Ranking of United States Cities By Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among US cities with a population of at least 50K, St. Louis, MO had the highest Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (63.95); followed by Wilmington, DE (55.45); Memphis, TN (47.12); Mobile, AL (45.7); and Detroit, MI (44.98).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities with a population of at least 50K, based on the Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter crime rate per 100K residents.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of US Cities By Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

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Memphis, TN

Mobile, AL

Detroit, MI

Cleveland, OH

Youngstown, OH

Baton Rouge, LA

Flint, MI

Portsmouth, VA

Ranking of US Cities By Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

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Rank	City	Crime Rate Per 100K
1	St. Louis, MO	63.95
2	Wilmington, DE	55.45
3	Memphis, TN	47.12
4	Mobile, AL	45.70
5	Detroit, MI	44.98
6	Cleveland, OH	43.50
7	Youngstown, OH	42.49
8	Baton Rouge, LA	40.36
9	Flint, MI	39.24
10	Portsmouth, VA	37.92
11	Richmond, VA	37.88
12	Milwaukee, WI	32.87
13	Little Rock, AR	31.27
14	Kansas City, MO	31.14
15	Atlanta, GA	30.50
16	North Little Rock, AR	30.00
17	Cincinnati, OH	29.48
18	North Charleston, SC	28.91
19	Louisville Metro, KY	28.31
20	Hartford, CT	28.06
21	Indianapolis, IN	26.68
22	Buffalo, NY	25.61
23	Norfolk, VA	25.57
24	Pontiac, MI	25.50
25	Toledo, OH	24.45
26	Pueblo, CO	23.82
27	South Fulton, GA	23.02
28	Rocky Mount, NC	22.51
29	Fayetteville, NC	22.17
30	Columbus, OH	22.16
31	Canton, OH	21.55
32	Dayton, OH	21.48
33	Minneapolis, MN	21.44
34	Albany, GA	21.36
35	Albuquerque, NM	21.27
36	Lansing, MI	21.21
37	Gulfport, MS	20.89
38	Yuma, AZ	20.85
39	Newark, NJ	20.34
40	Hammond, IN	20.05
41	Hampton, VA	19.98
42	Houston, TX	19.84
43	New Haven, CT	19.10
44	Akron, OH	18.40
45	Knoxville, TN	18.28
46	Chattanooga, TN	17.72
47	Columbia, SC	17.39
48	Elkhart, IN	17.24
49	Kalamazoo, MI	17.07
50	Greensboro, NC	16.95
51	High Point, NC	16.60
52	Jackson, TN	16.31
53	Newport News, VA	16.23
54	Roanoke, VA	16.13
55	Durham, NC	16.10
56	Evansville, IN	16.07
57	Dallas, TX	15.71
58	Texas City, TX	15.31
59	Winston-Salem, NC	15.20
60	Fort Wayne, IN	14.95
61	Beaumont, TX	14.75
62	Tulsa, OK	14.60
63	Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN	14.34
64	Burlington, NC	14.27
65	Valdosta, GA	14.07
66	Gastonia, NC	14.06
67	Bridgeport, CT	13.95
68	Jonesboro, AR	13.55
69	Denver, CO	13.51
70	Tacoma, WA	13.50
71	Rockford, IL	13.19
72	Kenosha, WI	13.05
73	Yakima, WA	12.69
74	Gresham, OR	12.68
75	Rapid City, SD	12.51
76	Portland, OR	12.49
77	Fort Worth, TX	12.45
78	St. Paul, MN	12.26
79	Oklahoma City, OK	12.22
80	Kenner, LA	12.08
81	Charleston, SC	11.99
82	Lawton, OK	11.87
83	Providence, RI	11.84
84	Joplin, MO	11.77
85	Springfield, MA	11.68
86	Battle Creek, MI	11.64
87	Baytown, TX	11.57
88	Killeen, TX	11.48
89	Lake Charles, LA	11.39
90	DeSoto, TX	11.34
90	Federal Way, WA	11.34
91	Springfield, MO	11.24
92	Port Arthur, TX	11.14
93	Wilmington, NC	11.05
94	Anderson, IN	11.01
95	Lorain, OH	10.96
95	Lynchburg, VA	10.96
96	Aurora, CO	10.66
97	San Antonio, TX	10.55
98	Waco, TX	10.48
99	Amarillo, TX	10.47
100	Wichita Falls, TX	10.43
101	Muncie, IN	10.41
102	Westminster, CO	10.35
103	Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC	10.25
104	Fort Smith, AR	10.24
105	North Las Vegas, NV	10.19
106	Chesapeake, VA	10.03
107	Florissant, MO	9.87
108	Davenport, IA	9.80
109	Lubbock, TX	9.78
109	Lakewood, WA	9.78
110	Longview, TX	9.77
111	Springfield, IL	9.71
112	Vancouver, WA	9.57
113	Greenville, SC	9.50
114	St. Joseph, MO	9.48
115	Mesquite, TX	9.43
116	Lexington, KY	9.42
117	Harlingen, TX	9.20
118	Clarksville, TN	9.13
119	Kent, WA	9.10
120	Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV	9.02
121	Champaign, IL	8.87
122	Garland, TX	8.84
123	Warner Robins, GA	8.81
124	Spokane Valley, WA	8.63
125	Springfield, OH	8.58
126	Auburn, WA	8.52
127	Utica, NY	8.48
128	Waterbury, CT	8.45
128	Grand Rapids, MI	8.45
129	Bowling Green, KY	8.35
130	Evanston, IL	8.28
131	Huntersville, NC	8.27
132	Commerce City, CO	8.22
133	Greeley, CO	8.13
134	Brockton, MA	7.96
135	Midland, TX	7.93
136	Jacksonville, NC	7.88
137	Odessa, TX	7.79
138	Colorado Springs, CO	7.78
139	Austin, TX	7.77
139	Salt Lake City, UT	7.77
140	Burien, WA	7.75
141	Avondale, AZ	7.69
142	Lakewood, CO	7.55
143	Brooklyn Park, MN	7.51
144	Bellevue, NE	7.49
145	Elizabeth, NJ	7.46
145	Pharr, TX	7.46
146	Waterloo, IA	7.44
147	Cedar Rapids, IA	7.42
148	Lawrence, MA	7.41
148	Johnson City, TN	7.41
149	Sparks, NV	7.37
150	Temple, TX	7.29
151	St. Cloud, MN	7.27
152	Bossier City, LA	7.26
153	Medford, OR	7.12
154	Brookhaven, GA	7.05
155	Tigard, OR	7.03
156	Clinton Township, MI	6.99
157	Pocatello, ID	6.98
158	Kokomo, IN	6.87
159	Independence, MO	6.85
160	St. Peters, MO	6.83
161	Pawtucket, RI	6.73
162	Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ	6.65
163	Racine, WI	6.58
164	National City, CA	6.54
165	Reno, NV	6.47
166	Casa Grande, AZ	6.39
166	Asheville, NC	6.39
167	Suffolk, VA	6.33
168	Sandy Springs, GA	6.28
169	Spokane, WA	6.27
170	Orem, UT	6.00
171	Portage, MI	5.98
172	Galveston, TX	5.96
173	Ames, IA	5.89
174	Kennewick, WA	5.84
175	San Marcos, TX	5.80
176	Corpus Christi, TX	5.77
177	Ogden, UT	5.69
178	Kannapolis, NC	5.66
179	Abilene, TX	5.60
180	Elyria, OH	5.58
181	Southfield, MI	5.54
182	Normal, IL	5.49
183	Hempstead Village, NY	5.47
184	Billings, MT	5.44
185	Chicopee, MA	5.42
186	Centennial, CO	5.40
186	Raleigh, NC	5.40
187	Lowell, MA	5.35
187	Pasadena, TX	5.35
188	Hillsboro, OR	5.31
189	Roswell, GA	5.21
189	Seattle, WA	5.21
190	Dubuque, IA	5.19
191	Bloomington, IL	5.18
192	Boston, MA	5.11
193	Meriden, CT	5.10
194	Conroe, TX	5.00
195	Hamden, CT	4.99
195	West Allis, WI	4.99
196	Irving, TX	4.97
197	Malden, MA	4.96
198	Marietta, GA	4.90
199	Laredo, TX	4.88
199	San Angelo, TX	4.88
200	Mesa, AZ	4.87
201	Columbia, MO	4.75
202	Arlington, TX	4.72
203	Fargo, ND	4.71
204	Grand Junction, CO	4.69
205	Cheyenne, WY	4.60
206	Tyler, TX	4.57
207	Stamford, CT	4.54
208	Murfreesboro, TN	4.50
209	Salem, OR	4.49
210	Broken Arrow, OK	4.43
211	San Diego, CA	4.39
212	Fayetteville, AR	4.38
212	El Paso, TX	4.38
213	Alpharetta, GA	4.35
214	Dearborn, MI	4.30
215	Greenville, NC	4.18
216	Rogers, AR	4.16
217	New Bedford, MA	4.15
217	Henderson, NV	4.15
218	Peoria, AZ	4.11
219	Grand Prairie, TX	4.08
220	Richardson, TX	4.07
221	Yonkers, NY	3.99
222	Concord, NC	3.98
223	Woodbury, MN	3.97
224	Mishawaka, IN	3.96
225	Burleson, TX	3.91
226	Parma, OH	3.86
227	Pasco, WA	3.81
228	Warren, MI	3.77
229	Madison, WI	3.76
230	Marana, AZ	3.75
231	Harrisonburg, VA	3.73
232	West Valley, UT	3.72
233	West Haven, CT	3.69
233	New Rochelle, NY	3.69
233	Kingsport, TN	3.69
234	Somerville, MA	3.65
234	Dearborn Heights, MI	3.65
235	Maricopa, AZ	3.59
236	Troy, MI	3.58
237	Cedar Park, TX	3.57
238	Everett, WA	3.53
239	Albany, OR	3.52
240	Smyrna, GA	3.51
240	Blue Springs, MO	3.51
241	Manchester, CT	3.49
242	Bloomington, IN	3.48
242	Southaven, MS	3.48
243	Lake Havasu City, AZ	3.46
244	Taunton, MA	3.43
244	Great Falls, MT	3.43
245	Oceanside, CA	3.42
246	West Jordan, UT	3.39
247	La Mesa, CA	3.34
248	Bentonville, AR	3.32
249	Fall River, MA	3.31
249	Taylor, MI	3.31
250	Thornton, CO	3.30
251	Buckeye, AZ	3.22
251	Worcester, MA	3.22
252	St. George, UT	3.17
253	Springfield, OR	3.15
254	Athens-Clarke County, GA	3.14
255	Virginia Beach, VA	3.10
256	Schenectady, NY	3.07
257	Renton, WA	2.93
258	Rowlett, TX	2.89
258	Green Bay, WI	2.89
259	Edinburg, TX	2.87
260	Carrollton, TX	2.82
261	New Britain, CT	2.77
262	Boulder, CO	2.76
263	Broomfield, CO	2.74
264	Lincoln, NE	2.72
265	League City, TX	2.70
266	Mansfield, TX	2.67
267	Wyoming, MI	2.59
268	Iowa City, IA	2.58
269	Farmington Hills, MI	2.50
270	Chandler, AZ	2.49
271	College Station, TX	2.46
272	Arvada, CO	2.43
273	Sioux City, IA	2.42
274	Danbury, CT	2.36
275	Springdale, AR	2.35
276	Loveland, CO	2.34
277	McKinney, TX	2.30
278	Norwalk, CT	2.25
278	Cary, NC	2.25
279	Nashua, NH	2.24
280	Georgetown, TX	2.21
281	Chula Vista, CA	2.17
282	Round Rock, TX	2.11
283	Bellingham, WA	2.10
284	Scottsdale, AZ	2.03
285	Longmont, CO	2.01
286	Escondido, CA	1.99
286	Denton, TX	1.99
287	East Brunswick Township, NJ	1.98
288	El Cajon, CA	1.95
288	Lee's Summit, MO	1.95
288	Grand Island, NE	1.95
289	Stratford, CT	1.94
290	Kentwood, MI	1.92
290	Collierville, TN	1.92
290	Logan, UT	1.92
291	Bend, OR	1.91
292	Bozeman, MT	1.90
293	Nampa, ID	1.89
294	Farmers Branch, TX	1.85
295	Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.84
295	Olympia, WA	1.84
296	Smyrna, TN	1.83
297	Milford, CT	1.82
298	Frisco, TX	1.80
299	Wylie, TX	1.79
300	Grand Forks, ND	1.78
301	Fort Collins, CO	1.76
302	Lewisville, TX	1.75
303	Boise, ID	1.73
303	Euless, TX	1.73
304	Carlsbad, CA	1.72
305	Bowie, MD	1.71
305	Eugene, OR	1.71
306	Plano, TX	1.70
307	Weymouth, MA	1.69
308	Ann Arbor, MI	1.67
309	Terre Haute, IN	1.66
310	Owensboro, KY	1.65
310	Richland, WA	1.65
311	Little Elm, TX	1.63
312	Skokie, IL	1.61
313	Burnsville, MN	1.60
314	West Hartford, CT	1.59
315	West Chester Township, OH	1.58
316	Sioux Falls, SD	1.57
317	Chapel Hill, NC	1.55
318	Haverhill, MA	1.54
318	Janesville, WI	1.54
319	Eden Prairie, MN	1.53
320	Sterling Heights, MI	1.52
321	Eagan, MN	1.51
322	Oshkosh, WI	1.50
323	Pflugerville, TX	1.45
324	Eau Claire, WI	1.44
325	Dothan, AL	1.43
326	Lakeville, MN	1.41
327	Olathe, KS	1.40
328	Marysville, WA	1.38
329	North Richland Hills, TX	1.37
330	Framingham, MA	1.33
330	Bismarck, ND	1.33
330	Bellevue, WA	1.33
331	Scranton, PA	1.31
332	Leander, TX	1.29
332	Missouri City, TX	1.29
333	Missoula, MT	1.28
333	Colonie Town, NY	1.28
334	Alexandria, VA	1.25
335	Westland, MI	1.24
336	Shelby Township, MI	1.22
336	South Jordan, UT	1.22
337	Bloomington, MN	1.18
338	Duluth, MN	1.17
339	Johns Creek, GA	1.16
340	Franklin, TN	1.14
341	Gilbert, AZ	1.10
341	O'Fallon, MO	1.10
342	Brownsville, TX	1.09
343	Livonia, MI	1.08
344	Canton Township, MI	1.06
345	Lynn, MA	1.05
346	Edmond, OK	1.03
347	Beaverton, OR	1.00
347	New Braunfels, TX	1.00
348	Carmel, IN	0.97
349	Des Moines, IA	0.94
350	Manchester, NH	0.89
351	Sugar Land, TX	0.84
352	Rochester, MN	0.83
353	Cambridge, MA	0.82
354	Norman, OK	0.79
354	Pearland, TX	0.79
355	Surprise, AZ	0.69
356	Honolulu, HI	0.61
357	Overland Park, KS	0.50
358	Auburn, AL	0.00
358	Conway, AR	0.00
358	Castle Rock, CO	0.00
358	Parker, CO	0.00
358	Bristol, CT	0.00
358	Fairfield, CT	0.00
358	Greenwich, CT	0.00
358	Idaho Falls, ID	0.00
358	Meridian, ID	0.00
358	Twin Falls, ID	0.00
358	Cicero, IL	0.00
358	Tinley Park, IL	0.00
358	Fishers, IN	0.00
358	Greenwood, IN	0.00
358	West Lafayette, IN	0.00
358	Ankeny, IA	0.00
358	Council Bluffs, IA	0.00
358	West Des Moines, IA	0.00
358	Lenexa, KS	0.00
358	Shawnee, KS	0.00
358	Portland, ME	0.00
358	Brookline, MA	0.00
358	Medford, MA	0.00
358	Methuen, MA	0.00
358	Newton, MA	0.00
358	Peabody, MA	0.00
358	Plymouth, MA	0.00
358	Quincy, MA	0.00
358	Revere, MA	0.00
358	Waltham, MA	0.00
358	Novi, MI	0.00
358	Rochester Hills, MI	0.00
358	Royal Oak, MI	0.00
358	St. Clair Shores, MI	0.00
358	Waterford Township, MI	0.00
358	West Bloomfield Township, MI	0.00
358	Apple Valley, MN	0.00
358	Blaine, MN	0.00
358	Coon Rapids, MN	0.00
358	Edina, MN	0.00
358	Maple Grove, MN	0.00
358	Minnetonka, MN	0.00
358	Plymouth, MN	0.00
358	St. Charles, MO	0.00
358	Gloucester Township, NJ	0.00
358	Hoboken, NJ	0.00
358	Clarkstown Town, NY	0.00
358	Greece Town, NY	0.00
358	Apex, NC	0.00
358	Colerain Township, OH	0.00
358	Dublin, OH	0.00
358	Green Township, OH	0.00
358	Newark, OH	0.00
358	Stillwater, OK	0.00
358	Corvallis, OR	0.00
358	Cranston, RI	0.00
358	Warwick, RI	0.00
358	Mount Pleasant, SC	0.00
358	Summerville, SC	0.00
358	Bartlett, TN	0.00
358	Hendersonville, TN	0.00
358	Flower Mound, TX	0.00
358	Grapevine, TX	0.00
358	Kyle, TX	0.00
358	McAllen, TX	0.00
358	Victoria, TX	0.00
358	Herriman, UT	0.00
358	Layton, UT	0.00
358	Provo, UT	0.00
358	Leesburg, VA	0.00
358	Kirkland, WA	0.00
358	Lacey, WA	0.00
358	Redmond, WA	0.00
358	Sammamish, WA	0.00
358	Shoreline, WA	0.00
358	Appleton, WI	0.00
358	La Crosse, WI	0.00
358	Waukesha, WI	0.00