Most Dangerous Cities in 2010

Detroit, MICHIGAN, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous city in 2010

State City Per 100,000 Population Violent Crimes
MICHIGAN Detroit 1,887 899,447 16,976
TENNESSEE Memphis 1,541 673,650 10,384
MARYLAND Baltimore 1,456 639,929 9,316
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington 1,241 601,723 7,468
PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia 1,189 1,558,378 18,535
TENNESSEE Nashville 1,135 616,366 6,995
GEORGIA Atlanta 1,072 536,472 5,749
WISCONSIN Milwaukee 1,045 605,921 6,329
TEXAS Houston 986 2,280,859 22,491
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City 927 571,865 5,304
MASSACHUSETTS Boston 903 644,064 5,819
NEVADA Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 893 1,416,401 12,648
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque 787 545,389 4,291
OHIO Columbus 705 772,974 5,451
CALIFORNIA San Francisco 702 818,594 5,747
TEXAS Dallas 701 1,306,775 9,161
FLORIDA Jacksonville 665 822,414 5,469
ARIZONA Tucson 632 527,107 3,331
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte-Mecklenburg 613 797,733 4,891
TEXAS San Antonio 606 1,392,198 8,434
KENTUCKY Louisville Metro 586 637,428 3,734
TEXAS Fort Worth 575 746,433 4,293
NEW YORK New York 582 8,336,002 48,489
WASHINGTON Seattle 567 620,195 3,515
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles 559 3,841,707 21,484
OREGON Portland 541 564,392 3,051
COLORADO Denver 542 607,051 3,291
ARIZONA Phoenix 518 1,544,427 8,002
TEXAS Austin 476 796,310 3,790
TEXAS El Paso 458 624,322 2,861
CALIFORNIA San Diego 428 1,313,433 5,616
CALIFORNIA San Jose 331 970,252 3,215
HAWAII Honolulu 268 950,268 2,548
ILLINOIS Chicago 0 2,833,649 0