Most Dangerous Cities in 2014

Detroit, MICHIGAN, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous city in 2014

State City Per 100,000 Population Violent Crimes
MICHIGAN Detroit 1,989 684,694 13,616
TENNESSEE Memphis 1,741 654,922 11,399
WISCONSIN Milwaukee 1,476 600,374 8,864
MARYLAND Baltimore 1,339 623,513 8,346
INDIANA Indianapolis 1,255 858,238 10,768
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington 1,185 658,893 7,810
TENNESSEE Nashville 1,122 647,689 7,270
PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia 1,021 1,559,062 15,925
TEXAS Houston 991 2,219,933 22,008
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque 883 558,874 4,934
ILLINOIS Chicago 884 2,724,121 24,089
NEVADA Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 841 1,530,899 12,876
CALIFORNIA San Francisco 795 850,294 6,761
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City 774 617,975 4,782
MASSACHUSETTS Boston 726 654,413 4,749
FLORIDA Jacksonville 684 856,021 5,853
TEXAS Dallas 665 1,272,396 8,457
WASHINGTON Seattle 603 663,410 4,001
COLORADO Denver 599 665,353 3,983
NEW YORK New York 597 8,473,938 50,564
KENTUCKY Louisville Metro 591 677,710 4,005
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte-Mecklenburg 590 856,916 5,054
ARIZONA Phoenix 572 1,529,852 8,749
OHIO Columbus 549 830,811 4,563
TEXAS San Antonio 539 1,428,465 7,704
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles 491 3,906,772 19,171
OREGON Portland 473 615,672 2,911
CALIFORNIA Fresno 464 513,187 2,382
TEXAS Austin 396 903,924 3,581
TEXAS El Paso 393 680,273 2,671
CALIFORNIA San Diego 381 1,368,690 5,214
CALIFORNIA San Jose 321 1,009,679 3,242