City crime rankings, as reported to the FBI
Every city here is counted the same way: the offences each police department reports to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard, over the last 12 months it has reported in full. That is what makes the list comparable. Rates put cities of different sizes on the same footing; the raw counts are shown too.
A few departments report less than they record. Where we know that, the row says so, and the city’s own page carries its full figures instead.
Violent crime
Homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault- 01Little Rock, AR1,463 per 100k/yr
- 02Detroit, MI1,381 per 100k/yr
- 03Memphis, TN1,325 per 100k/yr
- 04Cleveland, OH1,276 per 100k/yr
- 05Kansas City, MO1,269 per 100k/yr
- 06Wilmington, DE1,265 per 100k/yr
- 07Springfield, MO1,207 per 100k/yr
- 08Dayton, OH1,189 per 100k/yr
- 09Peoria, IL1,181 per 100k/yr
- 10Birmingham, AL1,176 per 100k/yr
- 11Lansing, MI1,167 per 100k/yr
- 12St. Louis, MO1,164 per 100k/yr
- 13Wichita, KS1,144 per 100k/yr
- 14Milwaukee, WI1,126 per 100k/yr
- 15Baltimore, MD1,105 per 100k/yr
- 16Lafayette, LA1,104 per 100k/yr
- 17Shreveport, LA1,045 per 100k/yr
- 18Evansville, IN1,033 per 100k/yr
- 19Anchorage, AK1,015 per 100k/yr
- 20Albuquerque, NM980 per 100k/yr
- 21Stockton, CA963 per 100k/yr
- 22Minneapolis, MN953 per 100k/yr
- 23Springfield, MA932 per 100k/yr
- 24San Bernardino, CA896 per 100k/yr
- 25Kansas City, KS886 per 100k/yr
- 26Topeka, KS882 per 100k/yr
- 27Fort Smith, AR851 per 100k/yr
- 28Denver, CO794 per 100k/yr
- 29Grand Rapids, MI790 per 100k/yr
- 30Akron, OH783 per 100k/yr
- 31Springfield, IL781 per 100k/yr
- 32Atlanta, GA773 per 100k/yr
- 33Nashville, TN767 per 100k/yr
- 34Cincinnati, OH763 per 100k/yr
- 35Winston-Salem, NC760 per 100k/yr
- 36Tulsa, OK759 per 100k/yr
- 37South Bend, IN756 per 100k/yr
- 38Washington, DC755 per 100k/yr
- 39Philadelphia, PA746 per 100k/yr
- 40Buffalo, NY715 per 100k/yr
- 41Aurora, CO705 per 100k/yr
- 42Columbia, SC699 per 100k/yr
- 43Paterson, NJ696 per 100k/yr
- 44Seattle, WA690 per 100k/yr
- 45Indianapolis, IN688 per 100k/yr
- 46Portland, OR688 per 100k/yr
- 47Houston, TX679 per 100k/yr
- 48Rockford, IL679 per 100k/yr
- 49Des Moines, IA660 per 100k/yr
- 50Chattanooga, TN659 per 100k/yr
- 51Billings, MT656 per 100k/yr
- 52Colorado Springs, CO656 per 100k/yr
- 53Gainesville, FL647 per 100k/yr
- 54Newport News, VA636 per 100k/yr
- 55Oklahoma City, OK632 per 100k/yr
- 56Sacramento, CA631 per 100k/yr
- 57New York, NY625 per 100k/yr
- 58Long Beach, CA621 per 100k/yr
- 59Los Angeles, CA615 per 100k/yr
- 60Tallahassee, FL614 per 100k/yr
- 61Louisville, KY612 per 100k/yr
- 62Montgomery, AL611 per 100k/yr
- 63Syracuse, NY611 per 100k/yr
- 64Worcester, MA601 per 100k/yr
- 65Fresno, CA598 per 100k/yr
- 66Davenport, IA594 per 100k/yr
- 67Lakewood, CO590 per 100k/yr
- 68Fort Lauderdale, FL588 per 100k/yr
- 69Corpus Christi, TX585 per 100k/yr
- 70Spokane, WA581 per 100k/yr
- 71Rochester, NY581 per 100k/yr
- 72Boston, MA578 per 100k/yr
- 73Knoxville, TN569 per 100k/yr
- 74Riverside, CA568 per 100k/yr
- 75Fayetteville, NC563 per 100k/yr
- 76Toledo, OH563 per 100k/yr
- 77Greensboro, NC562 per 100k/yr
- 78Amarillo, TX560 per 100k/yr
- 79Dallas, TX559 per 100k/yr
- 80Charleston, WV555 per 100k/yr
- 81Anaheim, CA545 per 100k/yr
- 82Mobile, AL543 per 100k/yr
- 83Oxnard, CA539 per 100k/yr
- 84Lowell, MA536 per 100k/yr
- 85Modesto, CA532 per 100k/yr
- 86Green Bay, WI532 per 100k/yr
- 87San Antonio, TX525 per 100k/yr
- 88Reno, NV511 per 100k/yr
- 89Vancouver, WA511 per 100k/yr
- 90Las Cruces, NM509 per 100k/yr
- 91Jacksonville, FL501 per 100k/yr
- 92Durham, NC496 per 100k/yr
- 93Bakersfield, CA495 per 100k/yr
- 94Killeen, TX495 per 100k/yr
- 95San Francisco, CA486 per 100k/yr
- 96Warren, MI484 per 100k/yr
- 97Independence, MO478 per 100k/yr
- 98Lubbock, TX477 per 100k/yr
- 99Charlotte, NC476 per 100k/yr
- 100Augusta, GA472 per 100k/yr
- 101St. Paul, MN459 per 100k/yr
- 102Hartford, CT441 per 100k/yr
- 103Pittsburgh, PA438 per 100k/yr
- 104San Jose, CA435 per 100k/yr
- 105Moreno Valley, CA435 per 100k/yr
- 106Jersey City, NJ433 per 100k/yr
- 107Mesa, AZ427 per 100k/yr
- 108Tucson, AZ426 per 100k/yr
- 109Tempe, AZ415 per 100k/yr
- 110Cambridge, MA411 per 100k/yr
- 111Richmond, VA411 per 100k/yr
- 112Austin, TX408 per 100k/yr
- 113Chicago, IL392 per 100k/yr
This department reports less to the FBI than it records, so this figure is too low. See its own data.
- 114Norfolk, VA392 per 100k/yr
- 115Lincoln, NE391 per 100k/yr
- 116New Haven, CT388 per 100k/yr
- 117Newark, NJ383 per 100k/yr
- 118Wilmington, NC382 per 100k/yr
- 119Las Vegas, NV380 per 100k/yr
- 120Salem, OR378 per 100k/yr
- 121Jackson, MS373 per 100k/yr
- 122Midland, TX371 per 100k/yr
- 123San Diego, CA366 per 100k/yr
- 124Burlington, VT365 per 100k/yr
- 125Brownsville, TX364 per 100k/yr
- 126Raleigh, NC363 per 100k/yr
- 127Columbus, GA363 per 100k/yr
- 128Glendale, AZ363 per 100k/yr
- 129Fargo, ND360 per 100k/yr
- 130Huntsville, AL351 per 100k/yr
- 131Arlington, TX349 per 100k/yr
- 132Sioux Falls, SD347 per 100k/yr
- 133West Valley City, UT346 per 100k/yr
- 134Columbus, OH344 per 100k/yr
- 135Eugene, OR340 per 100k/yr
- 136Erie, PA340 per 100k/yr
- 137Gresham, OR339 per 100k/yr
- 138North Las Vegas, NV336 per 100k/yr
- 139Miami, FL333 per 100k/yr
- 140Columbia, MO332 per 100k/yr
- 141Chula Vista, CA331 per 100k/yr
- 142Fort Worth, TX325 per 100k/yr
- 143Omaha, NE319 per 100k/yr
- 144Chesapeake, VA318 per 100k/yr
- 145Clarksville, TN313 per 100k/yr
- 146Santa Ana, CA310 per 100k/yr
- 147Joliet, IL307 per 100k/yr
- 148Manchester, NH300 per 100k/yr
- 149Tampa, FL297 per 100k/yr
- 150Elizabeth, NJ291 per 100k/yr
- 151Laredo, TX285 per 100k/yr
- 152Cheyenne, WY272 per 100k/yr
- 153El Paso, TX270 per 100k/yr
- 154Boise, ID269 per 100k/yr
- 155Ann Arbor, MI267 per 100k/yr
- 156Kent, WA264 per 100k/yr
- 157Yonkers, NY260 per 100k/yr
- 158Fort Wayne, IN259 per 100k/yr
- 159Irving, TX259 per 100k/yr
- 160Peoria, AZ255 per 100k/yr
- 161Cedar Rapids, IA252 per 100k/yr
- 162Charleston, SC252 per 100k/yr
- 163Thornton, CO248 per 100k/yr
- 164Norman, OK239 per 100k/yr
- 165Fontana, CA232 per 100k/yr
- 166Everett, WA232 per 100k/yr
- 167Allentown, PA231 per 100k/yr
- 168Sterling Heights, MI228 per 100k/yr
- 169Portland, ME228 per 100k/yr
- 170Hampton, VA226 per 100k/yr
- 171Grand Prairie, TX223 per 100k/yr
- 172Bridgeport, CT220 per 100k/yr
- 173Aurora, IL220 per 100k/yr
- 174Fort Collins, CO220 per 100k/yr
- 175Madison, WI212 per 100k/yr
- 176Olathe, KS209 per 100k/yr
- 177Henderson, NV206 per 100k/yr
- 178Lexington, KY198 per 100k/yr
- 179Denton, TX197 per 100k/yr
- 180Glendale, CA196 per 100k/yr
- 181Garland, TX185 per 100k/yr
- 182Huntington Beach, CA182 per 100k/yr
- 183Elgin, IL178 per 100k/yr
- 184Santa Clarita, CA173 per 100k/yr
- 185Overland Park, KS173 per 100k/yr
- 186Scottsdale, AZ171 per 100k/yr
- 187Honolulu, HI170 per 100k/yr
- 188Stamford, CT152 per 100k/yr
- 189Hialeah, FL146 per 100k/yr
- 190Plano, TX143 per 100k/yr
- 191Provo, UT142 per 100k/yr
- 192Rochester, MN139 per 100k/yr
- 193McAllen, TX126 per 100k/yr
- 194Port St. Lucie, FL122 per 100k/yr
- 195Chandler, AZ117 per 100k/yr
- 196Gilbert, AZ115 per 100k/yr
- 197Frisco, TX102 per 100k/yr
- 198McKinney, TX102 per 100k/yr
- 199Virginia Beach, VA102 per 100k/yr
- 200Surprise, AZ96 per 100k/yr
- 201Bellevue, WA89 per 100k/yr
- 202Fremont, CA81 per 100k/yr
- 203Irvine, CA75 per 100k/yr
- 204Fishers, IN75 per 100k/yr
- 205Cary, NC58 per 100k/yr
- 206Naperville, IL56 per 100k/yr
- 207Savannah, GA54 per 100k/yr
- 208Carmel, IN52 per 100k/yr
- 209Pembroke Pines, FL51 per 100k/yr
Property crime
Burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson- 01Portland, OR5,062 per 100k/yr
- 02St. Louis, MO4,643 per 100k/yr
- 03Minneapolis, MN4,384 per 100k/yr
- 04Lakewood, CO4,371 per 100k/yr
- 05Wichita, KS4,350 per 100k/yr
- 06Spokane, WA4,287 per 100k/yr
- 07Springfield, IL4,204 per 100k/yr
- 08Little Rock, AR4,090 per 100k/yr
- 09Birmingham, AL4,010 per 100k/yr
- 10Denver, CO3,958 per 100k/yr
- 11Philadelphia, PA3,914 per 100k/yr
- 12Dayton, OH3,863 per 100k/yr
- 13Charleston, WV3,688 per 100k/yr
- 14San Antonio, TX3,678 per 100k/yr
- 15Peoria, IL3,663 per 100k/yr
- 16Cleveland, OH3,609 per 100k/yr
- 17Springfield, MO3,556 per 100k/yr
- 18Topeka, KS3,467 per 100k/yr
- 19Anchorage, AK3,433 per 100k/yr
- 20Baltimore, MD3,432 per 100k/yr
- 21Buffalo, NY3,379 per 100k/yr
- 22Lafayette, LA3,364 per 100k/yr
- 23Norfolk, VA3,357 per 100k/yr
- 24Las Cruces, NM3,325 per 100k/yr
- 25Durham, NC3,319 per 100k/yr
- 26Shreveport, LA3,299 per 100k/yr
- 27Richmond, VA3,279 per 100k/yr
- 28Albuquerque, NM3,257 per 100k/yr
- 29Augusta, GA3,256 per 100k/yr
- 30Louisville, KY3,250 per 100k/yr
- 31Memphis, TN3,243 per 100k/yr
- 32Cincinnati, OH3,227 per 100k/yr
- 33Kansas City, MO3,193 per 100k/yr
- 34Syracuse, NY3,187 per 100k/yr
- 35Fort Smith, AR3,166 per 100k/yr
- 36Detroit, MI3,109 per 100k/yr
- 37New Haven, CT3,091 per 100k/yr
- 38Evansville, IN3,033 per 100k/yr
- 39Tulsa, OK2,991 per 100k/yr
- 40San Francisco, CA2,960 per 100k/yr
- 41Kansas City, KS2,936 per 100k/yr
- 42Austin, TX2,918 per 100k/yr
- 43Chattanooga, TN2,902 per 100k/yr
- 44Independence, MO2,897 per 100k/yr
- 45Winston-Salem, NC2,880 per 100k/yr
- 46Charlotte, NC2,875 per 100k/yr
- 47Wilmington, NC2,874 per 100k/yr
- 48Chicago, IL2,856 per 100k/yr
This department reports less to the FBI than it records, so this figure is too low. See its own data.
- 49Columbia, SC2,804 per 100k/yr
- 50Wilmington, DE2,792 per 100k/yr
- 51Colorado Springs, CO2,782 per 100k/yr
- 52Fargo, ND2,761 per 100k/yr
- 53Tempe, AZ2,736 per 100k/yr
- 54Davenport, IA2,716 per 100k/yr
- 55Atlanta, GA2,680 per 100k/yr
- 56Fayetteville, NC2,608 per 100k/yr
- 57Washington, DC2,601 per 100k/yr
- 58Indianapolis, IN2,588 per 100k/yr
- 59Rochester, NY2,554 per 100k/yr
- 60Long Beach, CA2,553 per 100k/yr
- 61Vancouver, WA2,538 per 100k/yr
- 62St. Paul, MN2,534 per 100k/yr
- 63Akron, OH2,478 per 100k/yr
- 64Greensboro, NC2,476 per 100k/yr
- 65Fort Lauderdale, FL2,471 per 100k/yr
- 66Burlington, VT2,437 per 100k/yr
- 67Cambridge, MA2,424 per 100k/yr
- 68Montgomery, AL2,423 per 100k/yr
- 69Springfield, MA2,422 per 100k/yr
- 70Oklahoma City, OK2,401 per 100k/yr
- 71Tallahassee, FL2,386 per 100k/yr
- 72Omaha, NE2,344 per 100k/yr
- 73Milwaukee, WI2,342 per 100k/yr
- 74Des Moines, IA2,327 per 100k/yr
- 75Cheyenne, WY2,319 per 100k/yr
- 76Amarillo, TX2,317 per 100k/yr
- 77Aurora, CO2,317 per 100k/yr
- 78Fresno, CA2,295 per 100k/yr
- 79Hampton, VA2,275 per 100k/yr
- 80Gresham, OR2,272 per 100k/yr
- 81Stockton, CA2,250 per 100k/yr
- 82San Jose, CA2,237 per 100k/yr
- 83Billings, MT2,236 per 100k/yr
- 84Las Vegas, NV2,231 per 100k/yr
- 85Columbus, OH2,230 per 100k/yr
- 86San Bernardino, CA2,208 per 100k/yr
- 87New York, NY2,189 per 100k/yr
- 88Tucson, AZ2,151 per 100k/yr
- 89Glendale, AZ2,142 per 100k/yr
- 90Pittsburgh, PA2,109 per 100k/yr
- 91Thornton, CO2,082 per 100k/yr
- 92Miami, FL2,079 per 100k/yr
- 93Riverside, CA2,056 per 100k/yr
- 94Jacksonville, FL2,044 per 100k/yr
- 95Gainesville, FL2,040 per 100k/yr
- 96Hartford, CT2,034 per 100k/yr
- 97Lansing, MI2,012 per 100k/yr
- 98Everett, WA2,005 per 100k/yr
- 99Rockford, IL2,000 per 100k/yr
- 100Newport News, VA1,997 per 100k/yr
- 101Raleigh, NC1,980 per 100k/yr
- 102Fort Worth, TX1,972 per 100k/yr
- 103Grand Rapids, MI1,955 per 100k/yr
- 104Lexington, KY1,906 per 100k/yr
- 105Elizabeth, NJ1,902 per 100k/yr
- 106Cedar Rapids, IA1,895 per 100k/yr
- 107Boston, MA1,879 per 100k/yr
- 108Knoxville, TN1,862 per 100k/yr
- 109Madison, WI1,854 per 100k/yr
- 110Toledo, OH1,827 per 100k/yr
- 111Paterson, NJ1,820 per 100k/yr
- 112Reno, NV1,816 per 100k/yr
- 113Lubbock, TX1,816 per 100k/yr
- 114Norman, OK1,813 per 100k/yr
- 115Erie, PA1,812 per 100k/yr
- 116Salem, OR1,800 per 100k/yr
- 117Kent, WA1,797 per 100k/yr
- 118Portland, ME1,780 per 100k/yr
- 119Glendale, CA1,769 per 100k/yr
- 120Lincoln, NE1,767 per 100k/yr
- 121Fremont, CA1,759 per 100k/yr
- 122Arlington, TX1,750 per 100k/yr
- 123South Bend, IN1,748 per 100k/yr
- 124Columbus, GA1,715 per 100k/yr
- 125Anaheim, CA1,689 per 100k/yr
- 126Denton, TX1,686 per 100k/yr
- 127West Valley City, UT1,626 per 100k/yr
- 128Fort Wayne, IN1,617 per 100k/yr
- 129Scottsdale, AZ1,617 per 100k/yr
- 130Killeen, TX1,577 per 100k/yr
- 131Ann Arbor, MI1,574 per 100k/yr
- 132Jersey City, NJ1,544 per 100k/yr
- 133Manchester, NH1,536 per 100k/yr
- 134Irving, TX1,531 per 100k/yr
- 135Columbia, MO1,525 per 100k/yr
- 136Midland, TX1,510 per 100k/yr
- 137Charleston, SC1,493 per 100k/yr
- 138Huntington Beach, CA1,464 per 100k/yr
- 139San Diego, CA1,457 per 100k/yr
- 140Newark, NJ1,446 per 100k/yr
- 141Overland Park, KS1,443 per 100k/yr
- 142North Las Vegas, NV1,439 per 100k/yr
- 143Worcester, MA1,433 per 100k/yr
- 144Mobile, AL1,416 per 100k/yr
- 145Allentown, PA1,414 per 100k/yr
- 146Modesto, CA1,405 per 100k/yr
- 147Chesapeake, VA1,404 per 100k/yr
- 148Henderson, NV1,400 per 100k/yr
- 149Virginia Beach, VA1,387 per 100k/yr
- 150Jackson, MS1,370 per 100k/yr
- 151Honolulu, HI1,364 per 100k/yr
- 152Hialeah, FL1,347 per 100k/yr
- 153Brownsville, TX1,346 per 100k/yr
- 154Warren, MI1,323 per 100k/yr
- 155Fort Collins, CO1,317 per 100k/yr
- 156Oxnard, CA1,289 per 100k/yr
- 157Moreno Valley, CA1,278 per 100k/yr
- 158Santa Ana, CA1,267 per 100k/yr
- 159Lowell, MA1,224 per 100k/yr
- 160Grand Prairie, TX1,212 per 100k/yr
- 161El Paso, TX1,178 per 100k/yr
- 162Green Bay, WI1,174 per 100k/yr
- 163Bridgeport, CT1,159 per 100k/yr
- 164Chandler, AZ1,127 per 100k/yr
- 165Rochester, MN1,104 per 100k/yr
- 166Peoria, AZ1,091 per 100k/yr
- 167Aurora, IL1,082 per 100k/yr
- 168Plano, TX1,080 per 100k/yr
- 169Joliet, IL1,077 per 100k/yr
- 170Fontana, CA1,072 per 100k/yr
- 171Sterling Heights, MI1,020 per 100k/yr
- 172Provo, UT1,005 per 100k/yr
- 173Stamford, CT1,002 per 100k/yr
- 174Laredo, TX1,000 per 100k/yr
- 175Santa Clarita, CA984 per 100k/yr
- 176Chula Vista, CA950 per 100k/yr
- 177Elgin, IL916 per 100k/yr
- 178Clarksville, TN891 per 100k/yr
- 179Irvine, CA856 per 100k/yr
- 180Tampa, FL831 per 100k/yr
- 181Olathe, KS831 per 100k/yr
- 182Gilbert, AZ812 per 100k/yr
- 183Yonkers, NY807 per 100k/yr
- 184Boise, ID798 per 100k/yr
- 185Frisco, TX738 per 100k/yr
- 186Surprise, AZ718 per 100k/yr
- 187Cary, NC701 per 100k/yr
- 188McKinney, TX689 per 100k/yr
- 189Carmel, IN641 per 100k/yr
- 190Naperville, IL578 per 100k/yr
- 191Pembroke Pines, FL540 per 100k/yr
- 192Port St. Lucie, FL527 per 100k/yr
- 193Fishers, IN437 per 100k/yr
- 194Savannah, GA82 per 100k/yr
- 195Nashville, TN— per 100k/yr
- 196Seattle, WA— per 100k/yr
- 197Houston, TX— per 100k/yr
- 198Sacramento, CA— per 100k/yr
- 199Los Angeles, CA— per 100k/yr
- 200Corpus Christi, TX— per 100k/yr
- 201Dallas, TX— per 100k/yr
- 202Bakersfield, CA— per 100k/yr
- 203Mesa, AZ— per 100k/yr
- 204Huntsville, AL— per 100k/yr
- 205Sioux Falls, SD— per 100k/yr
- 206Eugene, OR— per 100k/yr
- 207Garland, TX— per 100k/yr
- 208McAllen, TX— per 100k/yr
- 209Bellevue, WA— per 100k/yr
Offense families follow the FBI’s violent and property definitions as closely as each department’s own categories allow. Reported crime undercounts actual crime, and departments differ in how they record offenses, so small gaps between cities are not meaningful. Methodology