Table 3 |
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| 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 | |||