The enormity of the United States often finds itself in the spotlight, with reports intermittently surfacing regarding criminal activities spanning its vast territories. Criminality, however, defies singular attribution, instead manifesting across diverse spectrums. Classically, crimes are categorized into significant delineations, encompassing violent acts, property infringements, white-collar malfeasance, organized illicit enterprises, and consensual transgressions.
Each classification harbours a multitude of specific transgressions. For instance, under the umbrella of violent crime, one encounters the grim realities of homicide, aggravated assaults, simple assaults, sexual violations, and robberies. Meanwhile, property crimes entail a range of infringements such as burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
This discourse opts to explore crime rates through the lens of violent and property crime categories sans hierarchical ranking, thereby sidestepping potential sensitivity. Pertinent to note that the immediate data for the year 2024 is not available and thus the list will be updated immediately after the data is updated.
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List of 100 United States Cities By Crime Rate
The ensuing list delineating crime rates among United States cities draws from statistics provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) for the year 2019. It encompasses data from the 100 most populous cities in America that have furnished information to the FBI UCR system:
| State | City | Popul. | Yearly Crime Rates per 100,000 people | ||||||||||
| Total | Violent crime | Arson | Property crime | ||||||||||
| Murder and Nonnegligent manslaughter | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Total | Burglary | Larceny theft | Motor vehicle theft | Total | |||||
| Alabama | Mobile | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Mesa | 492,268 | 2592.49 | 4.67 | 51.19 | 92.23 | 267.74 | 415.83 | 4.67 | 381.5 | 1,610.91 | 179.58 | 2,171.99 |
| Arizona | Scottsdale | 251,840 | 2338.38 | 1.99 | 40.9 | 39.71 | 74.65 | 157.24 | 9.13 | 348.63 | 1,725.70 | 97.68 | 2,172.01 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Santa Ana | 335,699 | 2596.67 | 6.26 | 56 | 180.22 | 246.05 | 488.53 | 17.87 | 276.74 | 1,223.72 | 589.81 | 2,090.27 |
| California | San Jose | 1,013,240 | 2861.02 | 3.08 | 55.03 | 132.62 | 212.91 | 403.65 | 16.67 | 378.4 | 1,284.69 | 777.62 | 2,440.70 |
| California | Riverside | 328,023 | 3589.38 | 3.66 | 50.61 | 165.84 | 288.7 | 508.81 | 22.25 | 510.03 | 2,020.89 | 527.4 | 3,058.32 |
| California | Stockton | 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 |
| 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 | San Francisco | 881,255 | 6917.4 | 6.35 | 41.65 | 365.39 | 301.62 | 715 | 34.38 | 560 | 5,059.49 | 548.54 | 6,168.02 |
| 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 | Fresno | 526,371 | 4447.63 | 10.64 | 33.06 | 182 | 339.3 | 565 | 41.23 | 693.24 | 2,618.31 | 529.85 | 3,841.40 |
| 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 | Fremont | 236,368 | 2343.8 | 0.85 | 28.77 | 79.11 | 73.61 | 182.34 | 11 | 284.73 | 1,499.78 | 365.95 | 2,150.46 |
| 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 | 162.3 | 298.04 | 8.48 | 236.07 | 915.5 | 280.7 | 1,432.27 |
| California | Sacramento | 499,997 | 3654.02 | 7.8 | 19.8 | 220 | 428 | 675.6 | 41.8 | 577.6 | 1,815.41 | 543.6 | 2,936.62 |
| California | Santa Clarita | 216,350 | 1592.79 | 1.85 | 18.49 | 56.39 | 85.97 | 162.7 | 6.01 | 311.53 | 923.04 | 189.51 | 1,424.08 |
| California | Irvine | 276,115 | 1381.31 | 0.72 | 16.66 | 19.92 | 23.9 | 61.21 | 3.62 | 227.08 | 1,019.14 | 70.26 | 1,316.48 |
| 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 |
| Colorado | Aurora | 368,018 | 3630.53 | 8.15 | 86.68 | 184.5 | 329.06 | 608.39 | 18.48 | 454.05 | 1,954.80 | 594.81 | 3,003.66 |
| 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 | Orlando | 283,982 | 6206.38 | 8.1 | 64.44 | 213.04 | 458.48 | 744.06 | 7.75 | 840.9 | 4,125.26 | 488.41 | 5,454.57 |
| 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 | St. Petersburg | 263,712 | 5029.35 | 7.58 | 51.57 | 189.22 | 450.11 | 698.49 | 18.2 | 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 |
| Florida | Miami | 463,009 | 4750.89 | 11.23 | 22.68 | 211.23 | 475.8 | 720.94 | 15.77 | 526.99 | 3,090.87 | 396.32 | 4,014.18 |
| Florida | Hialeah | 238,260 | 2422.14 | 2.52 | 13.85 | 64.64 | 117.52 | 198.52 | 10.07 | 248.89 | 1,677.16 | 287.5 | 2,213.55 |
| 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 | 990,384 | 3053.77 | 3.23 | 28.78 | 91.68 | 122.68 | 246.37 | 33.02 | 336.33 | 2,073.94 | 364.1 | 2,774.38 |
| Idaho | Boise | 225,677 | 2741.97 | 0.89 | 63.81 | 22.6 | 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 | Indianapolis | 870,788 | 5775.23 | 17.91 | 76.71 | 400.21 | 839.13 | 1,333.96 | 29.4 | 1,027.23 | 2,821.47 | 563.17 | 4,411.87 |
| Indiana | Fort Wayne | 266,259 | 3572.46 | 13.9 | 51.08 | 112.3 | 180.28 | 357.55 | 35.3 | 491.25 | 2,488.55 | 199.81 | 3,179.61 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 217,277 | 5102.7 | 12.89 | 33.6 | 167.53 | 456.1 | 670.11 | 19.33 | 1,099.06 | 2,734.30 | 579.9 | 4,413.26 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 391,084 | 6583.5 | 8.95 | 97.68 | 153.16 | 762.5 | 1,022.29 | 25.57 | 838.95 | 4,063.07 | 633.62 | 5,535.64 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | 322,332 | 4145.73 | 9 | 62.05 | 169.7 | 110.13 | 350.88 | 12.72 | 647.47 | 2,739.72 | 394.93 | 3,782.13 |
| Kentucky | Louisville Metro | 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 | New Orleans | 397,447 | 5375.57 | 39.5 | 144.67 | 329.1 | 608.13 | 1,121.41 | 10.32 | 560.83 | 3,046.19 | 636.81 | 4,243.84 |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 227,403 | 6693.84 | 38.26 | 43.97 | 381.7 | 562.88 | 1,026.81 | 73 | 1,418.63 | 3,739.62 | 435.79 | 5,594.03 |
| 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 | 412.8 | 669.2 | 308.83 | 1,603.74 | 176.45 | 2,089.02 | |
| Michigan | Detroit | 670,792 | 6726.82 | 39.8 | 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 | 534.4 | 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 | 679.5 | 3,565.42 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 449,388 | 4527.49 | 6.9 | 91.24 | 139.08 | 410.11 | 647.32 | 464.63 | 2,636.70 | 778.84 | 3,880.17 | |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 627,244 | 3567.87 | 12.6 | 79.64 | 211.15 | 315.5 | 618.9 | 5.59 | 805.17 | 1,635.16 | 503.06 | 2,943.38 |
| Nevada | Reno | 248,531 | 3766.53 | 7.64 | 57.14 | 153.7 | 455.07 | 673.56 | 7.24 | 541.98 | 1,967.56 | 576.19 | 3,085.73 |
| Nevada | Paradise | 242,537 | 3405.26 | 9.07 | 47.83 | 232.95 | 724.84 | 1,014.69 | 4.54 | 804 | 1,037.37 | 544.66 | 2,386.03 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 538.9 | 128.87 | 1,253.15 | 66.56 | 1,448.59 | |
| North Carolina | Greensboro | 290,051 | 3601.78 | 15.86 | 228.93 | 480.61 | 39.65 | 710.91 | 2,559.55 | 291.67 | 3,562.13 | ||
| North Carolina | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 914,609 | 3836.39 | 9.4 | 220.53 | 433.52 | 21.21 | 701.5 | 2,827.00 | 286.68 | 3,815.18 | ||
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 269,088 | 3837.78 | 8.55 | 316.63 | 467.13 | 11.52 | 867.37 | 2,675.70 | 283.18 | 3,826.26 | ||
| 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 | 166.7 | 513.41 | 43.45 | 815.29 | 2,650.87 | 478.79 | 3,944.94 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | 309,317 | 5997 | 23.4 | 97.62 | 399.84 | 426.26 | 947.12 | 1,152.73 | 3,400.69 | 496.46 | 5,049.88 | |
| Ohio | Toledo | 270,871 | 4003.74 | 12.63 | 281.47 | 661.82 | 1,119.75 | 2,615.15 | 268.84 | 4,003.74 | |||
| Oklahoma | Tulsa | 404,868 | 6532.01 | 17.29 | 104.48 | 238.1 | 680.96 | 1,040.83 | 35.57 | 1,376.75 | 3,224.26 | 854.6 | 5,455.61 |
| 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 |
| Oregon | Portland | 610,343 | 6239.99 | 3.7 | 67.45 | 160.92 | 283.64 | 515.7 | 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 | 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 | 16.3 | 72.9 | 303.14 | 745.84 | 1,138.17 | 10.37 | 631.31 | 2,806.61 | 380.03 | 3,817.96 |
| Texas | Austin | 971,949 | 3612.23 | 2.57 | 85.81 | 101.55 | 224.91 | 414.84 | 7.82 | 450.64 | 2,525.03 | 213.9 | 3,189.57 |
| Texas | San Antonio | 1,434,625 | 5565.95 | 8.15 | 83.51 | 151.11 | 464.72 | 707.5 | 13.61 | 770.82 | 3,622.65 | 451.37 | 4,844.84 |
| 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 | Fort Worth | 873,069 | 3792.83 | 8.02 | 65.17 | 147.3 | 339.72 | 560.21 | 17.3 | 585.98 | 2,319.40 | 309.94 | 3,215.32 |
| Texas | Arlington | 397,377 | 3721.91 | 4.78 | 63.92 | 144.95 | 303.24 | 516.89 | 7.3 | 453.22 | 2,402.25 | 342.24 | 3,197.72 |
| Texas | Dallas | 1,304,379 | 3985.95 | 12.48 | 62.08 | 327 | 373.09 | 774.64 | 26.22 | 737.66 | 1,856.26 | 591.16 | 3,185.09 |
| Texas | Houston | 2,304,580 | 5252.08 | 11.5 | 58.42 | 417.96 | 607.34 | 1,095.23 | 28.44 | 731.66 | 2,900.82 | 495.93 | 4,128.41 |
| Texas | Allen | 236,243 | 3355.44 | 3.39 | 54.6 | 135.03 | 123.6 | 316.62 | 6.35 | 513.88 | 2,175.73 | 342.87 | 3,032.47 |
| 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 | 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 | Frisco | 242,062 | 2775.73 | 3.3 | 22.31 | 94.19 | 107 | 226.8 | 9.5 | 400.31 | 1,845.39 | 293.73 | 2,539.43 |
| Virginia | Norfolk | 245,190 | 4308.09 | 14.68 | 55.06 | 151.31 | 334.84 | 555.9 | 3.26 | 471.47 | 2,984.62 | 292.83 | 3,748.93 |
| 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 | 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 | Vancouver | 217,066 | 7881.01 | 2.76 | 109.64 | 105.5 | 408.63 | 626.54 | 23.03 | 1,023.19 | 5,408.03 | 800.22 | 7,231.44 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wisconsin | Madison | 255,850 | 3040.46 | 4.3 | 37.13 | 82.86 | 250.15 | 374.44 | 3.91 | 362.32 | 2,130.94 | 168.85 | 2,662.11 |
Population figures are derived from U.S. Census estimates for the conclusion of the year. The tally of homicides encompasses instances of nonnegligent manslaughter. It's important to note that this list is contingent upon reporting. While typically the city and the reporting agency align, exceptions exist, as observed in locales like Charlotte, Honolulu, and Las Vegas, where the reporting agency may encompass multiple municipalities. Notably, murder stands as the sole statistic mandated for reporting across all agencies. Hence, discrepancies may arise when certain components are absent, leading to adjustments where necessary to maintain integrity, including the adjustment of totals to zero when data is missing.
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