Table # 3

Crime Rates for U.S. Cities, 1999
Population 40,000 and Above

Source: FBI's Uniform Crime Report, 1999
Chart Compiled by Russ Long, October 2001
City State Population Crime Crime
Index Rate
1 West Palm Beach FL 77,307 11,913 15,410
2 Miami Beach FL 98,324 14,359 14,604
3 St. Louis MO 340,836 47,711 13,998
4 Orlando FL 183,547 24,995 13,618
5 Atlanta GA 411,291 55,477 13,489
6 Monroe LA 53,650 7,162 13,349
7 Tuscaloosa AL 83,718 10,986 13,123
8 Fort Myers FL 46,295 5,978 12,913
9 Kent WA 45,597 5,453 11,959
10 Kansas City MO 443,992 51,640 11,631
11 North Charleston SC 68,955 7,975 11,566
12 Gastonia NC 57,764 6,677 11,559
13 Ocala FL 47,651 5,499 11,540
14 Wilmington NC 69,003 7,866 11,400
15 Durham NC 155,635 17,709 11,379
16 Fayetteville NC 78,363 8,762 11,181
17 Topeka KS 120,108 13,350 11,115
18 Flint MI 132,292 14,576 11,018
19 Biloxi MS 47,600 5,234 10,996
20 Tampa FL 292,941 32,016 10,929
21 Alexandria LA 45,832 4,973 10,850
22 Chattanooga TN 149,230 16,099 10,788
23 Miami-Dade FL 373,450 40,048 10,724
24 Elkhart IN 43,997 4,668 10,610
25 Macon GA 116,521 12,353 10,602
26 Jackson MS 189,930 20,072 10,568
27 Detroit MI 975,020 101,561 10,416
28 Jackson TN 51,613 5,340 10,346
29 Salt Lake City UT 177,010 18,268 10,320
30 Daytona Beach FL 65,989 6,741 10,215
31 Winston-Salem NC 166,587 16,894 10,141
32 Springfield OH 65,844 6,665 10,122
33 Baton Rouge LA 211,700 21,323 10,072
34 Irvington NJ 57,954 5,791 9,992
35 North Little Rock AR 59,489 5,942 9,988
36 Yakima WA 65,733 6,543 9,954
37 Little Rock AR 175,833 17,392 9,891
38 Albuquerque NM 420,169 41,034 9,766
39 New Haven CT 123,489 12,009 9,725
40 Shreveport LA 188,451 18,296 9,709
41 Texas City TX 43,100 4,177 9,691
42 Dallas TX 1,091,386 104,944 9,616
43 Tacoma WA 181,935 17,373 9,549
44 Dayton OH 168,180 15,997 9,512
45 Wilmington DE 73,098 6,924 9,472
46 North Miami FL 51,437 4,867 9,462
47 Springfield OR 51,210 4,841 9,453
48 Greenville NC 57,793 5,390 9,326
49 Tallahassee FL 138,417 12,905 9,323
50 Oklahoma City OK 473,772 44,153 9,319
51 Pine Bluff AR 53,241 4,929 9,258
52 Peoria IL 111,914 10,342 9,241
53 Delray Beach FL 54,320 5,009 9,221
54 Greenville SC 57,168 5,266 9,211
55 Fort Lauderdale FL 155,740 14,309 9,188
56 Spartanburg SC 41,485 3,805 9,172
57 Seattle WA 542,954 49,760 9,165
58 Council Bluffs IA 56,449 5,162 9,145
59 Boynton Beach FL 54,309 4,958 9,129
60 Columbus OH 673,401 61,292 9,102
61 Rocky Mount NC 57,687 5,250 9,101
62 Beaumont TX 111,423 10,082 9,048
63 Charleston WV 55,005 4,977 9,048
64 Lakeland FL 75,175 6,798 9,043
65 Vancouver WA 74,393 6,727 9,043
66 Rockford IL 144,646 13,066 9,033
67 Mishawaka IN 45,646 4,120 9,026
68 Tucson AZ 471,286 42,380 8,992
69 Terre Haute IN 53,750 4,814 8,956
70 High Point NC 77,169 6,883 8,919
71 Waco TX 109,831 9,789 8,913
72 Nashville TN 522,935 46,456 8,884
73 Edinburg TX 41,163 3,636 8,833
74 Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC 604,931 53,413 8,830
75 St. Petersburg FL 239,119 21,078 8,815
76 South Bend IN 100,154 8,820 8,806
77 Galveston TX 60,425 5,262 8,708
78 Camden NJ 83,838 7,269 8,670
79 Minneapolis MN 355,949 30,737 8,635
80 Pompano Beach FL 76,977 6,578 8,545
81 Las Cruces NM 76,230 6,458 8,472
82 Chester PA 40,196 3,385 8,421
83 Savannah GA 134,190 11,279 8,405
84 Oakland CA 371,234 31,073 8,370
85 Memphis TN 609,851 51,033 8,368
86 Asheville NC 63,902 5,346 8,366
87 Gulfport MS 65,151 5,387 8,268
88 Coral Gables FL 41,393 3,407 8,231
89 Tempe AZ 171,561 14,087 8,211
90 Albany GA 79,027 6,452 8,164
91 Birmingham AL 254,171 20,710 8,148
92 Gainesville FL 93,861 7,638 8,138
93 Portland OR 508,984 41,399 8,134
94 Chicago IL 2,821,032 228,704 8,107
95 Washington DC 519,000 41,840 8,062
96 Spokane WA 186,229 14,976 8,042
97 Wilson NC 40,747 3,276 8,040
98 Springfield MA 148,820 11,951 8,031
99 Providence RI 151,430 12,156 8,027
100 Springfield MO 143,680 11,499 8,003
101 Ogden UT 67,460 5,390 7,990
102 Milwaukee WI 580,899 46,061 7,929
103 Richmond VA 196,505 15,564 7,920
104 Albany NY 94,416 7,475 7,917
105 Flagstaff AZ 57,988 4,588 7,912
106 Lakewood WA 66,711 5,275 7,907
107 Reading PA 74,716 5,901 7,898
108 Goldsboro NC 41,474 3,275 7,897
109 Eugene OR 129,576 10,222 7,889
110 Newark NJ 268,348 21,149 7,881
111 Hammond IN 78,791 6,170 7,831
112 Hamilton OH 62,068 4,860 7,830
113 Davenport IA 97,078 7,589 7,817
114 Charleston SC 88,173 6,879 7,802
115 Amarillo TX 173,672 13,528 7,789
116 Montgomery AL 197,823 15,407 7,788
117 Hartford CT 131,843 10,261 7,783
118 Greensboro NC 200,645 15,531 7,741
119 Missoula MT 52,377 4,052 7,736
120 Sioux City IA 82,898 6,407 7,729
121 Phoenix AZ 1,225,881 94,641 7,720
122 New Orleans LA 465,828 35,761 7,677
123 Berkeley CA 109,685 8,343 7,606
124 Lafayette LA 113,695 8,617 7,579
125 Burlington NC 41,091 3,094 7,530
126 West Valley UT 100,795 7,587 7,527
127 Salem OR 128,022 9,631 7,523
128 Richmond CA 94,839 7,119 7,506
129 Youngstown OH 85,006 6,372 7,496
130 Fort Worth TX 498,883 37,354 7,488
131 Athens-Clarke County GA 91,290 6,814 7,464
132 Laredo TX 178,314 13,292 7,454
133 Trenton NJ 84,790 6,287 7,415
134 Rochester NY 217,141 16,100 7,415
135 Bossier City LA 56,677 4,202 7,414
136 Toledo OH 313,487 23,228 7,410
137 Hollywood FL 131,728 9,743 7,396
138 Tulsa OK 382,673 28,303 7,396
139 Joplin MO 44,856 3,316 7,393
140 Renton WA 48,023 3,548 7,388
141 Huntsville AL 176,701 12,949 7,328
142 Akron OH 216,620 15,829 7,307
143 McAllen TX 108,360 7,906 7,296
144 Philadelphia PA 1,435,382 104,658 7,291
145 Houston TX 1,812,277 131,774 7,271
146 Melbourne FL 69,961 5,064 7,238
147 East Orange NJ 69,842 5,052 7,233
148 Lake Charles LA 70,816 5,119 7,229
149 Kalamazoo MI 76,602 5,516 7,201
150 Hattiesburgh MS 49,099 3,535 7,200
151 Sarasota FL 51,703 3,711 7,178
152 Jacksonville FL 702,462 50,238 7,152
153 Austin TX 560,389 40,041 7,145
154 Southfield MI 75,460 5,390 7,143
155 Fresno CA 403,966 28,833 7,137
156 Corpus Christi TX 285,506 20,375 7,136
157 New Brunswick NJ 41,914 2,989 7,131
158 Bradenton FL 47,665 3,387 7,106
159 Raleigh NC 263,008 18,672 7,099
160 St. Paul MN 260,011 18,368 7,064
161 Bellingham WA 62,624 4,414 7,048
162 Omaha NE 372,364 26,245 7,048
163 Independence MO 117,472 8,245 7,019
164 Springfield IL 117,905 8,252 6,999
165 Pharr TX 42,927 3,004 6,998
166 Hialeah FL 214,159 14,922 6,968
167 Lima OH 42,560 2,948