Most Dangerous Cities in 2017
St. Louis, MISSOURI, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous city in 2017
| State |
City |
Per 100,000 |
Population |
Violent Crimes |
| MISSOURI |
St. Louis |
2,082 |
310,284 |
6,461 |
| MICHIGAN |
Detroit |
2,057 |
670,792 |
13,796 |
| MARYLAND |
Baltimore |
2,027 |
613,217 |
12,430 |
| TENNESSEE |
Memphis |
2,003 |
652,765 |
13,077 |
| MISSOURI |
Kansas City |
1,724 |
484,948 |
8,362 |
| ARKANSAS |
Little Rock |
1,634 |
199,314 |
3,256 |
| WISCONSIN |
Milwaukee |
1,597 |
595,168 |
9,507 |
| ILLINOIS |
Rockford |
1,588 |
146,770 |
2,331 |
| OHIO |
Cleveland |
1,557 |
385,351 |
5,999 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Stockton |
1,415 |
309,566 |
4,379 |
| NEW MEXICO |
Albuquerque |
1,369 |
561,375 |
7,686 |
| MISSOURI |
Springfield |
1,339 |
168,654 |
2,258 |
| INDIANA |
Indianapolis |
1,334 |
870,788 |
11,616 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Oakland |
1,299 |
424,915 |
5,521 |
| CALIFORNIA |
San Bernardino |
1,291 |
217,259 |
2,805 |
| ALASKA |
Anchorage |
1,203 |
296,188 |
3,564 |
| MICHIGAN |
Lansing |
1,136 |
116,302 |
1,321 |
| TENNESSEE |
Nashville Metropolitan |
1,138 |
674,942 |
7,682 |
| LOUISIANA |
New Orleans |
1,121 |
397,447 |
4,457 |
| MINNESOTA |
Minneapolis |
1,101 |
418,971 |
4,614 |
| TEXAS |
Houston |
1,095 |
2,338,235 |
25,609 |
| ILLINOIS |
Chicago |
1,099 |
2,706,171 |
29,737 |
| CONNECTICUT |
Hartford |
1,093 |
122,891 |
1,343 |
| TENNESSEE |
Chattanooga |
1,066 |
178,753 |
1,905 |
| TEXAS |
Beaumont |
1,063 |
118,456 |
1,259 |
| COLORADO |
Pueblo |
1,053 |
110,872 |
1,167 |
| ILLINOIS |
Springfield |
1,055 |
115,568 |
1,219 |
| INDIANA |
South Bend |
1,045 |
101,857 |
1,064 |
| OKLAHOMA |
Tulsa |
1,041 |
404,868 |
4,214 |
| LOUISIANA |
Baton Rouge |
1,027 |
227,403 |
2,335 |
| NEW YORK |
Buffalo |
1,019 |
256,169 |
2,611 |
| KANSAS |
Wichita |
1,022 |
391,084 |
3,998 |
| NEVADA |
North Las Vegas |
1,015 |
242,537 |
2,461 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Modesto |
971 |
213,677 |
2,074 |
| LOUISIANA |
Shreveport |
954 |
193,937 |
1,850 |
| OHIO |
Cincinnati |
947 |
299,116 |
2,833 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
Washington |
949 |
693,972 |
6,584 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Philadelphia |
948 |
1,575,595 |
14,930 |
| GEORGIA |
Atlanta |
936 |
481,343 |
4,504 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Richmond |
915 |
110,804 |
1,014 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
North Charleston |
922 |
111,305 |
1,026 |
| CONNECTICUT |
Bridgeport |
900 |
146,110 |
1,315 |
| ALABAMA |
Huntsville |
905 |
195,173 |
1,766 |
| NEW YORK |
Rochester |
897 |
208,591 |
1,872 |
| NEW JERSEY |
Newark |
896 |
283,673 |
2,543 |
| TENNESSEE |
Knoxville |
894 |
187,539 |
1,676 |
| OHIO |
Dayton |
879 |
140,171 |
1,232 |
| UTAH |
Salt Lake City |
879 |
194,968 |
1,713 |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
Springfield |
874 |
154,562 |
1,351 |
| FLORIDA |
Pompano Beach |
863 |
111,027 |
958 |
