The 30 cities with the highest murder rates in the US
Murder rates in the US
From 2015 to 2016, murder and non-negligent manslaughter rates in the United States went up 8.4%, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
This list looks at cities with a population of 25,000 or more to remove outliers. Murder rate per capita (per 10,000 people) is calculated to standardize and compare results.
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30. Stroudsburg, PA
Murders per 10K people: 2.63
Total murders: 9
Population: 34,242
29. Charleston, West Virginia
Murders per 10K people: 2.63
Total murders: 13
Population: 49,429
28: Lake Worth, Florida
Murders per 10K people: 2.63
Total murders: 10
Population: 38,021
27: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Murders per 10K people: 2.65
Total murders: 13
Population: 48,996
26: Kansas City, Missouri
Murders per 10K people: 2.7
Total murders: 129
Population: 478,364
25: East Point, Georgia
Murders per 10K people: 2.79
Total murders: 10
Population: 35,791
24: Chicago, Illinois
Murders per 10K people: 2.81
Total murders: 765
Population: 2,725,153
23: San Bernardino, California
Murders per 10K people: 2.85
Total murders: 62
Population: 217,303
22: Elkhart, Indiana
Murders per 10K people: 2.63
Total murders: 9
Population: 34,242
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21: North Charleston, South Carolina
Murders per 10K people: 2.9
Total murders: 32
Population: 110,490
20: Memphis, Tennessee
Murders per 10K people: 2.99
Total murders: 196
Population: 656,434
19: Orlando, Florida
Murders per 10K people: 3.03
Total murders: 84
Population: 277,719
18. Goldsboro, North Carolina
Murders per 10K people: 3.07
Total murders: 11
Population: 35,871
17: Petersburg, Virginia
Murders per 10K people: 3.41
Total murders: 11
Population: 32,293
16: Jackson, Mississippi
Murders per 10K people: 3.41
Total murders: 58
Population: 170,070
15. Cleveland, Ohio
Murders per 10K people: 3.5
Total murders: 135
Population: 386,227
14: Compton, California
Murders per 10K people: 3.54
Total murders: 35
Population: 98,861
13: Newark, New Jersey
Murders per 10K people: 3.55
Total murders: 100
Population: 281,450
12. Wilmington, Delaware
Murders per 10K people: 3.6
Total murders: 26
Population: 72,183
11. Orange, New Jersey
Murders per 10K people: 3.61
Total murders: 11
Population: 30,470
10. Danville, Virginia
Murders per 10K people: 3.84
Total murders: 16
Population: 41,686
9. Salisbury, North Carolina
Murders per 10K people: 4.1
Total murders: 14
Population: 34,121
8. New Orleans, Louisiana
Murders per 10K people: 4.38
Total murders: 174
Population: 397,208
7. Detroit, Michigan
Murders per 10K people: 4.53
Total murders: 303
Population: 669,673
6. Flint, Michigan
Murders per 10K people: 4.61
Total murders: 45
Population: 97,548
5. Baltimore, Maryland
Murders per 10K people: 5.14
Total murders: 318
Population: 618,385
4. St. Louis, Missouri
Murders per 10K people: 5.98
Total murders: 188
Population: 314,507
3. Gary, Indiana
Murders per 10K people: 6.01
Total murders: 46
Population: 76,556
2. Chester, Pennsylvania
Murders per 10K people: 6.74
Total murders: 23
Population: 34,109
1. East St. Louis, Illinois
Murders per 10K people: 10.09
Total murders: 27
Population: 26,769
