Crime Rates, by Type--Selected Large Cities statistics

[Offenses known to the police per 100,000 population. Based on U.S. Census Bureau estimated resident population as of July 1. For definitions of crimes, see text, Section 5, Law Enforcement, and summary below table]


						1998				1998				1998					1998				1998			1998
Population		Cities ranked
rank		by population				Number					Number			Number		Rate per 100,000							Rate per 100,000
		size, 1998 ¹
								Violent crime				Property crime								Violent crime				Property crime

					Modified		Murder										Modified		Murder
			Resident	Crime	Crime	TOTAL	and non-				TOTAL			Motor		Crime	Crime	TOTAL	and non-				TOTAL			Motor
			Population	Index	Index		negligent	Forcible	Robbery	Aggravated		Burglary	Larceny--	vehicle		Index	Index		negligent	Forcible	Robbery	Aggravated		Burglary	Larceny--	vehicle
			1997	total	total		manslaughter	rape		assault			theft	theft	Arson	total	total		manslaughter	rape		assault			theft	theft	Arson

1	NY	New York .	7,357,745	323,150		85,891	633	2,046	39,359	43,853	237,259	46,185	147,018	44,056		4,392		1,167	8.6	27.8	535	596	3,225	628	1,998	599	0
2	CA	Los Angeles .	3,621,680	183,706	186,281	49,201	426	1,395	15,835	31,545	134,505	26,067	79,997	28,441	2,575	5,072	5,143	1,359	11.8	38.5	437	871	3,714	720	2,209	785	71
3	IL	Chicago ..	2,750,917				703		23,117	36,740	189,372	36,009	121,537	31,826	1,289	(²)		(²)	25.6	(²)	840	1,336	6,884	1,309	4,418	1,157	47
4	TX	Houston	1,797,157	127,817	129,458	20,183	254	654	7,711	11,564	107,634	23,065	64,070	20,499	1,641	7,112	7,203	1,123	14.1	36.4	429	643	5,989	1,283	3,565	1,141	91
5	PA	Philadelphia	1,449,419	106,078	108,957	21,226	338	752	11,435	8,701	84,852	15,437	49,892	19,523	2,879	7,319	7,517	1,464	23.3	51.9	789	600	5,854	1,065	3,442	1,347	199
6	AZ	Phoenix ..	1,225,692	104,734	105,010	10,201	185	346	3,764	5,906	94,533	18,733	57,957	17,843	276	8,545	8,567	832	15.1	28.2	307	482	7,713	1,528	4,729	1,456	23
7	CA	San Diego .	1,205,728	54,421	54,644	8,744	42	371	2,121	6,210	45,677	7,349	28,388	9,940	223	4,514	4,532	725	3.5	30.8	176	515	3,788	610	2,354	824	18
8	TX	San Antonio .	1,100,791	77,408	78,041	4,969	89	734	1,780	2,366	72,439	11,984	53,301	7,154	633	7,032	7,090	451	8.1	66.7	162	215	6,581	1,089	4,842	650	58
9	TX	Dallas ..	1,089,178	100,594	101,974	15,932	252	724	5,878	9,078	84,662	18,755	49,281	16,626	1,380	9,236	9,362	1,463	23.1	66.5	540	833	7,773	1,722	4,525	1,526	127
10	MI	Detroit	999,976	117,911	120,095	24,427	430	858	8,558	14,581	93,484	21,516	43,317	28,651	2,184	11,791	12,010	2,443	43.0	85.8	856	1,458	9,349	2,152	4,332	2,865	218
11	NV	Las Vegas MPD jurisdiction	908,596	53,115	53,497	7,051	116	501	3,292	3,142	46,064	11,428	24,396	10,240	382	5,846	5,888	776	12.8	55.1	362	346	5,070	1,258	2,685	1,127	42
12	HI	Honolulu ..	874,736	47,453	47,731	2,342	17	242	1,052	1,031	45,111	7,692	32,669	4,750	278	5,425	5,457	268	1.9	27.7	120	118	5,157	879	3,735	543	32
13	CA	San Jose ..	860,211	30,382	30,711	5,155	29	357	901	3,868	25,227	4,129	17,925	3,173	329	3,532	3,570	599	3.4	41.5	105	450	2,933	480	2,084	369	38
14	IN	Indianapolis ⁴	759,689	47,534	47,980	8,624	143	586	2,893	5,002	38,910	11,258	21,851	5,801	446	6,257	6,316	1,135	18.8	77.1	381	658	5,122	1,482	2,876	764	59
15	CA	San Francisco .	741,362	46,139	46,492	7,337	58	244	3,927	3,108	38,802	6,706	25,349	6,747	353	6,224	6,271	990	7.8	32.9	530	419	5,234	905	3,419	910	48
16	FL	Jacksonville .	703,251	54,725	55,101	8,113	74	521	2,051	5,467	46,612	10,849	30,472	5,291	376	7,782	7,835	1,154	10.5	74.1	292	777	6,628	1,543	4,333	752	53
17	MD	Baltimore .	662,253	72,497	72,993	16,024	312	469	7,687	7,556	56,473	13,177	35,938	7,358	496	10,947	11,022	2,420	47.1	70.8	1,161	1,141	8,527	1,990	5,427	1,111	75
18	OH	Columbus .	661,227	62,608	63,421	5,401	78	668	2,615	2,040	57,207	13,526	36,338	7,343	813	9,468	9,591	817	11.8	101.0	395	309	8,652	2,046	5,496	1,111	123
19	TX	El Paso ..	624,510	35,787	35,863	4,374	17	241	823	3,293	31,413	2,632	26,124	2,657	76	5,730	5,743	700	2.7	38.6	132	527	5,030	421	4,183	425	12
20	TN	Memphis .	604,242	53,214	53,768	9,057	115	722	4,172	4,048	44,157	14,921	20,899	8,337	554	8,807	8,898	1,499	19.0	119.5	690	670	7,308	2,469	3,459	1,380	92
21	NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg ..	593,078	52,502	52,788	8,627	65	333	2,400	5,829	43,875	10,701	29,256	3,918	286	8,852	8,901	1,455	11.0	56.1	405	983	7,398	1,804	4,933	661	48
22	WI	Milwaukee	588,339	46,144	46,729	5,895	111	286	2,970	2,528	40,249	7,055	25,846	7,348	585	7,843	7,943	1,002	18.9	48.6	505	430	6,841	1,199	4,393	1,249	99
23	TX	Austin	559,758	39,193	39,444	3,025	31	219	1,097	1,678	36,168	6,952	26,133	3,083	251	7,002	7,047	540	5.5	39.1	196	300	6,461	1,242	4,669	551	45
24	MA	Boston	559,631	34,981		7,427	34	356	2,334	4,703	27,554	3,610	17,578	6,366		6,251		1,327	6.1	63.6	417	840	4,924	645	3,141	1,138	0
25	WA	Seattle .	538,105	52,870	53,052	4,475	49	242	1,728	2,456	48,395	6,959	33,327	8,109	182	9,825	9,859	832	9.1	45.0	321	456	8,994	1,293	6,193	1,507	34
26	TN	Nashville ..	524,124	53,249		8,550	97	483	2,223	5,747	44,699	7,499	30,787	6,413		10,160		1,631	18.5	92.2	424	1,096	8,528	1,431	5,874	1,224	0
27	DC	Washington ..	523,000	46,171	46,290	8,988	260	190	3,606	4,932	37,183	6,361	24,321	6,501	119	8,828	8,851	1,719	49.7	36.3	689	943	7,110	1,216	4,650	1,243	23
28	CO	Denver	509,343	27,027	27,361	2,916	51	320	1,064	1,481	24,111	5,900	12,889	5,322	334	5,306	5,372	573	10.0	62.8	209	291	4,734	1,158	2,531	1,045	66
29	TX	Fort Worth ..	497,830	35,491	35,766	4,329	64	293	1,357	2,615	31,162	7,422	19,626	4,114	275	7,129	7,184	870	12.9	58.9	273	525	6,260	1,491	3,942	826	55
30	OH	Cleveland ..	495,516	34,593	35,060	6,481	81	576	3,364	2,460	28,112	6,850	14,056	7,206	467	6,981	7,075	1,308	16.3	116.2	679	496	5,673	1,382	2,837	1,454	94
31	OR	Portland .	488,813	46,067	46,523	6,707	26	361	1,639	4,681	39,360	6,713	26,606	6,041	456	9,424	9,518	1,372	5.3	73.9	335	958	8,052	1,373	5,443	1,236	93
32	LA	New Orleans	471,157	40,811	41,104	6,888	230	299	2,965	3,394	33,923	7,008	18,645	8,270	293	8,662	8,724	1,462	48.8	63.5	629	720	7,200	1,487	3,957	1,755	62
33	AZ	Tempe .	467,677	45,296	45,534	4,834	45	364	1,485	2,940	40,462	6,736	28,022	5,704	238	9,685	9,736	1,034	9.6	77.8	318	629	8,652	1,440	5,992	1,220	51
34	OK	Oklahoma City ..	463,637	46,722	47,013	4,616	56	421	1,272	2,867	42,106	9,268	28,857	3,981	291	10,077	10,140	996	12.1	90.8	274	618	9,082	1,999	6,224	859	63
35	MO	Kansas City .	447,730	53,727	54,265	8,362	130	382	2,661	5,189	45,365	10,504	27,473	7,388	538	12,000	12,120	1,868	29.0	85.3	594	1,159	10,132	2,346	6,136	1,650	120
36	VA	Virginia Beach	436,205	17,665	17,833	990	14	84	489	403	16,675	2,721	13,031	923	168	4,050	4,088	227	3.2	19.3	112	92	3,823	624	2,987	212	39
37	CA	Long Beach .	430,018	19,078	19,264	3,697	38	111	1,765	1,783	15,381	3,908	7,922	3,551	186	4,437	4,480	860	8.8	25.8	410	415	3,577	909	1,842	826	43
38	NM	Albuquerque	422,417	45,648	45,821	5,563	37	219	1,693	3,614	40,085	8,037	25,709	6,339	173	10,806	10,847	1,317	8.8	51.8	401	856	9,489	1,903	6,086	1,501	41
39	GA	Atlanta	414,262	58,129	58,325	12,624	149	385	4,658	7,432	45,505	9,093	28,513	7,899	196	14,032	14,079	3,047	36.0	92.9	1,124	1,794	10,985	2,195	6,883	1,907	47
40	CA	Fresno .	404,297	32,075	32,914	4,254	36	175	1,394	2,649	27,821	5,202	16,948	5,671	839	7,934	8,141	1,052	8.9	43.3	345	655	6,881	1,287	4,192	1,403	208
41	OK	Tulsa	386,251	28,296	28,491	4,370	38	267	849	3,216	23,926	6,493	13,992	3,441	195	7,326	7,376	1,131	9.8	69.1	220	833	6,194	1,681	3,623	891	50
42	CA	Sacramento ..	384,703	31,620	31,881	3,376	31	141	1,689	1,515	28,244	6,505	15,733	6,006	261	8,219	8,287	878	8.1	36.7	439	394	7,342	1,691	4,090	1,561	68
43	CA	Oakland .	376,375	36,863	37,182	7,008	72	340	2,651	3,945	29,855	6,119	18,554	5,182	319	9,794	9,879	1,862	19.1	90.3	704	1,048	7,932	1,626	4,930	1,377	85
44	FL	Miami .	372,949	44,922	45,166	9,505	86	140	3,797	5,482	35,417	7,831	20,905	6,681	244	12,045	12,111	2,549	23.1	37.5	1,018	1,470	9,496	2,100	5,605	1,791	65
45	NE	Omaha	368,258	26,409	26,640	4,841	28	173	948	3,692	21,568	3,245	14,560	3,763	231	7,171	7,234	1,315	7.6	47.0	257	1,003	5,857	881	3,954	1,022	63
46	AZ	Mesa	364,588	25,322	25,410	2,413	11	120	501	1,781	22,909	3,944	15,911	3,054	88	6,945	6,970	662	3.0	32.9	137	488	6,284	1,082	4,364	838	24
47	MN	Minneapolis .	362,124	34,621	35,041	5,524	58	458	2,371	2,637	29,097	6,499	18,112	4,486	420	9,561	9,677	1,525	16.0	126.5	655	728	8,035	1,795	5,002	1,239	116
48	PA	Pittsburgh	360,374	21,492	21,684	3,156	36	194	1,578	1,348	18,336	3,800	11,709	2,827	192	5,964	6,017	876	10.0	53.8	438	374	5,088	1,054	3,249	784	53
49	CO	Colorado Springs.	357,741	20,922	21,076	1,931	8	267	511	1,145	18,991	3,483	14,211	1,297	154	5,848	5,891	540	2.2	74.6	143	320	5,309	974	3,972	363	43
50	OH	Cincinnati.	344,828	25,345		3,013	20	404	1,350	1,239	22,332	5,185	14,983	2,164		7,350		874	5.8	117.2	391	359	6,476	1,504	4,345	628	0
51	MO	St. Louis	344,153	51,459	52,120	8,848	113	168	3,500	5,067	42,611	9,042	26,893	6,676	661	14,952	15,144	2,571	32.8	48.8	1,017	1,472	12,381	2,627	7,814	1,940	192
52	KS	Wichita ..	329,179	23,303		2,190	31	187	795	1,177	21,113	4,716	14,404	1,993		7,079		665	9.4	56.8	242	358	6,414	1,433	4,376	605	0
53	OH	Toledo .	317,823	25,571	25,918	2,877	22	181	894	1,780	22,694	5,182	14,103	3,409	347	8,046	8,155	905	6.9	56.9	281	560	7,140	1,630	4,437	1,073	109
54	CA	Santa Ana .	312,556	11,525	11,889	1,730	21	68	844	797	9,795	1,506	5,833	2,456	364	3,687	3,804	554	6.7	21.8	270	255	3,134	482	1,866	786	116
55	NY	Buffalo	308,648	22,321	22,720	3,485	39	197	1,736	1,513	18,836	5,155	10,713	2,968	399	7,232	7,361	1,129	12.6	63.8	562	490	6,103	1,670	3,471	962	129
56	TX	Arlington ..	305,948	19,520	19,599	1,859	13	138	506	1,202	17,661	2,974	12,703	1,984	79	6,380	6,406	608	4.2	45.1	165	393	5,773	972	4,152	648	26
57	CA	Anaheim	298,630	10,438	10,491	1,518	18	73	550	877	8,920	2,085	5,208	1,627	53	3,495	3,513	508	6.0	24.4	184	294	2,987	698	1,744	545	18
58	FL	Tampa .	295,027	35,960	36,241	7,543	40	266	2,464	4,773	28,417	5,720	17,622	5,075	281	12,189	12,284	2,557	13.6	90.2	835	1,618	9,632	1,939	5,973	1,720	95
59	TX	Corpus Christi	287,360	22,510	22,651	2,095	17	143	352	1,583	20,415	3,858	15,227	1,330	141	7,833	7,882	729	5.9	49.8	122	551	7,104	1,343	5,299	463	49
60	NJ	Newark ..	269,205	23,045	23,274	5,637	60	162	2,846	2,569	17,408	3,418	8,989	5,001	229	8,560	8,645	2,094	22.3	60.2	1,057	954	6,466	1,270	3,339	1,858	85
61	CA	Riverside ..	264,267	12,373	12,582	2,245	17	87	698	1,443	10,128	2,348	5,908	1,872	209	4,682	4,761	850	6.4	32.9	264	546	3,832	888	2,236	708	79
62	MN	St. Paul ..	262,492	20,265	20,533	2,386	22	243	839	1,282	17,879	3,943	11,586	2,350	268	7,720	7,822	909	8.4	92.6	320	488	6,811	1,502	4,414	895	102
63	CO	Aurora	262,465	14,529	14,589	1,496	28	189	477	802	13,033	2,324	8,873	1,836	60	5,536	5,558	570	10.7	72.0	182	306	4,966	885	3,381	700	23
64	KY	Louisville .	262,393	17,896	18,172	2,474	39	93	1,269	1,073	15,422	4,592	8,392	2,438	276	6,820	6,925	943	14.9	35.4	484	409	5,877	1,750	3,198	929	105
65	AL	Birmingham .	259,453	22,533	22,688	3,147	85	206	969	1,887	19,386	4,130	12,613	2,643	155	8,685	8,745	1,213	32.8	79.4	373	727	7,472	1,592	4,861	1,019	60
66	NC	Raleigh ..	256,084	17,985	18,083	2,116	28	104	802	1,182	15,869	3,249	11,279	1,341	98	7,023	7,061	826	10.9	40.6	313	462	6,197	1,269	4,404	524	38
67	AK	Anchorage	254,250	13,364	13,441	1,632	19	184	373	1,056	11,732	1,617	8,834	1,281	77	5,256	5,287	642	7.5	72.4	147	415	4,614	636	3,475	504	30
68	AL	Mobile	245,233	18,357	18,512	1,508	36	71	877	524	16,849	4,438	10,510	1,901	155	7,486	7,549	615	14.7	29.0	358	214	6,871	1,810	4,286	775	63
69	KY	Lexington .	241,593	13,616	13,663	1,774	22	127	470	1,155	11,842	2,660	8,318	864	47	5,636	5,655	734	9.1	52.6	195	478	4,902	1,101	3,443	358	19
70	FL	St. Petersburg .	241,140	22,833	22,970	4,672	23	135	1,201	3,313	18,161	4,615	11,547	1,999	137	9,469	9,526	1,937	9.5	56.0	498	1,374	7,531	1,914	4,789	829	57
71	CA	Stockton	239,734	17,526	17,632	2,707	27	116	1,011	1,553	14,819	3,180	9,669	1,970	106	7,311	7,355	1,129	11.3	48.4	422	648	6,181	1,326	4,033	822	44
72	VA	Norfolk ..	231,328	16,188	16,304	1,568	32	158	732	646	14,620	2,214	11,137	1,269	116	6,998	7,048	678	13.8	68.3	316	279	6,320	957	4,814	549	50
73	NJ	Jersey City	231,073	13,242	13,332	3,278	20	74	1,527	1,657	9,964	2,850	4,975	2,139	90	5,731	5,770	1,419	8.7	32.0	661	717	4,312	1,233	2,153	926	39
74	NY	Rochester ..	221,473	18,713	19,022	1,917	46	133	1,089	649	16,796	3,594	10,689	2,513	309	8,449	8,589	866	20.8	60.1	492	293	7,584	1,623	4,826	1,135	140
75	LA	Baton Rouge	216,216	24,291	24,569	2,493	64	110	1,289	1,030	21,798	5,165	14,061	2,572	278	11,235	11,363	1,153	29.6	50.9	596	476	10,082	2,389	6,503	1,190	129

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