America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime
The cities listed here are the 114 Mid-sized Metropolitan Statistical Areas, ranging in population from approximately 500,000 to 200,000.
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| Index | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | Burglary | Larceny | Auto theft | |||
| Danbury | CT | 1,743 | 1.5 | 17.4 | 39.8 | 50.6 | 262.1 | 1,248.5 | 122.6 | |
| Stamford-Norwalk | CT | 1,889 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 74.6 | 97.1 | 239.4 | 1,282.9 | 184.3 | |
| Johnstown | PA | 1,974 | 3.4 | 20.5 | 48.8 | 150.2 | 435.3 | 1,195.0 | 120.7 | |
| Dutchess County | NY | 2,160 | 2.1 | 17.7 | 69.3 | 158.4 | 323.5 | 1,483.6 | 105.4 | |
| Portsmouth-Rochester | NH-ME | 2,169 | 1.1 | 41.1 | 18.3 | 75.9 | 322.3 | 1,586.9 | 123.0 | |
| Lowell | MA-NH | 2,260 | 2.6 | 18.3 | 67.7 | 250.6 | 338.3 | 1,218.4 | 363.8 | |
| Lawrence | MA-NH | 2,328 | 1.2 | 21.1 | 58.5 | 203.4 | 435.7 | 1,062.5 | 545.7 | |
| Newburgh | NY-PA | 2,380 | 4.3 | 19.2 | 80.5 | 209.6 | 382.0 | 1,581.6 | 103.0 | |
| Lynchburg | VA | 2,408 | 5.9 | 34.8 | 50.1 | 150.4 | 397.4 | 1,595.0 | 174.8 | |
| Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah | WI | 2,420 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 12.4 | 78.2 | 278.3 | 1,949.5 | 85.3 | |
| Manchester | NH | 2,443 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 64.5 | 70.8 | 406.5 | 1,688.5 | 177.3 | |
| * | York | PA | 2,496 | 1.0 | 21.1 | 39.1 | 138.1 | 373.5 | 1,807.2 | 115.9 |
| Erie | PA | 2,516 | 2.5 | 40.1 | 84.7 | 143.2 | 515.8 | 1,611.6 | 118.4 | |
| * | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc | CA | 2,556 | 3.2 | 27.7 | 67.5 | 232.1 | 417.8 | 1,659.6 | 147.8 |
| Binghamton | NY | 2,637 | 3.5 | 22.4 | 56.9 | 124.8 | 368.6 | 1,975.8 | 84.8 | |
| * | Worcester | MA-CT | 2,722 | 1.9 | 38.2 | 91.7 | 342.9 | 452.2 | 1,498.2 | 296.5 |
| * | New London-Norwich | CT-RI | 2,774 | 2.3 | 45.1 | 69.8 | 150.8 | 470.3 | 1,876.7 | 158.8 |
| Lancaster | PA | 2,785 | 2.1 | 21.2 | 84.0 | 109.6 | 476.2 | 1,909.3 | 183.0 | |
| Green Bay | WI | 2,892 | 1.7 | 35.2 | 37.4 | 125.2 | 465.1 | 2,060.4 | 167.4 | |
| San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles | CA | 2,973 | 1.2 | 37.1 | 30.5 | 204.5 | 583.8 | 1,921.1 | 194.7 | |
| Utica-Rome | NY | 2,989 | 2.6 | 30.1 | 90.8 | 204.5 | 619.3 | 1,933.6 | 107.7 | |
| Brazoria | TX | 3,018 | 4.4 | 43.2 | 49.1 | 172.7 | 622.1 | 1,924.9 | 202.0 | |
| * | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | AR | 3,026 | 1.2 | 22.8 | 24.6 | 161.3 | 462.2 | 2,202.3 | 151.8 |
| Portland | ME | 3,149 | 1.9 | 40.4 | 34.6 | 73.1 | 595.1 | 2,274.6 | 129.0 | |
| Reading | PA | 3,172 | 5.9 | 20.8 | 167.1 | 211.8 | 600.1 | 1,841.0 | 325.4 | |
| Brockton | MA | 3,332 | 3.9 | 24.4 | 119.1 | 443.5 | 467.5 | 1,700.9 | 573.0 | |
| * | Roanoke | VA | 3,345 | 3.1 | 32.1 | 71.1 | 253.8 | 420.3 | 2,361.6 | 202.8 |
| Santa Rosa | CA | 3,378 | 3.4 | 39.5 | 62.0 | 204.6 | 653.5 | 2,100.1 | 314.9 | |
| * | Huntington-Ashland | WV-KY-OH | 3,403 | 2.8 | 30.5 | 43.9 | 212.9 | 672.7 | 2,217.5 | 222.5 |
| Madison | WI | 3,454 | 1.2 | 28.9 | 77.0 | 128.3 | 543.6 | 2,469.2 | 205.7 | |
| Salinas | CA | 3,464 | 6.7 | 33.9 | 137.8 | 290.5 | 606.7 | 2,054.4 | 333.5 | |
| * | Evansville-Henderson | IN-KY | 3,479 | 2.3 | 22.7 | 58.6 | 179.0 | 689.5 | 2,359.5 | 167.4 |
| Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir | NC | 3,516 | 4.5 | 15.8 | 53.5 | 162.7 | 900.5 | 2,202.3 | 176.9 | |
| Bridgeport | CT | 3,553 | 3.8 | 25.5 | 158.3 | 265.5 | 563.4 | 2,050.4 | 486.1 | |
| Fort Wayne | IN | 3,571 | 5.7 | 32.8 | 108.1 | 93.4 | 623.8 | 2,424.7 | 282.9 | |
| Provo-Orem | UT | 3,600 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 14.4 | 69.1 | 543.1 | 2,772.5 | 179.2 | |
| Asheville | NC | 3,610 | 9.0 | 24.8 | 98.9 | 208.1 | 784.8 | 2,155.7 | 328.8 | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | MI | 3,612 | 2.7 | 78.8 | 82.8 | 294.8 | 608.9 | 2,361.9 | 182.2 | |
| Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol | TN-VA | 3,664 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 41.6 | 327.8 | 689.4 | 2,369.0 | 204.8 | |
| Trenton | NJ | 3,701 | 5.9 | 28.2 | 249.9 | 260.8 | 663.2 | 2,000.0 | 493.4 | |
| * | Peoria-Pekin | IL | 3,702 | 2.8 | 40.5 | 91.6 | 349.7 | 748.9 | 2,326.8 | 141.2 |
| Naples | FL | 3,705 | 2.7 | 33.9 | 106.5 | 395.3 | 875.3 | 2,098.7 | 192.1 | |
| Richland-Kennewick-Pasco | WA | 3,737 | 3.0 | 29.9 | 44.0 | 178.7 | 656.2 | 2,537.0 | 288.6 | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | CO | 3,758 | 0.0 | 62.6 | 25.8 | 182.5 | 534.4 | 2,798.9 | 153.3 | |
| Saginaw-Bay City-Midland | MI | 3,763 | 4.7 | 61.3 | 81.4 | 470.1 | 719.8 | 2,200.1 | 225.9 | |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | CA | 3,825 | 2.3 | 41.1 | 89.8 | 281.5 | 632.5 | 2,582.7 | 195.1 | |
| Bremerton | WA | 3,830 | 0.4 | 77.5 | 48.6 | 260.4 | 853.7 | 2,292.6 | 296.4 | |
| Chico-Paradise | CA | 3,958 | 1.9 | 35.1 | 70.3 | 213.2 | 986.5 | 1,960.3 | 690.8 | |
| Charleston | WV | 3,973 | 2.8 | 23.1 | 84.9 | 282.7 | 758.9 | 2,441.0 | 379.3 | |
| Ocala | FL | 3,983 | 5.9 | 53.6 | 84.9 | 640.8 | 965.1 | 2,028.4 | 204.2 | |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa | CA | 4,002 | 3.3 | 28.6 | 131.1 | 315.7 | 617.4 | 2,386.4 | 519.6 | |
| Boise City | ID | 4,127 | 2.7 | 53.3 | 32.4 | 231.9 | 696.0 | 2,829.9 | 281.0 | |
| Waterbury | CT | 4,142 | 2.6 | 30.2 | 156.1 | 144.7 | 767.7 | 2,597.6 | 442.9 | |
| Olympia | WA | 4,184 | 0.9 | 59.5 | 52.5 | 180.3 | 831.4 | 2,766.2 | 292.7 | |
| Pensacola | FL | 4,231 | 4.6 | 51.3 | 125.3 | 417.4 | 991.9 | 2,431.3 | 209.0 | |
| Duluth-Superior | MN-WI | 4,241 | 1.6 | 50.7 | 49.1 | 150.1 | 812.8 | 2,931.7 | 245.4 | |
| Huntsville | AL | 4,244 | 4.1 | 33.9 | 111.2 | 214.2 | 788.9 | 2,776.4 | 315.3 | |
| Killeen-Temple | TX | 4,316 | 2.1 | 41.3 | 84.7 | 289.7 | 1,044.4 | 2,617.2 | 236.8 | |
| * | Lexington | KY | 4,355 | 3.0 | 39.5 | 103.4 | 239.7 | 803.5 | 2,939.0 | 227.0 |
| Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie | FL | 4,377 | 5.1 | 38.3 | 129.6 | 444.9 | 1,017.3 | 2,459.9 | 282.3 | |
| Augusta-Aiken | GA-SC | 4,406 | 4.6 | 47.6 | 127.9 | 135.6 | 838.4 | 2,893.8 | 358.2 | |
| * | Springfield | IL | 4,470 | 4.1 | 24.3 | 127.9 | 412.7 | 1,013.7 | 2,716.5 | 170.6 |
| * | Boulder-Longmont | CO | 4,500 | 1.3 | 50.5 | 37.7 | 192.9 | 717.2 | 3,171.6 | 329.2 |
| * | Canton-Massillon | OH | 4,509 | 2.9 | 37.2 | 176.0 | 153.6 | 1,107.9 | 2,679.2 | 352.6 |
| Daytona Beach | FL | 4,610 | 6.2 | 48.7 | 139.8 | 436.9 | 1,091.7 | 2,512.2 | 374.4 | |
| Fort Myers-Cape Coral | FL | 4,667 | 9.1 | 35.8 | 172.2 | 428.6 | 1,035.3 | 2,484.1 | 501.5 | |
| Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay | FL | 4,674 | 2.4 | 49.6 | 127.7 | 641.2 | 969.3 | 2,622.1 | 261.8 | |
| Reno | NV | 4,733 | 3.2 | 50.9 | 155.2 | 344.5 | 657.8 | 3,082.4 | 439.0 | |
| * | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | IA-IL | 4,787 | 3.2 | 29.6 | 124.6 | 486.0 | 927.9 | 2,964.8 | 251.1 |
| Atlantic-Cape May | NJ | 4,808 | 3.3 | 25.1 | 164.5 | 278.5 | 726.7 | 3,432.2 | 177.5 | |
| * | Rockford | IL | 4,817 | 2.8 | 29.2 | 112.4 | 302.0 | 1,070.3 | 3,029.5 | 270.4 |
| Des Moines | IA | 4,823 | 2.6 | 33.7 | 76.5 | 171.3 | 637.2 | 3,579.6 | 321.9 | |
| Greeley | CO | 4,854 | 4.7 | 64.4 | 44.8 | 238.4 | 795.5 | 3,309.1 | 397.2 | |
| Fort Smith | AR-OK | 4,855 | 6.2 | 34.7 | 77.6 | 415.5 | 830.6 | 3,262.5 | 228.0 | |
| Lafayette | LA | 4,864 | 3.9 | 40.3 | 87.4 | 466.6 | 1,008.5 | 3,005.5 | 252.1 | |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville | CA | 4,873 | 7.6 | 38.0 | 91.7 | 521.0 | 1,131.7 | 2,432.0 | 650.8 | |
| Flint | MI | 4,890 | 8.8 | 54.6 | 150.1 | 412.9 | 1,046.1 | 2,674.3 | 542.8 | |
| Springfield | MO | 4,894 | 1.8 | 35.7 | 72.4 | 357.0 | 831.9 | 3,280.5 | 314.3 | |
| Odessa-Midland | TX | 4,937 | 2.8 | 44.4 | 69.0 | 394.9 | 927.0 | 3,269.1 | 229.7 | |
| Clarksville-Hopkinsville | TN-KY | 4,945 | 4.8 | 39.9 | 79.3 | 335.4 | 854.6 | 3,390.4 | 240.8 | |
| Hamilton-Middletown | OH | 4,981 | 2.1 | 46.9 | 107.2 | 207.0 | 912.2 | 3,415.1 | 290.3 | |
| Eugene-Springfield | OR | 5,014 | 1.8 | 29.2 | 66.5 | 148.3 | 747.9 | 3,567.3 | 453.1 | |
| Columbus | GA-AL | 5,042 | 8.8 | 11.6 | 143.0 | 192.4 | 845.7 | 3,419.8 | 420.6 | |
| Merced | CA | 5,104 | 8.2 | 35.3 | 88.4 | 513.5 | 1,237.8 | 2,614.4 | 606.1 | |
| Anchorage | AK | 5,115 | 6.7 | 95.0 | 142.9 | 399.2 | 569.1 | 3,462.7 | 438.9 | |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven | FL | 5,134 | 5.3 | 40.3 | 131.4 | 389.3 | 1,147.9 | 3,037.2 | 382.4 | |
| Longview-Marshall | TX | 5,219 | 5.5 | 83.0 | 108.7 | 246.2 | 1,138.6 | 3,264.1 | 372.4 | |
| Kalamazoo-Battle Creek | MI | 5,280 | 5.7 | 68.1 | 93.2 | 481.9 | 980.9 | 3,275.0 | 375.4 | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | TX | 5,330 | 4.7 | 77.6 | 174.3 | 319.2 | 1,079.5 | 3,315.5 | 359.0 | |
| Chattanooga | TN-GA | 5,504 | 8.0 | 35.2 | 152.3 | 514.2 | 996.8 | 3,351.8 | 445.7 | |
| South Bend | IN | 5,607 | 8.2 | 46.5 | 162.1 | 189.2 | 1,080.3 | 3,745.5 | 374.7 | |
| Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula | MS | 5,683 | 9.3 | 44.6 | 139.3 | 171.4 | 1,318.8 | 3,549.0 | 450.1 | |
| Gainesville | FL | 5,684 | 3.1 | 70.2 | 147.0 | 597.1 | 1,214.5 | 3,259.5 | 392.7 | |
| Spokane | WA | 5,758 | 4.6 | 34.9 | 113.4 | 262.6 | 1,023.4 | 3,735.0 | 584.4 | |
| Tallahassee | FL | 5,884 | 4.7 | 77.3 | 176.8 | 565.3 | 1,271.7 | 3,416.2 | 372.0 | |
| Jackson | MS | 5,958 | 14.4 | 68.3 | 278.0 | 176.0 | 1,411.2 | 3,259.0 | 751.4 | |
| Savannah | GA | 5,959 | 13.7 | 28.1 | 269.6 | 307.8 | 1,109.7 | 3,551.5 | 678.6 | |
| Modesto | CA | 6,027 | 3.2 | 37.5 | 137.7 | 359.5 | 1,043.8 | 3,529.9 | 915.8 | |
| * | Galveston-Texas City | TX | 6,075 | 7.1 | 49.7 | 158.4 | 357.8 | 1,228.8 | 3,789.3 | 484.1 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | LA | 6,136 | 14.0 | 45.7 | 202.8 | 486.4 | 1,228.7 | 3,610.9 | 547.4 | |
| Macon | GA | 6,188 | 5.6 | 26.1 | 121.0 | 235.7 | 1,331.8 | 3,888.8 | 579.3 | |
| Fayetteville | NC | 6,217 | 12.8 | 31.3 | 216.5 | 377.4 | 1,623.5 | 3,583.8 | 371.4 | |
| Yakima | WA | 6,248 | 4.4 | 52.8 | 76.4 | 137.4 | 1,521.5 | 3,860.2 | 595.2 | |
| Lincoln | NE | 6,309 | 2.4 | 40.3 | 73.1 | 399.0 | 873.4 | 4,699.7 | 221.0 | |
| Lubbock | TX | 6,314 | 4.3 | 60.0 | 120.0 | 867.3 | 1,294.7 | 3,704.0 | 263.6 | |
| Salem | OR | 6,343 | 2.2 | 36.9 | 63.5 | 138.0 | 818.5 | 4,570.3 | 713.8 | |
| Corpus Christi | TX | 6,385 | 5.8 | 72.4 | 140.5 | 395.2 | 1,127.1 | 4,235.3 | 408.6 | |
| Amarillo | TX | 6,404 | 3.1 | 51.0 | 146.8 | 483.0 | 1,211.1 | 4,056.6 | 452.6 | |
| Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito | TX | 6,462 | 3.1 | 30.8 | 79.7 | 317.0 | 902.2 | 4,856.5 | 272.7 | |
| Wilmington | NC | 6,574 | 5.0 | 37.3 | 183.2 | 331.1 | 1,790.7 | 3,766.6 | 460.0 | |
| Waco | TX | 6,671 | 6.7 | 46.2 | 139.4 | 387.9 | 1,364.9 | 4,333.2 | 392.8 | |
| Laredo | TX | 6,677 | 4.0 | 29.2 | 100.6 | 454.1 | 1,028.2 | 4,604.6 | 456.1 | |
| Montgomery | AL | 6,771 | 9.8 | 49.4 | 238.4 | 256.2 | 1,433.3 | 4,205.9 | 578.3 | |
| Myrtle Beach | SC | 8,080 | 8.4 | 64.1 | 175.4 | 698.0 | 1,477.4 | 5,006.1 | 650.3 |
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