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Questions for October 15, 2026, round 3, from police data and the BJS victim survey

More or less than you think?

10 questions about crime in U.S. cities, written from the latest figures on this site. After each one you see the real number, the months it covers and where it comes from.

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The questions

10 questions

  1. 1 of 10Two cities

    Which had more violent crime per 100,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026: Fort Lauderdale, FL or Columbia, MO?

    Two cities of similar size: Fort Lauderdale has 191,199 residents and Columbia 132,072.

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    Fort Lauderdale, FL. Its rate was 78% higher than that of Columbia, MO.

    • Fort Lauderdale, FL: 639 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year
    • Columbia, MO: 358 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year

    Violent crime as the FBI counts it in every city: homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

    12 months to Aug 2026. Source: Fort Lauderdale Police Department and Columbia Police Department, via the FBI

    Crime in Fort Lauderdale, FLCrime in Columbia, MO

  2. 2 of 10Two cities

    Which had more violent crime per 100,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026: Omaha, NE or Virginia Beach, VA?

    Two cities of similar size: Omaha has 488,395 residents and Virginia Beach 454,805.

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    Omaha, NE. Its rate was 3.1 times that of Virginia Beach, VA.

    • Omaha, NE: 342 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year
    • Virginia Beach, VA: 111 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year

    Violent crime as the FBI counts it in every city: homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

    12 months to Aug 2026. Source: Omaha Police Department and Virginia Beach Police Department, via the FBI

    Crime in Omaha, NECrime in Virginia Beach, VA

  3. 3 of 10Homicides

    Did Kansas City, MO have more or fewer homicides from January to July 2026 than in the same months of 2025?

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    Fewer: 64 homicides against 94, 32% down.

    0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJul312
    Homicides per month in Kansas City, MO, 2026 against the same months of 2025
    Month
    Jan412
    Feb89
    Mar715
    Apr1211
    May1016
    Jun2019
    Jul312
    • 64 homicides from January to July 2026
    • 94 in the same months of 2025

    Jan to Jul 2026. Source: Kansas City Police Department

    Crime in Kansas City, MOHomicides in 2026 in every city we cover

  4. 4 of 10Violent crime

    In Huntsville, AL, did violent crime go up or down over the 12 months to August 2026, compared with the 12 months before?

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    It went down: 13% fewer violent crimes than in the previous 12 months.

    050100150SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug8593
    Violent crimes per month in Huntsville, AL, the 12 months to Aug 2026 against the 12 months before
    MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
    Sep 202589Sep 202479
    Oct 202570Oct 202481
    Nov 202554Nov 202468
    Dec 202582Dec 202482
    Jan 202662Jan 202577
    Feb 202637Feb 202562
    Mar 202666Mar 202579
    Apr 202680Apr 202581
    May 202655May 2025110
    Jun 202667Jun 202567
    Jul 202674Jul 202570
    Aug 202685Aug 202593
    • 821 violent crimes in the 12 months to Aug 2026
    • 949 in the 12 months before

    12 months to Aug 2026. Source: Huntsville Police Department via the FBI

    Crime in Huntsville, AL

  5. 5 of 10Two cities

    Which had more violent crime per 100,000 residents over the 12 months to July 2026: Lakewood, CO or Hampton, VA?

    Two cities of similar size: Lakewood has 157,016 residents and Hampton 138,041.

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    Lakewood, CO. Its rate was 2.5 times that of Hampton, VA.

    • Lakewood, CO: 590 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year
    • Hampton, VA: 239 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year

    Violent crime as the FBI counts it in every city: homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

    12 months to Jul 2026. Source: Lakewood Police Department and Hampton Police Department, via the FBI

    Crime in Lakewood, COCrime in Hampton, VA

  6. 6 of 10A state

    Statewide in Vermont, did the violent crime rate go up or down over the 12 months to June 2026, compared with the 12 months before?

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    It went down, by 8%. The rate was 207 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year.

    • 207 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year, 12 months to Jun 2026
    • U.S. rate: 318

    All the police agencies in the state that report to the FBI.

    12 months to Jun 2026. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer

    Crime in Vermont

  7. 7 of 10Homicides

    Did Portland, OR have more or fewer homicides from January to August 2026 than in the same months of 2025?

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    Fewer: 15 homicides against 25, 40% down.

    0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug52
    Homicides per month in Portland, OR, 2026 against the same months of 2025
    Month
    Jan12
    Feb01
    Mar38
    Apr01
    May32
    Jun23
    Jul16
    Aug52
    • 15 homicides from January to August 2026
    • 25 in the same months of 2025

    Jan to Aug 2026. Source: Portland Police Department

    Crime in Portland, ORHomicides in 2026 in every city we cover

  8. 8 of 10Two cities

    Which had more violent crime per 100,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026: Salem, OR or Meridian, ID?

    Two cities of similar size: Salem has 181,534 residents and Meridian 145,320.

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    Salem, OR. Its rate was 2.5 times that of Meridian, ID.

    • Salem, OR: 378 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year
    • Meridian, ID: 151 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year

    Violent crime as the FBI counts it in every city: homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

    12 months to Aug 2026. Source: Salem Police Department and Meridian Police Department, via the FBI

    Crime in Salem, ORCrime in Meridian, ID

  9. 9 of 10Violent crime

    In Fort Worth, TX, did violent crime go up or down over the 12 months to August 2026, compared with the 12 months before?

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    It went down: 20% fewer violent crimes than in the previous 12 months.

    0200400600SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug229343
    Violent crimes per month in Fort Worth, TX, the 12 months to Aug 2026 against the 12 months before
    MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
    Sep 2025281Sep 2024429
    Oct 2025284Oct 2024419
    Nov 2025296Nov 2024349
    Dec 2025318Dec 2024311
    Jan 2026276Jan 2025348
    Feb 2026251Feb 2025278
    Mar 2026289Mar 2025328
    Apr 2026268Apr 2025358
    May 2026275May 2025358
    Jun 2026307Jun 2025310
    Jul 2026272Jul 2025357
    Aug 2026229Aug 2025343
    • 3,346 violent crimes in the 12 months to Aug 2026
    • 4,188 in the 12 months before

    12 months to Aug 2026. Source: Fort Worth Police Department via the FBI

    Crime in Fort Worth, TX

  10. 10 of 10Two cities

    Which had more violent crime per 100,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026: Lansing, MI or Cambridge, MA?

    Two cities of similar size: Lansing has 114,787 residents and Cambridge 121,634.

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    Lansing, MI. Its rate was 3.1 times that of Cambridge, MA.

    • Lansing, MI: 1,259 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year
    • Cambridge, MA: 402 violent crimes per 100,000 residents a year

    Violent crime as the FBI counts it in every city: homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

    12 months to Aug 2026. Source: Lansing Police Department and Cambridge Police Department, via the FBI

    Crime in Lansing, MICrime in Cambridge, MA

How the questions are made

from the data, every day

No question is written by hand except the one from the victim survey. Each morning the site builds them from the same figures its city, state and homicide pages show, so the answers change when the data does.

Read the rules
  • Two-city questions pair cities of at least 100,000 residents whose populations are within 50% of each other, over the same 12 months. The higher rate is always at least 1.5 times the lower and 100 per 100,000 above it: no near ties. The rates are what each police department reports to the FBI, the only figure counted the same way in every city.
  • “Up or down” questions only ask about clear changes: at least 10% for a city’s violent crime, 5% for a state, and for homicides at least 15% with 30 or more homicides across the two years. With fewer cases a change is mostly chance. Changes of more than 60% are left out too: a jump that size is more often a change in how a department reports than in crime. So is a month far below a place’s usual count, and those places are left out as well.
  • Only places with a published rate and recent figures are used: a place enters only if its latest 12 months end within 6 months of the most recent on the site. Months a department has not reported in full are never counted, the same rule as every page on the site.
  • The victim survey question uses the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Victimization, 2024 (September 2025). The perception figure is from Gallup’s annual crime poll, October 1–16, 2025.
  • The questions change each day; everyone sees the same set on the same day. There are 5 rounds a day, and the extra ones leave out the two questions that do not change from day to day: round 1, round 2, round 3, round 4, round 5.