Most Dangerous Cities in the US - 2023 Edition

Rank City State Population
(2022 Estimates) Violent Crimes
(2022) Property Crimes
(2022) Violent Crimes (2023)
per 1000 persons
1 Memphis Tennessee 632,040 13,091 37,074 20.71
2 Detroit Michigan 635,276 12,724 25,005 20.03
3 Little Rock Arkansas 203,503 3,694 10,760 18.15
4 Pueblo Colorado 113,287 1,813 7,118 16.00
5 Tacoma Washington 221,112 3,488 18,500 15.77
6 Kansas City Missouri 512,582 7,365 23,485 14.37
7 Rockford Illinois 147,919 2,095 3,836 14.16
8 St. Louis Missouri 295,932 4,205 20,654 14.21
9 Cleveland Ohio 371,219 5,393 13,867 14.53
10 Springfield Missouri 171,321 2,292 7,936 13.38
11 Albuquerque New Mexico 570,266 7,442 24,826 13.05
12 Lansing Michigan 112,764 1,422 3,101 12.61
13 Peoria Illinois 112,469 1,307 3,469 11.62
14 Baltimore Maryland 583,588 7,041 16,542 12.07
15 Stockton California 324,962 3,721 8,789 11.45
16 Minneapolis Minnesota 429,292 5,130 21,897 11.95
17 Dayton Ohio 138,434 1,600 5,842 11.56
18 Chattanooga Tennessee 183,687 2,084 9,511 11.35
19 Aurora Colorado 397,092 4,402 16,581 11.09
20 Milwaukee Wisconsin 573,020 6,595 15,446 11.51
21 Winston-Salem North Carolina 255,384 2,759 9,015 10.80
22 South Fulton Georgia 109,433 1,147 2,861 10.48
23 Houston Texas 2,305,709 25,697 102,908 11.14
24 Lubbock Texas 265,593 2,795 10,908 10.52
25 Indianapolis Indiana 888,610 9,109 29,932 10.25
26 Denver Colorado 719,479 7,511 45,134 10.44
27 Beaumont Texas 113,954 1,148 4,256 10.07
28 Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Tennessee 679,342 6,855 24,776 10.09
29 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,586,989 15,668 65,820 9.87
30 Billings Montana 118,486 1,076 5,057 9.08
31 Grand Rapids Michigan 198,796 1,930 5,903 9.71
32 Salt Lake City Utah 202,693 1,963 12,847 9.68
33 Tulsa Oklahoma 415,003 3,751 17,352 9.04
34 North Charleston South Carolina 118,450 1,121 5,653 9.46
35 Toledo Ohio 270,427 2,351 6,727 8.69
36 Springfield Massachusetts 171,321 1,334 3,664 7.79
37 Mobile Alabama 186,269 2,067 6,842 11.10
38 Knoxville Tennessee 194,145 1,625 7,563 8.37
39 Fresno California 548,455 4,401 18,376 8.02
40 Cincinnati Ohio 311,696 2,503 11,105 8.03
41 Buffalo New York 276,220 2,017 8,779 7.30
42 San Antonio Texas 1,469,372 12,580 73,657 8.56
43 Akron Ohio 190,410 1,535 6,369 8.06
44 Lakewood Colorado 157,798 1,244 8,334 7.88
45 Amarillo Texas 200,405 1,535 7,074 7.66
46 Seattle Washington 751,004 6,027 40,269 8.03
47 Springfield Illinois 171,321 867 4,777 5.06
48 Modesto California 220,443 1,657 5,234 7.52
49 Corpus Christi Texas 321,614 2,491 9,782 7.75
50 Rochester New York 211,246 1,535 7,461 7.27
51 Charlotte-Mecklenburg North Carolina 956,282 7,119 32,081 7.44
52 Washington District of Columbia 644,743 4,981 23,354 7.73
53 Dallas Texas 1,295,222 9,976 48,230 7.70
54 Anaheim California 348,919 2,541 9,030 7.28
55 Fayetteville North Carolina 210,315 1,506 5,524 7.16
56 Evansville Indiana 117,426 820 4,318 6.98
57 Davenport Iowa 101,643 701 3,501 6.90
58 Spokane Washington 230,187 1,519 12,935 6.60
59 St. Paul Minnesota 309,792 2,108 12,766 6.80
60 Norfolk Virginia 236,732 1,636 11,250 6.91
61 Durham North Carolina 292,697 1,941 9,436 6.63
62 Las Cruces New Mexico 113,795 699 6,051 6.14
63 Santa Maria California 110,398 703 3,026 6.37
64 Portland Oregon 646,396 4,382 36,725 6.78
65 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 688,325 4,408 21,126 6.40
66 Colorado Springs Colorado 490,293 3,100 16,320 6.32
67 Waco Texas 141,637 904 4,720 6.38
68 Fargo North Dakota 125,877 779 5,250 6.19
69 Columbia South Carolina 137,960 808 3,927 5.86
70 Tempe Arizona 185,716 1,085 7,993 5.84
71 Pasadena Texas 149,464 870 4,049 5.82
72 Concord California 124,793 748 3,294 5.99
73 Greeley Colorado 110,145 634 3,430 5.76
74 Arlington Texas 397,810 2,251 9,736 5.66
75 Killeen Texas 158,449 875 2,768 5.52

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