2017

Rank City State Population homicides Rate

1 St. Louis Missouri 310,284 205 66.1
2 Baltimore Maryland 613,217 342 55.8
3 Birmingham Alabama 212,157 106 50.0
4 Detroit Michigan 670,792 267 39.8
5 New Orleans Louisiana 397,447 157 39.5
6 Baton Rouge Louisiana 227,403 87 38.3
7 Jackson7 Mississippi 168,397 60 35.6
8 North Charleston South Carolina 111,305 35 31.4
9 Kansas City Missouri 484,948 150 30.9
10 Cleveland Ohio 385,351 107 27.8
11 Memphis Tennessee 652,765 181 27.7
12 Little Rock Arkansas 199,314 55 27.6
13 Newark New Jersey 283,673 77 27.1
14 Shreveport Louisiana 193,937 52 26.8
15 Chicago Illinois 2,706,171 653 24.1
16 Hartford Connecticut 122,891 29 23.6
17 Cincinnati Ohio 299,116 70 23.4
18 West Palm Beach Florida 109,459 25 22.8
19 Dayton Ohio 140,171 30 21.4
20 Topeka Kansas 126,624 27 21.3
21 Akron Ohio 197,412 42 21.3
22 Mobile3 Alabama 248,431 50 20.1
23 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,575,595 316 20.1
24 Milwaukee Wisconsin 595,168 118 19.8
25 Montgomery Alabama 199,099 38 19.1
26 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 305,932 55 18.0
27 Indianapolis Indiana 870,788 156 17.9
28 High Point North Carolina 112,368 20 17.8
29 Stockton6 California 309,566 55 17.8
30 Salinas California 158,313 28 17.7
31 Columbus Georgia 198,832 35 17.6
32 Knoxville Tennessee 187,539 33 17.6
33 Chattanooga Tennessee 178,753 31 17.3
34 Tulsa Oklahoma 404,868 70 17.3
35 Lafayette Louisiana 128,691 22 17.1
36 Evansville Indiana 119,371 20 16.8
37 Washington DC 693,972 116 16.7
38 Miami Gardens Florida 114,008 19 16.7
39 Atlanta Georgia 481,343 79 16.4
40 Nashville Metro Tennessee 674,942 110 16.3
41 Columbus Ohio 872,205 142 16.3
42 Oakland California 424,915 69 16.2
43 Roanoke Virginia 100,027 16 16.0
44 Louisville Metro Kentucky 684,362 109 15.9
45 Greensboro North Carolina7 290,051 46 15.9
46 San Bernardino California 217,259 34 15.6
47 Buffalo New York 256,169 40 15.6
48 Wilmington North Carolina7 119,422 18 15.1
49 South Bend Indiana 101,857 15 14.7
50 Norfolk Virginia 245,190 36 14.7
51 Savannah-ChathamGeorgia 242,941 35 14.4
52 Bridgeport Connecticut 146,110 21 14.4
53 Paterson New Jersey 147,690 21 14.2
54 Syracuse New York 143,069 20 14.0
55 Fort Wayne Indiana 266,259 37 13.9
56 Beaumont Texas 118,456 16 13.5
57 Allentown Pennsylvania 120,823 16 13.2
58 Newport News Virginia 181,738 24 13.2
59 Rochester New York 208,591 27 12.9
60 Des Moines Iowa 217,277 28 12.9
61 Toledo Ohio 277,116 35 12.6
62 Davenport Iowa 103,063 13 12.6
63 Hampton Virginia 134,929 17 12.6
64 Las Vegas Metro Nevada 1,627,244 205 12.6
65 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 648,260 81 12.5
66 Dallas Texas 1,338,551 167 12.5
67 Albuquerque New Mexico 561,375 70 12.5
68 Killeen Texas 145,912 18 12.3
69 Vallejo California 122,174 15 12.3
70 Rockford Illinois 146,770 18 12.3
71 Jacksonville Florida 894,638 109 12.2
72 Lansing Michigan 116,302 14 12.0
73 Pomona California 153,066 18 11.8
74 Inglewood California 110,811 13 11.7
75 Fayetteville North Carolina7 205,432 24 11.7
76 Houston Texas 2,338,235 269 11.5
77 Victorville California 123,284 14 11.4
78 Huntsville Alabama 195,173 22 11.3
79 Miami Florida 463,009 52 11.2
80 Bakersfield California 381,154 41 10.8
81 Fresno California 526,371 56 10.6
82 Peoria Illinois 114,157 12 10.5
83 Waterbury Connecticut 107,924 11 10.2
84 Tampa Florida 384,360 39 10.1
85 Joliet Illinois 148,342 15 10.1
86 Minneapolis Minnesota 418,971 42 10.0
87 Phoenix Arizona 1,644,177 157 9.5
88 Springfield Illinois 115,568 11 9.5
89 Charlotte-Meck. North Carolina7 914,609 86 9.4
90 Independence Missouri 117,055 11 9.4
91 Modesto California 213,677 20 9.4
 92 Lancaster California 160,653 15 9.3
93 Clarksville Tennessee 153,294 14 9.1
94 Anchorage Alaska 296,188 27 9.1
95 North Las Vegas Nevada 242,537 22 9.1
96 Springfield Massachusetts 154,562 14 9.1
97 Richmond California 110,804 10 9.0
98 Pueblo Colorado 110,872 10 9.0
99 Lexington Kentucky 322,332 29 9.0
100 Wichita Kansas 391,084 35 8.9
101 Antioch California 112,252 10 8.9
102 Tuscaloosa Alabama 101,124 9 8.9
103 Tallahassee Florida 192,455 17 8.8
104 Tucson Arizona 532,323 46 8.6
105 Fairfield California 116,372 10 8.6
106 Durham North Carolina7 269,088 23 8.5
107 Denver Colorado 706,616 59 8.3
108 Boston Massachusetts 682,903 57 8.3
109 Springfield Missouri 168,654 14 8.3
110 Fort Lauderdale Florida 180,972 15 8.3
111 San Antonio Texas 1,520,712 124 8.2
112 Aurora Colorado 368,018 30 8.2
113 Orlando Florida 283,982 23 8.1
114 Fort Worth Texas 873,069 70 8.0
115 Gresham Oregon 112,466 9 8.0
116 Amarillo Texas 200,993 16 8.0
117 Jersey City New Jersey 267,906 21 7.8
118 Sacramento California 499,997 39 7.8
119 Reno Nevada 248,531 19 7.6
120 St. Petersburg Florida 263,712 20 7.6
121 Columbia South Carolina 134,957 10 7.4
122 Columbia Missouri 122,585 9 7.3
123 Pompano Beach Florida 111,027 8 7.2
124 St. Paul Minnesota 306,696 22 7.2
125 Oxnard California 209,513 15 7.2
126 Los Angeles California 4,007,147 281 7.0
127 Omaha Nebraska 449,388 31 6.9
128 Visalia California 132,143 9 6.8
129 Providence Rhode Island 179,854 12 6.7
130 Corpus Christi Texas 329,256 21 6.4
131 San Francisco California 881,255 56 6.4
132 Palm Bay Florida 111,275 7 6.3
133 Santa Ana California 335,699 21 6.3
134 Colorado Springs Colorado 472,958 29 6.1
135 Grand Rapids Michigan 197,868 12 6.1
136 West Valley Utah 137,762 8 5.8
137 Odessa Texas 121,194 7 5.8
138 Tyler Texas 106,115 6 5.7
139 Pasadena California 142,891 8 5.6
140 Kent Washington 128,990 7 5.4
141 Elizabeth New Jersey 129,726 7 5.4
142 New Haven Connecticut 129,953 7 5.4
143 Hollywood Florida 153,893 8 5.2
144 Warren Michigan 135,303 7 5.2
145 Plano Texas 290,413 15 5.2
146 Salt Lake City Utah 194,968 10 5.1
147 Oceanside California 176,815 9 5.1
148 Vancouver Washington 176,884 9 5.1
149 McAllen Texas 144,162 7 4.9
150 Norman Oklahoma 124,074 6 4.8
151 Glendale Arizona 249,273 12 4.8
152 Athens-Clarke Co. Georgia 124,903 6 4.8
153 Arlington6 Texas 397,377 19 4.8
154 Jurupa Valley California 104,922 5 4.8
155 Greeley Colorado 105,906 5 4.7
156 Norwalk California 106,278 5 4.7
157 Tacoma Washington 213,504 10 4.7
158 Mesa Arizona 492,268 23 4.7
159 Long Beach California 471,397 22 4.7
160 Chesapeake Virginia 240,119 11 4.6
161 Ontario6 California 174,724 8 4.6
162 Cedar Rapids Iowa 131,878 6 4.5
163 Everett Washington 110,040 5 4.5
164 Charleston South Carolina 136,845 6 4.4
165 Moreno Valley California 207,418 9 4.3
166 El Monte California 116,168 5 4.3
167 Madison Wisconsin 255,850 11 4.3
168 Fontana California 211,782 9 4.2
169 Mesquite Texas 144,406 6 4.2
170 Yonkers New York 201,554 8 4.0
171 Vista California 103,004 4 3.9
172 Concord California 129,789 5 3.9
173 Laredo Texas 260,669 10 3.8
174 Wichita Falls Texas 104,706 4 3.8
175 Alexandria Virginia 158,256 6 3.8
176 Seattle Washington 721,365 27 3.7
177 Portland Oregon 649,408 24 3.7
178 Waco Texas 135,997 5 3.7
179 Riverside California 328,023 12 3.7
180 Fort Collins Colorado 167,633 6 3.6
181 Thornton Colorado 139,825 5 3.6
182 Salem Oregon 169,565 6 3.5
183 Westminster Colorado 115,155 4 3.5
184 New York New York 8,616,333 292 3.4
185 Garland Texas 236,243 8 3.4
186 Henderson Nevada 299,285 10 3.3
187 Irving Texas 242,062 8 3.3
188 Abilene Texas 122,981 4 3.3
189 Pasadena Texas 154,000 5 3.2
190 Honolulu Hawaii 990,384 32 3.2
191 Lakewood Colorado 156,344 5 3.2
192 Hayward California 161,417 5 3.1
193 San Jose California 1,037,529 32 3.1
194 Virginia Beach Virginia 454,353 14 3.1
195 Gainesville Florida 132,777 4 3.0
196 Sterling Heights Michigan 132,882 4 3.0
197 Aurora Illinois 201,599 6 3.0
198 Clinton Township Michigan 100,999 3 3.0
199 San Angelo Texas 101,931 3 2.9
200 Renton Washington 102,470 3 2.9
201 Garden Grove California 175,466 5 2.8
202 League City Texas 105,351 3 2.8
203 Santa Rosa California 176,361 5 2.8
204 Orange California 141,130 4 2.8
205 Anaheim California 353,400 10 2.8
206 Lewisville Texas 106,199 3 2.8
207 Santa Maria California 107,424 3 2.8
208 Spokane Washington 217,066 6 2.8
209 El Paso Texas 688,667 19 2.8
210 Worcester Massachusetts 185,107 5 2.7
211 Brownsville Texas 185,216 5 2.7
212 Tempe Arizona 186,086 5 2.7
213 Downey California 113,511 3 2.6
214 Clearwater Florida 115,295 3 2.6
215 West Jordan Utah 115,390 3 2.6
216 Richardson Texas 115,824 3 2.6
217 Austin Texas 971,949 25 2.6
218 Palmdale California 158,094 4 2.5
219 Hialeah Florida 238,260 6 2.5
220 San Diego California 1,424,116 35 2.5
221 Fargo North Dakota 123,430 3 2.4
222 Peoria Arizona 165,889 4 2.4
223 Sioux Falls South Dakota 177,888 4 2.2
224 Murfreesboro Tennessee 136,102 3 2.2
225 Miramar Florida 141,328 3 2.1
226 Overland Park Kansas 191,566 4 2.1
227 Gilbert Arizona 242,090 5 2.1
228 Chandler Arizona 249,355 5 2.0
229 Scottsdale Arizona 251,840 5 2.0
230 Allen Texas 101,779 2 2.0
231 Escondido California 152,845 3 2.0
232 Rialto California 103,980 2 1.9
233 Santa Clarita California 216,350 4 1.8
234 Ventura California 110,006 2 1.8
235 Manchester New Hampshire 110,655 2 1.8
236 Billings Montana 111,317 2 1.8
237 Cambridge Massachusetts 111,707 2 1.8
238 Eugene Oregon 168,310 3 1.8
239 Elgin Illinois 112,767 2 1.8
240 Elk Grove California 172,620 3 1.7
241 Cape Coral Florida 184,346 3 1.6
242 Round Rock Texas 124,617 2 1.6
243 Santa Clara California 127,538 2 1.6
244 Thousand Oaks California 129,240 2 1.5
245 Glendale California 202,381 3 1.5
246 Surprise Arizona 135,345 2 1.5
247 Carrollton Texas 135,823 2 1.5
248 Olathe Kansas 137,070 2 1.5
249 Midland Texas 138,954 2 1.4
250 Frisco Texas 172,804 2 1.2
251 McKinney Texas 179,934 2 1.1
252 Port St. Lucie Florida 188,652 2 1.1
253 Grand Prairie Texas 193,249 2 1.0
254 Huntington Beach California 202,244 2 1.0
255 Woodbridge Township
New Jersey 102,129 1 1.0
256 Lakewood TownshipNew Jersey 102,759 1 1.0
257 El Cajon California 104,447 1 1.0
258 Hillsboro Oregon 107,433 1 0.9
259 Lakeland Florida 107,927 1 0.9
260 Broken Arrow Oklahoma 108,823 1 0.9
261 Lowell Massachusetts 111,294 1 0.9
262 Boise Idaho 225,677 2 0.9
263 Murrieta California 113,016 1 0.9
264 Costa Mesa California 113,267 1 0.9
265 Temecula California 115,220 1 0.9
266 Rochester Minnesota 115,228 1 0.9
267 College Station Texas 115,357 1 0.9
268 Provo Utah 117,540 1 0.9
269 Fremont California 236,368 2 0.8
270 Berkeley California 122,687 1 0.8
271 Chula Vista California 271,109 2 0.7
272 Denton Texas 136,836 1 0.7
273 Irvine California 276,115 2 0.7
274 Fullerton California 141,637 1 0.7
275 Naperville Illinois 147,934 1 0.7
276 Sunnyvale California 154,919 1 0.6
277 Corona California 169,164 1 0.6
278 Pembroke Pines Florida 170,923 1 0.6
279 Rancho CucamongaCalifornia 178,308 1 0.6
280 Edison Township New Jersey 102,699 0 0.0
281 Davie Florida 103,555 0 0.0
282 Burbank California 104,622 0 0.0
283 San Mateo California 105,090 0 0.0
284 Green Bay Wisconsin 105,331 0 0.0
285 Daly City California 107,355 0 0.0
286 Sandy Springs Georgia 107,740 0 0.0
287 West Covina California 108,128 0 0.0
288 Clovis California 108,419 0 0.0
289 Carlsbad California 115,344 0 0.0
290 Arvada Colorado 119,346 0 0.0
291 Amherst Town New York 121,150 0 0.0
292 Ann Arbor Michigan 121,930 0 0.0
293 Simi Valley California 126,635 0 0.0
294 Stamford Connecticut 130,189 0 0.0
295 Coral Springs Florida 131,558 0 0.0
296 Roseville California 135,028 0 0.0
297 Bellevue Washington 143,703 0 0.0
298 Torrance California 147,482 0 0.0
299 Cary North Carolina7 166,986 0 0.0