Table 4
Crime in the United States by City, Year = 2003
 40,000 and over in Population
Ranked by Property 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 Edinburg TX 53,584 6,904 12,884 265 495 4% 6,639 12,390 96%
2 Atlantic City NJ 40,397 5,454 13,501 600 1,485 11% 4,854 12,016 89%
3 St. Louis MO 340,256 46,635 13,706 6,325 1,859 14% 40,310 11,847 86%
4 Council Bluffs IA 58,786 6,635 11,287 497 845 7% 6,138 10,441 93%
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 Greenville MS 40,419 4,410 10,911 370 915 8% 4,040 9,995 92%
8 West Palm Beach FL 88,101 9,879 11,213 1,161 1,318 12% 8,718 9,895 88%
9 Alexandria LA 45,996 5,461 11,873 970 2,109 18% 4,491 9,764 82%
10 Springfield OH 64,214 6,811 10,607 558 869 8% 6,253 9,738 92%
11 Albany OR 42,646 4,121 9,663 77 181 2% 4,044 9,483 98%
12 Daytona Beach FL 65,788 7,355 11,180 1,214 1,845 17% 6,141 9,335 83%
13 Macon GA 97,255 9,719 9,993 647 665 7% 9,072 9,328 93%
14 Tucson AZ 514,618 52,007 10,106 4,709 915 9% 47,298 9,191 91%
15 Tempe AZ 163,143 15,900 9,746 1,013 621 6% 14,887 9,125 94%
16 Oklahoma City OK 521,681 52,237 10,013 4,642 890 9% 47,595 9,123 91%
17 Salt Lake City UT 184,022 18,039 9,803 1,294 703 7% 16,745 9,099 93%
18 Rocky Mount NC 56,601 5,524 9,760 459 811 8% 5,065 8,949 92%
19 Atlanta GA 431,043 46,722 10,839 8,491 1,970 18% 38,231 8,869 82%
20 Tampa FL 320,908 34,182 10,652 5,733 1,786 17% 28,449 8,865 83%
21 Fort Smith AR 81,989 7,977 9,729 804 981 10% 7,173 8,749 90%
22 North Little Rock AR 60,353 5,786 9,587 516 855 9% 5,270 8,732 91%
23 Orlando FL 197,268 20,346 10,314 3,322 1,684 16% 17,024 8,630 84%
24 Jackson MS 181,479 17,144 9,447 1,648 908 10% 15,496 8,539 90%
25 Memphis TN 653,858 65,772 10,059 10,297 1,575 16% 55,475 8,484 84%
26 Chattanooga TN 156,596 15,060 9,617 1,973 1,260 13% 13,087 8,357 87%
27 Pine Bluff AR 54,482 5,108 9,376 578 1,061 11% 4,530 8,315 89%
28 Berkeley CA 104,727 9,621 9,187 926 884 10% 8,695 8,303 90%
29 North Charleston SC 81,476 8,090 9,929 1,336 1,640 17% 6,754 8,290 83%
30 Mishawaka IN 48,551 4,300 8,857 314 647 7% 3,986 8,210 93%
31 Flagstaff AZ 56,430 5,015 8,887 401 711 8% 4,614 8,177 92%
32 Birmingham AL 240,176 22,921 9,543 3,347 1,394 15% 19,574 8,150 85%
33 Springfield MO 151,859 13,389 8,817 1,038 684 8% 12,351 8,133 92%
34 Dayton OH 162,876 14,884 9,138 1,654 1,015 11% 13,230 8,123 89%
35 Salem OR 142,501 12,077 8,475 514 361 4% 11,563 8,114 96%
36 Renton WA 53,723 4,614 8,589 279 519 6% 4,335 8,069 94%
37 Elkhart IN 52,090 4,390 8,428 187 359 4% 4,203 8,069 96%
38 Yakima WA 74,052 6,397 8,639 430 581 7% 5,967 8,058 93%
39 Springfield IL 112,304 9,041 8,050 0 0% 9,041 8,050 100%
40 Tacoma WA 199,586 18,212 9,125 2,154 1,079 12% 16,058 8,046 88%
41 Seattle WA 576,296 50,252 8,720 3,946 685 8% 46,306 8,035 92%
42 Wilmington NC 91,593 8,175 8,925 819 894 10% 7,356 8,031 90%
43 Spokane WA 198,325 17,067 8,606 1,161 585 7% 15,906 8,020 93%
44 Montgomery AL 202,064 17,432 8,627 1,307 647 7% 16,125 7,980 93%
45 Dallas TX 1,230,302 114,765 9,328 16,865 1,371 15% 97,900 7,957 85%
46 Kansas City MO 445,965 41,620 9,333 6,151 1,379 15% 35,469 7,953 85%
47 Rockford IL 151,703 12,055 7,946 0 0% 12,055 7,946 100%
48 Joplin MO 46,447 3,870 8,332 191 411 5% 3,679 7,921 95%
49 Gulfport MS 72,751 6,007 8,257 270 371 4% 5,737 7,886 96%
50 Hartford CT 125,381 11,669 9,307 1,812 1,445 16% 9,857 7,862 84%
51 Springfield OR 54,619 4,432 8,114 158 289 4% 4,274 7,825 96%
52 Auburn WA 44,586 3,781 8,480 296 664 8% 3,485 7,816 92%
53 Columbus OH 726,151 62,553 8,614 6,215 856 10% 56,338 7,758 90%
54 Beaumont TX 114,626 9,880 8,619 1,051 917 11% 8,829 7,702 89%
55 Portland OR 545,271 46,387 8,507 4,436 814 10% 41,951 7,694 90%
56 Ocala FL 47,790 4,319 9,037 645 1,350 15% 3,674 7,688 85%
57 Fayetteville NC 125,587 10,882 8,665 1,230 979 11% 9,652 7,686 89%
58 Springfield MA 152,048 14,542 9,564 2,914 1,917 20% 11,628 7,648 80%
59 North Miami FL 61,133 5,460 8,931 823 1,346 15% 4,637 7,585 85%
60 Boynton Beach FL 64,849 5,559 8,572 678 1,046 12% 4,881 7,527 88%
61 Topeka KS 122,446 9,936 8,115 728 595 7% 9,208 7,520 93%
62 Greenville SC 56,728 4,835 8,523 571 1,007 12% 4,264 7,517 88%
63 Toledo OH 309,499 26,341 8,511 3,182 1,028 12% 23,159 7,483 88%
64 Shreveport LA 199,641 16,961 8,496 2,056 1,030 12% 14,905 7,466 88%
65 Waco TX 117,549 9,582 8,151 809 688 8% 8,773 7,463 92%
66 Palm Springs CA 44,993 3,746 8,326 390 867 10% 3,356 7,459 90%
67 Cincinnati OH 324,297 27,810 8,575 3,643 1,123 13% 24,167 7,452 87%
68 Grand Junction CO 43,593 3,469 7,958 233 534 7% 3,236 7,423 93%
69 Huntington WV 50,145 4,008 7,993 286 570 7% 3,722 7,422 93%
70 Roswell NM 44,522 3,775 8,479 477 1,071 13% 3,298 7,408 87%