Table 3
Crime in the United States by City, Year = 2003
 40,000 and over in Population
Ranked by Violent 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 Saginaw MI 60,273 4,324 7,174 1,640 2,721 38% 2,684 4,453 62%
2 Irvington NJ 60,855 5,110 8,397 1,497 2,460 29% 3,613 5,937 71%
3 Camden NJ 80,132 7,204 8,990 1,925 2,402 27% 5,279 6,588 73%
4 Alexandria LA 45,996 5,461 11,873 970 2,109 18% 4,491 9,764 82%
5 Detroit2 MI 927,766 83,533 9,004 18,724 2,018 22% 64,809 6,985 78%
6 East Orange NJ 70,141 6,151 8,769 1,394 1,987 23% 4,757 6,782 77%
7 Atlanta GA 431,043 46,722 10,839 8,491 1,970 18% 38,231 8,869 82%
8 Springfield MA 152,048 14,542 9,564 2,914 1,917 20% 11,628 7,648 80%
9 Fort Myers FL 50,874 4,375 8,600 965 1,897 22% 3,410 6,703 78%
10 Miami FL 381,651 33,527 8,785 7,157 1,875 21% 26,370 6,909 79%
11 St. Louis MO 340,256 46,635 13,706 6,325 1,859 14% 40,310 11,847 86%
12 Daytona Beach FL 65,788 7,355 11,180 1,214 1,845 17% 6,141 9,335 83%
13 Tampa FL 320,908 34,182 10,652 5,733 1,786 17% 28,449 8,865 83%
14 Trenton NJ 86,130 6,195 7,193 1,518 1,762 25% 4,677 5,430 75%
15 Baltimore MD 644,554 48,653 7,548 11,183 1,735 23% 37,470 5,813 77%
16 Orlando FL 197,268 20,346 10,314 3,322 1,684 16% 17,024 8,630 84%
17 North Charleston SC 81,476 8,090 9,929 1,336 1,640 17% 6,754 8,290 83%
18 Compton CA 96,562 3,889 4,027 1,549 1,604 40% 2,340 2,423 60%
19 St. Petersburg FL 253,095 20,485 8,094 4,054 1,602 20% 16,431 6,492 80%
20 Memphis TN 653,858 65,772 10,059 10,297 1,575 16% 55,475 8,484 84%
21 Washington DC 563,384 40,420 7,175 8,839 1,569 22% 31,581 5,606 78%
22 Little Rock AR 185,117 21,458 11,592 2,858 1,544 13% 18,600 10,048 87%
23 Nashville TN 554,888 46,979 8,466 8,331 1,501 18% 38,648 6,965 82%
24 Atlantic City NJ 40,397 5,454 13,501 600 1,485 11% 4,854 12,016 89%
25 Rock Hill SC 55,137 3,895 7,064 818 1,484 21% 3,077 5,581 79%
26 Wilmington DE 73,411 4,911 6,690 1,088 1,482 22% 3,823 5,208 78%
27 San Bernardino CA 193,641 15,102 7,799 2,864 1,479 19% 12,238 6,320 81%
28 Hartford CT 125,381 11,669 9,307 1,812 1,445 16% 9,857 7,862 84%
29 Texas City TX 43,733 3,682 8,419 618 1,413 17% 3,064 7,006 83%
30 Harrisburg PA 48,659 3,082 6,334 687 1,412 22% 2,395 4,922 78%
31 Birmingham AL 240,176 22,921 9,543 3,347 1,394 15% 19,574 8,150 85%
32 Kansas City MO 445,965 41,620 9,333 6,151 1,379 15% 35,469 7,953 85%
33 Oakland CA 407,003 28,243 6,939 5,613 1,379 20% 22,630 5,560 80%
34 Philadelphia PA 1,495,903 83,074 5,553 20,620 1,378 25% 62,454 4,175 75%
35 Pontiac MI 66,331 3,268 4,927 912 1,375 28% 2,356 3,552 72%
36 Southfield MI 78,088 5,451 6,981 1,072 1,373 20% 4,379 5,608 80%
37 Dallas TX 1,230,302 114,765 9,328 16,865 1,371 15% 97,900 7,957 85%
38 Stockton CA 265,593 22,404 8,435 3,625 1,365 16% 18,779 7,071 84%
39 Ocala FL 47,790 4,319 9,037 645 1,350 15% 3,674 7,688 85%
40 North Miami FL 61,133 5,460 8,931 823 1,346 15% 4,637 7,585 85%
41 Cleveland OH 468,446 32,278 6,890 6,200 1,324 19% 26,078 5,567 81%
42 West Palm Beach FL 88,101 9,879 11,213 1,161 1,318 12% 8,718 9,895 88%
43 Miami Beach FL 91,215 10,610 11,632 1,172 1,285 11% 9,438 10,347 89%
44 Buffalo NY 288,187 19,563 6,788 3,701 1,284 19% 15,862 5,504 81%
45 Battle Creek MI 53,808 4,457 8,283 691 1,284 16% 3,766 6,999 84%
46 Lynwood CA 72,136 2,606 3,613 919 1,274 35% 1,687 2,339 65%
47 Los Angeles CA 3,838,838 184,605 4,809 48,824 1,272 26% 135,781 3,537 74%
48 Chattanooga TN 156,596 15,060 9,617 1,973 1,260 13% 13,087 8,357 87%
49 Baton Rouge LA 226,391 18,736 8,276 2,839 1,254 15% 15,897 7,022 85%
50 Lynn MA 89,669 4,036 4,501 1,111 1,239 28% 2,925 3,262 72%
51 Richmond2 VA 199,968 2,474 1,237 2,474 1,237 100% 0 0%
52 Albany NY 93,938 6,150 6,547 1,160 1,235 19% 4,990 5,312 81%
53 Davenport IA 98,020 8,152 8,317 1,201 1,225 15% 6,951 7,091 85%
54 Boston MA 589,795 35,049 5,943 7,173 1,216 20% 27,876 4,726 80%
55 Flint2 MI 122,121 8,198 6,713 1,484 1,215 18% 6,714 5,498 82%
56 Jersey City NJ 241,443 11,741 4,863 2,927 1,212 25% 8,814 3,651 75%
57 Minneapolis MN 378,602 24,922 6,583 4,517 1,193 18% 20,405 5,390 82%
58 Houston TX 2,041,081 143,993 7,055 23,988 1,175 17% 120,005 5,879 83%
59 Reading PA 80,692 5,589 6,926 946 1,172 17% 4,643 5,754 83%
60 Evansville2 IN 119,788 6,622 5,528 1,393 1,163 21% 5,229 4,365 79%
61 Lubbock TX 206,882 15,641 7,560 2,395 1,158 15% 13,246 6,403 85%
62 Fall River MA 92,741 4,544 4,900 1,067 1,151 23% 3,477 3,749 77%
63 Columbia SC 118,536 9,469 7,988 1,342 1,132 14% 8,127 6,856 86%
64 Jackson TN 61,100 5,020 8,216 691 1,131 14% 4,329 7,085 86%
65 Cincinnati OH 324,297 27,810 8,575 3,643 1,123 13% 24,167 7,452 87%
66 North Miami Beach FL 41,596 2,904 6,981 467 1,123 16% 2,437 5,859 84%
67 Lafayette LA 111,612 7,875 7,056 1,251 1,121 16% 6,624 5,935 84%
68 Dearborn MI 98,121 6,197 6,316 1,099 1,120 18% 5,098 5,196 82%
69 Passaic NJ 68,828 2,857 4,151 770 1,119 27% 2,087 3,032 73%
70 Tulsa OK 393,907 31,557 8,011 4,304 1,093 14% 27,253 6,919