US City rankings
Most Dangerous Cities in the United States
Memphis, TN has the highest City Crime Index (Numbeo) in 2025 (78.0), followed by Detroit, MI (73.1) and Baltimore, MD (72.7). Sacramento, CA has the lowest (49.4).
Year 202524 of 477 cities
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City Crime Index (Numbeo), 2025
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All 24 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one city; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
60.2
Middle half 54.7 – 67.2
Average
61.1
24 cities
Lowest (best)
49.4
Sacramento, CA
Highest (worst)
78.0
Memphis, TN
Data
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94 cities · # = rank by City Crime Index (Numbeo)
| # | ||||||
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| 1 |  Sacramento, CA | 49.4 | 632.6 per 100k Pop. | 3,332 | 755 | 2,547 |
| 2 |  Columbus, OH | 49.6 | 337.55 per 100k Pop. | 3,090 | 435 | 2,653 |
| 3 |  Rochester, NY | 51.0 | 1,903.98 per 100k Pop. | 3,924 | 582 | 3,289 |
| 4 |  Dallas, TX | 51.2 | 304.3 per 100k Pop. | 4,021 | 658 | 3,352 |
| 5 |  Phoenix, AZ | 53.0 | 188.75 per 100k Pop. | 3,139 | 800 | 2,325 |
| 6 |  Seattle, WA | 54.2 | 763.47 per 100k Pop. | 5,803 | 775 | 5,008 |
| 7 | Tucson, AZ | 54.8 | 714.65 per 100k Pop. | 3,922 | 589 | 3,313 |
| 8 |  Minneapolis, MN | 55.6 | 1,495.36 per 100k Pop. | 6,330 | 1,160 | 5,143 |
| 9 |  Las Vegas, NV | 55.9 | 178.49 per 100k Pop. | 3,064 | 430 | 2,623 |
| 10 |  Portland, OR | 57.1 | 1,009.22 per 100k Pop. | 6,288 | 720 | 5,526 |
| 11 |  Kansas City, MO | 58.1 | 1,219.98 per 100k Pop. | 6,241 | 1,547 | 4,676 |
| 12 |  Indianapolis, IN | 60.2 | 475.71 per 100k Pop. | 4,237 | 878 | 3,336 |
| 12 |  Washington, DC | 60.2 | 642.78 per 100k Pop. | 4,514 | 926 | 3,588 |
| 14 | San Francisco, CA | 60.9 | 567.81 per 100k Pop. | 4,559 | 597 | 3,929 |
| 15 | Houston, TX | 63.2 | 235.06 per 100k Pop. | 5,451 | 1,148 | 4,293 |
| 16 |  Philadelphia, PA | 65.8 | 355.24 per 100k Pop. | 5,504 | 909 | 4,548 |
| 17 |  Chicago, IL | 66.1 | 152.72 per 100k Pop. | 4,030 | 540 | 3,472 |
| 18 |  Milwaukee, WI | 66.7 | 743.06 per 100k Pop. | 4,164 | 1,431 | 2,701 |
| 19 | Oakland, CA | 68.7 | 2,110.57 per 100k Pop. | 9,182 | 1,925 | 7,230 |
| 20 | St. Louis, MO | 69.7 | 2,563.21 per 100k Pop. | 7,108 | 1,367 | 5,707 |
| 21 |  Albuquerque, NM | 71.7 | 1,041.59 per 100k Pop. | 5,820 | 1,182 | 4,629 |
| 22 |  Baltimore, MD | 72.7 | 1,020.71 per 100k Pop. | 5,784 | 1,606 | 4,157 |
| 23 |  Detroit, MI | 73.1 | 944.12 per 100k Pop. | 6,148 | 1,781 | 4,305 |
| 24 |  Memphis, TN | 78.0 | 1,542.09 per 100k Pop. | 9,456 | 2,501 | 6,899 |
| — | San Antonio, TX | — | 345.3 per 100k Pop. | 5,229 | 594 | 4,624 |
| — | Fort Worth, TX | — | 317.92 per 100k Pop. | 3,171 | 458 | 2,700 |
| — | Austin, TX | — | 378.23 per 100k Pop. | 3,724 | 467 | 3,242 |
| — | San Jose, CA | — | 335.48 per 100k Pop. | 3,210 | 607 | 2,588 |
| — |  Denver, CO | — | 799.55 per 100k Pop. | 5,773 | 993 | 4,762 |
| — |  Oklahoma City, OK | — | 505.52 per 100k Pop. | 3,586 | 676 | 2,893 |
| — | Nashville, TN | — | 807.07 per 100k Pop. | 5,641 | 1,124 | 4,510 |
| — | Fresno, CA | — | 739.93 per 100k Pop. | 4,045 | 735 | 3,271 |
| — |  Raleigh, NC | — | 679.27 per 100k Pop. | 3,315 | 489 | 2,819 |
| — | Colorado Springs, CO | — | 853.33 per 100k Pop. | 4,194 | 716 | 3,449 |
| — |  Omaha, NE | — | 739.03 per 100k Pop. | 3,549 | 369 | 3,162 |
| — | Long Beach, CA | — | 942.27 per 100k Pop. | 4,186 | 676 | 3,479 |
| — | Tulsa, OK | — | 1,114.11 per 100k Pop. | 4,582 | 942 | 3,627 |
| — | Aurora, CO | — | 1,024.09 per 100k Pop. | 4,074 | 948 | 3,104 |
| — | Cleveland, OH | — | 1,664.94 per 100k Pop. | 6,040 | 1,561 | 4,426 |
| — | Stockton, CA | — | 1,202.3 per 100k Pop. | 3,836 | 1,146 | 2,640 |
| — | Riverside, CA | — | 1,077.91 per 100k Pop. | 3,451 | 590 | 2,832 |
| — | Corpus Christi, TX | — | 1,232.23 per 100k Pop. | 3,895 | 864 | 3,011 |
| — | Cincinnati, OH | — | 1,500.3 per 100k Pop. | 4,675 | 846 | 3,829 |
| — | Greensboro, NC | — | 1,425.02 per 100k Pop. | 4,336 | 924 | 3,383 |
| — | Durham, NC | — | 1,475.84 per 100k Pop. | 4,431 | 619 | 3,800 |
| — | St. Paul, MN | — | 1,153.2 per 100k Pop. | 3,506 | 618 | 2,834 |
| — |  Anchorage, AK | — | 1,328.07 per 100k Pop. | 3,811 | 1,015 | 2,766 |
| — | Lubbock, TX | — | 1,286.82 per 100k Pop. | 3,473 | 821 | 2,629 |
| — | Buffalo, NY | — | 1,661.88 per 100k Pop. | 4,549 | 706 | 3,810 |
| — |  St. Petersburg, FL | — | 1,163.41 per 100k Pop. | 3,083 | 620 | 2,459 |
| — | Glendale, AZ | — | 1,240.99 per 100k Pop. | 3,171 | 488 | 2,671 |
| — | Toledo, OH | — | 1,450.21 per 100k Pop. | 3,824 | 1,041 | 2,732 |
| — | Winston-Salem, NC | — | 1,479.47 per 100k Pop. | 3,758 | 810 | 2,921 |
| — |  Richmond, VA | — | 1,523.26 per 100k Pop. | 3,531 | 337 | 3,179 |
| — | Tacoma, WA | — | 2,998.18 per 100k Pop. | 6,715 | 1,063 | 5,604 |
| — | Spokane, WA | — | 2,427.13 per 100k Pop. | 5,571 | 675 | 4,841 |
| — | Norfolk, VA | — | 1,842.34 per 100k Pop. | 4,246 | 470 | 3,772 |
| — |  Salt Lake City, UT | — | 2,861.55 per 100k Pop. | 6,086 | 864 | 5,200 |
| — | San Bernardino, CA | — | 1,702.29 per 100k Pop. | 3,818 | 897 | 2,898 |
| — | Modesto, CA | — | 1,428.38 per 100k Pop. | 3,128 | 656 | 2,415 |
| — |  Sioux Falls, SD | — | 1,637.46 per 100k Pop. | 3,454 | 527 | 2,915 |
| — |  Des Moines, IA | — | 1,837.91 per 100k Pop. | 3,846 | 703 | 3,126 |
| — | Fayetteville, NC | — | 1,801.17 per 100k Pop. | 3,781 | 660 | 3,095 |
| — |  Little Rock, AR | — | 3,386.16 per 100k Pop. | 6,916 | 1,672 | 5,214 |
| — | Amarillo, TX | — | 1,662.1 per 100k Pop. | 3,375 | 691 | 2,656 |
| — | Knoxville, TN | — | 1,729.09 per 100k Pop. | 3,466 | 740 | 2,721 |
| — | Vancouver, WA | — | 2,021.34 per 100k Pop. | 4,006 | 582 | 3,407 |
| — | Grand Rapids, MI | — | 1,743.79 per 100k Pop. | 3,416 | 910 | 2,481 |
| — | Chattanooga, TN | — | 2,529.92 per 100k Pop. | 4,779 | 824 | 3,942 |
| — |  Birmingham, AL | — | 2,727.8 per 100k Pop. | 5,331 | 1,247 | 4,031 |
| — | Tempe, AZ | — | 1,761.65 per 100k Pop. | 3,371 | 470 | 2,894 |
| — | Akron, OH | — | 2,017.34 per 100k Pop. | 3,797 | 820 | 2,955 |
| — | Salem, OR | — | 1,909.28 per 100k Pop. | 3,397 | 532 | 2,803 |
| — | Newport News, VA | — | 1,728.73 per 100k Pop. | 3,173 | 736 | 2,416 |
| — | Eugene, OR | — | 2,045.46 per 100k Pop. | 3,642 | 318 | 3,256 |
| — |  Shreveport, LA | — | 2,988.86 per 100k Pop. | 5,233 | 1,229 | 3,990 |
| — | Springfield, MO | — | 3,154.8 per 100k Pop. | 5,380 | 1,178 | 4,185 |
| — |  Kansas City, KS | — | 3,035.69 per 100k Pop. | 4,656 | 1,047 | 3,606 |
| — | Lakewood, CO | — | 3,785.16 per 100k Pop. | 5,900 | 787 | 5,093 |
| — | Hayward, CA | — | 2,708.88 per 100k Pop. | 4,156 | 477 | 3,657 |
| — | Bellevue, WA | — | 2,301.13 per 100k Pop. | 3,487 | 139 | 3,339 |
| — | Mesquite, TX | — | 2,340.77 per 100k Pop. | 3,483 | 501 | 2,976 |
| — | Gainesville, FL | — | 2,346.93 per 100k Pop. | 3,451 | 738 | 2,704 |
| — | Thornton, CO | — | 2,145.61 per 100k Pop. | 3,129 | 274 | 2,836 |
| — |  Columbia, SC | — | 2,782.18 per 100k Pop. | 4,022 | 770 | 3,233 |
| — | Pomona, CA | — | 2,427.24 per 100k Pop. | 3,489 | 716 | 2,753 |
| — | Rockford, IL | — | 2,496.89 per 100k Pop. | 3,627 | 1,080 | 2,517 |
| — | Syracuse, NY | — | 3,454.2 per 100k Pop. | 5,015 | 765 | 4,234 |
| — | Victorville, CA | — | 2,275.15 per 100k Pop. | 3,192 | 1,016 | 2,129 |
| — |  New Haven, CT | — | 3,010.78 per 100k Pop. | 4,132 | 535 | 3,587 |
| — |  Fargo, ND | — | 3,100.01 per 100k Pop. | 4,206 | 498 | 3,697 |
| — | Hampton, VA | — | 2,273.53 per 100k Pop. | 3,140 | 248 | 2,882 |
| — | Torrance, CA | — | 2,261.31 per 100k Pop. | 3,096 | 311 | 2,776 |
| — | Dayton, OH | — | 4,232.28 per 100k Pop. | 5,708 | 1,339 | 4,334 |
What correlates with City Crime Index (Numbeo) (2025)?
Pearson r against 60 other city metrics sharing at least 15 cities. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher City Crime Index (Numbeo) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher City Crime Index (Numbeo) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
- Plot
- Homes with Broadband Internet (%)Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census)Plotr = −0.62 · strong · n = 24
- Dating Opportunities RankBest Cities for Single MenA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.53 · strong · n = 24
- Population Growth RatePlotr = −0.48 · moderate · n = 24
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- Fun and Recreation RankBest Cities for Single MenA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.45 · moderate · n = 24
Quick answers
- Which US city has the highest City Crime Index (Numbeo)?
- Memphis, TN has the highest City Crime Index (Numbeo) in 2025, at 78.0, followed by Detroit, MI (73.1) and Baltimore, MD (72.7).
- Which US city has the lowest City Crime Index (Numbeo)?
- Sacramento, CA has the lowest City Crime Index (Numbeo) in 2025, at 49.4.
- What is the median City Crime Index (Numbeo) across US cities?
- The median is 60.2 across the 24 US cities with data in 2025.
- Where does this most dangerous cities in the united states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 2024 Reported Violent and Property Crime - FBI; List of United States cities by crime rate - Wiki; CrimeRanked: America’s Most Dangerous Cities, According to Citizens - Numbeo. Last updated 2026-10-28.