1 week ago - The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2024 for the 200 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system.

August 13, 2025 - Memphis once again tops the list, with a violent crime rate nearly six times the national figure. Detroit and Baltimore also have rates more than triple the U.S. average. Washington, D.C., ranked seventh among the largest cities for violent ...

1 month ago - Memphis ranked among the top large cities for both violent and property crimes, leading in aggravated assault, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. St. Louis, Cleveland, and Oakland dominated the lists for mid-sized cities, appearing across violent and property crime categories. Smaller and extra-small cities like Birmingham, East Point, Tukwila, and Emeryville had rates far above the national average, proving that crime is not just a “big city” problem.

September 12, 2025 - Memphis, the second-biggest city ... tops the list with 2,501 violent crimes per 100,000 people, according to data from the FBI. The city has recorded 145 murder victims in the first eight months of the year. Last year, it experienced 40.6 homicides per 100,000, placing it fourth among cities with at least 100,000 residents. Trump, citing high rates of crime, said Memphis would be placed “early on the list” of cities federal forces could target ...

June 25, 2024 - As was the case with violent crime, Memphis also led in property crime with 8,463 incidents crimes per 100,000 people, followed by St. Louis (6,234) and Denver (5,783). Meridian, Idaho, had the lowest rate ...

3 weeks ago - The group’s proposals create a roadmap for action at the federal, state, and local levels to accelerate progress toward a national crime trends monitoring system that generates the timely, accurate, complete, and usable data critical to improving crime control and prevention strategies. ... Homicide is the unlawful killing of one person by another. Figure 3 displays the average homicide rate by half-year in the 30 cities for which incident data on the crime were available through June 2025 (see Appendix for the city list).

1 day ago - Air Quality Index by CityColdest Cities in the United StatesCloudiest Cities in the United StatesSnowiest Cities in the United StatesSnowfall Totals by CitySunniest Cities in the United StatesWindiest Cities in the United States Show more · Violent crime is defined as a crime in which the offender or perpetrator uses or threatens to use force upon a victim. Violent crimes include homicide, murder, assault, rape, robbery, kidnapping, negligence, manslaughter, and sexual assault. The FBI’s 2018 Crime in the United States Report shows that the violent crime rate in the United States for 2018 fell 3.9% from 2017.

3 weeks ago - Memphis, Tennessee, currently tops the list with 97.64 crimes per 1,000 people, though St. Louis, Missouri, maintains the highest violent crime rate at 66 per 100,000 residents based on recent crime data.

1 week ago - Here’s the full list of cities with the highest rate of property offenses: The Democratic-led city also made the top 10 list for murder and violent offenses. According to FBI data from last year, there were 6,899 property crimes recorded in the city per 100,000 people, reaching over a thousand more than any other city.

May 22, 2025 - Its rate of violent crime is 1,556.76 per 100,000 people, putting it above the national average in the USA. Recorded offences had been dropping over recent years, but saw a big jump in crime rates in 2020 and 2021. This was attributed to increasing poverty rates and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local police force. A police car drives down Wisconsin Ave in downtown Milwaukee. Photo by Vincent Desjardins/Wikipedia · Milwaukee is home to over half a million people and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the USA.

October 13, 2023 - The Bluff City crept from number three in 2020 to number two in last year’s report; it landed on top with the highest collective crime rates this year. ... Learn more about gun violence across the US—and how much Americans worry about it—in our ongoing coverage of the facts and the fears surrounding this important topic.

August 15, 2025 - Many cities, including those with the highest murder rates, saw declines in homicides. Crime remains a significant concern, but Trump's criticism of big, Democrat-led cities in blue states tells only part of the story. By the numbers: Eight of the top 10 cities with the highest murder rates and populations of at least 100,000 were in red states — Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio and Louisiana, Axios found.

The small towns of close neighbourhood to cities are safest cities in the U.S. Some of the cities are Nashua, New Hampshire, Columbia, Maryland, South Burlington, Gilbert, Arizona, Warwick, Rhode Island, Portland, Maine, Casper, Wyoming, Yonkers, New York. Some of the safest cities in California ...

April 29, 2025 - Despite crime rates decreasing in recent years, St. Louis is still ranked as the most dangerous city in the US and the sixth most dangerous city in the world due to high levels of homicide and armed robbery, among other offenses. As a result of the state of Missouri’s laws, no permit or background check is required to carry a concealed gun, making it easier for individuals to access firearms.

August 11, 2025 - We have other cities that are very bad. New York has a problem. And then you have, of course, Baltimore and Oakland. We don't even mention that anymore there," Trump said. Trump has touted himself as a "tough on crime" president over the years and has raised concerns about the crime rate in Washington, D.C.

September 10, 2024 - Cities frequently listed among the most dangerous include some in the top five- Detroit, Memphis, and Birmingham. These cities consistently report some of the highest crime rates in the country, making safety a significant concern for residents ...

June 9, 2024 - The only metric I use for American cities when comparing crime is the murder rate. That's because so many other crimes can go unreported, but murder usually can't. To see DC have a lower violent crime rate than Boston, when their murder rate is so much higher, is a perfect example of why we should do this. ... I was shocked NOLA wasn't on the list. But I see it is the 53rd largest city, so it wasn't considered. Pretty sure it would be top 3 for violent crimes.

Little Rock neighborhoods with the highest crime rate include the South End, Oak Forest, and Stephens. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is another one of the most dangerous cities in the US.