Most Dangerous Cities in 2012

Detroit, MICHIGAN, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous city in 2012

State City Per 100,000 Population Violent Crimes
MICHIGAN Detroit 2,123 707,096 15,011
TENNESSEE Memphis 1,750 657,436 11,507
MARYLAND Baltimore 1,405 625,474 8,789
WISCONSIN Milwaukee 1,294 599,395 7,759
TENNESSEE Nashville 1,216 620,886 7,550
INDIANA Indianapolis 1,185 838,650 9,942
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington 1,178 632,323 7,448
PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia 1,160 1,538,957 17,853
TEXAS Houston 993 2,177,273 21,610
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City 919 595,607 5,474
MASSACHUSETTS Boston 835 630,648 5,266
NEVADA Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 784 1,479,393 11,598
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque 750 553,684 4,151
ARIZONA Tucson 725 531,535 3,851
CALIFORNIA San Francisco 704 820,363 5,777
TEXAS Dallas 675 1,241,549 8,380
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte-Mecklenburg 648 808,504 5,238
ARIZONA Phoenix 637 1,485,509 9,458
NEW YORK New York 639 8,289,415 52,993
COLORADO Denver 616 628,545 3,871
FLORIDA Jacksonville 617 840,660 5,189
WASHINGTON Seattle 598 626,865 3,746
KENTUCKY Louisville Metro 599 666,200 3,989
TEXAS Fort Worth 587 770,101 4,524
CALIFORNIA Fresno 543 506,011 2,748
OREGON Portland 517 598,037 3,093
TEXAS San Antonio 503 1,380,123 6,943
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles 481 3,855,122 18,547
TEXAS El Paso 423 675,536 2,859
TEXAS Austin 409 832,901 3,405
CALIFORNIA San Diego 413 1,338,477 5,529
CALIFORNIA San Jose 363 976,459 3,547
ILLINOIS Chicago 0 2,708,382 0