12. Oakland, California
The violent crime rate in Oakland is 6,456.6 crimes per 100,000 residents. There were 78 murders in the city in 2019.
11. San Bernardino, California
The violent crime rate in San Bernardino is 1,156.85 per 100,000 residents. In 2019, 46 people in the city were murdered.
10. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The violent crime rate in Milwaukee is 1,332 incidents per 100,000 residents.
9. Albuquerque, New Mexico
The violent crime rate in Albuquerque is 1,352 per 100,000 residents.
There were 84 people murdered there in 2019.
8. Stockton, California
The violent crime rate in Stockton is 1,397 per 100,000 residents.
In 2019, there were 34 murders there.
7. Cleveland, Ohio
The violent crime rate in Cleveland is 1,517 per 100,000 residents.
6. Little Rock, Arkansas
The violent crime rate in Little Rock is 1,517 per 100,000 residents.
The aggravated assault rate in this city was nearly five times the national rate.
5. Springfield, Missouri
The violent crime rate in Springfield is 1,519 per 100,000 residents.
There were 356 rapes there in 2019. That’s nearly five times the national rate.
4. Baltimore, Maryland
The violent crime rate in Baltimore is 1,859 per 100,000 people.
In 2019, 348 people in Baltimore were murdered.
3. Memphis, Tennessee
The violent crime rate in Memphis is 1,901 per 100,000 residents.
In 2019, 190 people were murdered there.
2. St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis has a violent crime rate of 1,927 per 100,000 people.
In 2019, 194 people were murdered in that city.
1. Detroit, Michigan
Detroit overtook St. Louis as the nation’s new most dangerous city. Detroit’s violent crime rate is 1,965 incidents per 100,000 residents.
In 2019, 275 people were murdered.
