Which U.S. cities of 100,000 or more have the most violent crime?

In 2025 Memphis, TN had the highest violent crime rate of the 313 U.S. cities of 100,000 people or more whose police reported a full year to the FBI, about 1,853 per 100,000 people, followed by Detroit, MI (1,654) and Little Rock, AR (1,485). Carmel, IN (52) and League City, TX (60) had the lowest; the U.S. rate was about 330. Search for any city to see its rate and rank. Violent crime is murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Departments that didn't report a full year are left out, and each rate is per person the department serves; a few serve their whole county. A city's rate also depends on where its borders fall, so compare cities with care.

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Measure: Violent crimes per 100,000 people. Written from the data below.

  • Memphis, TN has the highest figure, 1,852.9, followed by Detroit, MI (1,654.4) and Little Rock, AR (1,485).
  • Carmel, IN has the lowest figure, 51.6, followed by League City, TX (60.3) and Naperville, IL (70.1).
  • The highest is 36 times the lowest.
  • U.S. overall: 329.6. Of the 313 compared, 194 are above it and 119 below.

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City Violent crimes per 100,000 people
Memphis, TN 1,852.9
Detroit, MI 1,654.4
Little Rock, AR 1,485
Oakland, CA 1,475.4
Kansas City, MO 1,375.8
Cleveland, OH 1,366.7
Baltimore, MD 1,350.5
Lansing, MI 1,341.6
Macon, GA 1,292.7
Peoria, IL 1,256.9
Birmingham, AL 1,238.5
Springfield, MO 1,233.1
St. Louis, MO 1,231.4
Dayton, OH 1,229
Wichita, KS 1,210
Pueblo, CO 1,177.7
Shreveport, LA 1,163
Milwaukee, WI 1,145
Lafayette, LA 1,130.7
Evansville, IN 1,087
Albuquerque, NM 1,029.7
Stockton, CA 1,028.9
Anchorage, AK 1,026.8
Minneapolis, MN 1,005
Kansas City, KS 981.4
Nashville, TN 961.6
Beaumont, TX 947.5
Rockford, IL 899.5
Springfield, IL 896.1
Grand Rapids, MI 894.4
San Bernardino, CA 893.8
Houston, TX 887.6
Denver, CO 882.3
Topeka, KS 881.6
Toledo, OH 872.2
Akron, OH 871.6
Springfield, MA 870.5
Paterson, NJ 869.4
Tacoma, WA 865.6
Salt Lake City, UT 863.2
Tulsa, OK 833.6
Albany, NY 832.3
Philadelphia, PA 830.7
Richmond, CA 813.7
Corpus Christi, TX 799.2
Newport News, VA 794.3
Columbia, SC 791
Cincinnati, OH 787.3
Vallejo, CA 778.9
Indianapolis, IN 768.8
Lancaster, CA 767.4
Billings, MT 765.3
Aurora, CO 763.3
Antioch, CA 763.2
Washington, DC 749.7
Winston-Salem, NC 744.7
Victorville, CA 740.2
Atlanta, GA 736.2
Buffalo, NY 729.1
Sacramento, CA 720.1
Fresno, CA 720
Seattle, WA 705.9
Greensboro, NC 703.4
Portland, OR 702.3
Lubbock, TX 700
Phoenix, AZ 697.4
Colorado Springs, CO 691
Knoxville, TN 684.8
Inglewood, CA 683.7
Louisville, KY 682.6
Oklahoma City, OK 681.7
Chattanooga, TN 678.8
Lakewood, CO 675.1
Fort Lauderdale, FL 672.1
Los Angeles, CA 669.9
North Charleston, SC 669.5
Chico, CA 664.2
New York, NY 660.3
Davenport, IA 651
Pomona, CA 645.3
Montgomery, AL 644.8
Des Moines, IA 642
Berkeley, CA 639.3
Gainesville, FL 633.7
Greeley, CO 630.2
Tallahassee, FL 630.2
Santa Maria, CA 625.6
Long Beach, CA 620.8
Fayetteville, NC 614.4
Spokane, WA 612.7
Syracuse, NY 612.1
Worcester, MA 601.5
Mobile, AL 588.4
Modesto, CA 587.2
Boston, MA 583.2
Rialto, CA 582.9
Dallas, TX 576.8
Rochester, NY 572.2
Lynn, MA 560.6
Independence, MO 559.6
Charlotte, NC 559.1
Oxnard, CA 557.7
Vancouver, WA 555.8
Reno, NV 550.6
Amarillo, TX 550.5
Anaheim, CA 548.2
Costa Mesa, CA 545.1
Brockton, MA 538
Riverside, CA 535.2
San Antonio, TX 532.4
Fairfield, CA 522.1
High Point, NC 521
Jacksonville, FL 519.3
Salinas, CA 517.7
Newark, NJ 516.6
Durham, NC 507.3
Lowell, MA 505.4
San Jose, CA 505.3
Killeen, TX 497.6
Warren, MI 497.4
Bakersfield, CA 495.7
West Palm Beach, FL 492.9
St. Paul, MN 491.1
Jersey City, NJ 487.1
San Francisco, CA 486.2
Palmdale, CA 482.7
Tuscaloosa, AL 479.5
South Fulton, GA 477.4
Pittsburgh, PA 467.7
Hesperia, CA 463.3
Hayward, CA 460.6
El Cajon, CA 459
Hartford, CT 458.6
Abilene, TX 456.6
Mesquite, TX 453.4
Green Bay, WI 449.7
Richmond, VA 441.5
Glendale, AZ 438
Pasadena, TX 437.1
Cambridge, MA 435.7
Lincoln, NE 426.9
Mesa, AZ 425
Salem, OR 423.6
Austin, TX 422.6
Chicago, IL 420.4
Concord, CA 419.6
Pasadena, CA 419.3
Tempe, AZ 417.6
Visalia, CA 414.5
Waco, TX 414.4
Las Vegas, NV 412.5
El Monte, CA 409.5
Arlington, TX 406.4
Wilmington, NC 405.5
Brownsville, TX 405
Murfreesboro, TN 404.6
Jackson, MS 400.1
New Haven, CT 399.4
Norfolk, VA 399.4
Huntsville, AL 399.1
Raleigh, NC 394.5
Tucson, AZ 390.7
Oceanside, CA 386.1
West Valley City, UT 384.2
Columbus, OH 381.9
Fargo, ND 378.4
San Diego, CA 375.8
Fort Worth, TX 374.9
Lakeland, FL 369.7
Chula Vista, CA 367.1
Columbus, GA 366.4
Clarksville, TN 366.3
Tyler, TX 365.7
Sparks, NV 364.6
Sioux Falls, SD 364
Fullerton, CA 362.7
Gresham, OR 362
North Las Vegas, NV 361.9
Columbia, MO 359.7
Wichita Falls, TX 358.6
Miami, FL 358.5
Boulder, CO 354.2
Athens, GA 352.9
Midland, TX 352.4
Ventura, CA 350.3
Omaha, NE 349.5
Eugene, OR 346.6
New Bedford, MA 345.1
Elizabeth, NJ 344.9
Joliet, IL 344.3
Burbank, CA 341.8
Santa Ana, CA 337.4
Escondido, CA 336.5
Tampa, FL 333.2
U.S. overall 329.6
Norwalk, CA 327.1
Rio Rancho, NM 323.6
Manchester, NH 321.6
Chesapeake, VA 320.2
Laredo, TX 316.3
West Jordan, UT 313
Nampa, ID 309.7
Arvada, CO 306.8
Torrance, CA 306
Quincy, MA 302
Downey, CA 301.2
Moreno Valley, CA 299.7
Ann Arbor, MI 297.4
Waterbury, CT 294.6
Santa Rosa, CA 293.7
Boise, ID 290.2
Westminster, CO 288.8
El Paso, TX 288.3
Hillsboro, OR 287.9
Providence, RI 286.6
Fort Collins, CO 286.3
Odessa, TX 285.1
Kent, WA 282.6
Charleston, SC 280.5
Hampton, VA 277.5
Fort Wayne, IN 275.5
Palm Bay, FL 274.8
Irving, TX 268
Cedar Rapids, IA 265.4
Allentown, PA 264.3
Vacaville, CA 264.2
Yonkers, NY 263.4
Clovis, CA 262.6
Renton, WA 258.4
Clearwater, FL 253.7
Daly City, CA 253.6
Peoria, AZ 252.5
Everett, WA 251.9
Thornton, CO 251.6
Bridgeport, CT 250.3
Dearborn, MI 249.1
Fontana, CA 244.1
Ontario, CA 243.9
Norman, OK 242.9
Garden Grove, CA 239.4
Corona, CA 238.6
Goodyear, AZ 235.7
Glendale, CA 234.6
Spokane Valley, WA 233.9
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 233.1
Olathe, KS 229.9
Lexington, KY 228.7
Henderson, NV 225.2
Sterling Heights, MI 220.2
Aurora, IL 220.1
Lewisville, TX 218.1
Elgin, IL 217.9
West Covina, CA 214.3
Madison, WI 213.9
Edinburg, TX 213
Carlsbad, CA 212.8
Denton, TX 205.3
Broken Arrow, OK 201.5
Grand Prairie, TX 201.3
Rochester, MN 200.6
Orange, CA 196.3
Bend, OR 193
Centennial, CO 192.6
Roseville, CA 192
Garland, TX 191
Sunnyvale, CA 187.7
Murrieta, CA 186.9
Huntington Beach, CA 182.4
Honolulu, HI 181.3
Provo, UT 177.4
Scottsdale, AZ 175.1
Santa Clarita, CA 173
Hialeah, FL 172.6
Santa Clara, CA 172
Menifee, CA 169.7
San Mateo, CA 168
Elk Grove, CA 161.6
Overland Park, KS 161.1
Stamford, CT 154.2
Temecula, CA 152.2
Plano, TX 147.1
Alexandria, VA 142.3
Richardson, TX 138.2
Jurupa Valley, CA 137.8
Meridian, ID 137.6
Simi Valley, CA 136.9
College Station, TX 133.2
Port St. Lucie, FL 127.6
Thousand Oaks, CA 127
McAllen, TX 126.3
Round Rock, TX 125.6
Chandler, AZ 124.4
Miramar, FL 121.9
Coral Springs, FL 118.8
Gilbert, AZ 117.4
Concord, NC 117.2
McKinney, TX 114.5
Sandy Springs, GA 114.3
Bellevue, WA 113.5
Lee's Summit, MO 111.5
Fremont, CA 105.9
Virginia Beach, VA 101.1
Frisco, TX 98.3
Carrollton, TX 97.9
Surprise, AZ 85.7
Pearland, TX 82
Irvine, CA 78.7
Allen, TX 78.5
Fishers, IN 78
Cary, NC 75.3
Sugar Land, TX 73
Naperville, IL 70.1
League City, TX 60.3
Carmel, IN 51.6

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