Most Dangerous Cities in 2015

Detroit, MICHIGAN, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous city in 2015

State City Per 100,000 Population Violent Crimes
MICHIGAN Detroit 1,760 673,225 11,846
TENNESSEE Memphis 1,740 657,936 11,449
WISCONSIN Milwaukee 1,596 600,400 9,583
MARYLAND Baltimore 1,536 621,252 9,542
INDIANA Indianapolis 1,288 863,675 11,124
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington 1,203 672,228 8,084
TENNESSEE Nashville Metropolitan 1,101 658,029 7,245
PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia 1,029 1,567,810 16,132
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque 966 559,721 5,406
TEXAS Houston 967 2,275,221 21,994
NEVADA Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 921 1,562,134 14,383
ILLINOIS Chicago 904 2,728,695 24,663
CALIFORNIA San Francisco 777 863,782 6,710
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City 766 630,621 4,828
MASSACHUSETTS Boston 707 665,258 4,702
TEXAS Dallas 694 1,301,977 9,038
NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte-Mecklenburg 678 877,817 5,948
COLORADO Denver 674 682,418 4,599
ARIZONA Tucson 655 529,675 3,472
FLORIDA Jacksonville 648 867,258 5,622
KENTUCKY Louisville Metro 632 680,550 4,300
CALIFORNIA Los Angeles 635 3,962,726 25,156
WASHINGTON Seattle 599 683,700 4,093
TEXAS San Antonio 587 1,463,586 8,594
ARIZONA Phoenix 594 1,559,744 9,261
NEW YORK New York 586 8,550,861 50,088
CALIFORNIA Fresno 551 520,837 2,871
OHIO Columbus 546 847,745 4,631
TEXAS Fort Worth 525 829,731 4,359
CALIFORNIA San Diego 399 1,400,467 5,582
TEXAS El Paso 367 686,077 2,515
TEXAS Austin 373 938,728 3,497
CALIFORNIA San Jose 330 1,031,458 3,400
HAWAII Honolulu 244 999,307 2,437