Most Dangerous Cities in 2011

Detroit, MICHIGAN, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous city in 2011

State City Per 100,000 Population Violent Crimes
MICHIGAN Detroit 2,137 713,239 15,245
TENNESSEE Memphis 1,584 652,725 10,336
MARYLAND Baltimore 1,417 626,848 8,885
PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia 1,193 1,530,873 18,268
TENNESSEE Nashville 1,181 612,789 7,239
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington 1,130 617,996 6,985
INDIANA Indianapolis 1,101 833,024 9,170
WISCONSIN Milwaukee 999 597,426 5,969
TEXAS Houston 975 2,143,628 20,892
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City 871 586,208 5,108
MASSACHUSETTS Boston 845 621,359 5,252
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque 762 551,961 4,207
NEVADA Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 741 1,458,474 10,813
TEXAS Dallas 681 1,223,021 8,330
OHIO Columbus 658 787,609 5,185
CALIFORNIA San Francisco 660 814,701 5,374
ARIZONA Tucson 652 527,479 3,440
FLORIDA Jacksonville 621 834,429 5,182
NEW YORK New York 624 8,211,875 51,209
COLORADO Denver 607 610,612 3,708
KENTUCKY Louisville Metro 614 665,152 4,086
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte-Mecklenburg 606 789,478 4,787
TEXAS Fort Worth 604 756,803 4,569
WASHINGTON Seattle 593 618,209 3,664
CALIFORNIA Fresno 582 500,480 2,915
ARIZONA Phoenix 552 1,466,097 8,089
TEXAS San Antonio 519 1,355,339 7,038
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles 522 3,837,207 20,045
OREGON Portland 515 589,991 3,037
TEXAS El Paso 431 662,780 2,858
TEXAS Austin 430 807,022 3,471
CALIFORNIA San Diego 388 1,316,919 5,104
CALIFORNIA San Jose 335 957,062 3,206
ILLINOIS Chicago 0 2,703,713 0