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Most Dangerous Cities in the US

Crime rate is the key deciding factors of where families settle down, While perceptions of rising crime at the national level are common, fewer Americans believe crime is up in their own communities. The most dangerous cities in the US in 2023 are Memphis, Detroit, Little Rock, Beaumont, Pueblo, Kansas City, Lansing, Tacoma, Cleveland and Peoria. Crime is the intentional act, It is estimated only 40.9% of violent crimes and 32.5% of household property crimes were reported to authorities and others unreported.

most dangerous cities in the us
Most violent and property crimes in the U.S. are not reported to police, and most of the crimes that are reported are not solved. Employment rate also a key factor for the crime rate in any place. Crime is an increasing concern among many Americans whose fears are only likely to grow with incidents like the recent spike in Maine mass shooting who killed 18 people and 13 people wounded.

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program classifies murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as violent crimes. Property crime in the U.S. is much more common than violent crime. In 2019, the FBI reported a total of 2,109 property crimes per 100,000 people, compared with 379.4 violent crimes per 100,000 people. The new system was introduced in 1988, known as the National Incident-Based Reporting System, will provide information on a much larger number of crimes, as well as details such as the time of day, location and types of weapons involved. It will also capture demographic data, such as the sex, age, race and ethnicity of victims, known offenders and arrestees. Between 2009 and 2020, 1,363 people in the United States were killed and 947 more were wounded in 240 mass shootings. Although data shows that violent crime rates dropped in cities across the United States last year, Some of the American cities like Detroit, Baltimore, New Orleans, Birmingham and St. Louis listed in Most Dangerous Cities in the World.

According crime statistics, The below list is the most dangerous cities in the US from Jan 2023 to June 2023 by Rank, crime data based on the violent crimes in 2023(Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault). The latest dangerous list by 2023, The top 10 most dangerous cities in the US are Memphis, Detroit, Little Rock, Beaumont, Pueblo, Kansas City, Lansing, Tacoma, Cleveland and Peoria. Other top dangerous cities in 2022 like Rockford moved from 7th to 14th, St. Louis(data not received), and Springfield from 10th to 29th position.

RankCityStatePopulation
(2022 Estimates)
Violent Crimes
(2023*)
Property Crimes
(2023*)
Violent Crimes (2023)
per 1000 persons
1MemphisTennessee624,9446,97423,03211.16
2DetroitMichigan626,7576,00013,5149.57
3Little RockArkansas201,5131,7395,0658.63
4BeaumontTexas110,8988181,8217.38
5PuebloColorado112,6187722,9996.86
6Kansas CityMissouri508,8563,45811,4726.80
7LansingMichigan112,5677321,2846.50
8TacomaWashington219,0271,4068,1206.42
9ClevelandOhio363,7642,3246,8176.39
10PeoriaIllinois110,5516311,9455.71
11MilwaukeeWisconsin561,7433,1976,4275.69
12AlbuquerqueNew Mexico560,5573,11510,8745.56
13DaytonOhio137,0847513,0285.48
14RockfordIllinois146,7107951,8325.42
15StocktonCalifornia323,5011,7125,0495.29
16MinneapolisMinnesota421,6902,22210,7715.27
17ToledoOhio266,9841,3993,3115.24
18ChattanoogaTennessee182,6039233,6325.05
19HoustonTexas2,276,53311,47447,4805.04
20DenverColorado705,2643,51120,7824.98
21BaltimoreMaryland570,5462,8157,0884.93
22SpringfieldMassachusetts155,0467422,1044.79
23Metropolitan NashvilleTennessee679,5623,25010,7234.78
24PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1,555,8127,41137,5704.76
25Baton RougeLouisiana219,9131,0335,5344.70
26North CharlestonSouth Carolina119,1985542,7104.65
27Winston-SalemNorth Carolina251,2951,1593,8434.61
28AuroraColorado392,1341,7987,7064.59
29SpringfieldMissouri169,8227722,5994.55
30EvansvilleIndiana115,7195051,9244.36
31LubbockTexas264,1421,1474,0974.34
32Salt Lake CityUtah201,3738555,5734.25
33Corpus ChristiTexas317,6941,3314,6874.19
34GreensboroNorth Carolina298,7191,2325,3254.12
35Grand RapidsMichigan196,6628012,6184.07
36PhoenixArizona1,637,9026,63120,5324.05
37FresnoCalifornia546,8712,1877,9884.00
38BillingsMontana117,8664711,9954.00
39WashingtonDistrict of Columbia671,8032,65812,7653.96
40PatersonNew Jersey156,2926051,6623.87
41AkronOhio188,5347212,5563.82
42CincinnatiOhio307,7611,1646,3133.78
43BakersfieldCalifornia411,8731,5266,6493.71
44South FultonGeorgia110,1024061,6333.69
45VallejoCalifornia123,9404452,2523.59
46InglewoodCalifornia102,8793681,8103.58
47SpringfieldIllinois112,5494012,2003.56
48SeattleWashington729,6912,58717,1043.55
49San AntonioTexas1,465,6085,17637,0393.53
50Charlotte-MecklenburgNorth Carolina955,4663,34017,7783.50
51SpokaneWashington229,2927995,9543.48
52KnoxvilleTennessee194,7246752,9043.47
53AtlantaGeorgia495,7071,7128,8473.45
54DallasTexas1,286,1214,39423,8523.42
55AmarilloTexas201,5726873,1503.41
56PortlandOregon630,1292,11816,9213.36
57TulsaOklahoma410,1351,3776,3593.36
58BuffaloNew York275,7109185,6763.33
59DavenportIowa100,4373341,7783.33
60St. PaulMinnesota277,5339044,5593.26
61AnaheimCalifornia344,7951,1074,4573.21
62Oklahoma CityOklahoma692,7262,15610,5283.11
63BrocktonMassachusetts110,0843411,1333.10
64PomonaCalifornia145,6004481,9983.08
65FairfieldCalifornia119,5833651,2893.05
66GlendaleArizona250,4667483,3912.99
67NorfolkVirginia233,4196874,5552.94
68LakewoodColorado157,0684583,0422.92
69Wichita FallsTexas103,3373001,2172.90
70ColumbiaSouth Carolina137,7683952,2342.87
71PasadenaTexas145,9544161,9692.85
72ModestoCalifornia219,0836181,8752.82
73MesquiteTexas147,2264152,6002.82
74WacoTexas140,9113851,7172.73
75ConcordCalifornia122,9823341,8012.72
76Santa MariaCalifornia109,5182971,3812.71
77RenoNevada273,6717423,3862.71
78BostonMassachusetts638,9251,7305,3612.71
79Colorado SpringsColorado487,7281,2958,2282.66
80TempeArizona187,4734963,5532.65
81DurhamNorth Carolina286,3777534,0732.63
82RaleighNorth Carolina470,8291,2295,8702.61
83Long BeachCalifornia447,5281,1535,8832.58
84AustinTexas965,2342,46314,4102.55
85Sioux FallsSouth Dakota199,8794912,3062.46
86FargoNorth Dakota127,6493132,2642.45
87WarrenMichigan137,1383351,2422.44
88Fort WorthTexas948,6052,30411,3432.43
89Las CrucesNew Mexico114,1022773,0772.43
90WilmingtonNorth Carolina119,1592891,9382.43
91KentWashington133,0663203,2122.40
92ElizabethNew Jersey134,0653191,5822.38
93ArlingtonTexas391,5919284,7652.37
94RiversideCalifornia319,8897584,9082.37
95CambridgeMassachusetts117,0442771,3792.37
96LynnMassachusetts101,0562394882.37
97PasadenaCalifornia133,3123141,6602.36
98KilleenTexas159,5463671,2732.30
99Las Vegas MetropolitanNevada1,667,9613,79224,4362.27
100MidlandTexas129,9452931,1182.25
* As per FBI Crime data, Most dangerous cities in US List from January 2023 to June 2023, Updated in August, 2023.

City with highest crime rate

According to 2023 crime statistics, The US city with highest crime rate is Memphis of Tennessee State. Memphis is city with more than 624 thousand people, registered 13,091 violent crime cases, Out of these cases, 120 cases of murder, 199 cases of rape, 6,140 cases of aggravated assault. By mid of 2023, there were 6,974 crime cases are registered, out of these 168 are murder, 180 cases of rape and 5,442 cases of aggravated assault.

Crime in the United States

Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Homicide and Rape are the top violent crimes in the US. The violent crime rate in U.S. is 4.8 per 1,000 people. Gun violence is one of the key crime areas where Government has no control over it. There are more than 30,000 incidents approximately in both registered and unnotified. The below list is the most dangerous cities in the US in 2022 by Rank, crime data based on the violent crimes in 2022(Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault).

RankCityStatePopulation
(2022 Estimates)
Violent Crimes
(2022)
Property Crimes
(2022)
Violent Crimes (2022)
per 1000 persons
1MemphisTennessee632,04013,09137,07420.71
2DetroitMichigan635,27612,72425,00520.03
3Little RockArkansas203,5033,69410,76018.15
4PuebloColorado113,2871,8137,11816.00
5TacomaWashington221,1123,48818,50015.77
6Kansas CityMissouri512,5827,36523,48514.37
7RockfordIllinois147,9192,0953,83614.16
8St. LouisMissouri295,9324,20520,65414.21
9ClevelandOhio371,2195,39313,86714.53
10SpringfieldMissouri171,3212,2927,93613.38
11AlbuquerqueNew Mexico570,2667,44224,82613.05
12LansingMichigan112,7641,4223,10112.61
13PeoriaIllinois112,4691,3073,46911.62
14BaltimoreMaryland583,5887,04116,54212.07
15StocktonCalifornia324,9623,7218,78911.45
16MinneapolisMinnesota429,2925,13021,89711.95
17DaytonOhio138,4341,6005,84211.56
18ChattanoogaTennessee183,6872,0849,51111.35
19AuroraColorado397,0924,40216,58111.09
20MilwaukeeWisconsin573,0206,59515,44611.51
21Winston-SalemNorth Carolina255,3842,7599,01510.80
22South FultonGeorgia109,4331,1472,86110.48
23HoustonTexas2,305,70925,697102,90811.14
24LubbockTexas265,5932,79510,90810.52
25IndianapolisIndiana888,6109,10929,93210.25
26DenverColorado719,4797,51145,13410.44
27BeaumontTexas113,9541,1484,25610.07
28Metropolitan NashvilleTennessee679,3426,85524,77610.09
29PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1,586,98915,66865,8209.87
30BillingsMontana118,4861,0765,0579.08
31Grand RapidsMichigan198,7961,9305,9039.71
32Salt Lake CityUtah202,6931,96312,8479.68
33TulsaOklahoma415,0033,75117,3529.04
34North CharlestonSouth Carolina118,4501,1215,6539.46
35ToledoOhio270,4272,3516,7278.69
36SpringfieldMassachusetts171,3211,3343,6647.79
37MobileAlabama186,2692,0676,84211.10
38KnoxvilleTennessee194,1451,6257,5638.37
39FresnoCalifornia548,4554,40118,3768.02
40CincinnatiOhio311,6962,50311,1058.03
41BuffaloNew York276,2202,0178,7797.30
42San AntonioTexas1,469,37212,58073,6578.56
43AkronOhio190,4101,5356,3698.06
44LakewoodColorado157,7981,2448,3347.88
45AmarilloTexas200,4051,5357,0747.66
46SeattleWashington751,0046,02740,2698.03
47SpringfieldIllinois171,3218674,7775.06
48ModestoCalifornia220,4431,6575,2347.52
49Corpus ChristiTexas321,6142,4919,7827.75
50RochesterNew York211,2461,5357,4617.27
51Charlotte-MecklenburgNorth Carolina956,2827,11932,0817.44
52WashingtonDistrict of Columbia644,7434,98123,3547.73
53DallasTexas1,295,2229,97648,2307.70
54AnaheimCalifornia348,9192,5419,0307.28
55FayettevilleNorth Carolina210,3151,5065,5247.16
56EvansvilleIndiana117,4268204,3186.98
57DavenportIowa101,6437013,5016.90
58SpokaneWashington230,1871,51912,9356.60
59St. PaulMinnesota309,7922,10812,7666.80
60NorfolkVirginia236,7321,63611,2506.91
61DurhamNorth Carolina292,6971,9419,4366.63
62Las CrucesNew Mexico113,7956996,0516.14
63Santa MariaCalifornia110,3987033,0266.37
64PortlandOregon646,3964,38236,7256.78
65Oklahoma CityOklahoma688,3254,40821,1266.40
66Colorado SpringsColorado490,2933,10016,3206.32
67WacoTexas141,6379044,7206.38
68FargoNorth Dakota125,8777795,2506.19
69ColumbiaSouth Carolina137,9608083,9275.86
70TempeArizona185,7161,0857,9935.84
71PasadenaTexas149,4648704,0495.82
72ConcordCalifornia124,7937483,2945.99
73GreeleyColorado110,1456343,4305.76
74ArlingtonTexas397,8102,2519,7365.66
75KilleenTexas158,4498752,7685.52
As per FBI Crime data, Most dangerous cities in US List in 2022.

Cities with highest crime rates

The below list is the cities with highest crime rates in the US in 2021 by Rank, based on the metro areas murder and property crime rates per 1,000 people. The most dangerous cities in the US by Violent crimes are Memphis, Detroit, South Bend, Little Rock, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Lansing, Chattanooga, Kansas City and Houston. Some of these cities are considered having very high crime rate when compared to most dangerous countries in the world. The top most dangerous cities in America by Property crimes are Salt Lake City, Springfield, Chattanooga, Tacoma, Denver, Lakewood, Pueblo, Tulsa, Memphis and Portland. Rank by total crimes including violent and property are Springfield, Salt Lake City, Chattanooga, Memphis, Tacoma, Little Rock, Denver, Lakewood, Pueblo and Tulsa.

City Rank
(Violent Crimes)
CityStatePopulationViolent CrimesProperty CrimesViolent CrimesProperty CrimesProperty CrimesTotal CrimesTotal Crimes
202120212021Per 1000Per 1000City RankCity RankPer day
1MemphisTennessee649,4443,4497,9345.3112.229431.19
2DetroitMichigan673,7083,1864,7484.737.05642621.74
3South BendIndiana101,9364297954.217.850243.35
4Little RockArkansas198,2608212,3404.1411.81168.66
5ClevelandOhio379,3131,4223,3773.758.9291813.15
6MilwaukeeWisconsin593,3372,0854,6723.517.87462918.51
7LansingMichigan117,8653756393.185.4293612.78
8ChattanoogaTennessee186,2225812,7343.1214.68339.08
9Kansas CityMissouri500,9651,5574,8963.119.77241617.68
10HoustonTexas2,339,2526,86823,0062.949.83231781.85
11RockfordIllinois144,0274127962.865.5390633.31
12SpringfieldMissouri168,9884802,9202.8417.28219.32
13WichitaKansas392,6431,0884,5152.7711.5131115.35
14Winston-SalemNorth Carolina249,9986472,4162.599.6626218.39
15BeaumontTexas115,2902867802.486.7767502.92
16TulsaOklahoma404,2559974,9862.4712.3381016.39
17NashvilleTennessee690,5531,7025,5772.468.08423419.94
18AuroraColorado393,8979444,1392.410.51181513.93
19PuebloColorado113,3712571,4412.2712.71794.65
20DaytonOhio139,6713071,1472.28.2139363.98
21MinneapolisMinnesota438,4639523,8332.178.74313313.11
22LubbockTexas265,9905782,3522.178.8430328.03
23BillingsMontana110,2742371,2572.1511.414134.09
24AtlantaGeorgia521,2741,1104,9982.139.59272816.73
25Corpus ChristiTexas329,5386862,6352.08843379.1
26TacomaWashington222,2354593,1352.0714.11459.85
27Grand RapidsMichigan201,2804101,1572.045.7587734.29
28DallasTexas1,349,1852,72910,5882.027.85483936.48
29Salt Lake CityUtah205,9294153,6852.0217.891211.23
30DenverColorado740,2091,45510,2761.9713.885732.14
31BuffaloNew York253,8094881,7911.927.0663556.24
32FayettevilleNorth Carolina212,0474041,3431.916.3374654.79
33ToledoOhio269,9415061,6571.876.1477705.93
34SpringfieldIllinois113,3312128441.877.4556482.89
35KnoxvilleTennessee191,4633511,8001.839.428305.89
36ColumbiaSouth Carolina132,2552411,3841.8210.4619204.45
37EvansvilleIndiana118,2402139031.87.6454453.06
38NorfolkVirginia242,4884311,5511.786.471665.43
39Charlotte-MecklenburgNorth Carolina956,2821,6786,8671.757.18625823.41
40St. PaulMinnesota309,9575433,1331.7510.11222510.07
41GreensboroNorth Carolina300,8655132,4351.718.0941418.08
42LakewoodColorado158,9772682,2071.6913.88686.78
43CincinnatiOhio305,3085102,3811.677.851447.92
44IndependenceMissouri116,7611891,1851.6210.1521273.76
45DurhamNorth Carolina291,9624602,2941.587.8647467.55
46PortlandOregon664,3501,0348,0901.5612.18101225
47PasadenaTexas149,4282329551.556.3972713.25
48SpokaneWashington223,3443422,4211.5310.8417197.57
49San AntonioTexas1,592,6932,37113,2891.498.34364042.9
50KilleenTexas156,7412345861.493.741351192.25
51SeattleWashington787,7491,1649,1461.4811.61121428.25
52DavenportIowa102,0141517811.487.6653522.55
53WacoTexas143,0892108421.475.8886782.88
54ColumbusOhio916,0011,2706,7401.397.36595921.95
55ArlingtonTexas402,3235542,4401.386.0681778.2
56Oklahoma CityOklahoma670,8729135,7991.368.64323818.39
57Colorado SpringsColorado488,7476494,0221.338.23384212.8
58RenoNevada262,9193501,7951.336.8366675.88
59Wichita FallsTexas105,4681377841.37.4358602.52
60OdessaTexas128,3281657091.295.5291882.39
61YumaArizona100,7101284931.274.9107961.7
62ColumbiaMissouri126,4181596691.265.2999902.27
63BridgeportConnecticut143,3941745531.213.861341221.99
64Fort WorthTexas947,8621,1355,7871.26.11787918.96
65ClarksvilleTennessee164,3361977521.24.581141052.6
66ElizabethNew Jersey134,1311615761.24.291251132.02
67WilmingtonNorth Carolina126,7591517501.195.9284852.47
68El CajonCalifornia102,6651224641.194.521161081.61
69Sioux FallsSouth Dakota191,5082221,4931.167.852564.7
70VancouverWashington188,1602182,0681.1610.9916236.26
71GreshamOregon110,4481286791.166.1576802.21
72FargoNorth Dakota127,3131461,0361.158.1440493.24
73SalemOregon178,1062031,4071.147.945544.41
74MesquiteTexas137,7961571,0781.147.8249573.38
75AustinTexas1,016,7211,1378,4491.128.31374726.26
76BostonMassachusetts704,7587882,4141.123.431451348.77
77WarrenMichigan132,7581464551.13.431461361.65
78High PointNorth Carolina114,4921247471.086.5269762.39
79Las VegasNevada1,685,0211,77210,2811.056.1798333.02
80Athens-Clarke CountyGeorgia127,4101327721.046.0682862.48
81TylerTexas109,4081147311.046.6868742.32
82San AngeloTexas102,4481056361.026.2175822.03
83WestminsterColorado115,9421161,301111.2215223.88
84ManchesterNew Hampshire112,8441124500.993.991301231.54
85SparksNevada108,6121076400.995.8985872.05
86ChesapeakeVirginia249,1882437620.983.061531422.75
87North Las VegasNevada264,8772481,0550.943.981311243.57
88BrownsvilleTexas184,2871748030.944.361231172.68
89EugeneOregon175,0071621,5070.938.6133434.57
90CharlestonSouth Carolina141,7681327580.935.3595942.44
91AbileneTexas125,0881165620.934.491181141.86
92GreeleyColorado110,6601037030.936.3573812.21
93MesaArizona513,7134752,4800.924.831091068.1
94RaleighNorth Carolina481,8234412,2490.924.671111117.37
95OceansideCalifornia175,3351618240.924.71101102.7
96West ValleyUtah134,3291201,0160.897.5655623.11
97San DiegoCalifornia1,434,6731,2346,2660.864.3712112020.55
98LincolnNebraska293,8082541,6600.865.6589925.24
99MurfreesboroTennessee155,6521328410.855.494952.67
100NormanOklahoma127,3041078730.846.8665752.68
101RichmondVirginia234,9281941,2410.835.28100973.93
102Chula VistaCalifornia275,9782218820.83.21501433.02
103ProvidenceRhode Island185,8681499690.85.211011003.06
104EdinburgTexas104,604835560.795.3296981.75
105KentWashington131,8991031,3610.7810.3220314.01
106EverettWashington113,469881,1020.789.7125353.26
107IrvingTexas241,6921821,3680.755.6688934.25
108EscondidoCalifornia150,5071137030.754.671121152.24
109MidlandTexas151,2431133880.752.571651601.37
110BoulderColorado108,698827960.757.3260682.41
111Cedar RapidsIowa134,7631008180.746.0780892.52
112HamptonVirginia135,107986870.735.081051032.15
113HillsboroOregon113,053825190.734.591131161.65
114Clinton TownshipMichigan100,094732900.732.91591520.99
115ThorntonColorado151,3241071,2650.718.3635533.76
116LexingtonKentucky328,9652292,1110.76.4270846.41
117PeoriaArizona194,5661346970.693.581401382.28
118LowellMassachusetts112,230762990.682.661631581.03
119Green BayWisconsin103,826713240.683.121511491.08
120Fort CollinsColorado170,7441126640.663.891331352.13
121MadisonWisconsin266,1991731,3840.655.21021024.27
122ArvadaColorado123,548801,0630.658.634513.13
123DentonTexas150,975976810.644.511171212.13
124CambridgeMassachusetts121,699775140.634.221271261.62
125HonoluluHawaii985,1386067,3410.627.45576921.77
126LaredoTexas266,4891657250.622.721621592.44
127BoiseIdaho231,9021447540.623.251491482.46
128GarlandTexas237,5101451,3040.615.4992993.97
129OlatheKansas143,307864280.62.991561531.41
130WaterburyConnecticut106,480647740.67.2761722.3
131El PasoTexas684,7374062,3080.593.371471457.44
132West JordanUtah117,862706270.595.32971011.91
133LewisvilleTexas113,998674600.594.041291311.44
134RochesterMinnesota121,225705990.584.941061121.83
135Ann ArborMichigan119,805683150.572.631641631.05
136Fort WayneIndiana274,2951541,4020.565.111041094.26
137Overland ParkKansas199,8811101,0330.555.171031073.13
138ScottsdaleArizona245,8861331,4740.545.9983914.4
139New BraunfelsTexas100,427512990.512.981571560.96
140Grand PrairieTexas196,334998610.54.391191252.63
141HendersonNevada337,3751661,2380.493.671371393.85
142CentennialColorado111,199555890.495.3981041.76
143AlexandriaVirginia160,457765580.473.481421461.74
144ChandlerArizona281,1621281,1540.464.11281333.51
145CarrolltonTexas141,694644340.453.061541551.36
146CarlsbadCalifornia116,633525100.454.371221281.54
147Round RockTexas141,927605150.423.631381411.58
148MeridianIdaho126,744512440.41.931701700.81
149Sterling HeightsMichigan131,911522690.392.041691690.88
150Broken ArrowOklahoma112,990444960.394.391201291.48
151Sandy SpringsGeorgia111,533434400.393.951321371.32
152PlanoTexas294,4961081,0530.373.581411473.18
153College StationTexas122,051455280.374.331241301.57
154RichardsonTexas122,872446000.364.881081181.76
155OremUtah100,060364260.364.261261321.27
156StamfordConnecticut132,292463930.352.971581611.2
157BendOregon104,833373900.353.721361401.17
158SurpriseArizona145,832495290.343.631391441.58
159NewarkNew Jersey295,039941540.320.521741740.68
160McAllenTexas144,973466570.324.531151271.93
161BellevueWashington150,208461,1960.317.9644643.4
162Lee's SummitMissouri102,519313560.33.471431501.06
163McKinneyTexas217,841624870.282.241681681.5
164PearlandTexas126,983344370.273.441441511.29
165ProvoUtah116,642323830.273.281481541.14
166Virginia BeachVirginia451,9381191,3770.263.051551624.1
167GilbertArizona272,941717670.262.811611642.3
168League CityTexas111,279293470.263.121521571.03
169FriscoTexas222,416514300.231.931711711.32
170ConcordNorth Carolina100,631192540.192.521671660.75
171Jersey CityNew Jersey275,213434260.161.551721721.28
172CaryNorth Carolina177,735254540.142.551661671.31
173Sugar LandTexas118,888153450.132.91601650.99
174JolietIllinois146,58916320.110.221751750.13
175CarmelIndiana103,54091510.091.461731730.44
Source : crime-data
Violent Crimes (Homicide, Rape, Aggravated Assault, Gun Assault, Domestic)
Property Crimes (Robbery, Residential Burglary, Nonresidential Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, Drug Offense)
Per 1000 - Calculated per Thousand residents.
Rank - Ranked crime rate per thousand residents

What state is #1 in crime?

By 2023, Arkansas is the #1 state in crime with the average of all crime of 22.76 per 1000 residents, followed by Nevada with 21.43, Tennessee with 21.04, South Carolina with 18.24, Florida with 17, Louisiana with 16.97, Michigan with 16.55 crime rate. Crime includes both violent and property crimes, Violent Crimes include Homicide, Rape, Aggravated Assault, Gun Assault, Domestic and Property Crimes includes Robbery, Residential Burglary, Nonresidential Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, Drug Offense.

Crime by StateAverage all Crime
per 1000 persons
Arkansas22.76
Nevada21.43
Tennessee21.04
South Carolina18.24
Florida17
Louisiana16.97
Michigan16.55
Texas16.13
Oklahoma15.67
Missouri14.32
Georgia14.19
Virginia11.89
Illinois11.61
California11.43
Iowa11.18
Massachusetts10.42
Maryland9.43
Minnesota8.88
All Crime indicates Violent Crime, Property Crime, Society Crime

In December 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice announced ten new National Public Safety Partnership org which will work with the Department of Justice, local agencies and community organizations to reduce violence in areas with high crime rates. In 2019, Public Safety Partnership added ten new sites, Amarillo(Texas), Anchorage(Alaska), Anniston(Alabama), Baltimore(Maryland), Baton Rouge(Louisiana) Cleveland(Ohio) Davenport(Iowa), Harris County(Texas), Oxford( Alabama) and Wichita(Kansas). The ten new identified cities in 2021 are:

  1. Antioch, California
  2. Aurora, Colorado
  3. Charleston/North Charleston, South Carolina
  4. Chattanooga, Tennessee
  5. Gary, Indiana
  6. Louisville, Kentucky
  7. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  8. Phoenix, Arizona
  9. Richmond, Virginia
  10. Shreveport, Louisiana

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