United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000)

The following table is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports statistics.[1]

The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end. The number of murders includes nonnegligent manslaughter. This list is based on the reporting agency. In most cases the city and the reporting agency are identical. However, in some cases such as Charlotte, Honolulu and Las Vegas, the reporting agency as more than one city.

Murder is the only statistic that all agencies are required to report. Consequently, some agencies do not report all the crimes. If components are missing the total is adjusted to "0."

Note about population

Data are voluntarily submitted by each jurisdiction and some jurisdictions do not appear in the table because they either did not submit data or they did not meet deadlines.

According to the FBI website has this disclaimer on population estimates:

For the 2008 population estimates used in this table, the FBI computed individual rates of growth from one year to the next for every city/town and county using 2000 decennial population counts and 2001 through 2007 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Each agency’s rates of growth were averaged; that average was then applied and added to its 2007 Census population estimate to derive the agency’s 2008 population estimate.[2]

2012 Calendar Year Ratios of Crime Per 100,000 Population

Rates are based on cases per 100,000 for all of calendar 2011.

State City Population Violent Crime Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft
TexasAbilene119,886393.72.531.7105.9253.63,664.38652,656.7142.6
OhioAkron198,390886.612.184.2290.8499.55,057.71,728.42,965.9363.4
VirginiaAlexandria145,892166.6-6.294.665.82,049.5192.61,633.4223.5
PennsylvaniaAllentown119,334547.212.645.3313.41763,857.21,045.82,503.1308.4
TexasAmarillo196,576650.15.156141.4447.74,527.51,061.73,145.9320
New YorkAmherst Town117,59174.8-623.845.11,922.81821,709.331.5
MichiganAnn Arbor115,008197.40.930.443.5122.62,370.3620.81,650.399.1
CaliforniaAntioch105,0091,017.19.527.6354.3625.74,530.11,6581,828.41,043.7
ColoradoArvada109,029144.9-20.226.698.12,389.3357.71,847.2184.4
GeorgiaAthens-Clarke County117,457387.44.340.9134.5207.73,917.2978.22,732.9206
IllinoisAurora199,765281.8-32.562.6186.71,784.6472.61,24963.1
LouisianaBaton Rouge231,5001,082.928.527.6446.2580.65,209.11,652.73,348.2208.2
TexasBeaumont120,3231,032.210.863.2339.1619.24,840.31,519.23,089.2231.9
WashingtonBellevue126,022127.81.620.653.252.42,779.7543.62,102134.1
CaliforniaBerkeley114,961423.64.333.9291.493.94,954.7844.63,552.5557.6
MontanaBillings106,371347.82.835.763.9245.44,523.8745.53,391.9386.4
AlabamaBirmingham213,2661,517.831.471.3460.9954.26,934.12,205.74,239.8488.6
IdahoBoise211,5692680.535.430.3201.82,524.9431.52,019.274.2
ColoradoBoulder100,257248.4-31.947.9168.62,929.5470.82,331127.7
ConnecticutBridgeport146,0301,205.215.1265.7415509.53,528.79431,991.4594.4
OklahomaBroken Arrow100,688153.9132.838.781.42,172.1371.41,686.4114.2
TexasBrownsville181,102261.21.72169169.54,603.5632.23,857.5113.7
CaliforniaBurbank105,057231.31.922.8105.7100.92,373364.61,819189.4
MassachusettsCambridge106,981402.90.918.7126.2257.12,889.3469.22,320100
FloridaCape Coral159,625143.52.51025.7105.22,205.8538.81,595.671.4
CaliforniaCarlsbad107,879245.61.924.151168.71,955460.71,356.1138.1
TexasCarrollton124,477144.61.65.660.377.12,742.7619.41,894.3229
North CarolinaCary141,01681.6-7.820.653.21,353.7262.41,046.744.7
IowaCedar Rapids128,401277.32.333.575.5165.93,678.3752.32,728.2197.8
ColoradoCentennial104,022150.9138.531.779.81,383.4266.31,04374
ArizonaChandler242,721258.71.626.461.4169.32,707.2472.62,129.2105.5
South CarolinaCharleston123,8562399.715.3841302,723.33022,231.6189.7
VirginiaChesapeake227,531368.75.315.888.8258.92,765.3454.42,188.3122.6
CaliforniaChula Vista249,830232.63.213.290.9125.32,033.8370.71,262.1401.1
TennesseeClarksville137,3566377.333.572.1524.22,723.6710.61,891.4121.6
FloridaClearwater109,255665.42.754188.5420.13,902.8841.22,900.6161.1
MissouriColumbia110,646430.22.737.1146.42443,814.9708.62,977.1129.2
GeorgiaColumbus196,178506.78.715.8215.6266.65,742.71,380.93,930.6431.2
CaliforniaConcord125,205321.1-15.2122.2183.73,340.1662.12,151.7526.3
FloridaCoral Springs125,021183.20.8862.41122,255.6457.51,678.1120
CaliforniaCorona157,342133.50.610.864.857.22,633.1547.21,758327.9
CaliforniaCosta Mesa112,635225.53.628.473.7119.93,621.4593.12,707.9320.5
CaliforniaDaly City103,311209.1-8.773.6126.81,745.2382.31,114.1248.8
IowaDavenport101,193596.9439.5149.2404.24,039.8879.52,877.7282.6
OhioDayton142,139973.716.978.8445.3432.75,899.22,140.93,270.7487.6
TexasDenton118,942310.20.872.368.9168.12,742.5531.42,079.2132
IowaDes Moines207,400527.53.448.2120.5355.44,922.91,212.23,333.7377
CaliforniaDowney113,628335.35.317.6167.2145.23,112.8589.61,679.2844
North CarolinaDurham235,563725.98.926.7261.1429.24,363.61,394.12,670.6298.9
New JerseyEdison Township101,007120.8-8.958.453.51,466.2337.61,018.7109.9
CaliforniaEl Cajon101,864358.3223.6144.3188.52,369.84841,499.1386.8
CaliforniaEl Monte115,356342.43.512.1176150.81,933.1495937.1501.1
IllinoisElgin109,155235.41.861.469.6102.61,815.8327.11,416.372.4
New JerseyElizabeth126,281797.411.129.3423.7333.43,445.5781.61,739.8924.1
CaliforniaElk Grove156,344327.50.612.860.8253.32,105.6431.11,538.9135.6
PennsylvaniaErie101,972449.17.862.8168.7209.93,442.11,073.82,266.3102
CaliforniaEscondido147,386426.13.425.8139.8257.12,637.3518.41,604.6514.3
OregonEugene158,043272.1-45.6124102.55,064.4958.63,830.6275.2
IndianaEvansville118,194473.86.847.4168.4251.35,146.6957.73,833.5355.3
WashingtonEverett105,318456.70.943.7172.8239.36,0921,106.24,064.8921
CaliforniaFairfield107,110423.97.528129.8258.63,096.8631.12,001.7464
North DakotaFargo109,813358.81.862.841.9252.22,581.7410.72,029.8141.1
North CarolinaFayetteville205,966575.810.734271.9259.36,390.91,9954,028.8367.1
MichiganFlint101,6322,729.562106.3662.21,8995,554.42,931.22,171.6451.6
CaliforniaFontana200,874423.22.515.4144.9260.42,237.2547.11,189.3500.8
ColoradoFort Collins148,792262.81.329.626.92052,768.3401.92,27195.4
FloridaFort Lauderdale170,827903.39.428.1488.83775,830.51,727.53,757.6345.4
CaliforniaFremont218,927139.80.96.460.372.21,945.4537.21,142.8265.4
TexasFrisco123,20579.5-6.519.553.62,051.1357.11,650.143.8
CaliforniaFullerton138,455326.5-22.498.9205.12,843.5535.92,074.3233.3
FloridaGainesville127,036669.94.758.3134.6472.34,094.1794.33,111.7188.1
CaliforniaGarden Grove175,079250.70.69.177.1163.92,294.4434.71,516.5343.3
TexasGarland234,984229.8320100.4106.43,691.7943.92,496.3251.5
ArizonaGilbert214,26495.72.38.927.556.91,580.3338.81,164.976.5
ArizonaGlendale232,997491.45.223.2177.3285.86,409.51,221.94,662.3525.3
CaliforniaGlendale194,902119.5-3.155.461.11,561.3264.71,138158.5
TexasGrand Prairie181,782274.50.627.588158.42,885.97141,824.2347.7
MichiganGrand Rapids189,953771.28.424.2243.2495.43,4841,009.22,333.7141.1
WisconsinGreen Bay106,080484.50.941.582360.12,807.3621.22,083.3102.8
OregonGresham108,202450.13.730.5191.3224.64,489.8818.82,985.2685.8
VirginiaHampton137,905227.76.511.6105.9103.73,377549.72,637.3190
ConnecticutHartford125,2031,321.918.421.6511.2770.74,248.3838.62,769.1640.6
CaliforniaHayward147,424415.84.131.2232148.63,250.5752.31,510.6987.6
FloridaHialeah233,107347.51.717.2111.5217.13,086.1449.62,320.4316.2
North CarolinaHigh Point106,801520.64.717.8173.2324.94,135.71,112.32,755.6267.8
FloridaHollywood145,313442.53.426.2191.3221.65,307.91,347.43,506.2454.2
CaliforniaHuntington Beach194,677160.81.515.942.6100.72,809.8409.42,235.5164.9
AlabamaHuntsville183,691923.37.639.2248.2628.25,041.61,178.63,476.5386.5
MissouriIndependence117,433457.34.336.6108.1308.36,090.31,0674,356.5666.8
CaliforniaInglewood111,488699.612.624.2334.6328.32,397.6579.41,245.9572.3
CaliforniaIrvine217,52850.60.93.713.332.61,518.92621,194.862.1
TexasIrving224,007226.31.312.160.3152.72,815.5570.11,993.7251.8
MississippiJackson175,939948.135.876.7454.1381.46,5752,3443,585.3645.7
IllinoisJoliet148,471340.87.420.270243.12,583642.51,834106.4
KansasKansas City147,201595.810.257.7188.2339.75,120.91,203.83,096.4820.6
WashingtonKent122,102444.71.655.7158.9228.54,478.21,014.72,755.9707.6
TexasKilleen131,965644.99.162.1178.8394.83,778.31,135.12,497.6145.5
TennesseeKnoxville182,254973.49.965.3289.7608.56,676.91,581.34,594.1501.5
LouisianaLafayette122,852634.199164.4451.85,547.31,082.64,268.6196.2
ColoradoLakewood146,404461.71.464.2101.1295.14,579.8626.33,538.2415.3
CaliforniaLancaster159,155539.7533.9196.7304.12,197.9655.31,288.7253.8
MichiganLansing114,688939.911.380.2177671.43,290.71,139.61,920.9230.2
TexasLaredo245,558421.93.33374.5311.14,351.3699.63,496.5155.2
ArkansasLittle Rock196,0551,315.42369.9411.68118,0612,164.75,337.8558.5
MassachusettsLowell108,539539-34.1160.3344.62,879.1782.21,825.2271.8
TexasLubbock237,2418274.643.8137641.55,173.21,306.33,552.9314
WisconsinMadison237,508377.71.348101.5226.93,264.3674.12,483.3106.9
New HampshireManchester110,040567.10.965.4186.3314.43,496.9771.52,588.1137.2
TexasMcAllen135,745122.30.72.241.378.14,025.9370.53,499.9155.4
TexasMcKinney138,105165.8-39.14284.72,017.3356.31,585.775.3
TexasMesquite144,811305.21.49.7126.4167.84,340.11,082.82,782.9474.4
FloridaMiami Gardens111,177837.422.514.4331.9468.64,3031,160.32,771.3371.5
TexasMidland115,637344.23.518.245277.62,601.2483.42,000.2117.6
FloridaMiramar125,998426.21.624.6129.4270.62,368.3684.11,508.8175.4
CaliforniaModesto204,6317779.828.8219.9518.55,510.41,256.43,374.9879.1
AlabamaMontgomery209,018395.721.119.6219.6135.45,768.91,6313,611.2526.7
CaliforniaMoreno Valley199,673353.62.512.5165.8172.83,190.71,010.71,730.8449.2
TennesseeMurfreesboro112,247624.52.749119.4453.53,568.9822.32,582.7163.9
CaliforniaMurrieta106,83965.50.97.519.737.41,605.2381.91,101.7121.7
IllinoisNaperville142,84083.32.14.916.859.51,431178.51,223.728.7
ConnecticutNew Haven129,9341,439.213.142.3649.6734.25,014.91,116.73,348.6549.5
VirginiaNewport News181,591415.21127.5149.2227.43,151566.72,440.1144.3
VirginiaNorfolk245,30354313.930.6200.2298.44,643.6921.73,425.6296.4
OklahomaNorman113,969151.80.945.647.457.92,676.2551.91,976148.3
South CarolinaNorth Charleston100,675732.112.960.6210.64485,718.4848.34,333.7536.4
NevadaNorth Las Vegas221,884763.96.332.9175.3549.42,494.1701.71,362430.4
CaliforniaNorwalk107,295403.610.312.1159.4221.82,431.6502.41,432.5496.8
CaliforniaOceanside171,141425.44.728102.3290.42,506.1491.41,754.7260
TexasOdessa103,6351,064.34.841.5136.1881.93,586.67432,475368.6
KansasOlathe128,560148.6-29.618.7100.31,929.12451,546.4137.7
CaliforniaOntario167,9333181.821.4158.4136.43,010.76301,797.7583
CaliforniaOrange139,69296.62.95.738.749.42,028357.91,463.2206.9
FloridaOrlando246,5131,017.49.741.8244.6721.36,613.81,532.64,552.3529
KansasOverland Park177,085160.91.122.623.7113.52,303.42921,828.5183
CaliforniaOxnard201,797298.84.54150.6139.72,017.4420.21,326.6270.6
FloridaPalm Bay104,635528.52.918.274.5432.92,348.2687.21,530.1130.9
CaliforniaPalmdale155,294522.93.923.8144.2350.92,184.9666.51,331.7186.7
CaliforniaPasadena139,382310.73.615.1123.4168.62,424.3639.31,605.7179.4
TexasPasadena154,562402.45.233.695.1268.53,629.6646.32,644.2339
New JerseyPaterson147,1481,054.714.315580.4445.13,153.31,100.31,436.6616.4
FloridaPembroke Pines159,7441491.38.852872,653529.61,987.6135.8
ArizonaPeoria158,347186.95.715.248.6117.52,951.1586.72,196.4168
IllinoisPeoria115,288797.18.721.7281485.74,3561,231.72,923.1201.2
CaliforniaPomona151,511673.911.241.6248.8372.33,336.4594.72,009.1732.6
FloridaPompano Beach103,0031,029.14.935.9406.8581.55,399.81,245.63,763391.3
FloridaPort St. Lucie168,416234.52.427.932.7171.61,799.7484.51,261.254
Rhode IslandProvidence177,882636.99.647.2203.5376.74,484.41,084.42,745.6654.4
UtahProvo116,879127.5-30.816.380.42,109257.51,754.896.7
ColoradoPueblo109,065730.87.319.3182.5521.76,445.71,737.54,256.2452
CaliforniaRancho Cucamonga169,276189.62.49.566.2111.72,576.9862.51,433.8280.6
NevadaReno230,486517.2314.3141.9357.93,220.6708.52,129.8382.2
CaliforniaRialto101,5955013.916.7197.8282.53,514.9883.91,769.8861.3
TexasRichardson103,266165.61.926.177.5602,909675.92,106.2126.9
CaliforniaRichmond106,3571,092.516.933.8367.6674.14,718.11,445.11,518.51,754.5
VirginiaRichmond207,799648.720.218.3304.6305.64,380.7976.92,953.8450
MinnesotaRochester108,5821.850.795.82,505.9455.91,968.182
New YorkRochester211,9939761752.8385.4520.85,322.31,404.83,624.2293.4
IllinoisRockford152,2931,367.85.981.4327.7952.84,995.61,460.33,285.1250.2
CaliforniaRoseville122,896238.41.612.268.4156.22,675.4422.32,063.5189.6
TexasRound Rock106,232132.7-30.142.460.22,481.4316.32,091.673.4
OregonSalem157,353358.44.425.487.7240.94,277.6662.83,150.9463.9
CaliforniaSalinas154,413665.113.626.6316308.93,177.2788.81,687.7700.7
UtahSalt Lake City192,465675.44.263.4164.2443.77,459.5947.75,625.4886.4
CaliforniaSan Bernardino214,987940.521.926373.5519.14,888.71,306.62,321.51,260.5
CaliforniaSanta Clara119,360185.2-8.451.1125.72,769.8489.31,904.3376.2
CaliforniaSanta Clarita179,248190.80.616.753.6119.91,529.7343.71,016.5169.6
CaliforniaSanta Maria101,207681.8-20.7143.3517.82,401703.51,302.3395.2
CaliforniaSanta Rosa170,862372.21.239.273.7258.12,234.6424.31,625.3184.9
GeorgiaSavannah-Chatham Metropolitan231,285379.69.910.8212.3146.63,599.5900.62,413.9284.9
ArizonaScottsdale223,432147.21.318.851.575.62,706.4561.72,036.9107.9
LouisianaShreveport202,164766.78.445.5214.2498.64,878.21,199.53,449.2229.5
CaliforniaSimi Valley126,686111.32.45.528.4751,512.4314.21,100.497.9
South DakotaSioux Falls158,354398.51.387.844.2265.23,183.4567.72,426.8188.8
IndianaSouth Bend101,398613.417.854.2311.6229.84,760.41,7202,759.4281.1
WashingtonSpokane212,163645.36.138.2253.1347.88,730.11,803.85,938.8987.4
IllinoisSpringfield117,131971.68.564.9222676.25,929.31,425.84,296.9206.6
MassachusettsSpringfield154,5181,039.47.125.2350.8656.24,545.71,499.52,554.4491.9
MissouriSpringfield160,962991.59.987.6219.3674.79,010.81,376.16,981.8652.9
FloridaSt. Petersburg248,340901.6637.9235.6622.15,013.71,1813,479.9352.7
ConnecticutStamford124,201282.6420.1116.7141.71,555.5233.51,185.2136.9
MichiganSterling Heights129,974178.53.112.323.11401,983.5274.71,584.2124.6
CaliforniaSunnyvale143,606118.42.19.749.457.11,779.2364.91,181233.3
ArizonaSurprise120,793134.12.56.651.373.72,059.7429.71,532.497.7
New YorkSyracuse145,934940.29.651.4311.1568.14,0951,299.22,534261.8
WashingtonTacoma202,6467975.945.9239.8505.36,3491,463.13,945.3940.6
FloridaTallahassee185,4618536.562283.1501.54,646.31,418.12,945.6282.5
CaliforniaTemecula103,41493.8-9.751.332.92,359.4568.61,585.9205
ArizonaTempe166,061528.76.626.5152.4343.24,711.5752.73,664.3294.5
ColoradoThornton123,115269.70.847.133.3188.42,645.5386.61,974.6284.3
CaliforniaThousand Oaks129,171121.5-17.835.668.11,422.9215.21,13869.7
KansasTopeka128,843599.211.630.3183.9373.35,309.6991.13,855.1463.4
CaliforniaTorrance147,851128.52.711.562.252.11,819.4357.81,233228.6
TexasTyler100,040535.834592395.84,504.21,024.63,348.7130.9
CaliforniaVallejo117,912744.611.937.3322.3373.24,956.22,279.71,425.61,250.9
WashingtonVancouver166,375355.8343.3103.4206.23,893.6627.52,610.4655.7
CaliforniaVentura108,511285.70.922.1129133.63,580.37172,603.4259.9
CaliforniaVictorville118,687569.65.133.7187343.83,7621,547.81,669.1545.1
CaliforniaVisalia127,604426.33.934.5105282.94,334.5961.62,960.7412.2
TexasWaco128,595493.84.749141.5298.64,544.51,205.33,218.6120.5
MichiganWarren134,340532.2-67.7110.2354.32,819743.61,525.2550.1
ConnecticutWaterbury110,486296.94.56.3167.4118.64,265.7599.23,202.2464.3
CaliforniaWest Covina107,861260.51.910.2100.1148.32,989506.21,979.4503.4
UtahWest Jordan107,103185.81.922.430.8130.72,769.3442.62,113.9212.9
FloridaWest Palm Beach102,422801.616.630.3326.1428.65,276.21,258.53,711.1306.6
UtahWest Valley133,725447.90.767.389.7290.14,164.5702.92,970.3491.3
ColoradoWestminster109,461259.51.826.546.6184.52,585.4360.91,960.5264
TexasWichita Falls105,488450.34.734.1142.2269.24,759.81,193.53,348.2218
North CarolinaWilmington109,370565.17.321238.6298.15,403.71,548.93,513.8341
North CarolinaWinston-Salem234,6876632.631.5182.4446.65,8381,929.83,617.6290.6
New JerseyWoodbridge Township100,612121.3-354.763.61,955335.91,504.8114.3
MassachusettsWorcester183,247959.44.418228.7708.33,5101,113.32,143253.8
New YorkYonkers198,464570.9214.1212.6342.11,292.4269.6906.5116.4

Criticism of ranking crime data

The FBI web site recommends against using its data for ranking because these rankings lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting cities and counties, along with their residents.[3] The FBI web site also recommends against using its data to judge how effective law enforcement agencies are, since there are many factors that influence crime rates other than law enforcement.[4]

In November 2007, the executive board of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) went further than the FBI itself, and approved a resolution opposing not only the use of the ratings to judge police departments, but also opposing any development of city crime rankings from FBI Uniform Crime Reports (UCRs) at all. The resolution opposed these rankings on the grounds that they "fail to account for the many conditions affecting crime rates" and "divert attention from the individual and community characteristics that elevate crime in all cities", though it did not provide sources or further elaborate on these claims. The resolution states the rankings "represent an irresponsible misuse of the data and do groundless harm to many communities" and "work against a key goal of our society, which is a better understanding of crime-related issues by both scientists and the public".[5]

The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a similar statement, which also committed the Conference to working with the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice "to educate reporters, elected officials, and citizens on what the (UCR) data means and doesn't mean."[5]

Criticism of comparing crime rates

Crime rates per capita might also be biased by population size depending on the crime type.[6] This misrepresentation occurs because rates per capita assume that crime increases at the same pace as the number of people in an area.[7] When this linear assumption does not hold, rates per capita still have population effects. In these nonlinear cases, per capita rates can inflate or deflate the representation of crime in cities, introducing an artifactual bias into rankings. Therefore, it is necessary to test for linearity before comparing crime rates of cities of different sizes.[6]

Other city crime rates

See also

References

  1. "Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2010 (Table 6)". FBI. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. "Table 08, Data Declaration - Crime in the United States 2008". www.fbi.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
  3. "Caution Against Ranking". FBI. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. "A Word About UCR Data". FBI. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  5. Criminologists Condemn City crime rankings (November 16, 2008).PRNewswire. Retrieved on January 13, 2008.
  6. Oliveira, M. (2021). "More crime in cities? On the scaling laws of crime and the inadequacy of per capita rankings—a cross-country study". Crime Science. 10: 27. doi:10.1186/s40163-021-00155-8.
  7. Boivin, R. (2013). "On the use of crime rates". Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. 55 (2): 263–277. doi:10.3138/cjccj.2012-E-06. S2CID 144956317.
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