Table 2
Crime in the United States by City, Year = 2003
 40,000 and over in Population
Ranked by Overall Crime Rate
Source: FBI's Uniform Crime Report, 2003
Chart Compiled by Russ Long, February 2005
City State Population Crime Index Crime Rate Violent Crime -- Numbers Violent Crime Rate Violent Crime -- Percent of all Crime Property crime -- Numbers Property Crime Rate Property crime -- Percent of all Crime
1 St. Louis MO 340,256 46,635 13,706 6,325 1,859 14% 40,310 11,847 86%
2 Atlantic City NJ 40,397 5,454 13,501 600 1,485 11% 4,854 12,016 89%
3 Edinburg TX 53,584 6,904 12,884 265 495 4% 6,639 12,390 96%
4 Alexandria LA 45,996 5,461 11,873 970 2,109 18% 4,491 9,764 82%
5 Miami Beach FL 91,215 10,610 11,632 1,172 1,285 11% 9,438 10,347 89%
6 Little Rock AR 185,117 21,458 11,592 2,858 1,544 13% 18,600 10,048 87%
7 Council Bluffs IA 58,786 6,635 11,287 497 845 7% 6,138 10,441 93%
8 West Palm Beach FL 88,101 9,879 11,213 1,161 1,318 12% 8,718 9,895 88%
9 Daytona Beach FL 65,788 7,355 11,180 1,214 1,845 17% 6,141 9,335 83%
10 Greenville MS 40,419 4,410 10,911 370 915 8% 4,040 9,995 92%
11 Atlanta GA 431,043 46,722 10,839 8,491 1,970 18% 38,231 8,869 82%
12 Tampa FL 320,908 34,182 10,652 5,733 1,786 17% 28,449 8,865 83%
13 Springfield OH 64,214 6,811 10,607 558 869 8% 6,253 9,738 92%
14 Orlando FL 197,268 20,346 10,314 3,322 1,684 16% 17,024 8,630 84%
15 Tucson AZ 514,618 52,007 10,106 4,709 915 9% 47,298 9,191 91%
16 Memphis TN 653,858 65,772 10,059 10,297 1,575 16% 55,475 8,484 84%
17 Oklahoma City OK 521,681 52,237 10,013 4,642 890 9% 47,595 9,123 91%
18 Macon GA 97,255 9,719 9,993 647 665 7% 9,072 9,328 93%
19 North Charleston SC 81,476 8,090 9,929 1,336 1,640 17% 6,754 8,290 83%
20 Salt Lake City UT 184,022 18,039 9,803 1,294 703 7% 16,745 9,099 93%
21 Rocky Mount NC 56,601 5,524 9,760 459 811 8% 5,065 8,949 92%
22 Tempe AZ 163,143 15,900 9,746 1,013 621 6% 14,887 9,125 94%
23 Fort Smith AR 81,989 7,977 9,729 804 981 10% 7,173 8,749 90%
24 Albany OR 42,646 4,121 9,663 77 181 2% 4,044 9,483 98%
25 Chattanooga TN 156,596 15,060 9,617 1,973 1,260 13% 13,087 8,357 87%
26 North Little Rock AR 60,353 5,786 9,587 516 855 9% 5,270 8,732 91%
27 Springfield MA 152,048 14,542 9,564 2,914 1,917 20% 11,628 7,648 80%
28 Birmingham AL 240,176 22,921 9,543 3,347 1,394 15% 19,574 8,150 85%
29 Jackson MS 181,479 17,144 9,447 1,648 908 10% 15,496 8,539 90%
30 Pine Bluff AR 54,482 5,108 9,376 578 1,061 11% 4,530 8,315 89%
31 Kansas City MO 445,965 41,620 9,333 6,151 1,379 15% 35,469 7,953 85%
32 Dallas TX 1,230,302 114,765 9,328 16,865 1,371 15% 97,900 7,957 85%
33 Hartford CT 125,381 11,669 9,307 1,812 1,445 16% 9,857 7,862 84%
34 Berkeley CA 104,727 9,621 9,187 926 884 10% 8,695 8,303 90%
35 Dayton OH 162,876 14,884 9,138 1,654 1,015 11% 13,230 8,123 89%
36 Tacoma WA 199,586 18,212 9,125 2,154 1,079 12% 16,058 8,046 88%
37 Ocala FL 47,790 4,319 9,037 645 1,350 15% 3,674 7,688 85%
38 Detroit2 MI 927,766 83,533 9,004 18,724 2,018 22% 64,809 6,985 78%
39 Camden NJ 80,132 7,204 8,990 1,925 2,402 27% 5,279 6,588 73%
40 North Miami FL 61,133 5,460 8,931 823 1,346 15% 4,637 7,585 85%
41 Wilmington NC 91,593 8,175 8,925 819 894 10% 7,356 8,031 90%
42 Flagstaff AZ 56,430 5,015 8,887 401 711 8% 4,614 8,177 92%
43 Mishawaka IN 48,551 4,300 8,857 314 647 7% 3,986 8,210 93%
44 Springfield MO 151,859 13,389 8,817 1,038 684 8% 12,351 8,133 92%
45 Miami FL 381,651 33,527 8,785 7,157 1,875 21% 26,370 6,909 79%
46 East Orange NJ 70,141 6,151 8,769 1,394 1,987 23% 4,757 6,782 77%
47 Seattle WA 576,296 50,252 8,720 3,946 685 8% 46,306 8,035 92%
48 Fayetteville NC 125,587 10,882 8,665 1,230 979 11% 9,652 7,686 89%
49 Yakima WA 74,052 6,397 8,639 430 581 7% 5,967 8,058 93%
50 Montgomery AL 202,064 17,432 8,627 1,307 647 7% 16,125 7,980 93%
51 Beaumont TX 114,626 9,880 8,619 1,051 917 11% 8,829 7,702 89%
52 Columbus OH 726,151 62,553 8,614 6,215 856 10% 56,338 7,758 90%
53 Spokane WA 198,325 17,067 8,606 1,161 585 7% 15,906 8,020 93%
54 Fort Myers FL 50,874 4,375 8,600 965 1,897 22% 3,410 6,703 78%
55 Renton WA 53,723 4,614 8,589 279 519 6% 4,335 8,069 94%
56 Cincinnati OH 324,297 27,810 8,575 3,643 1,123 13% 24,167 7,452 87%
57 Boynton Beach FL 64,849 5,559 8,572 678 1,046 12% 4,881 7,527 88%
58 Greenville SC 56,728 4,835 8,523 571 1,007 12% 4,264 7,517 88%
59 Toledo OH 309,499 26,341 8,511 3,182 1,028 12% 23,159 7,483 88%
60 Portland OR 545,271 46,387 8,507 4,436 814 10% 41,951 7,694 90%
61 Shreveport LA 199,641 16,961 8,496 2,056 1,030 12% 14,905 7,466 88%
62 Auburn WA 44,586 3,781 8,480 296 664 8% 3,485 7,816 92%
63 Roswell NM 44,522 3,775 8,479 477 1,071 13% 3,298 7,408 87%
64 Salem OR 142,501 12,077 8,475 514 361 4% 11,563 8,114 96%
65 Nashville TN 554,888 46,979 8,466 8,331 1,501 18% 38,648 6,965 82%
66 Stockton CA 265,593 22,404 8,435 3,625 1,365 16% 18,779 7,071 84%
67 Elkhart IN 52,090 4,390 8,428 187 359 4% 4,203 8,069 96%
68 Texas City TX 43,733 3,682 8,419 618 1,413 17% 3,064 7,006 83%
69 Irvington NJ 60,855 5,110 8,397 1,497 2,460 29% 3,613 5,937 71%
70 Sarasota FL 54,297 4,553 8,385 566 1,042 12% 3,987 7,343 88%
71 Joplin MO 46,447 3,870 8,332 191 411 5% 3,679 7,921 95%
72 Palm Springs CA 44,993 3,746 8,326 390 867 10% 3,356 7,459<