Ranking of United States Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024
Updated on September 18, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the US city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New York, NY (55,690); followed by Los Angeles, CA (27,656); Houston, TX (26,628); Memphis, TN (15,338); and Chicago, IL (14,245).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities with high number of Violent crimes in the United States.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in the United States.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of US Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 55690 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 27656 |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 26628 |
| 4 | Memphis, TN | 15338 |
| 5 | Chicago, IL | 14245 |
| 6 | Philadelphia, PA | 14078 |
| 7 | Phoenix, AZ | 13296 |
| 8 | Detroit, MI | 11599 |
| 9 | Baltimore, MD | 9101 |
| 10 | San Antonio, TX | 8998 |
| 11 | Dallas, TX | 8698 |
| 12 | Oakland, CA | 8376 |
| 13 | Milwaukee, WI | 8019 |
| 14 | Kansas City, MO | 7914 |
| 15 | Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, TN | 7857 |
| 16 | Indianapolis, IN | 7819 |
| 17 | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV | 7378 |
| 18 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC | 7355 |
| 19 | Denver, CO | 7170 |
| 20 | Albuquerque, NM | 6603 |
| 21 | Washington, DC | 6502 |
| 22 | Seattle, WA | 5891 |
| 23 | San Jose, CA | 5806 |
| 24 | San Diego, CA | 5726 |
| 25 | Cleveland, OH | 5663 |
| 26 | Minneapolis, MN | 4911 |
| 27 | Oklahoma City, OK | 4796 |
| 28 | San Francisco, CA | 4789 |
| 29 | Louisville Metro, KY | 4788 |
| 30 | Austin, TX | 4597 |
| 31 | Fort Worth, TX | 4572 |
| 32 | Portland, OR | 4487 |
| 33 | Boston, MA | 4138 |
| 34 | Fresno, CA | 4021 |
| 35 | Columbus, OH | 3981 |
| 36 | Sacramento, CA | 3976 |
| 37 | Tulsa, OK | 3874 |
| 38 | St. Louis, MO | 3791 |
| 39 | Aurora, CO | 3771 |
| 40 | Stockton, CA | 3656 |
| 41 | Colorado Springs, CO | 3517 |
| 42 | Little Rock, AR | 3415 |
| 43 | Tucson, AZ | 3231 |
| 44 | Long Beach, CA | 3005 |
| 45 | Anchorage, AK | 2912 |
| 46 | Greensboro, NC | 2811 |
| 47 | Toledo, OH | 2745 |
| 48 | Corpus Christi, TX | 2730 |
| 49 | Cincinnati, OH | 2635 |
| 50 | Mesa, AZ | 2479 |
| 51 | Birmingham, AL | 2436 |
| 52 | Raleigh, NC | 2386 |
| 53 | Tacoma, WA | 2381 |
| 54 | Bakersfield, CA | 2308 |
| 55 | Lubbock, TX | 2216 |
| 56 | Miami, FL | 2179 |
| 57 | Shreveport, LA | 2151 |
| 58 | Wichita, KS | 2130 |
| 59 | Winston-Salem, NC | 2057 |
| 60 | Anaheim, CA | 2018 |
| 61 | San Bernardino, CA | 2012 |
| 62 | Springfield, MO | 2009 |
| 63 | Buffalo, NY | 1933 |
| 64 | Arlington, TX | 1931 |
| 65 | El Paso, TX | 1890 |
| 66 | Riverside, CA | 1888 |
| 67 | St. Paul, MN | 1878 |
| 68 | Durham, NC | 1859 |
| 69 | Honolulu, HI | 1839 |
| 70 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1838 |
| 71 | Tampa, FL | 1817 |
| 72 | Dayton, OH | 1806 |
| 73 | Newark, NJ | 1800 |
| 74 | Mobile, AL | 1783 |
| 74 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1783 |
| 75 | Omaha, NE | 1772 |
| 76 | Jersey City, NJ | 1673 |
| 77 | St. Petersburg, FL | 1642 |
| 78 | Kansas City, KS | 1606 |
| 79 | Pueblo, CO | 1578 |
| 80 | Rockford, IL | 1569 |
| 81 | Chattanooga, TN | 1556 |
| 82 | Paterson, NJ | 1555 |
| 83 | Spokane, WA | 1549 |
| 84 | Akron, OH | 1544 |
| 85 | Santa Ana, CA | 1530 |
| 86 | Lansing, MI | 1506 |
| 87 | Knoxville, TN | 1484 |
| 88 | Peoria, IL | 1475 |
| 89 | Reno, NV | 1474 |
| 90 | Des Moines, IA | 1471 |
| 91 | Modesto, CA | 1436 |
| 92 | Victorville, CA | 1425 |
| 93 | Amarillo, TX | 1402 |
| 94 | Springfield, MA | 1386 |
| 94 | Fayetteville, NC | 1386 |
| 95 | Evansville, IN | 1383 |
| 96 | Lancaster, CA | 1369 |
| 97 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1355 |
| 98 | Newport News, VA | 1351 |
| 99 | Lafayette, LA | 1295 |
| 100 | Beaumont, TX | 1266 |
| 101 | Glendale, AZ | 1248 |
| 102 | Lakewood, CO | 1227 |
| 103 | Columbus, GA | 1214 |
| 104 | Rochester, NY | 1200 |
| 105 | Oxnard, CA | 1177 |
| 106 | Vancouver, WA | 1154 |
| 107 | Montgomery, AL | 1152 |
| 108 | North Las Vegas, NV | 1140 |
| 109 | Compton, CA | 1139 |
| 110 | Columbia, SC | 1113 |
| 111 | Syracuse, NY | 1111 |
| 111 | Sioux Falls, SD | 1111 |
| 112 | Huntsville, AL | 1105 |
| 113 | Gainesville, FL | 1085 |
| 114 | Norfolk, VA | 1082 |
| 115 | Topeka, KS | 1072 |
| 116 | Richmond, CA | 1047 |
| 117 | Chula Vista, CA | 1029 |
| 117 | Pomona, CA | 1029 |
| 117 | Lincoln, NE | 1029 |
| 118 | Springfield, IL | 1009 |
| 119 | North Charleston, SC | 1001 |
| 120 | Camden County Police Department, NJ | 1000 |
| 121 | South Bend, IN | 998 |
| 122 | Flint, MI | 996 |
| 123 | Salem, OR | 947 |
| 124 | Laredo, TX | 945 |
| 125 | Kalamazoo, MI | 937 |
| 126 | Henderson, NV | 936 |
| 126 | Trenton, NJ | 936 |
| 127 | Billings, MT | 911 |
| 128 | Vallejo, CA | 901 |
| 129 | Tempe, AZ | 900 |
| 130 | Palmdale, CA | 876 |
| 131 | Chesapeake, VA | 873 |
| 132 | Brownsville, TX | 872 |
| 133 | Killeen, TX | 853 |
| 134 | Lexington, KY | 847 |
| 135 | Fort Wayne, IN | 836 |
| 136 | Las Cruces, NM | 835 |
| 137 | Albany, NY | 834 |
| 138 | Salinas, CA | 830 |
| 139 | Pasadena, TX | 822 |
| 140 | Wilmington, DE | 811 |
| 141 | Springfield, OH | 794 |
| 142 | Costa Mesa, CA | 791 |
| 143 | Richmond, VA | 781 |
| 144 | Oceanside, CA | 774 |
| 145 | Canton, OH | 771 |
| 146 | Greeley, CO | 763 |
| 147 | North Little Rock, AR | 761 |
| 148 | Clarksville, TN | 760 |
| 149 | Fort Smith, AR | 758 |
| 149 | Asheville, NC | 758 |
| 150 | Santa Fe, NM | 755 |
| 151 | Merced, CA | 754 |
| 152 | Berkeley, CA | 750 |
| 153 | Mesquite, TX | 746 |
| 154 | Lawton, OK | 740 |
| 155 | Warren, MI | 736 |
| 156 | New Haven, CT | 734 |
| 157 | Hayward, CA | 732 |
| 158 | Portsmouth, VA | 731 |
| 159 | West Palm Beach, FL | 728 |
| 160 | Santa Maria, CA | 727 |
| 161 | Gastonia, NC | 723 |
| 162 | Madison, WI | 722 |
| 163 | Antioch, CA | 714 |
| 164 | Murfreesboro, TN | 712 |
| 165 | Fall River, MA | 710 |
| 166 | Irving, TX | 709 |
| 167 | Chico, CA | 705 |
| 168 | Santa Monica, CA | 692 |
| 169 | Boise, ID | 691 |
| 170 | Independence, MO | 687 |
| 171 | Battle Creek, MI | 686 |
| 172 | Inglewood, CA | 684 |
| 173 | Fargo, ND | 676 |
| 174 | Rialto, CA | 662 |
| 175 | Dothan, AL | 651 |
| 176 | Jackson, TN | 649 |
| 177 | Kent, WA | 648 |
| 178 | Yonkers, NY | 644 |
| 179 | Brockton, MA | 639 |
| 180 | Escondido, CA | 638 |
| 181 | Visalia, CA | 636 |
| 182 | Pasadena, CA | 634 |
| 183 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 630 |
| 184 | Fullerton, CA | 628 |
| 185 | Waco, TX | 623 |
| 185 | West Valley, UT | 623 |
| 186 | Lowell, MA | 618 |
| 187 | Hartford, CT | 617 |
| 188 | Pontiac, MI | 607 |
| 189 | Wilmington, NC | 604 |
| 190 | Fairfield, CA | 603 |
| 191 | Roanoke, VA | 602 |
| 192 | Santa Rosa, CA | 600 |
| 193 | Redding, CA | 599 |
| 194 | Hawthorne, CA | 596 |
| 195 | Lynn, MA | 593 |
| 196 | Concord, CA | 588 |
| 196 | Fontana, CA | 588 |
| 197 | Jonesboro, AR | 585 |
| 198 | Moreno Valley, CA | 582 |
| 198 | Bridgeport, CT | 582 |
| 198 | Rapid City, SD | 582 |
| 199 | Davenport, IA | 581 |
| 200 | Burlington, NC | 580 |
| 201 | Bossier City, LA | 573 |
| 201 | Garland, TX | 573 |
| 202 | Warner Robins, GA | 572 |
| 203 | Elizabeth, NJ | 566 |
| 203 | Eugene, OR | 566 |
| 204 | Lynwood, CA | 565 |
| 205 | Hammond, IN | 561 |
| 205 | Charleston, SC | 561 |
| 206 | Santa Barbara, CA | 556 |
| 207 | Commerce City, CO | 555 |
| 208 | Abilene, TX | 553 |
| 209 | Albany, GA | 545 |
| 210 | Providence, RI | 536 |
| 211 | High Point, NC | 535 |
| 212 | Elkhart, IN | 531 |
| 213 | Glendale, CA | 529 |
| 213 | South Fulton, GA | 529 |
| 214 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | 527 |
| 214 | Joliet, IL | 527 |
| 214 | Federal Way, WA | 527 |
| 215 | Cambridge, MA | 526 |
| 215 | Yakima, WA | 526 |
| 216 | Hesperia, CA | 524 |
| 217 | Green Bay, WI | 521 |
| 218 | Peoria, AZ | 512 |
| 218 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 512 |
| 218 | Midland, TX | 512 |
| 219 | St. Joseph, MO | 511 |
| 220 | Taylor, MI | 508 |
| 221 | Ontario, CA | 503 |
| 221 | Passaic, NJ | 503 |
| 222 | Palm Bay, FL | 490 |
| 223 | Lake Charles, LA | 478 |
| 224 | Sioux City, IA | 476 |
| 225 | Greenville, SC | 473 |
| 226 | Missoula, MT | 471 |
| 227 | Aurora, IL | 470 |
| 228 | South Gate, CA | 469 |
| 229 | Fort Collins, CO | 465 |
| 230 | Garden Grove, CA | 462 |
| 230 | San Leandro, CA | 462 |
| 230 | Longmont, CO | 462 |
| 231 | Miami Gardens, FL | 458 |
| 232 | Grand Prairie, TX | 456 |
| 233 | Bellflower, CA | 453 |
| 233 | Columbia, MO | 453 |
| 234 | Springdale, AR | 450 |
| 234 | Auburn, WA | 450 |
| 235 | Champaign, IL | 449 |
| 235 | Gresham, OR | 449 |
| 236 | Ventura, CA | 446 |
| 236 | Lawrence, KS | 446 |
| 237 | El Cajon, CA | 443 |
| 237 | Schenectady, NY | 443 |
| 238 | Plano, TX | 442 |
| 239 | Fayetteville, AR | 441 |
| 239 | Ogden, UT | 441 |
| 240 | Fremont, CA | 440 |
| 241 | Sparks, NV | 437 |
| 241 | Tyler, TX | 437 |
| 242 | Yuma, AZ | 432 |
| 242 | El Monte, CA | 432 |
| 243 | Lafayette, IN | 428 |
| 244 | Torrance, CA | 426 |
| 245 | Nampa, ID | 420 |
| 245 | Virginia Beach, VA | 420 |
| 246 | Medford, OR | 417 |
| 247 | Rocky Mount, NC | 415 |
| 248 | Greenville, NC | 412 |
| 249 | Tulare, CA | 410 |
| 250 | Decatur, IL | 409 |
| 251 | Whittier, CA | 408 |
| 252 | Gardena, CA | 405 |
| 252 | Youngstown, OH | 405 |
| 253 | Kissimmee, FL | 403 |
| 254 | Corona, CA | 402 |
| 255 | Lakewood, WA | 401 |
| 256 | New Brunswick, NJ | 400 |
| 257 | Thornton, CO | 399 |
| 258 | Port Arthur, TX | 398 |
| 259 | Burbank, CA | 396 |
| 259 | Hemet, CA | 396 |
| 260 | Huntington Beach, CA | 394 |
| 260 | Lawrence, MA | 394 |
| 261 | Muncie, IN | 392 |
| 262 | Waukegan, IL | 388 |
| 262 | Manchester, NH | 388 |
| 263 | Apple Valley, CA | 386 |
| 263 | Grand Junction, CO | 386 |
| 264 | Westminster, CA | 384 |
| 264 | Suffolk, VA | 384 |
| 265 | Mount Vernon, NY | 383 |
| 266 | National City, CA | 382 |
| 267 | Lorain, OH | 380 |
| 268 | Redwood City, CA | 378 |
| 269 | Carson, CA | 377 |
| 269 | Citrus Heights, CA | 377 |
| 270 | Santa Cruz, CA | 376 |
| 271 | Chandler, AZ | 375 |
| 272 | Scottsdale, AZ | 374 |
| 272 | Conway, AR | 374 |
| 273 | Waterbury, CT | 372 |
| 273 | Southfield, MI | 372 |
| 274 | Sunnyvale, CA | 369 |
| 275 | Baytown, TX | 368 |
| 276 | Gilbert, AZ | 367 |
| 276 | Westland, MI | 367 |
| 276 | Odessa, TX | 367 |
| 277 | Santa Clarita, CA | 366 |
| 277 | Wyoming, MI | 366 |
| 278 | Sanford, FL | 363 |
| 278 | Overland Park, KS | 363 |
| 279 | Norwalk, CA | 362 |
| 279 | New Bedford, MA | 362 |
| 280 | Wichita Falls, TX | 360 |
| 281 | Frederick, MD | 359 |
| 281 | Rio Rancho, NM | 359 |
| 282 | Roseville, CA | 357 |
| 282 | Ann Arbor, MI | 357 |
| 283 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 356 |
| 284 | Decatur, AL | 355 |
| 285 | Flagstaff, AZ | 354 |
| 285 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 354 |
| 286 | Huntington Park, CA | 353 |
| 286 | Beaverton, OR | 353 |
| 287 | Bryan, TX | 352 |
| 287 | Renton, WA | 352 |
| 288 | Avondale, AZ | 351 |
| 289 | Ocala, FL | 350 |
| 290 | Lakewood, CA | 348 |
| 290 | Pittsburg, CA | 348 |
| 291 | Westminster, CO | 347 |
| 291 | Quincy, MA | 347 |
| 291 | Great Falls, MT | 347 |
| 291 | Erie, PA | 347 |
| 292 | East Orange, NJ | 346 |
| 293 | Arvada, CO | 344 |
| 294 | Hillsboro, OR | 343 |
| 295 | Turlock, CA | 342 |
| 295 | Hampton, VA | 342 |
| 296 | Elk Grove, CA | 340 |
| 296 | Boynton Beach, FL | 340 |
| 296 | Norman, OK | 340 |
| 296 | Alexandria, VA | 340 |
| 297 | Boulder, CO | 339 |
| 297 | Allentown, PA | 339 |
| 298 | Denton, TX | 336 |
| 298 | West Jordan, UT | 336 |
| 299 | Rock Hill, SC | 335 |
| 299 | Bellingham, WA | 335 |
| 300 | Utica, NY | 333 |
| 301 | San Rafael, CA | 330 |
| 301 | Reading, PA | 330 |
| 302 | Manteca, CA | 325 |
| 303 | Caldwell, ID | 322 |
| 303 | Terre Haute, IN | 322 |
| 304 | Sarasota, FL | 321 |
| 305 | Clinton Township, MI | 317 |
| 306 | Waterloo, IA | 316 |
| 306 | Chicopee, MA | 316 |
| 307 | Olympia, WA | 315 |
| 308 | New Britain, CT | 314 |
| 308 | Kennewick, WA | 314 |
| 309 | Clovis, CA | 312 |
| 309 | Orange, CA | 312 |
| 310 | Vista, CA | 311 |
| 311 | Temple, TX | 307 |
| 312 | Dearborn, MI | 306 |
| 313 | Valdosta, GA | 305 |
| 313 | Sterling Heights, MI | 305 |
| 314 | Vacaville, CA | 301 |
| 314 | Elgin, IL | 301 |
| 315 | Tracy, CA | 300 |
| 315 | Joplin, MO | 300 |
| 316 | Highland, CA | 299 |
| 317 | Johnson City, TN | 298 |
| 318 | Everett, WA | 295 |
| 319 | Montebello, CA | 293 |
| 319 | Olathe, KS | 293 |
| 320 | St. Cloud, MN | 292 |
| 320 | Racine, WI | 292 |
| 321 | Daly City, CA | 291 |
| 321 | Hanford, CA | 291 |
| 321 | Upland, CA | 291 |
| 321 | Kokomo, IN | 291 |
| 322 | Edinburg, TX | 290 |
| 323 | Yuba City, CA | 289 |
| 324 | Lynchburg, VA | 287 |
| 325 | Delray Beach, FL | 286 |
| 326 | Galveston, TX | 285 |
| 327 | Longview, TX | 284 |
| 328 | Haverhill, MA | 282 |
| 329 | Chino, CA | 281 |
| 329 | Pasco, WA | 281 |
| 330 | Conroe, TX | 279 |
| 330 | Kenosha, WI | 279 |
| 331 | Cicero, IL | 277 |
| 331 | Taunton, MA | 277 |
| 332 | Casa Grande, AZ | 276 |
| 332 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 276 |
| 333 | Paramount, CA | 275 |
| 334 | Baldwin Park, CA | 274 |
| 335 | Pico Rivera, CA | 273 |
| 336 | Enid, OK | 271 |
| 337 | Madera, CA | 270 |
| 337 | Bloomington, MN | 270 |
| 337 | Irvington, NJ | 270 |
| 337 | Broken Arrow, OK | 270 |
| 338 | Gilroy, CA | 267 |
| 339 | Irvine, CA | 266 |
| 339 | Perris, CA | 266 |
| 339 | Vineland, NJ | 266 |
| 339 | Hempstead Village, NY | 266 |
| 339 | Spokane Valley, WA | 266 |
| 340 | Council Bluffs, IA | 262 |
| 341 | Union City, CA | 261 |
| 341 | Apopka, FL | 261 |
| 341 | San Marcos, TX | 261 |
| 342 | Hamden, CT | 258 |
| 342 | Bradenton, FL | 258 |
| 343 | Rogers, AR | 257 |
| 343 | Revere, MA | 257 |
| 343 | McKinney, TX | 257 |
| 344 | Lewisville, TX | 255 |
| 345 | Bozeman, MT | 254 |
| 346 | Loveland, CO | 253 |
| 347 | Kingsport, TN | 252 |
| 348 | La Mesa, CA | 251 |
| 349 | Mountain View, CA | 250 |
| 349 | West Covina, CA | 250 |
| 350 | Idaho Falls, ID | 245 |
| 351 | Iowa City, IA | 244 |
| 352 | San Mateo, CA | 243 |
| 353 | Porterville, CA | 242 |
| 354 | Milpitas, CA | 240 |
| 354 | Santa Clara, CA | 240 |
| 355 | Victoria, TX | 239 |
| 356 | Framingham, MA | 238 |
| 357 | Troy, NY | 237 |
| 358 | Alameda, CA | 236 |
| 359 | Dubuque, IA | 235 |
| 359 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 235 |
| 359 | Pawtucket, RI | 235 |
| 359 | Frisco, TX | 235 |
| 360 | Twin Falls, ID | 233 |
| 360 | Provo, UT | 233 |
| 361 | Anderson, IN | 232 |
| 362 | Plainfield, NJ | 230 |
| 363 | Danbury, CT | 226 |
| 363 | Bloomington, IN | 226 |
| 363 | St. George, UT | 226 |
| 364 | Carlsbad, CA | 225 |
| 365 | Napa, CA | 222 |
| 365 | McAllen, TX | 222 |
| 366 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 221 |
| 367 | Plymouth, MA | 220 |
| 368 | La Habra, CA | 219 |
| 369 | Lakewood Township, NJ | 218 |
| 370 | Redlands, CA | 216 |
| 370 | College Station, TX | 216 |
| 370 | San Angelo, TX | 216 |
| 371 | Stamford, CT | 215 |
| 371 | Kenner, LA | 215 |
| 372 | Menifee, CA | 214 |
| 372 | Burien, WA | 214 |
| 372 | Cheyenne, WY | 214 |
| 373 | Goodyear, AZ | 213 |
| 373 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 213 |
| 373 | Scranton, PA | 213 |
| 374 | Grand Forks, ND | 211 |
| 375 | Owensboro, KY | 210 |
| 375 | Bismarck, ND | 210 |
| 375 | Bellevue, WA | 210 |
| 376 | Colton, CA | 209 |
| 376 | San Marcos, CA | 209 |
| 376 | Barnstable, MA | 209 |
| 376 | Kentwood, MI | 209 |
| 377 | Livonia, MI | 208 |
| 378 | Murrieta, CA | 206 |
| 378 | Newport Beach, CA | 206 |
| 378 | Plantation, FL | 206 |
| 378 | Meridian, ID | 206 |
| 379 | Buena Park, CA | 203 |
| 380 | Watsonville, CA | 201 |
| 380 | Midwest City, OK | 201 |
| 381 | Pocatello, ID | 200 |
| 382 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 199 |
| 382 | La Crosse, WI | 199 |
| 383 | Hamilton, OH | 197 |