America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime
The cities listed here are 100 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Generally, MSAs are defined as a central city and its county, and possibly surrounding counties, if a significant portion of the area's population commutes between the counties on a regular basis.
View the rankings of the 114 Mid-size metro areas.
View the rankings of the 117 Smallest metro areas.
100 Largest Metro Areas
(Ranked in order from Least to Most Crime)
| Index | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | Burglary | Larceny | Auto theft | |||
| * | Nassau-Suffolk | NY | 1,968.4 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 48.6 | 75.3 | 250.8 | 1,409.4 | 176.7 |
| Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon | NJ | 2,210.6 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 65.8 | 97.2 | 389.0 | 1,424.3 | 222.8 | |
| Ventura | CA | 2,265.9 | 2.7 | 16.8 | 80.9 | 158.4 | 418.4 | 1,390.0 | 198.8 | |
| Monmouth-Ocean | NJ | 2,295.9 | 2.3 | 10.6 | 59.9 | 129.4 | 382.1 | 1,589.9 | 121.7 | |
| Bergen-Passaic | NJ | 2,392.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 113.7 | 126.6 | 390.6 | 1,420.7 | 331.4 | |
| Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton | PA | 2,540.7 | 3.3 | 26.1 | 69.5 | 159.2 | 407.0 | 1,692.0 | 183.4 | |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle | PA | 2,563.4 | 3.8 | 34.5 | 104.4 | 144.4 | 387.6 | 1,772.5 | 116.3 | |
| San Jose | CA | 2,645.5 | 2.1 | 31.1 | 74.4 | 249.6 | 349.3 | 1,650.6 | 288.2 | |
| Pittsburgh | PA | 2,772.0 | 4.8 | 24.6 | 119.7 | 221.9 | 449.7 | 1,702.6 | 248.7 | |
| Orange County | CA | 2,788.3 | 2.6 | 15.2 | 94.5 | 165.8 | 449.1 | 1,692.7 | 368.3 | |
| Ann Arbor | MI | 2,903.8 | 3.1 | 36.2 | 50.1 | 168.1 | 570.9 | 1,873.2 | 202.3 | |
| * | Albany-Schenectady-Troy | NY | 2,908.5 | 2.4 | 23.0 | 85.9 | 168.9 | 521.6 | 1,985.1 | 121.7 |
| Boston | MA-NH-ME | 2,919.5 | 2.6 | 23.4 | 126.2 | 300.5 | 400.5 | 1,667.8 | 398.5 | |
| New York | NY | 2,973.4 | 6.6 | 19.2 | 303.5 | 387.9 | 361.2 | 1,581.8 | 313.2 | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | PA | 2,991.3 | 3.1 | 30.4 | 88.5 | 174.6 | 460.1 | 2,041.3 | 193.2 | |
| Syracuse | NY | 3,223.5 | 4.5 | 19.1 | 99.6 | 202.5 | 597.1 | 2,070.5 | 230.3 | |
| Philadelphia | PA-NJ | 3,389.6 | 7.8 | 33.4 | 234.0 | 313.4 | 490.1 | 1,901.4 | 409.6 | |
| Hartford | CT | 3,426.2 | 3.0 | 19.7 | 149.2 | 145.5 | 503.5 | 2,147.6 | 457.7 | |
| Rochester | NY | 3,434.5 | 4.6 | 21.1 | 113.6 | 113.5 | 476.7 | 2,355.1 | 350.1 | |
| Newark | NJ | 3,492.4 | 6.5 | 19.0 | 253.2 | 239.4 | 540.9 | 1,635.9 | 797.5 | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | NY | 3,512.7 | 4.4 | 27.6 | 182.4 | 263.1 | 621.1 | 2,092.2 | 321.9 | |
| San Diego | CA | 3,611.8 | 3.0 | 27.4 | 114.6 | 336.0 | 623.8 | 1,825.4 | 681.6 | |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick | RI-MA | 3,659.1 | 3.4 | 36.0 | 98.0 | 212.7 | 603.9 | 2,231.6 | 473.5 | |
| Jersey City | NJ | 3,724.8 | 4.8 | 17.4 | 317.2 | 332.5 | 674.4 | 1,693.2 | 685.2 | |
| Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland | MI | 3,760.5 | 2.1 | 50.6 | 74.9 | 319.8 | 719.4 | 2,346.0 | 247.8 | |
| * | Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria | OH | 3,769.5 | 6.4 | 47.0 | 206.5 | 122.6 | 790.4 | 1,981.7 | 614.9 |
| San Francisco | CA | 3,846.6 | 5.2 | 22.8 | 226.1 | 228.7 | 554.6 | 2,294.8 | 514.5 | |
| * | New Haven-Meriden | CT | 3,926.0 | 3.3 | 22.7 | 179.2 | 230.0 | 574.7 | 2,508.6 | 407.6 |
| * | Indianapolis | IN | 3,980.3 | 7.9 | 39.1 | 185.6 | 330.3 | 832.4 | 2,143.8 | 441.1 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach | CA | 3,998.3 | 11.8 | 29.3 | 303.9 | 557.4 | 628.8 | 1,737.9 | 729.2 | |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | MN-WI | 4,026.1 | 3.0 | 42.2 | 119.7 | 167.2 | 592.1 | 2,757.9 | 344.1 | |
| Washington | DC-MD-VA | 4,047.1 | 9.4 | 22.9 | 202.9 | 270.4 | 501.2 | 2,361.4 | 679.0 | |
| * | Wilmington-Newark | DE-MD | 4,082.1 | 3.6 | 35.3 | 163.4 | 383.8 | 686.8 | 2,347.9 | 461.3 |
| * | Akron | OH | 4,172.0 | 3.3 | 46.9 | 145.8 | 190.6 | 808.5 | 2,582.6 | 394.3 |
| Gary | IN | 4,182.3 | 14.9 | 21.3 | 152.0 | 249.1 | 663.2 | 2,514.5 | 567.5 | |
| El Paso | TX | 4,227.8 | 2.4 | 38.3 | 84.7 | 480.4 | 381.9 | 2,923.6 | 316.5 | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino | CA | 4,236.5 | 7.5 | 30.3 | 158.8 | 381.2 | 877.8 | 2,060.9 | 720.0 | |
| Bakersfield | CA | 4,249.2 | 7.4 | 32.1 | 113.6 | 338.4 | 949.8 | 2,309.5 | 498.6 | |
| Detroit | MI | 4,297.9 | 10.9 | 42.7 | 191.1 | 460.3 | 705.9 | 2,065.9 | 821.0 | |
| Fort Lauderdale | FL | 4,306.8 | 5.3 | 27.6 | 175.5 | 336.4 | 749.3 | 2,523.1 | 489.6 | |
| Chicago | IL | 4,367.0 | 9.8 | 42.6 | 272.4 | 408.1 | 597.7 | 2,580.0 | 456.4 | |
| * | Youngstown-Warren | OH | 4,411.8 | 5.2 | 46.4 | 186.1 | 166.0 | 924.4 | 2,652.9 | 430.8 |
| Knoxville | TN | 4,440.0 | 5.0 | 31.0 | 109.4 | 387.8 | 962.3 | 2,582.3 | 362.1 | |
| Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News | VA-NC | 4,478.7 | 6.1 | 34.9 | 173.1 | 249.1 | 655.6 | 2,972.6 | 387.4 | |
| * | Milwaukee-Waukesha | WI | 4,521.1 | 7.1 | 28.3 | 227.7 | 155.9 | 653.1 | 2,898.5 | 550.5 |
| Cincinnati | OH-KY-IN | 4,541.5 | 4.9 | 46.3 | 194.4 | 186.1 | 810.1 | 2,889.1 | 410.6 | |
| Richmond-Petersburg | VA | 4,548.3 | 11.2 | 27.0 | 193.3 | 214.1 | 671.9 | 3,001.1 | 429.7 | |
| * | Springfield | MA | 4,561.2 | 3.3 | 41.3 | 144.7 | 719.0 | 994.8 | 2,197.6 | 460.7 |
| Atlanta | GA | 4,638.5 | 8.3 | 24.5 | 214.6 | 277.7 | 874.9 | 2,664.6 | 574.0 | |
| Birmingham | AL | 4,689.7 | 9.1 | 43.6 | 198.1 | 285.4 | 928.9 | 2,819.8 | 404.7 | |
| Louisville | KY-IN | 4,696.6 | 6.0 | 18.9 | 142.4 | 343.8 | 956.6 | 2,786.0 | 442.8 | |
| Colorado Springs | CO | 4,713.4 | 7.2 | 56.1 | 102.3 | 277.9 | 906.6 | 3,019.6 | 343.8 | |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson | SC | 4,725.8 | 6.4 | 46.1 | 116.8 | 539.1 | 933.0 | 2,740.1 | 344.3 | |
| Austin-San Marcos | TX | 4,761.6 | 3.0 | 38.4 | 107.5 | 221.8 | 841.5 | 3,235.6 | 313.9 | |
| Las Vegas | NV-AZ | 4,811.2 | 9.9 | 40.1 | 266.8 | 362.0 | 1,003.7 | 2,181.4 | 947.2 | |
| Denver | CO | 4,821.1 | 4.6 | 47.1 | 110.2 | 224.2 | 749.5 | 2,884.0 | 801.4 | |
| Sacramento | CA | 4,830.2 | 5.2 | 35.3 | 186.7 | 314.6 | 887.4 | 2,543.1 | 858.0 | |
| Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill | NC | 4,871.9 | 5.9 | 23.4 | 175.7 | 250.3 | 1,105.0 | 2,989.5 | 322.2 | |
| Oakland | CA | 4,896.8 | 7.8 | 27.5 | 232.4 | 293.8 | 727.3 | 2,709.9 | 897.9 | |
| Dayton-Springfield | OH | 4,928.6 | 6.0 | 54.4 | 192.7 | 134.1 | 1,011.9 | 2,984.7 | 544.9 | |
| Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point | NC | 4,936.5 | 6.3 | 29.2 | 148.0 | 265.5 | 1,102.3 | 3,074.0 | 311.3 | |
| Sarasota-Bradenton | FL | 5,089.0 | 3.6 | 36.1 | 138.6 | 446.4 | 1,079.5 | 3,095.6 | 289.2 | |
| Portland-Vancouver | OR-WA | 5,095.4 | 2.1 | 43.3 | 108.6 | 218.3 | 729.0 | 3,430.1 | 564.0 | |
| Baltimore | MD | 5,124.3 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 294.3 | 659.8 | 794.1 | 2,847.8 | 492.3 | |
| Tulsa | OK | 5,133.5 | 5.0 | 44.5 | 124.8 | 496.8 | 1,078.7 | 2,826.0 | 557.6 | |
| New Orleans | LA | 5,180.4 | 24.4 | 29.3 | 228.8 | 410.0 | 806.2 | 2,857.3 | 824.5 | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | WA | 5,219.4 | 2.9 | 36.1 | 121.2 | 193.1 | 829.2 | 3,092.6 | 944.3 | |
| * | St. Louis | MO-IL | 5,315.7 | 8.7 | 122.8 | 151.1 | 441.9 | 819.0 | 3,174.9 | 597.3 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden | UT | 5,382.9 | 2.2 | 46.4 | 75.2 | 179.0 | 761.7 | 3,862.3 | 456.2 | |
| Wichita | KS | 5,458.4 | 4.7 | 50.1 | 154.1 | 314.1 | 1,018.4 | 3,540.2 | 376.7 | |
| Mobile | AL | 5,494.3 | 11.0 | 41.3 | 200.4 | 252.8 | 1,173.3 | 3,395.3 | 420.1 | |
| Houston | TX | 5,505.4 | 8.4 | 36.3 | 322.1 | 447.5 | 1,042.2 | 2,897.0 | 751.9 | |
| Nashville | TN | 5,560.5 | 6.4 | 51.6 | 188.9 | 680.2 | 927.2 | 3,206.5 | 499.6 | |
| Orlando | FL | 5,709.9 | 4.5 | 39.8 | 195.5 | 576.9 | 1,172.2 | 3,144.9 | 576.1 | |
| Fresno | CA | 5,738.6 | 7.2 | 32.8 | 200.9 | 371.3 | 920.0 | 3,123.7 | 1,082.7 | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | TX | 5,746.9 | 7.7 | 29.6 | 102.9 | 346.7 | 1,091.1 | 3,786.6 | 382.3 | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | TX | 5,763.6 | 5.0 | 40.1 | 160.8 | 278.2 | 1,113.9 | 3,699.0 | 466.7 | |
| Charleston-North Charleston | SC | 5,803.2 | 9.3 | 49.6 | 190.6 | 591.0 | 985.8 | 3,318.2 | 658.7 | |
| Jacksonville | FL | 5,821.6 | 8.9 | 35.6 | 205.3 | 587.2 | 1,059.9 | 3,354.5 | 570.0 | |
| * | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | NC-SC | 5,868.7 | 7.7 | 37.1 | 217.3 | 503.3 | 1,254.2 | 3,466.4 | 382.6 |
| Dallas | TX | 5,879.3 | 7.8 | 37.4 | 272.6 | 364.7 | 1,093.9 | 3,351.1 | 751.9 | |
| Omaha | NE-IA | 5,890.7 | 4.6 | 39.2 | 157.1 | 313.4 | 718.6 | 3,871.9 | 785.9 | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | FL | 5,899.3 | 5.3 | 45.3 | 225.0 | 612.6 | 1,135.7 | 3,199.9 | 675.5 | |
| Columbia | SC | 5,959.2 | 7.5 | 49.5 | 210.4 | 611.6 | 1,135.6 | 3,425.2 | 519.5 | |
| Toledo | OH | 6,040.9 | 5.1 | 39.2 | 243.1 | 289.8 | 1,218.0 | 3,630.7 | 614.9 | |
| Albuquerque | NM | 6,165.8 | 9.6 | 56.7 | 206.5 | 641.3 | 1,000.3 | 3,576.8 | 674.6 | |
| Tacoma | WA | 6,182.0 | 4.0 | 56.1 | 152.9 | 343.5 | 1,050.4 | 3,686.6 | 888.4 | |
| Columbus | OH | 6,233.5 | 6.6 | 62.1 | 265.2 | 175.4 | 1,450.0 | 3,661.5 | 612.6 | |
| * | Kansas City | MO-KS | 6,338.5 | 8.3 | 47.7 | 197.1 | 602.4 | 1,165.6 | 3,560.1 | 757.2 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton | FL | 6,343.4 | 3.0 | 39.8 | 212.4 | 491.4 | 1,276.1 | 3,660.6 | 660.0 | |
| Honolulu | HI | 6,360.4 | 2.0 | 33.8 | 119.1 | 134.0 | 992.0 | 4,136.9 | 942.7 | |
| Oklahoma City | OK | 6,466.6 | 4.6 | 59.8 | 128.9 | 350.0 | 1,222.2 | 4,245.0 | 456.0 | |
| Stockton-Lodi | CA | 6,482.6 | 10.1 | 36.1 | 263.6 | 627.2 | 1,045.7 | 3,479.2 | 1,020.7 | |
| Baton Rouge | LA | 6,680.7 | 14.2 | 43.2 | 232.8 | 433.7 | 1,385.9 | 4,156.0 | 414.9 | |
| San Antonio | TX | 6,775.3 | 7.3 | 36.7 | 139.7 | 493.3 | 1,009.8 | 4,688.3 | 400.3 | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock | AR | 6,806.4 | 10.3 | 43.4 | 202.1 | 401.4 | 1,344.2 | 4,349.9 | 455.0 | |
| Phoenix-Mesa | AZ | 6,846.6 | 8.2 | 27.5 | 177.1 | 359.4 | 1,178.0 | 3,775.8 | 1,320.8 | |
| Miami | FL | 7,170.6 | 8.7 | 35.5 | 358.0 | 714.1 | 1,108.5 | 4,046.0 | 899.9 | |
| * | Memphis | TN-AR-MS | 7,224.6 | 15.1 | 55.2 | 378.0 | 606.6 | 1,769.7 | 3,483.2 | 916.8 |
| Tucson | AZ | 7,543.0 | 8.1 | 48.7 | 173.5 | 401.3 | 1,057.7 | 4,883.6 | 970.0 |
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