.92	144.95	303.24	516.89	7.30	453.22	2,402.25	342.24	3,197.72
Texas	Austin	971,949	3612.23	2.57	85.81	101.55	224.91	414.84	7.82	450.64	2,525.03	213.90	3,189.57
Texas	Corpus Christi	329,256	4285.11	6.38	70.46	142.75	482.91	702.49	17.31	677.89	2,665.40	222.02	3,565.31
Texas	Dallas	1,304,379	3985.95	12.48	62.08	327.00	373.09	774.64	26.22	737.66	1,856.26	591.16	3,185.09
Texas	El Paso	688,667	2203.25	2.76	53.87	58.08	264.13	378.85	5.52	188.33	1,514.37	116.17	1,818.88
Texas	Fort Worth	873,069	3792.83	8.02	65.17	147.30	339.72	560.21	17.30	585.98	2,319.40	309.94	3,215.32
Texas	Allen	236,243	3355.44	3.39	54.60	135.03	123.60	316.62	6.35	513.88	2,175.73	342.87	3,032.47
Texas	Houston	2,304,580	5252.08	11.50	58.42	417.96	607.34	1,095.23	28.44	731.66	2,900.82	495.93	4,128.41
Texas	Frisco	242,062	2775.73	3.30	22.31	94.19	107.00	226.80	9.50	400.31	1,845.39	293.73	2,539.43
Texas	Laredo	260,669	2832.71	3.84	43.73	59.08	215.22	321.86	27.24	335.29	2,083.10	65.22	2,483.61
Texas	Denton	290,413	1892.14	5.17	27.89	40.98	75.75	149.79	8.61	250.68	1,366.33	116.73	1,733.74
Texas	San Antonio	1,434,625	5565.95	8.15	83.51	151.11	464.72	707.50	13.61	770.82	3,622.65	451.37	4,844.84
Virginia	Chesapeake	240,119	2699.5	4.58	36.23	82.46	295.69	418.96	8.33	276.11	1,891.98	104.12	2,272.21
Virginia	Norfolk	245,190	4308.09	14.68	55.06	151.31	334.84	555.90	3.26	471.47	2,984.62	292.83	3,748.93
Virginia	Virginia Beach	454,353	2083.4	3.08	22.45	59.87	52.16	137.56	11.22	165.95	1,667.65	101.02	1,934.62
Washington	Seattle	721,365	5911.99	3.74	36.87	210.02	382.05	632.69	20.66	1,081.98	3,673.45	503.21	5,258.64
Washington	Spokane	217,066	7881.01	2.76	109.64	105.50	408.63	626.54	23.03	1,023.19	5,408.03	800.22	7,231.44
Wisconsin	Madison	255,850	3040.46	4.30	37.13	82.86	250.15	374.44	3.91	362.32	2,130.94	168.85	2,662.11
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	595,168	5441.99	19.83	72.92	490.45	1,014.17	1,597.36	52.59	927.13	1,940.29	924.61	3,792.04

Notes:

^1 The figures are shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using only the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
^2 The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives it from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.
^3 The population of the city of Mobile, Alabama, includes 55,819 inhabitants from the jurisdiction of the Mobile County Sheriff's Department.
^4 Because of changes in the state/ or local agency's reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.
^5 The FBI determined that the agency's data were underreported. Consequently, those data are not included in this table.
^6 Arson offenses are also reported by the Louisville Fire Department. Those figures are not included in this table.
^7 Arson offenses are reported by the Toledo Fire Department; therefore, those figures are not included in this report.
^8 This agency/state submits rape data classified according to the legacy UCR definition; therefore, the rape offense and violent crime total, which rape is a part of, is not included in this table. See the data declaration for further explanation.

Criticism of ranking crime data

The FBI web site recommends against using its data for ranking because these rankings lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting cities and counties, along with their residents.[4] The FBI web site also recommends against using its data to judge how effective law enforcement agencies are, since there are many factors other than law enforcement that influence crime rates.[5]

In November 2007, the executive board of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) went further than the FBI itself, and approved a resolution opposing not only the use of the ratings to judge police departments, but also any development of city crime rankings from FBI Uniform Crime Reports (UCRs) at all. The resolution opposed these rankings on the grounds that they "fail to account for the many conditions affecting crime rates" and "divert attention from the individual and community characteristics that elevate crime in all cities", though it did not provide sources or further elaborate on these claims. The resolution states the rankings "represent an irresponsible misuse of the data and do groundless harm to many communities" and "work against a key goal of our society, which is a better understanding of crime-related issues by both scientists and the public".[6]

The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a similar statement, which also committed the Conference to working with the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice "to educate reporters, elected officials, and citizens on what the (UCR) data means and doesn't mean."[6]

See also

• Crime in the United States
  • List of cities by murder rate
  • List of U.S. states by homicide rate
  • United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000)
  • United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000)
• Demographics of the United States
• Homicide in world cities

References

1. "Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2019". FBI. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
2. "Crime Rankings 2011-2012". CQ Press.
3. "Table 08, Data Declaration - Crime in the United States 2019". Fbi.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
4. "Caution Against Ranking". FBI. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
5. "A Word About UCR Data". FBI. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
6. Criminologists Condemn City crime rankings (November 16, 2008).PRNewswire. Retrieved January 13, 2008.

External links

• Murder rate by U.S. state, highest to lowest