| Rank |
City |
Murder rate |
| 1. |
Compton,
Calif. |
67.1 |
| 2. |
Gary, Ind.
|
58.0 |
| 3. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
44.3 |
| 4. |
Youngstown, Ohio |
43.7 |
| 5. |
Richmond,
Va. |
43.0 |
| 6. |
Baltimore,
Md. |
42.0 |
| 7. |
Camden,
N.J. |
41.2 |
| 8. |
Flint,
Mich. |
40.1 |
| 9. |
Detroit,
Mich. |
39.3 |
| 10. |
Richmond,
Calif. |
38.8 |
| 11. |
St. Louis,
Mo. |
37.9 |
| 12. |
Trenton,
N.J. |
36.2 |
| 13. |
Washington, DC |
35.4 |
| 14. |
Newark,
N.J. |
34.5 |
| 15. |
San
Bernardino, Calif. |
29.0 |
| 16. |
Kansas
City, Mo. |
28.1 |
| 17. |
Reading,
Pa. |
27.2 |
| 18. |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
25.6 |
| 19. |
Kansas
City, Kans. |
25.4 |
| 20. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
25.1 |
| 21. |
Rochester,
N.Y. |
24.9 |
| 22. |
Norfolk,
Va. |
24.5 |
| 23. |
Cleveland,
Ohio |
23.8 |
| 24. |
Oakland,
Calif. |
23.2 |
| 25. |
West Palm
Beach, Fla. |
22.6 |
| 26. |
Inglewood,
Calif. |
22.4 |
| 27. |
Little
Rock, AR |
22.1 |
| 28. |
Baton
Rouge, La. |
21.8 |
| 28. |
Portsmouth, Va. |
21.8 |
| 30. |
Jackson,
Miss. |
21.1 |
| 31. |
Atlanta,
Ga. |
20.9 |
| 32. |
Milwaukee,
Wis. |
20.6 |
| 33. |
Macon, Ga.
|
20.5 |
| 34. |
Memphis,
Tenn. |
20.2 |
| 35. |
Dayton,
Ohio |
20.0 |
| 35. |
Hartford,
Conn. |
20.0 |
| 37. |
Racine,
Wis. |
19.9 |
| 38. |
Buffalo,
N.Y. |
19.8 |
| 39. |
Allentown,
Pa. |
19.6 |
| 39. |
Shreveport, La. |
19.6 |
| 41. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
19.0 |
| 42. |
Durham,
N.C. |
17.1 |
| 42. |
Nashville,
Tenn. |
17.1 |
| 42. |
Roanoke,
Va. |
17.1 |
| 45. |
Dallas,
Texas |
16.4 |
| 46. |
Houston,
Texas |
16.3 |
| 47. |
Jersey
City, N.J. |
15.9 |
| 48. |
Chicago,
Ill. |
15.6 |
| 49. |
Phoenix,
Ariz. |
15.0 |
| 49. |
Tulsa,
Okla. |
15.0 |
| 51. |
Chattanooga, Tenn. |
14.7 |
| 52. |
Stockton,
Calif. |
14.6 |
| 53. |
Victorville, Calif. |
14.4 |
| 54. |
Montgomery, Ala. |
14.3 |
| 55. |
Columbus,
Ohio |
14.0 |
| 55. |
Mobile,
Ala. |
14.0 |
| 55. |
Savannah,
Ga. |
14.0 |
| 58. |
Knoxville,
Tenn. |
13.9 |
| 58. |
Miami, Fla.
|
13.9 |
| 60. |
Bridgeport, Conn. |
13.6 |
| 60. |
Elizabeth,
N.J. |
13.6 |
| 62. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
13.5 |
| 63. |
Pomona,
Calif. |
13.4 |
| 64. |
Huntsville, Ala. |
13.3 |
| 64. |
Syracuse,
N.Y. |
13.3 |
| 66. |
Paterson,
N.J. |
13.2 |
| 67. |
Boston,
Mass. |
12.9 |
| 67. |
North
Charleston, S.C. |
12.9 |
| 69. |
San
Francisco, Calif. |
12.8 |
| 70. |
Akron,
Ohio |
12.7 |
| 70. |
Columbia,
S.C. |
12.7 |
| 70. |
Greensboro, N.C. |
12.7 |
| 73. |
Charlotte,
N.C. |
12.6 |
| 73. |
Los
Angeles, Calif. |
12.6 |
| 75. |
Minneapolis, MN |
12.5 |
| 76. |
Peoria,
Ill. |
12.4 |
| 76. |
Pueblo,
Colo. |
12.4 |
| 76. |
Rockford,
Ill. |
12.4 |
| 79. |
Lancaster,
Calif. |
12.3 |
| 80. |
North Las
Vegas, Nev. |
12.2 |
| 80. |
Yakima,
Wash. |
12.2 |
| 82. |
Bellflower, Calif. |
11.9 |
| 82. |
Springfield, Mass. |
11.9 |
| 84. |
St.
Petersburg, Fla. |
11.8 |
| 85. |
Columbus,
Ga. |
11.7 |
| 86. |
Suffolk,
Va. |
11.6 |
| 86. |
Yuma, Ariz.
|
11.6 |
| 88. |
Hawthorne,
Calif. |
11.5 |
| 89. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
11.4 |
| 89. |
Palmdale,
Calif. |
11.4 |
| 89. |
Sacramento, Calif. |
11.4 |
| 92. |
Fort
Wayne, Ind. |
11.3 |
| 92. |
Las Vegas,
Nev. |
11.3 |
| 92. |
Providence, R.I. |
11.3 |
| 92. |
South
Bend, Ind. |
11.3 |
| 96. |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
11.2 |
| 96. |
Hammond,
Ind. |
11.2 |
| 98. |
Fayetteville, N.C. |
11.0 |
| 98. |
Rialto,
Calif. |
11.0 |
| 100. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
10.8 |
| 100. |
Newport
News, Va. |
10.8 |
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