Table 2

Crime in the United States by City, Year = 2006
Ranked by Total Crime Rate
Cities with Population 40,000 or More

  
Source: FBI's Uniform Crime Report, 2006
Chart Compiled by Russ Long, May 2008		  
  City State Population Total Crime 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 346,879 49,356 14,229 8,605 2,481 17% 40,751 11,748 83%  
2 Alexandria LA 43,311 5,548 12,810 1,054 2,434 19% 4,494 10,376 81%  
3 Atlantic City NJ 40,399 4,701 11,636 842 2,084 18% 3,859 9,552 82%  
4 North Little Rock AR 59,474 6,487 10,907 866 1,456 13% 5,621 9,451 87%  
5 Fayetteville NC 132,521 14,390 10,859 1,299 980 9% 13,091 9,878 91%  
6 Springfield OH 63,379 6,866 10,833 535 844 8% 6,331 9,989 92%  
7 Rocky Mount NC 57,756 6,194 10,724 577 999 9% 5,617 9,725 91%  
8 Macon GA 97,345 10,339 10,621 853 876 8% 9,486 9,745 92%  
9 Orlando FL 216,819 22,618 10,432 4,300 1,983 19% 18,318 8,449 81%  
10 Memphis TN 680,828 70,449 10,348 13,544 1,989 19% 56,905 8,358 81%  
11 Little Rock AR 186,670 19,113 10,239 3,324 1,781 17% 15,789 8,458 83%  
12 North Charleston SC 87,655 8,951 10,212 1,481 1,690 17% 7,470 8,522 83%  
13 Monroe LA 49,207 5,017 10,196 425 864 8% 4,592 9,332 92%  
14 Everett WA 98,264 9,665 9,836 602 613 6% 9,063 9,223 94%  
15 Miami Beach FL 89,408 8,697 9,727 1,115 1,247 13% 7,582 8,480 87%  
16 Terre Haute IN 57,270 5,546 9,684 173 302 3% 5,373 9,382 97%  
17 Birmingham AL 233,577 22,182 9,497 3,175 1,359 14% 19,007 8,137 86%  
18 Detroit MI 884,462 83,732 9,467 21,394 2,419 26% 62,338 7,048 74%  
19 Flint MI 118,256 11,187 9,460 3,070 2,596 27% 8,117 6,864 73%  
20 Springfield MO 151,397 14,162 9,354 1,001 661 7% 13,161 8,693 93%  
21 Tacoma WA 199,264 18,616 9,342 2,076 1,042 11% 16,540 8,301 89%  
22 Gastonia NC 70,340 6,526 9,278 710 1,009 11% 5,816 8,268 89%  
23 Yakima WA 82,609 7,608 9,210 449 544 6% 7,159 8,666 94%  
24 Daytona Beach FL 65,507 6,028 9,202 896 1,368 15% 5,132 7,834 85%  
25 Salt Lake City UT 183,901 16,914 9,197 1,494 812 9% 15,420 8,385 91%  
26 Homestead FL 45,244 4,154 9,181 1,039 2,296 25% 3,115 6,885 75%  
27 Chattanooga TN 156,730 14,210 9,067 1,935 1,235 14% 12,275 7,832 86%  
28 Joplin MO 47,528 4,306 9,060 419 882 10% 3,887 8,178 90%  
29 Pine Bluff AR 53,294 4,778 8,965 798 1,497 17% 3,980 7,468 83%  
30 Canton OH 79,575 7,035 8,841 813 1,022 12% 6,222 7,819 88%  
31 Toledo OH 301,652 26,172 8,676 3,461 1,147 13% 22,711 7,529 87%  
32 Council Bluffs IA 59,884 5,187 8,662 539 900 10% 4,648 7,762 90%  
33 West Palm Beach FL 99,142 8,506 8,580 1,174 1,184 14% 7,332 7,395 86%  
34 Rockford8 IL 153,738 13,081 8,509 1,841 1,197 14% 11,240 7,311 86%  
35 Huntington WV 49,242 4,183 8,495 349 709 8% 3,834 7,786 92%  
36 Dayton OH 159,067 13,480 8,474 1,721 1,082 13% 11,759 7,392 87%  
37 Jackson MS 177,334 14,944 8,427 1,736 979 12% 13,208 7,448 88%  
38 Jackson TN 62,889 5,277 8,391 785 1,248 15% 4,492 7,143 85%  
39 Hartford CT 124,203 10,414 8,385 1,590 1,280 15% 8,824 7,104 85%  
40 Kansas City8 MO 448,218 37,571 8,382 6,471 1,444 17% 31,100 6,939 83%  
41 Baton Rouge LA 210,486 17,638 8,380 2,954 1,403 17% 14,684 6,976 83%  
42 Cincinnati OH 309,104 25,873 8,370 3,766 1,218 15% 22,107 7,152 85%  
43 Stockton CA 289,510 24,007 8,292 4,288 1,481 18% 19,719 6,811 82%  
44 Elkhart IN 52,616 4,353 8,273 284 540 7% 4,069 7,733 93%  
45 Hickory NC 41,035 3,383 8,244 320 780 9% 3,063 7,464 91%  
46 Renton WA 56,776 4,671 8,227 259 456 6% 4,412 7,771 94%  
47 Middletown OH 51,535 4,234 8,216 213 413 5% 4,021 7,802 95%  
48 Kent WA 83,206 6,815 8,191 563 677 8% 6,252 7,514 92%  
49 Atlanta GA 485,804 39,779 8,188 7,548 1,554 19% 32,231 6,635 81%  
50 Tempe AZ 167,303 13,683 8,179 1,094 654 8% 12,589 7,525 92%  
51 Camden NJ 80,071 6,480 8,093 1,693 2,114 26% 4,787 5,978 74%  
52 Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC 699,398 56,418 8,067 7,532 1,077 13% 48,886 6,990 87%  
53 Dallas TX 1,248,223 100,650 8,063 15,058 1,206 15% 85,592 6,857 85%  
54 Miami Gardens FL 101,115 8,149 8,059 1,868 1,847 23% 6,281 6,212 77%  
55 Auburn WA 47,895 3,849 8,036 305 637 8% 3,544 7,400 92%  
56 Oakland CA 398,834 31,943 8,009 7,599 1,905 24% 24,344 6,104 76%  
57 St. Petersburg FL 253,280 20,162 7,960 3,753 1,482 19% 16,409 6,479 81%  
58 Charleston WV 51,221 4,067 7,940 508 992 12% 3,559 6,948 88%  
59 Kansas City KS 145,229 11,526 7,936 1,245 857 11% 10,281 7,079 89%  
60 Columbus OH 731,547 58,046 7,935 5,948 813 10% 52,098 7,122 90%  
61 Shreveport LA 188,505 14,942 7,927 2,249 1,193 15% 12,693 6,734 85%  
62 Ocala FL 50,584 4,001 7,910 718 1,419 18% 3,283 6,490 82%  
63 Hamilton OH 62,018 4,904 7,907 494 797 10% 4,410 7,111 90%  
64 Milwaukee WI 581,005 45,931 7,905 7,698 1,325 17% 38,233 6,580 83%  
65 Kalamazoo MI 72,519 5,703 7,864 737 1,016 13% 4,966 6,848 87%  
66 Columbus GA 191,221 15,012 7,851 1,187 621 8% 13,825 7,230 92%  
67 Berkeley CA 101,651 7,969 7,840 646 636 8% 7,323 7,204 92%  
68 Cleveland OH 452,759 35,224 7,780 7,004 1,547 20% 28,220 6,233 80%  
69 South Bend IN 105,959 8,216 7,754 805 760 10% 7,411 6,994 90%  
70 Sanford FL 48,054 3,708 7,716 234 487 6% 3,474 7,229 94%  
71 Saginaw MI 58,216 4,490 7,713 1,738 2,985 39% 2,752 4,727 61%  
72 Huntsville AL 167,817 12,934 7,707 1,439 857 11% 11,495 6,850 89%  
73 Harlingen TX 64,084 4,923 7,682 353 551 7% 4,570 7,131 93%  
74 Topeka KS 122,807 9,417 7,668 669 545 7% 8,748 7,123 93%  
75 East Point GA 41,986 3,216 7,660 413 984 13% 2,803 6,676 87%  
76 Winston-Salem NC 197,621 15,103 7,642 1,654 837 11% 13,449 6,805 89%  
77 Fort Smith AR 83,422 6,367 7,632 876 1,050 14% 5,491 6,582 86%  
78 Gulfport MS 72,202 5,496 7,612 280 388 5% 5,216 7,224 95%  
79 Sarasota FL 54,617 4,148 7,595 565 1,034 14% 3,583 6,560 86%  
80 Irvington NJ 58,921 4,471 7,588 1,311 2,225 29% 3,160 5,363 71%  
81 Des Moines8 IA 195,194 14,811 7,588 1,306 669 9% 13,505 6,919 91%  
82 Independence MO 111,014 8,421 7,586 813 732 10% 7,608 6,853 90%  
83 Greenville SC 57,557 4,329 7,521 567 985 13% 3,762 6,536 87%  
84 Albany GA 77,815 5,832 7,495 553 711 9% 5,279 6,784 91%  
85 Seattle WA 583,772 43,684 7,483 4,152 711 10% 39,532 6,772 90%  
86 Flagstaff AZ 59,585 4,452 7,472 428 718 10% 4,024 6,753 90%  
87 Tulsa OK 385,834 28,827 7,471 4,816 1,248 17% 24,011 6,223 83%  
88 Mishawaka IN 48,818 3,628 7,432 176 361 5% 3,452 7,071 95%  
89 Rochester NY 211,656 15,665 7,401 2,666 1,260 17% 12,999 6,142 83%  
90 Wilmington DE 73,645 5,444 7,392 1,354 1,839 25% 4,090 5,554 75%  
91 Palm Springs CA 47,506 3,497 7,361 305 642 9% 3,192 6,719 91%  
92 Nashville TN 560,813 41,190 7,345 8,565 1,527 21% 32,625 5,817 79%  
93 North Miami FL 58,626 4,305 7,343 652 1,112 15% 3,653 6,231 85%  
94 Burlington NC 48,542 3,563 7,340 445 917 12% 3,118 6,423 88%  
95 Springfield OR 56,553 4,151 7,340 182 322 4% 3,969 7,018 96%  
96 Greenville NC 70,904 5,177 7,301 640 903 12% 4,537 6,399 88%  
97 Bellingham WA 75,828 5,530 7,293 196 258 4% 5,334 7,034 96%  
98 Corpus Christi TX 291,507 21,208 7,275 2,070 710 10% 19,138 6,565 90%  
99 Wilmington NC 97,381 7,064 7,254 857 880 12% 6,207 6,374 88%  
100 Albuquerque NM 500,955 36,307 7,248 4,550 908 13% 31,757 6,339 87%  
101 Lakewood WA 58,662 4,242 7,231 512 873 12% 3,730 6,358 88%  
102 Longview TX 77,752 5,621 7,229 719 925 13% 4,902 6,305 87%  
103 Springfield MA 152,644 11,007 7,211 2,260 1,481 21% 8,747 5,730 79%  
104 Oklahoma City OK 536,016 38,593 7,200 4,301 802 11% 34,292 6,398 89%  
105 Valdosta GA 46,657 3,352 7,184 298 639 9% 3,054 6,546 91%  
106 Indianapolis IN 800,969 57,288 7,152 7,689 960 13% 49,599 6,192 87%  
107 Jonesboro AR 60,035 4,274 7,119 467 778 11% 3,807 6,341 89%  
108 Tuscaloosa AL 82,094 5,838 7,111 604 736 10% 5,234 6,376 90%  
109 Knoxville TN 182,421 12,957 7,103 1,894 1,038 15% 11,063 6,065 85%  
110 Lafayette LA 106,189 7,535 7,096 1,142 1,075 15% 6,393 6,020 85%  
111 Bossier City LA 57,350 4,067 7,092 1,201 2,094 30% 2,866 4,997 70%  
112 Montgomery AL 201,937 14,270 7,067 1,184 586 8% 13,086 6,480 92%  
113 Mansfield OH 50,677 3,578 7,060 221 436 6% 3,357 6,624 94%  
114 Beaumont TX 114,967 8,117 7,060 1,155 1,005 14% 6,962 6,056 86%  
115 Salina KS 46,281 3,265 7,055 115 248 4% 3,150 6,806 96%  
116 Youngstown OH 82,938 5,847 7,050 993 1,197 17% 4,854 5,853 83%  
117 Kokomo IN 46,484 3,259 7,011 217 467 7% 3,042 6,544 93%  
118 Houston TX 2,073,729 145,303 7,007 24,250 1,169 17% 121,053 5,837 83%  
119 Decatur AL 55,406 3,878 6,999 249 449 6% 3,629 6,550 94%  
120 Reading PA 80,927 5,638 6,967 1,001 1,237 18% 4,637 5,730 82%  
121 Columbia SC 118,909 8,284 6,967 1,290 1,085 16% 6,994 5,882 84%  
122 Greensboro NC 236,591 16,398 6,931 2,062 872 13% 14,336 6,059 87%  
123 Pontiac MI 67,163 4,646 6,917 1,221 1,818 26% 3,425 5,100 74%  
124 Buffalo NY 280,494 19,393 6,914 3,957 1,411 20% 15,436 5,503 80%  
125 Sacramento CA 460,552 31,668 6,876 5,556 1,206 18% 26,112 5,670 82%  
126 Kingsport TN 44,691 3,054 6,834 387 866 13% 2,667 5,968 87%  
127 Waco TX 123,879 8,464 6,832 952 768 11% 7,512 6,064 89%  
128 Harrisburg PA 47,514 3,246 6,832 803 1,690 25% 2,443 5,142 75%  
129 Fort Lauderdale FL 170,203 11,620 6,827 1,683 989 14% 9,937 5,838 86%  
130 Tampa FL 331,487 22,628 6,826 3,839 1,158 17% 18,789 5,668 83%  
131 Mobile2 AL 250,152 17,016 6,802 1,167 467 7% 15,849 6,336 93%  
132 Battle Creek MI 62,628 4,258 6,799 781 1,247 18% 3,477 5,552 82%  
133 Grand Junction CO 46,155 3,138 6,799 288 624 9% 2,850 6,175 91%  
134 Schenectady NY 61,444 4,161 6,772 712 1,159 17% 3,449 5,613 83%  
135 Baltimore MD 637,556 43,137 6,766 10,816 1,696 25% 32,321 5,070 75%  
136 Amarillo TX 188,208 12,703 6,749 1,623 862 13% 11,080 5,887 87%  
137 Lancaster PA 54,805 3,696 6,744 532 971 14% 3,164 5,773 86%  
138 Lubbock TX 215,681 14,542 6,742 2,169 1,006 15% 12,373 5,737 85%  
139 Ogden UT 80,861 5,444 6,733 415 513 8% 5,029 6,219 92%  
140 San Antonio TX 1,292,116 86,598 6,702 7,977 617 9% 78,621 6,085 91%  
141 Edinburg TX 64,513 4,322 6,699 263 408 6% 4,059 6,292 94%  
142 Visalia CA 109,648 7,337 6,691 871 794 12% 6,466 5,897 88%  
143 Roanoke VA 93,554 6,248 6,678 953 1,019 15% 5,295 5,660 85%  
144 Miami FL 392,934 26,219 6,673 5,931 1,509 23% 20,288 5,163 77%  
145 Phoenix AZ 1,517,443 101,244 6,672 11,194 738 11% 90,050 5,934 89%  
146 Allentown PA 107,087 7,140 6,667 1,081 1,009 15% 6,059 5,658 85%  
147 Springfield IL 116,290 7,747 6,662   0 0% 7,747 6,662 100%  
148 Durham8 NC 208,932 13,823 6,616 1,957 937 14% 11,866 5,679 86%  
149 Portland OR 542,174 35,868 6,616 3,872 714 11% 31,996 5,901 89%  
150 Wichita Falls TX 102,675 6,776 6,599 491 478 7% 6,285 6,121 93%  
151 Pueblo CO 105,452 6,945 6,586 628 596 9% 6,317 5,990 91%  
152 Lawrence KS 82,394 5,414 6,571 500 607 9% 4,914 5,964 91%  
153 North Miami Beach FL 40,107 2,635 6,570 419 1,045 16% 2,216 5,525 84%  
154 Tulare CA 50,578 3,322 6,568 425 840 13% 2,897 5,728 87%  
155 High Point NC 96,983 6,351 6,549 699 721 11% 5,652 5,828 89%  
156 Federal Way WA 84,516 5,513 6,523 331 392 6% 5,182 6,131 94%  
157 Santa Fe NM 71,591 4,668 6,520 419 585 9% 4,249 5,935 91%  
158 Richmond CA 103,106 6,719 6,517 1,224 1,187 18% 5,495 5,329 82%  
159 Santa Cruz CA 55,253 3,597 6,510 399 722 11% 3,198 5,788 89%  
160 Sumter SC 40,296 2,619 6,499 532 1,320 20% 2,087 5,179 80%  
161 Spokane WA 200,200 13,001 6,494 1,197 598 9% 11,804 5,896 91%  
162 Galveston TX 59,094 3,832 6,485 593 1,003 15% 3,239 5,481 85%  
163 Fort Myers FL 59,413 3,847 6,475 937 1,577 24% 2,910 4,898 76%  
164 Niagara Falls NY 53,008 3,431 6,473 643 1,213 19% 2,788 5,260 81%  
165 Albany NY 93,773 6,037 6,438 1,217 1,298 20% 4,820 5,140 80%  
166 Hutchinson KS 41,250 2,655 6,436 217 526 8% 2,438 5,910 92%  
167 Wichita KS 357,372 22,881 6,403 3,319 929 15% 19,562 5,474 85%  
168 Hattiesburg MS 47,006 3,003 6,389 226 481 8% 2,777 5,908 92%  
169 Laredo TX 214,670 13,709 6,386 1,198 558 9% 12,511 5,828 91%  
170 Bryan TX 68,185 4,349 6,378 589 864 14% 3,760 5,514 86%  
171 Lake Charles LA 66,876 4,265 6,377 708 1,059 17% 3,557 5,319 83%  
172 Lakeland FL 90,209 5,751 6,375 593 657 10% 5,158 5,718 90%  
173 Austin TX 709,813 45,231 6,372 3,658 515 8% 41,573 5,857 92%  
174 Racine WI 79,683 5,069 6,361 475 596 9% 4,594 5,765 91%  
175 Delano CA 45,941 2,914 6,343 337 734 12% 2,577 5,609 88%  
176 Fort Worth TX 641,752 40,682 6,339 4,209 656 10% 36,473 5,683 90%  
177 Modesto CA 208,875 13,222 6,330 1,418 679 11% 11,804 5,651 89%  
178 Gary IN 99,369 6,271 6,311 707 711 11% 5,564 5,599 89%  
179 Melbourne FL 77,939 4,894 6,279 884 1,134 18% 4,010 5,145 82%  
180 Johnson City TN 59,465 3,726 6,266 329 553 9% 3,397 5,713 91%  
181 Jacksonville FL 795,822 49,766 6,253 6,663 837 13% 43,103 5,416 87%  
182 Gainesville FL 110,009 6,853 6,229 1,090 991 16% 5,763 5,239 84%  
183 Grand Rapids MI 193,297 12,026 6,222 1,923 995 16% 10,103 5,227 84%  
184 Pensacola FL 54,967 3,419 6,220 506 921 15% 2,913 5,300 85%  
185 Lawton OK 91,031 5,656 6,213 929 1,021 16% 4,727 5,193 84%  
186 Asheville NC 73,672 4,572 6,206 473 642 10% 4,099 5,564 90%  
187 Richmond VA 195,708 12,133 6,200 2,041 1,043 17% 10,092 5,157 83%  
188 Palm Desert CA 47,482 2,924 6,158 169 356 6% 2,755 5,802 94%  
189 San Leandro CA 78,882 4,846 6,143 650 824 13% 4,196 5,319 87%  
190 Bridgeport CT 138,791 8,496 6,121 1,509 1,087 18% 6,987 5,034 82%  
191 Haltom City TX 41,005 2,510 6,121 190 463 8% 2,320 5,658 92%  
192 Charlottesville VA 40,840 2,496 6,112 322 788 13% 2,174 5,323 87%  
193 Delray Beach FL 65,849 4,010 6,090 678 1,030 17% 3,332 5,060 83%  
194 Lafayette IN 60,859 3,702 6,083 262 431 7% 3,440 5,652 93%  
195 Killeen TX 103,073 6,258 6,071 787 764 13% 5,471 5,308 87%  
196 Southfield MI 76,627 4,645 6,062 1,041 1,359 22% 3,604 4,703 78%  
197 Goodyear AZ 45,621 2,765 6,061 90 197 3% 2,675 5,864 97%  
198 Pinellas Park FL 48,151 2,918 6,060 254 528 9% 2,664 5,533 91%  
199 Vallejo CA 118,541 7,177 6,054 1,206 1,017 17% 5,971 5,037 83%  
200 Texas City TX 45,529 2,747 6,034 195 428 7% 2,552 5,605 93%  
201 Albany OR 45,532 2,745 6,029 40 88 1% 2,705 5,941 99%  
202 Hammond IN 79,742 4,806 6,027 580 727 12% 4,226 5,300 88%  
203 Merced CA 74,431 4,479 6,018 603 810 13% 3,876 5,208 87%  
204 Minneapolis MN 375,302 22,561 6,011   0 0% 22,561 6,011 100%  
205 Arlington TX 373,086 22,394 6,002 2,728 731 12% 19,666 5,271 88%  
206 Pompano Beach FL 105,936 6,352 5,996 1,367 1,290 22% 4,985 4,706 78%  
207 Boynton Beach FL 68,013 4,072 5,987 660 970 16% 3,412 5,017 84%  
208 Waterbury CT 107,733 6,447 5,984 408 379 6% 6,039 5,606 94%  
209 Salem OR 151,190 8,958 5,925 691 457 8% 8,267 5,468 92%  
210 Washington DC 581,530 34,423 5,919 8,408 1,446 24% 26,015 4,474 76%  
211 Dothan AL 63,280 3,731 5,896 381 602 10% 3,350 5,294 90%  
212 Bowling Green KY 52,681 3,104 5,892 369 700 12% 2,735 5,192 88%  
213 San Bernardino CA 200,338 11,777 5,879 2,017 1,007 17% 9,760 4,872 83%  
214 Porterville CA 45,364 2,663 5,870 250 551 9% 2,413 5,319 91%  
215 Bakersfield CA 298,198 17,490 5,865 1,575 528 9% 15,915 5,337 91%  
216 Portsmouth VA 101,167 5,915 5,847 870 860 15% 5,045 4,987 85%  
217 Roseville MI 47,589 2,781 5,844 229 481 8% 2,552 5,363 92%  
218 Philadelphia PA 1,464,576 85,495 5,838 22,883 1,562 27% 62,612 4,275 73%  
219 Reno NV 210,354 12,275 5,835 1,478 703 12% 10,797 5,133 88%  
220 San Francisco CA 746,085 43,525 5,834 6,533 876 15% 36,992 4,958 85%  
221 Omaha NE 416,770 24,292 5,829 2,505 601 10% 21,787 5,228