The homicide rates of over 300 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
are arrayed. Source: 2006 Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
| Metropolitan
Statistical Area | Homicide rate | Rank | | New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner,
LA M.S.A. | 21.7 | 1 | | Flint, MI M.S.A. | 15.4 | 2 | | Baton Rouge, LA M.S.A. | 14.4 | 3 | | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway,
AR M.S.A. | 14.3 | 4 | | Pine Bluff, AR M.S.A. | 14.1 | 5 | | Memphis, TN-MS-AR M.S.A. | 13.7 | 6 | | Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI M.S.A. | 13.5 | 7 | | Baltimore-Towson, MD M.S.A. | 13.3 | 8 | | Charleston-North Charleston, SC M.S.A. | 12.6 | 9 | | Birmingham-Hoover, AL M.S.A. | 12.5 | 10.5 | | Jackson, TN M.S.A. | 12.5 | 10.5 | | Rocky Mount, NC M.S.A. | 12.1 | 12 | | Visalia-Porterville, CA M.S.A. | 11.8 | 13 | | Mobile, AL M.S.A. | 11.6 | 14.5 | | Tuscaloosa, AL M.S.A. | 11.6 | 14.5 | | Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI M.S.A. | 11.3 | 16.5 | | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA M.S.A. | 11.3 | 16.5 | | Atlantic City, NJ M.S.A. | 11.1 | 18.5 | | Jackson, MS M.S.A. | 11.1 | 18.5 | | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach,
SC M.S.A. | 10.8 | 20 | | Jacksonville, FL M.S.A.6 | 10.6 | 21 | | Laredo, TX M.S.A. | 10.4 | 22 | | Las Vegas-Paradise, NV M.S.A. | 10.2 | 23.5 | | Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR M.S.A. | 10.2 | 23.5 | | Anderson, SC M.S.A. | 10.1 | 25 | | Hattiesburg, MS M.S.A.1 | 9.9 | 27 | | Richmond, VA M.S.A. | 9.9 | 27 | | Savannah, GA M.S.A.2 | 9.9 | 27 | | Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ M.S.A. | 9.8 | 29 | | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX M.S.A. | 9.6 | 30 | | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
M.S.A. | 9.5 | 31 | | Indianapolis-Carmel, IN M.S.A. | 9.4 | 32.5 | | Lima, OH M.S.A. | 9.4 | 32.5 | | Sumter, SC M.S.A. | 9.3 | 34 | | Montgomery, AL M.S.A. | 9.2 | 35 | | Merced, CA M.S.A. | 9.0 | 36 | | Albuquerque, NM M.S.A. | 8.9 | 38 | | Kansas City, MO-KS M.S.A.1 | 8.9 | 38 | | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA M.S.A. | 8.9 | 38 | | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL M.S.A. | 8.7 | 41 | | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ M.S.A. | 8.7 | 41 | | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ M.S.A. | 8.7 | 41 | | Monroe, LA M.S.A. | 8.6 | 43.5 | | Salisbury, MD M.S.A. | 8.6 | 43.5 | | Bakersfield, CA M.S.A. | 8.5 | 46 | | Fayetteville, NC M.S.A. | 8.5 | 46 | | Stockton, CA M.S.A. | 8.5 | 46 | | Columbia, SC M.S.A. | 8.4 | 49 | | Fresno, CA M.S.A. | 8.4 | 49 | | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA M.S.A. | 8.4 | 49 | | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC M.S.A.2 | 8.3 | 51 | | Orlando-Kissimmee, FL M.S.A. | 8.1 | 52 | | Battle Creek, MI M.S.A. | 7.9 | 53 | | Longview, TX M.S.A. | 7.7 | 54 | | Elkhart-Goshen, IN M.S.A. | 7.6 | 56 | | Macon, GA M.S.A. | 7.6 | 56 | | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
M.S.A. | 7.6 | 56 | | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY M.S.A. | 7.5 | 59.5 | | Charleston, WV M.S.A. | 7.5 | 59.5 | | Tucson, AZ M.S.A.7 | 7.5 | 59.5 | | Tulsa, OK M.S.A. | 7.5 | 59.5 | | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA M.S.A.2 | 7.4 | 63.5 | | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI M.S.A. | 7.4 | 63.5 | | Reno-Sparks, NV M.S.A. | 7.4 | 63.5 | | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
M.S.A | 7.4 | 63.5 | | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC M.S.A. | 7.3 | 66 | | Greenville, NC M.S.A. | 7.2 | 67.5 | | Nashville-Davidson?Murfreesboro-Franklin,
TN M.S.A | 7.2 | 67.5 | | Alexandria, LA M.S.A. | 7.1 | 70 | | Lawton, OK M.S.A. | 7.1 | 70 | | Longview, WA M.S.A. | 7.1 | 70 | | Greensboro-High Point, NC M.S.A. | 7.0 | 73.5 | | Oklahoma City, OK M.S.A. | 7.0 | 73.5 | | San Antonio, TX M.S.A. | 7.0 | 73.5 | | Spartanburg, SC M.S.A. | 7.0 | 73.5 | | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
M.S.A. | 6.9 | 76 | | Columbus, GA-AL M.S.A. | 6.8 | 77 | | Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC M.S.A. | 6.7 | 78 | | Columbus, OH M.S.A. | 6.6 | 79.5 | | St. Louis, MO-IL M.S.A. | 6.6 | 79.5 | | Albany, GA M.S.A. | 6.5 | 81.5 | | Lake Charles, LA M.S.A. | 6.5 | 81.5 | | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA M.S.A. | 6.4 | 83 | | Santa Fe, NM M.S.A. | 6.3 | 84 | | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC M.S.A. | 6.0 | 87 | | Florence, SC M.S.A. | 6.0 | 87 | | Goldsboro, NC M.S.A. | 6.0 | 87 | | Victoria, TX M.S.A. | 6.0 | 87 | | Wichita Falls, TX M.S.A. | 6.0 | 87 | | Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN M.S.A. | 5.9 | 91 | | Corpus Christi, TX M.S.A. | 5.9 | 91 | | Fort Smith, AR-OK M.S.A. | 5.9 | 91 | | Anchorage, AK M.S.A. | 5.8 | 94 | | Dothan, AL M.S.A. | 5.8 | 94 | | Gadsden, AL M.S.A. | 5.8 | 94 | | Gainesville, FL M.S.A. | 5.7 | 98 | | Johnson City, TN M.S.A. | 5.7 | 98 | | Modesto, CA M.S.A. | 5.7 | 98 | | Pascagoula, MS M.S.A. | 5.7 | 98 | | Trenton-Ewing, NJ M.S.A. | 5.7 | 98 | | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX M.S.A. | 5.6 | 101.5 | | Toledo, OH M.S.A. | 5.6 | 101.5 | | Dover, DE M.S.A. | 5.5 | 103 | | Huntsville, AL M.S.A. | 5.4 | 105 | | Rochester, NY M.S.A. | 5.4 | 105 | | Sacramento?Arden-Arcade?Roseville, CA
M.S.A. | 5.4 | 105 | | Dayton, OH M.S.A. | 5.3 | 109 | | Hot Springs, AR M.S.A. | 5.3 | 109 | | Jonesboro, AR M.S.A. | 5.3 | 109 | | Lubbock, TX M.S.A. | 5.3 | 109 | | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI M.S.A. | 5.3 | 109 | | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
M.S.A. | 5.2 | 114 | | Chattanooga, TN-GA M.S.A. | 5.2 | 114 | | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-PA | 5.2 | 114 | | Topeka, KS M.S.A. | 5.2 | 114 | | Winston-Salem, NC M.S.A. | 5.2 | 114 | | Chico, CA M.S.A. | 5.1 | 119 | | Jacksonville, NC M.S.A.1 | 5.1 | 119 | | Knoxville, TN M.S.A. | 5.1 | 119 | | Palm Coast, FL M.S.A. | 5.1 | 119 | | Winchester, VA-WV M.S.A. | 5.1 | 119 | | Athens-Clarke County, GA M.S.A. | 5.0 | 122 | | Brunswick, GA M.S.A. | 4.9 | 126.5 | | Clarksville, TN-KY M.S.A. | 4.9 | 126.5 | | Kokomo, IN M.S.A. | 4.9 | 126.5 | | Niles-Benton Harbor, MI M.S.A. | 4.9 | 126.5 | | Ocala, FL M.S.A. | 4.9 | 126.5 | | Port St. Lucie, FL M.S.A. | 4.9 | 126.5 | | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
M.S.A. | 4.9 | 126.5 | | Wichita, KS M.S.A. | 4.9 | 126.5 | | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA M.S.A. | 4.8 | 132.5 | | Lawrence, KS M.S.A. | 4.8 | 132.5 | | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA M.S.A. | 4.8 | 132.5 | | Prescott, AZ M.S.A. | 4.8 | 132.5 | | Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH M.S.A. | 4.7 | 138 | | Decatur, AL M.S.A. | 4.7 | 138 | | Durham, NC M.S.A.1 | 4.7 | 138 | | Fort Wayne, IN M.S.A.5 | 4.7 | 138 | | Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN M.S.A. | 4.7 | 138 | | Roanoke, VA M.S.A. | 4.7 | 138 | | Wilmington, NC M.S.A. | 4.7 | 138 | | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX M.S.A. | 4.6 | 143 | | Danville, VA M.S.A. | 4.6 | 143 | | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX M.S.A. | 4.6 | 143 | | Bowling Green, KY M.S.A. | 4.5 | 146 | | Grand Junction, CO M.S.A. | 4.5 | 146 | | Lancaster, PA M.S.A. | 4.5 | 146 | | Denver-Aurora, CO M.S.A. | 4.4 | 150.5 | | Harrisonburg, VA M.S.A. | 4.4 | 150.5 | | Pittsburgh, PA M.S.A. | 4.4 | 150.5 | | Redding, CA M.S.A. | 4.4 | 150.5 | | Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL M.S.A. | 4.4 | 150.5 | | Yuba City, CA M.S.A. | 4.4 | 150.5 | | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA M.S.A. | 4.3 | 154.5 | | Waco, TX M.S.A. | 4.3 | 154.5 | | Burlington, NC M.S.A. | 4.2 | 157.5 | | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach,
FL M.S.A. | 4.2 | 157.5 | | Springfield, OH M.S.A. | 4.2 | 157.5 | | Yakima, WA M.S.A. | 4.2 | 157.5 | | College Station-Bryan, TX M.S.A. | 4.1 | 162 | | Columbus, IN M.S.A. | 4.1 | 162 | | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL M.S.A. | 4.1 | 162 | | Racine, WI M.S.A. | 4.1 | 162 | | Rome, GA M.S.A. | 4.1 | 162 | | Johnstown, PA M.S.A. | 4.0 | 165.5 | | Midland, TX M.S.A. | 4.0 | 165.5 | | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA M.S.A. | 3.9 | 167.5 | | Pueblo, CO M.S.A. | 3.9 | 167.5 | | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford,
CT M.S.A. | 3.8 | 170.5 | | Lakeland, FL M.S.A. | 3.8 | 170.5 | | Raleigh-Cary, NC M.S.A. | 3.8 | 170.5 | | Spokane, WA M.S.A. | 3.8 | 170.5 | | Abilene, TX M.S.A.1 | 3.7 | 174 | | Salem, OR M.S.A. | 3.7 | 174 | | Yuma, AZ M.S.A. | 3.7 | 174 | | Joplin, MO M.S.A. | 3.6 | 177.5 | | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA M.S.A. | 3.6 | 177.5 | | Salinas, CA M.S.A. | 3.6 | 177.5 | | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA M.S.A. | 3.6 | 177.5 | | Carson City, NV M.S.A. | 3.5 | 181 | | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
M.S.A.4 | 3.5 | 181 | | Morgantown, WV M.S.A. | 3.5 | 181 | | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI M.S.A. | 3.4 | 184.5 | | Muncie, IN M.S.A. | 3.4 | 184.5 | | Scranton?Wilkes-Barre, PA M.S.A. | 3.4 | 184.5 | | Vallejo-Fairfield, CA M.S.A. | 3.4 | 184.5 | | Sioux Falls, SD M.S.A. | 3.3 | 187 | | Lebanon, PA M.S.A. | 3.2 | 189 | | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA
M.S.A. | 3.2 | 189 | | Tallahassee, FL M.S.A. | 3.2 | 189 | | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX M.S.A. | 3.1 | 193.5 | | Farmington, NM M.S.A. | 3.1 | 193.5 | | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA M.S.A. | 3.1 | 193.5 | | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL M.S.A. | 3.1 | 193.5 | | Tyler, TX M.S.A. | 3.1 | 193.5 | | Wausau, WI M.S.A. | 3.1 | 193.5 | | Colorado Springs, CO M.S.A. | 3.0 | 200 | | El Paso, TX M.S.A. | 3.0 | 200 | | Fairbanks, AK M.S.A. | 3.0 | 200 | | Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX M.S.A.7 | 3.0 | 200 | | Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL M.S.A. | 3.0 | 200 | | Reading, PA M.S.A. | 3.0 | 200 | | Springfield, MA M.S.A.3 | 3.0 | 200 | | Amarillo, TX M.S.A. | 2.9 | 204.5 | | Lynchburg, VA M.S.A. | 2.9 | 204.5 | | Casper, WY M.S.A. | 2.8 | 209 | | Cedar Rapids, IA M.S.A. | 2.8 | 209 | | Evansville, IN-KY M.S.A. | 2.8 | 209 | | Hanford-Corcoran, CA M.S.A. | 2.8 | 209 | | Jefferson City, MO M.S.A. | 2.8 | 209 | | San Angelo, TX M.S.A. | 2.8 | 209 | | Syracuse, NY M.S.A. | 2.8 | 209 | | Asheville, NC M.S.A. | 2.7 | 215.5 | | Boise City-Nampa, ID M.S.A. | 2.7 | 215.5 | | Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin,
FL M.S.A. | 2.7 | 215.5 | | Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA M.S.A. | 2.7 | 215.5 | | Kingston, NY M.S.A. | 2.7 | 215.5 | | Michigan City-La Porte, IN M.S.A. | 2.7 | 215.5 | | Ann Arbor, MI M.S.A. | 2.6 | 219.5 | | Las Cruces, NM M.S.A. | 2.6 | 219.5 | | Great Falls, MT M.S.A. | 2.5 | 223 | | Jackson, MI M.S.A. | 2.5 | 223 | | Janesville, WI M.S.A. | 2.5 | 223 | | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI M.S.A. | 2.5 | 223 | | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI M.S.A. | 2.5 | 223 | | Binghamton, NY M.S.A. | 2.4 | 227.5 | | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV M.S.A. | 2.4 | 227.5 | | Lansing-East Lansing, MI M.S.A. | 2.4 | 227.5 | | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
M.S.A. | 2.4 | 227.5 | | Cheyenne, WY M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Eugene-Springfield, OR M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Flagstaff, AZ M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Lexington-Fayette, KY M.S.A.1 | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Mansfield, OH M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Odessa, TX M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Utica-Rome, NY M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Valdosta, GA M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Warner Robins, GA M.S.A. | 2.3 | 236.5 | | Bloomington, IN M.S.A. | 2.2 | 246 | | Elmira, NY M.S.A. | 2.2 | 246 | | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
M.S.A. | 2.2 | 246 | | Naples-Marco Island, FL M.S.A. | 2.2 | 246 | | Salt Lake City, UT M.S.A. | 2.2 | 246 | | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY M.S.A. | 2.1 | 250.5 | | Charlottesville, VA M.S.A. | 2.1 | 250.5 | | Grand Forks, ND-MN M.S.A.4, 6 | 2.1 | 250.5 | | State College, PA M.S.A. | 2.1 | 250.5 | | Bangor, ME M.S.A. | 2.0 | 254 | | Billings, MT M.S.A. | 2.0 | 254 | | Bismarck, ND M.S.A. | 2.0 | 254 | | Austin-Round Rock, TX M.S.A. | 1.9 | 258 | | Columbia, MO M.S.A. | 1.9 | 258 | | El Centro, CA M.S.A. | 1.9 | 258 | | Honolulu, HI M.S.A. | 1.9 | 258 | | Wenatchee, WA M.S.A. | 1.9 | 258 | | Barnstable Town, MA M.S.A.3 | 1.8 | 264.5 | | Bay City, MI M.S.A. | 1.8 | 264.5 | | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO M.S.A. | 1.8 | 264.5 | | Gainesville, GA M.S.A. | 1.8 | 264.5 | | Lincoln, NE M.S.A. | 1.8 | 264.5 | | Logan, UT-ID M.S.A. | 1.8 | 264.5 | | Ogden-Clearfield, UT M.S.A. | 1.8 | 264.5 | | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA M.S.A. | 1.8 | 264.5 | | Greeley, CO M.S.A. | 1.7 | 271.5 | | Idaho Falls, ID M.S.A. | 1.7 | 271.5 | | Lewiston, ID-WA M.S.A. | 1.7 | 271.5 | | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA M.S.A. | 1.7 | 271.5 | | Olympia, WA M.S.A. | 1.7 | 271.5 | | Springfield, MO M.S.A. | 1.7 | 271.5 | | Glens Falls, NY M.S.A. | 1.6 | 275.5 | | St. Joseph, MO-KS M.S.A.1 | 1.6 | 275.5 | | Dalton, GA M.S.A. | 1.5 | 279.5 | | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA M.S.A.1 | 1.5 | 279.5 | | Medford, OR M.S.A. | 1.5 | 279.5 | | Morristown, TN M.S.A. | 1.5 | 279.5 | | Napa, CA M.S.A. | 1.5 | 279.5 | | Pittsfield, MA M.S.A. | 1.5 | 279.5 | | Bend, OR M.S.A. | 1.4 | 284.5 | | Duluth, MN-WI M.S.A.4 | 1.4 | 284.5 | | Erie, PA M.S.A. | 1.4 | 284.5 | | Madera, CA M.S.A. | 1.4 | 284.5 | | Bremerton-Silverdale, WA M.S.A. | 1.2 | 288 | | Manchester-Nashua, NH M.S.A. | 1.2 | 288 | | Punta Gorda, FL M.S.A. | 1.2 | 288 | | Fargo, ND-MN M.S.A.4 | 1.1 | 292 | | Lafayette, IN M.S.A. | 1.1 | 292 | | Pocatello, ID M.S.A. | 1.1 | 292 | | Rochester, MN M.S.A.4 | 1.1 | 292 | | Worcester, MA M.S.A.3 | 1.1 | 292 | | Cumberland, MD-WV M.S.A. | 1.0 | 297.5 | | Fond du Lac, WI M.S.A. | 1.0 | 297.5 | | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH M.S.A. | 1.0 | 297.5 | | Ithaca, NY M.S.A. | 1.0 | 297.5 | | Ocean City, NJ M.S.A. | 1.0 | 297.5 | | Portland-South Portland-Biddeford,
ME M.S.A. | 1.0 | 297.5 | | Cleveland, TN M.S.A. | 0.9 | 302 | | Lewiston-Auburn, ME M.S.A. | 0.9 | 302 | | Sheboygan, WI M.S.A. | 0.9 | 302 | | Altoona, PA M.S.A. | 0.8 | 305.5 | | Coeur d'Alene, ID M.S.A. | 0.8 | 305.5 | | Sherman-Denison, TX M.S.A. | 0.8 | 305.5 | | Williamsport, PA M.S.A. | 0.8 | 305.5 | | Green Bay, WI M.S.A. | 0.7 | 310 | | Madison, WI M.S.A. | 0.7 | 310 | | Monroe, MI M.S.A. | 0.7 | 310 | | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD M.S.A. | 0.7 | 310 | | Wheeling, WV-OH M.S.A. | 0.7 | 310 | | Provo-Orem, UT M.S.A. | 0.6 | 313 | | Bellingham, WA M.S.A. | 0.5 | 314.5 | | St. Cloud, MN M.S.A.4 | 0.5 | 314.5 | | Ames, IA M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 | | Dubuque, IA M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 | | Eau Claire, WI M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 | | Elizabethtown, KY M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 | | Holland-Grand Haven, MI M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 | | Iowa City, IA M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 | | La Crosse, WI-MN M.S.A.4 | 0.0 | 320.5 | | Missoula, MT M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 | | Rapid City, SD M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 | | Sandusky, OH M.S.A. | 0.0 | 320.5 |
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