U.S. Cities by Murder Rate

Prior to 2020, the FBI had a website which made it easy to compare the murder rates in various major cities in the United States. Now, probably for political reasons, they do not. To make this information more readily available, I wrote a script to gather data from the FBI's new information portal and present it here. Below, you will see the murder rate for every city in the United States over 100,000 in population.
Cities by Murder Rate - 2020
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CityStatePopulationMurdersRate per 100,000
St. LouisMissouri301,57826387.2
JacksonMississippi153,70111071.6
New OrleansLouisiana383,99720152.3
DetroitMichigan639,11132851.3
BaltimoreMaryland585,70829951.0
MemphisTennessee633,10428945.6
Baton RougeLouisiana227,47010244.8
ClevelandOhio372,62416042.9
ShreveportLouisiana187,5936936.8
Kansas CityMissouri508,09017634.6
DaytonOhio137,6444633.4
MilwaukeeWisconsin577,22219133.1
North CharlestonSouth Carolina114,8523833.1
San BernardinoCalifornia222,1016830.6
CincinnatiOhio309,3179229.7
RichmondVirginia226,6106629.1
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia689,54519828.7
ChicagoIllinois2,746,38877128.1
South BendIndiana103,4532827.1
MaconGeorgia157,3464025.4
AkronOhio190,4694724.7
IndianapolisIndiana887,64221624.3
Little RockArkansas202,5914924.2
LouisvilleKentucky633,04515023.7
OaklandCalifornia440,64610223.1
RochesterNew York211,3284822.7
BuffaloNew York278,3496121.9
SyracuseNew York148,6203221.5
VallejoCalifornia126,0902721.4
NorfolkVirginia238,0054920.6
Fort LauderdaleFlorida182,7603720.2
RockfordIllinois148,6553020.2
KnoxvilleTennessee190,7403819.9
GreensboroNorth Carolina299,0355919.7
ToledoOhio270,8715319.6
South FultonGeorgia107,4362119.5
ColumbusOhio905,74817419.2
WilmingtonNorth Carolina115,4512219.1
HartfordConnecticut121,0542319.0
SavannahGeorgia147,7802818.9
PittsburghPennsylvania302,9715718.8
MinneapolisMinnesota429,9547918.4
ChattanoogaTennessee181,0993318.2
DallasTexas1,304,37923618.1
NewarkNew Jersey311,5495618.0
Kansas CityKansas156,6072817.9
HamptonVirginia137,1482417.5
StocktonCalifornia320,8045617.5
BirminghamAlabama200,7333517.4
TulsaOklahoma413,0667217.4
HoustonTexas2,304,58040017.4
BeaumontTexas115,2822017.3
RichmondCalifornia116,4482017.2
KilleenTexas153,0952617.0
Pompano BeachFlorida112,0461917.0
PatersonNew Jersey159,7322716.9
NashvilleTennessee689,44711316.4
BridgeportConnecticut148,6542416.1
Miami GardensFlorida111,6401816.1
New HavenConnecticut134,0232115.7
Des MoinesIowa214,1333315.4
West Palm BeachFlorida117,4151815.3
RoanokeVirginia100,0111515.0
Las VegasNevada641,9039615.0
Fort WayneIndiana263,8863914.8
JacksonvilleFlorida949,61114014.7
FayettevilleNorth Carolina208,5013014.4
PuebloColorado111,8761614.3
LansingMichigan112,6441614.2
FresnoCalifornia542,1077714.2
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico564,5598014.2
VictorvilleCalifornia134,8101914.1
Grand RapidsMichigan198,9172814.1
ColumbiaSouth Carolina136,6321913.9
MiamiFlorida442,2416113.8
CharlotteNorth Carolina874,57911913.6
DenverColorado715,5229713.6
Newport NewsVirginia186,2472513.4
SpringfieldMissouri169,1762213.0
InglewoodCalifornia107,7621413.0
AugustaGeorgia202,0812612.9
TacomaWashington219,3462812.8
DurhamNorth Carolina283,5063612.7
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1,603,79720112.5
ElizabethNew Jersey137,2981712.4
PeoriaIllinois113,1501412.4
High PointNorth Carolina114,0591412.3
TallahasseeFlorida196,1692412.2
ColumbusGeorgia206,9222512.1
Fort WorthTexas918,91511012.0
BillingsMontana117,1161412.0
AtlantaGeorgia498,7155911.8
PhoenixArizona1,608,13918711.6
SpringfieldMassachusetts155,9291811.5
LafayetteLouisiana121,3741411.5
WaterburyConnecticut114,4031311.4
OdessaTexas114,4281311.4
WichitaKansas397,5324511.3
CharlestonSouth Carolina150,2271711.3
TucsonArizona542,6296111.2
BakersfieldCalifornia403,4554410.9
LubbockTexas257,1412810.9
Corpus ChristiTexas317,8633410.7
LakelandFlorida112,6411210.7
TampaFlorida384,9594110.7
HollywoodFlorida153,0671610.5
ColumbiaMissouri126,2541310.3
WacoTexas138,4861410.1
AuroraColorado386,2613910.1
OrlandoFlorida307,5733110.1
DavenportIowa101,724109.8
GlendaleArizona248,325249.7
Saint PaulMinnesota311,527309.6
SpringfieldIllinois114,394119.6
Oklahoma CityOklahoma681,054639.3
LancasterCalifornia173,516169.2
San AntonioTexas1,434,6251309.1
Los AngelesCalifornia3,898,7473519.0
ClarksvilleTennessee166,722159.0
MontgomeryAlabama200,603189.0
IndependenceMissouri123,011118.9
ProvidenceRhode Island190,934178.9
Wichita FallsTexas102,31698.8
LexingtonKentucky322,570288.7
JolietIllinois150,362138.6
WarrenMichigan139,387128.6
BostonMassachusetts675,647588.6
PomonaCalifornia151,713138.6
EvansvilleIndiana117,298108.5
Salt Lake CityUtah199,723178.5
SpokaneWashington228,989198.3
GreeleyColorado108,79598.3
El MonteCalifornia109,45098.2
Moreno ValleyCalifornia208,634178.1
PortlandOregon652,503538.1
Las CrucesNew Mexico111,38598.1
SacramentoCalifornia524,943428.0
Cedar RapidsIowa137,710118.0
HaywardCalifornia162,954138.0
AntiochCalifornia115,29197.8
WestminsterColorado116,31797.7
Long BeachCalifornia466,742367.7
OmahaNebraska486,051377.6
MidlandTexas132,524107.5
Colorado SpringsColorado478,961367.5
AmarilloTexas200,393157.5
MesquiteTexas150,108117.3
ModestoCalifornia218,464167.3
MurfreesboroTennessee152,769117.2
GainesvilleFlorida141,085107.1
SeattleWashington737,015527.1
North Las VegasNevada262,527186.9
MenifeeCalifornia102,52776.8
Sioux FallsSouth Dakota192,517136.8
RialtoCalifornia104,02676.7
RenoNevada264,165176.4
RiversideCalifornia314,998206.3
HonoluluHawaii350,964226.3
AnchorageAlaska291,247186.2
Grand PrairieTexas196,100126.1
AuroraIllinois180,542116.1
ChesapeakeVirginia249,422156.0
EdinburgTexas100,24366.0
Federal WayWashington101,03065.9
LynnMassachusetts101,25365.9
PalmdaleCalifornia169,450105.9
KentWashington136,58885.9
ArlingtonTexas394,266235.8
Jersey CityNew Jersey292,449175.8
St. PetersburgFlorida258,308155.8
OntarioCalifornia175,265105.7
ConcordNorth Carolina105,24065.7
TylerTexas105,99565.7
VisaliaCalifornia141,38485.7
RentonWashington106,78565.6
Green BayWisconsin107,39565.6
FargoNorth Dakota125,99075.6
Sandy SpringsGeorgia108,08065.6
San FranciscoCalifornia873,965485.5
New YorkNew York8,804,1904685.3
PasadenaTexas151,95085.3
LowellMassachusetts115,55465.2
LakewoodColorado155,98485.1
PasadenaCalifornia138,69975.0
RichardsonTexas119,46965.0
FairfieldCalifornia119,88165.0
SalinasCalifornia163,54284.9
WorcesterMassachusetts206,518104.8
Santa AnaCalifornia310,227154.8
BerkeleyCalifornia124,32164.8
ArvadaColorado124,40264.8
MobileAlabama187,04194.8
El CajonCalifornia106,21554.7
LaredoTexas255,205124.7
AnaheimCalifornia346,824164.6
AustinTexas961,855444.6
DearbornMichigan109,97654.5
RaleighNorth Carolina467,665214.5
TempeArizona180,58784.4
StamfordConnecticut135,47064.4
GreshamOregon114,24754.4
ManchesterNew Hampshire115,64454.3
West Valley CityUtah140,23064.3
El PasoTexas678,815284.1
RochesterMinnesota121,39554.1
HendersonNevada317,610134.1
San DiegoCalifornia1,386,932564.0
OxnardCalifornia202,06384.0
New BedfordMassachusetts101,07944.0
San JoseCalifornia1,013,240403.9
NormanOklahoma128,02653.9
NorwalkCalifornia102,77343.9
BrocktonMassachusetts105,64343.8
San MateoCalifornia105,66143.8
MesaArizona504,258193.8
BrownsvilleTexas186,73873.7
MadisonWisconsin269,840103.7
Virginia BeachVirginia459,470173.7
SparksNevada108,44543.7
Chula VistaCalifornia275,487103.6
EverettWashington110,62943.6
Sugar LandTexas111,02643.6
DentonTexas139,86953.6
ThorntonColorado141,86753.5
IrvingTexas256,68493.5
West JordanUtah116,96143.4
FontanaCalifornia208,39373.4
EscondidoCalifornia151,03853.3
YonkersNew York211,56973.3
ChandlerArizona275,98793.3
HuntsvilleAlabama215,00673.3
HialeahFlorida223,10973.1
CarrolltonTexas133,43443.0
MiramarFlorida134,72143.0
ChicoCalifornia101,47533.0
Spokane ValleyWashington102,97632.9
ScottsdaleArizona241,36172.9
OrangeCalifornia139,91142.9
Jurupa ValleyCalifornia105,05332.9
RosevilleCalifornia147,77342.7
LewisvilleTexas111,82232.7
BellevueWashington151,85442.6
VancouverWashington190,91552.6
CarlsbadCalifornia114,74632.6
Round RockTexas119,46832.5
Palm BayFlorida119,76032.5
Port St. LucieFlorida204,85152.4
GarlandTexas246,01862.4
AbileneTexas125,18232.4
PearlandTexas125,82832.4
Simi ValleyCalifornia126,35632.4
Pembroke PinesFlorida171,17842.3
OceansideCalifornia174,06842.3
Santa RosaCalifornia178,12742.2
McAllenTexas142,21032.1
TorranceCalifornia147,06732.0
Overland ParkKansas197,23842.0
NampaIdaho100,20022.0
ClintonMichigan100,51322.0
VacavilleCalifornia102,38622.0
DavieFlorida105,69121.9
AlexandriaVirginia159,46731.9
HillsboroOregon106,44721.9
BoulderColorado108,25021.8
Santa MariaCalifornia109,70721.8
VenturaCalifornia110,76321.8
Costa MesaCalifornia111,91821.8
Broken ArrowOklahoma113,54021.8
DowneyCalifornia114,35521.7
LincolnNebraska291,08251.7
BoiseIdaho235,68441.7
College StationTexas120,51121.7
ConcordCalifornia125,41021.6
PeoriaArizona190,98531.6
GlendaleCalifornia196,54331.5
Huntington BeachCalifornia198,71131.5
GilbertArizona267,91841.5
Sterling HeightsMichigan134,34621.5
LakewoodNew Jersey135,15821.5
OlatheKansas141,29021.4
SurpriseArizona143,14821.4
FullertonCalifornia143,61721.4
SunnyvaleCalifornia155,80521.3
Garden GroveCalifornia171,94921.2
Rancho CucamongaCalifornia174,45321.1
SalemOregon175,53521.1
EugeneOregon176,65421.1
PlanoTexas285,49431.1
QuincyMassachusetts101,63611.0
WoodbridgeNew Jersey103,63911.0
AllenTexas104,62711.0
BurbankCalifornia107,33710.9
EdisonNew Jersey107,58810.9
CentennialColorado108,41810.9
West CovinaCalifornia109,50110.9
Santa ClaritaCalifornia228,67320.9
League CityTexas114,39210.9
ElginIllinois114,79710.9
FremontCalifornia230,50420.9
MeridianIdaho117,63510.9
CambridgeMassachusetts118,40310.8
ClovisCalifornia120,12410.8
Ann ArborMichigan123,85110.8
Winston–SalemNorth Carolina249,54520.8
AllentownPennsylvania125,84510.8
TopekaKansas126,58710.8
Thousand OaksCalifornia126,96610.8
Santa ClaraCalifornia127,64710.8
Coral SpringsFlorida134,39410.7
NapervilleIllinois149,54010.7
CoronaCalifornia157,13610.6
Fort CollinsColorado169,81010.6
CaryNorth Carolina174,72110.6
Elk GroveCalifornia176,12410.6
Cape CoralFlorida194,01610.5
McKinneyTexas195,30810.5
FriscoTexas200,50910.5
IrvineCalifornia307,67010.3
ClearwaterFlorida117,29200.0
ProvoUtah115,16200.0
MurrietaCalifornia110,94900.0
TemeculaCalifornia110,00300.0
Daly CityCalifornia104,90100.0
Rio RanchoNew Mexico104,04600.0
Lee's SummitMissouri101,10800.0
AthensGeorgia127,315n/an/a
Notes

Some cities were missing 2020 data, so we used prior year data:

2018 data: Pittsburgh, Columbus (GA), Augusta, Savannah

2015 data: Kansas City (KS)

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