Over 300 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are arrayed by their
2006 violent crime rates. The rates are per 100,000 MSA residents. Violent crimes include homicide, rape, aggravated
assault, and robbery. Source: 2006 Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
| Metropolitan
Statistical Area | Violent crime rate |
Rank | | Memphis, TN-MS-AR M.S.A. | 1262.7 | 1 | | Sumter, SC M.S.A. | 1244.0 | 2 | | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA M.S.A. | 1187.9 | 3 | | Florence, SC M.S.A. | 1160.6 | 4 | | Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI M.S.A. | 1089.8 | 5 | | Alexandria, LA M.S.A. | 1067.4 | 6 | | Gainesville, FL M.S.A. | 934.1 | 7 | | Anchorage, AK M.S.A. | 932.3 | 8 | | Flint, MI M.S.A. | 929.6 | 9 | | Salisbury, MD M.S.A. | 907.6 | 10 | | Stockton, CA M.S.A. | 907.2 | 11 | | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway,
AR M.S.A. | 905.5 | 12 | | Jackson, TN M.S.A. | 879.2 | 13.5 | | Orlando-Kissimmee, FL M.S.A. | 879.2 | 13.5 | | Las Vegas-Paradise, NV M.S.A. | 877.2 | 15 | | Lubbock, TX M.S.A. | 869.7 | 16 | | Pine Bluff, AR M.S.A. | 866.5 | 17 | | Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR M.S.A. | 861.4 | 18 | | Lawton, OK M.S.A. | 859.6 | 19 | | Nashville-Davidson?Murfreesboro-Franklin,
TN M.S.A | 857.7 | 20 | | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC M.S.A. | 849.4 | 21 | | Charleston-North Charleston, SC M.S.A. | 830.4 | 22 | | Baltimore-Towson, MD M.S.A. | 823.8 | 23 | | Baton Rouge, LA M.S.A. | 821.1 | 24 | | Fairbanks, AK M.S.A. | 819.8 | 25 | | Tallahassee, FL M.S.A. | 819.0 | 26 | | Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ M.S.A. | 810.5 | 27 | | Battle Creek, MI M.S.A. | 795.1 | 28 | | Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL M.S.A. | 791.3 | 29 | | Brunswick, GA M.S.A. | 790.4 | 30 | | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
M.S.A. | 790.0 | 31 | | Albuquerque, NM M.S.A. | 777.8 | 32 | | Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI M.S.A. | 757.0 | 33 | | Ocala, FL M.S.A. | 753.8 | 34 | | Lake Charles, LA M.S.A. | 742.9 | 35 | | Columbia, SC M.S.A. | 726.8 | 36 | | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
M.S.A. | 709.2 | 37 | | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX M.S.A. | 707.2 | 38 | | Amarillo, TX M.S.A. | 701.6 | 39 | | Tulsa, OK M.S.A. | 687.6 | 40 | | Greenville, NC M.S.A. | 685.6 | 41 | | Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL M.S.A. | 675.6 | 42 | | Spartanburg, SC M.S.A. | 675.4 | 43 | | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL M.S.A. | 670.5 | 44.5 | | Wichita, KS M.S.A. | 670.5 | 44.5 | | Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC M.S.A. | 670.2 | 46 | | Merced, CA M.S.A. | 662.6 | 47 | | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
M.S.A. | 659.2 | 48 | | Anderson, SC M.S.A. | 652.5 | 49 | | Hot Springs, AR M.S.A. | 650.0 | 50 | | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA M.S.A. | 635.9 | 51 | | Sacramento?Arden-Arcade?Roseville, CA
M.S.A. | 635.6 | 52 | | Cleveland, TN M.S.A. | 634.3 | 53 | | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL M.S.A. | 627.8 | 54 | | Vallejo-Fairfield, CA M.S.A. | 609.4 | 55 | | Durham, NC M.S.A.1 | 606.9 | 56.5 | | Fayetteville, NC M.S.A. | 606.9 | 56.5 | | Dover, DE M.S.A. | 604.8 | 58 | | Chattanooga, TN-GA M.S.A. | 599.5 | 59 | | Modesto, CA M.S.A. | 599.1 | 60 | | Farmington, NM M.S.A. | 596.4 | 61 | | Kansas City, MO-KS M.S.A.1 | 595.9 | 62 | | Tucson, AZ M.S.A.7 | 591.8 | 63 | | Visalia-Porterville, CA M.S.A. | 589.0 | 64 | | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI M.S.A. | 579.6 | 65 | | Corpus Christi, TX M.S.A. | 575.9 | 66 | | Toledo, OH M.S.A. | 572.5 | 67 | | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL M.S.A. | 569.9 | 68 | | St. Louis, MO-IL M.S.A. | 566.1 | 69 | | Clarksville, TN-KY M.S.A. | 565.0 | 70 | | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX M.S.A. | 564.9 | 71 | | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
M.S.A. | 562.9 | 72 | | Birmingham-Hoover, AL M.S.A. | 562.5 | 73 | | Jonesboro, AR M.S.A. | 561.9 | 74 | | Longview, TX M.S.A. | 560.3 | 75 | | Atlantic City, NJ M.S.A. | 560.1 | 76 | | Lakeland, FL M.S.A. | 557.5 | 77 | | New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA M.S.A. | 556.0 | 78 | | Waco, TX M.S.A. | 555.3 | 79 | | Rocky Mount, NC M.S.A. | 553.2 | 80 | | Fresno, CA M.S.A. | 552.8 | 81 | | Colorado Springs, CO M.S.A. | 550.9 | 82 | | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI M.S.A. | 548.8 | 83 | | Bakersfield, CA M.S.A. | 548.6 | 84 | | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA M.S.A. | 546.9 | 85.5 | | Indianapolis-Carmel, IN M.S.A. | 546.9 | 85.5 | | Laredo, TX M.S.A. | 545.7 | 87 | | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach,
FL M.S.A. | 545.0 | 88 | | Rome, GA M.S.A. | 542.1 | 89 | | Port St. Lucie, FL M.S.A. | 541.5 | 90 | | Tuscaloosa, AL M.S.A. | 540.1 | 91 | | Winston-Salem, NC M.S.A. | 540.0 | 92 | | Madera, CA M.S.A. | 539.3 | 93 | | Huntsville, AL M.S.A. | 539.0 | 94 | | Flagstaff, AZ M.S.A. | 536.5 | 95.5 | | Lawrence, KS M.S.A. | 536.5 | 95.5 | | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX M.S.A. | 534.3 | 97 | | Burlington, NC M.S.A. | 529.5 | 98 | | Macon, GA M.S.A. | 528.7 | 99 | | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA M.S.A.2 | 527.3 | 100 | | Fort Smith, AR-OK M.S.A. | 522.5 | 101 | | Odessa, TX M.S.A. | 522.1 | 102 | | Monroe, LA M.S.A. | 521.5 | 103 | | Goldsboro, NC M.S.A. | 515.7 | 104 | | Oklahoma City, OK M.S.A. | 515.4 | 105 | | Knoxville, TN M.S.A. | 513.5 | 106 | | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY M.S.A. | 512.6 | 107 | | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ M.S.A. | 509.9 | 108 | | Reno-Sparks, NV M.S.A. | 509.7 | 109 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC M.S.A. | 504.7 | 110 | | San Antonio, TX M.S.A. | 497.0 | 111 | | Columbus, GA-AL M.S.A. | 490.9 | 112 | | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
M.S.A. | 489.2 | 113 | | College Station-Bryan, TX M.S.A. | 486.9 | 114 | | Trenton-Ewing, NJ M.S.A. | 485.9 | 115 | | Springfield, MO M.S.A. | 485.5 | 116 | | Salinas, CA M.S.A. | 484.4 | 117 | | Gadsden, AL M.S.A. | 479.2 | 118 | | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
M.S.A | 478.2 | 119 | | Niles-Benton Harbor, MI M.S.A. | 477.2 | 120 | | Yuba City, CA M.S.A. | 475.1 | 121 | | Las Cruces, NM M.S.A. | 465.1 | 122 | | Tyler, TX M.S.A. | 464.3 | 123 | | Yuma, AZ M.S.A. | 463.9 | 124 | | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News,
VA-NC M.S.A. | 462.3 | 125 | | Punta Gorda, FL M.S.A. | 461.3 | 126 | | Wilmington, NC M.S.A. | 460.4 | 127 | | Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH M.S.A. | 459.7 | 128 | | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA M.S.A. | 459.5 | 129 | | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA M.S.A. | 458.7 | 130 | | Jackson, MS M.S.A. | 456.1 | 131 | | Lexington-Fayette, KY M.S.A.1 | 453.8 | 132 | | Lincoln, NE M.S.A. | 452.5 | 133 | | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA M.S.A. | 452.0 | 134 | | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI M.S.A. | 450.2 | 135 | | Pittsfield, MA M.S.A. | 448.5 | 136 | | Santa Fe, NM M.S.A. | 445.5 | 137 | | Naples-Marco Island, FL M.S.A. | 440.7 | 138 | | Columbia, MO M.S.A. | 439.8 | 139 | | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-PA | 438.4 | 140 | | Dubuque, IA M.S.A. | 437.5 | 141 | | Pueblo, CO M.S.A. | 437.1 | 142 | | Springfield, OH M.S.A. | 434.9 | 143 | | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA
M.S.A. | 433.3 | 144 | | Montgomery, AL M.S.A. | 433.0 | 145 | | Morristown, TN M.S.A. | 431.8 | 146 | | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX M.S.A. | 431.3 | 147 | | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA M.S.A. | 429.9 | 148 | | Lansing-East Lansing, MI M.S.A. | 428.7 | 149 | | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI M.S.A. | 428.1 | 150 | | Lima, OH M.S.A. | 427.8 | 151 | | Denver-Aurora, CO M.S.A. | 427.7 | 152 | | Prescott, AZ M.S.A. | 427.5 | 153 | | Columbus, OH M.S.A. | 426.3 | 154 | | Valdosta, GA M.S.A. | 424.9 | 155 | | El Centro, CA M.S.A. | 421.7 | 156 | | Roanoke, VA M.S.A. | 420.1 | 157 | | Joplin, MO M.S.A. | 419.4 | 158 | | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA M.S.A. | 416.2 | 159 | | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA M.S.A. | 415.9 | 160 | | Bremerton-Silverdale, WA M.S.A. | 414.2 | 161 | | Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
M.S.A. | 404.2 | 162 | | Albany, GA M.S.A. | 402.2 | 163 | | Spokane, WA M.S.A. | 401.3 | 164 | | Jackson, MI M.S.A. | 400.7 | 165 | | Charleston, WV M.S.A. | 397.8 | 166 | | Mobile, AL M.S.A. | 393.5 | 167 | | Topeka, KS M.S.A. | 392.3 | 168 | | Abilene, TX M.S.A.1 | 391.9 | 169 | | San Angelo, TX M.S.A. | 390.4 | 170 | | Victoria, TX M.S.A. | 389.5 | 171 | | Warner Robins, GA M.S.A. | 387.8 | 172 | | Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin,
FL M.S.A. | 383.3 | 173 | | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC M.S.A. | 382.1 | 174 | | Johnson City, TN M.S.A. | 382.0 | 175 | | Reading, PA M.S.A. | 379.2 | 176 | | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX M.S.A. | 378.5 | 177 | | Richmond, VA M.S.A. | 378.1 | 178 | | El Paso, TX M.S.A. | 377.9 | 179 | | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI M.S.A. | 376.2 | 180 | | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY M.S.A. | 371.8 | 181 | | Cumberland, MD-WV M.S.A. | 369.7 | 182.5 | | Hanford-Corcoran, CA M.S.A. | 369.7 | 182.5 | | Dothan, AL M.S.A. | 368.6 | 184 | | Jefferson City, MO M.S.A. | 367.8 | 185 | | Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN M.S.A. | 364.7 | 186 | | Chico, CA M.S.A. | 364.2 | 187 | | Rochester, NY M.S.A. | 361.3 | 188 | | Pittsburgh, PA M.S.A. | 359.9 | 189 | | Raleigh-Cary, NC M.S.A. | 359.8 | 190 | | Jacksonville, NC M.S.A.1 | 358.2 | 191 | | Redding, CA M.S.A. | 357.0 | 192 | | Greeley, CO M.S.A. | 356.7 | 193 | | Midland, TX M.S.A. | 354.9 | 194 | | Wichita Falls, TX M.S.A. | 354.3 | 195 | | Bowling Green, KY M.S.A. | 351.3 | 196 | | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA M.S.A.1 | 348.2 | 197 | | Ocean City, NJ M.S.A. | 346.2 | 198 | | Napa, CA M.S.A. | 345.6 | 199 | | Salt Lake City, UT M.S.A. | 345.4 | 200 | | Austin-Round Rock, TX M.S.A. | 345.3 | 201 | | Coeur d'Alene, ID M.S.A. | 344.3 | 202 | | Muncie, IN M.S.A. | 344.1 | 203 | | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA M.S.A. | 338.5 | 204 | | Sandusky, OH M.S.A. | 337.7 | 205 | | Carson City, NV M.S.A. | 336.6 | 206 | | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV M.S.A. | 335.6 | 207 | | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD M.S.A. | 329.9 | 208 | | Athens-Clarke County, GA M.S.A. | 329.8 | 209 | | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA M.S.A. | 327.5 | 210 | | Dayton, OH M.S.A. | 325.2 | 211 | | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
M.S.A. | 323.8 | 212 | | Dalton, GA M.S.A. | 323.7 | 213 | | Syracuse, NY M.S.A. | 322.9 | 214 | | Pocatello, ID M.S.A. | 321.0 | 215 | | Yakima, WA M.S.A. | 320.9 | 216 | | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
M.S.A. | 319.3 | 217 | | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA M.S.A. | 316.6 | 218 | | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford,
CT M.S.A. | 315.4 | 219 | | Ann Arbor, MI M.S.A. | 310.9 | 220 | | Altoona, PA M.S.A. | 304.2 | 221 | | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ M.S.A. | 303.1 | 222 | | Scranton?Wilkes-Barre, PA M.S.A. | 302.7 | 223 | | Lebanon, PA M.S.A. | 302.3 | 224 | | Honolulu, HI M.S.A. | 300.8 | 225 | | Kokomo, IN M.S.A. | 297.9 | 226 | | Longview, WA M.S.A. | 293.9 | 227 | | Erie, PA M.S.A. | 293.6 | 228 | | Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA M.S.A. | 289.6 | 229 | | Boise City-Nampa, ID M.S.A. | 288.3 | 230 | | Asheville, NC M.S.A. | 286.0 | 231 | | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA M.S.A. | 285.5 | 232 | | Charlottesville, VA M.S.A. | 283.2 | 233 | | Iowa City, IA M.S.A. | 282.9 | 234 | | Salem, OR M.S.A. | 281.4 | 235 | | Kingston, NY M.S.A. | 280.0 | 236 | | Grand Junction, CO M.S.A. | 278.1 | 237 | | Utica-Rome, NY M.S.A. | 277.6 | 238 | | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA M.S.A. | 276.7 | 239 | | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
M.S.A. | 275.9 | 240 | | Decatur, AL M.S.A. | 275.2 | 241 | | St. Joseph, MO-KS M.S.A.1 | 272.7 | 242 | | Racine, WI M.S.A. | 271.3 | 243 | | Rapid City, SD M.S.A. | 269.5 | 244 | | Great Falls, MT M.S.A. | 268.9 | 245 | | Eugene-Springfield, OR M.S.A. | 267.1 | 246 | | Missoula, MT M.S.A. | 266.2 | 247 | | Hattiesburg, MS M.S.A.1 | 263.3 | 248 | | Madison, WI M.S.A. | 261.8 | 249 | | Evansville, IN-KY M.S.A. | 259.1 | 250.5 | | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO M.S.A. | 259.1 | 250.5 | | Bay City, MI M.S.A. | 257.5 | 252 | | Olympia, WA M.S.A. | 256.0 | 253 | | Ames, IA M.S.A. | 255.0 | 254 | | Idaho Falls, ID M.S.A. | 253.4 | 255 | | Gainesville, GA M.S.A. | 253.1 | 256 | | Sherman-Denison, TX M.S.A. | 249.7 | 257 | | Pascagoula, MS M.S.A. | 247.7 | 258 | | Danville, VA M.S.A. | 247.5 | 259 | | Medford, OR M.S.A. | 247.3 | 260 | | Palm Coast, FL M.S.A. | 245.8 | 261 | | Johnstown, PA M.S.A. | 244.9 | 262 | | Morgantown, WV M.S.A. | 240.0 | 263 | | Mansfield, OH M.S.A. | 239.6 | 264 | | Casper, WY M.S.A. | 239.4 | 265 | | Bloomington, IN M.S.A. | 237.6 | 266 | | Janesville, WI M.S.A. | 235.3 | 267 | | Lynchburg, VA M.S.A. | 232.0 | 268 | | Bellingham, WA M.S.A. | 231.5 | 269 | | Lafayette, IN M.S.A. | 230.3 | 270 | | Sioux Falls, SD M.S.A. | 229.6 | 271 | | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH M.S.A. | 229.0 | 272 | | Winchester, VA-WV M.S.A. | 227.8 | 273 | | Green Bay, WI M.S.A. | 227.1 | 274 | | Monroe, MI M.S.A. | 226.0 | 275 | | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA M.S.A. | 225.0 | 276 | | Michigan City-La Porte, IN M.S.A. | 224.7 | 277 | | Bend, OR M.S.A. | 217.8 | 278 | | Lancaster, PA M.S.A. | 216.3 | 279 | | Fort Wayne, IN M.S.A.5 | 215.4 | 280 | | Elmira, NY M.S.A. | 215.0 | 281 | | Cedar Rapids, IA M.S.A. | 214.4 | 282 | | Elkhart-Goshen, IN M.S.A. | 213.6 | 283 | | Binghamton, NY M.S.A. | 212.4 | 284.5 | | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford,
VA M.S.A. | 212.4 | 284.5 | | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI M.S.A. | 205.5 | 286 | | Columbus, IN M.S.A. | 205.3 | 287 | | Holland-Grand Haven, MI M.S.A. | 204.5 | 288 | | Wenatchee, WA M.S.A. | 200.8 | 289 | | Cheyenne, WY M.S.A. | 195.1 | 290 | | Bismarck, ND M.S.A. | 192.5 | 291 | | Fond du Lac, WI M.S.A. | 188.6 | 292 | | Billings, MT M.S.A. | 183.8 | 293 | | Ogden-Clearfield, UT M.S.A. | 171.3 | 294 | | Wheeling, WV-OH M.S.A. | 168.6 | 295 | | Williamsport, PA M.S.A. | 167.1 | 296 | | Glens Falls, NY M.S.A. | 159.0 | 297 | | Wausau, WI M.S.A. | 158.4 | 298 | | Manchester-Nashua, NH M.S.A. | 157.4 | 299 | | Elizabethtown, KY M.S.A. | 156.9 | 300 | | Ithaca, NY M.S.A. | 153.6 | 301 | | Harrisonburg, VA M.S.A. | 153.4 | 302 | | Portland-South Portland-Biddeford,
ME M.S.A. | 138.8 | 303 | | Lewiston-Auburn, ME M.S.A. | 135.1 | 304 | | Eau Claire, WI M.S.A. | 130.0 | 305 | | Lewiston, ID-WA M.S.A. | 119.1 | 306 | | Sheboygan, WI M.S.A. | 116.5 | 307 | | State College, PA M.S.A. | 102.4 | 308 | | Provo-Orem, UT M.S.A. | 93.5 | 309 | | Bangor, ME M.S.A. | 75.5 | 310.5 | | Logan, UT-ID M.S.A. | 75.5 | 310.5 |
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