Rankings:There were 369 violent crimes committed in 2018 for every 100,000 Americans, nearly the lowest violent crime rate in the United States in more than three decades.
Rank...City...State...Violent Crime Rate (per 100k)...Homicides...Poverty Rate...Unemployment Rate
50...Shreveport.........LA......832.0............. 49.......25.7%......5.5%
49...Springfield........IL......833.2............. 9........20.3%......4.5%
48...Cincinnati.........OH......839.5............. 57.......28.7%......4.5%
47...New Haven..........CT......842.3.............10....... 25.6%......5.1%
46...Toledo.............OH......848.3............. 37.......26.5%......5.8%
45...Akron..............OH......862.0............. 38.......24.1%......5.3%
44...Tacoma.............WA......866.5............. 17.......17.0%......5.5%
43...Oklahoma City......OK......867.3.............52.......17.1% ......3.2%
42...Odessa.............TX......877.5............. 8........11.8%......2.6%
41...Modesto............CA......882.2............. 16.......17.0%......5.8%
40...Philadelphia.......PA......908.7............. 351......25.8%......5.5%
39...West Palm Beach....FL......918.9.............27.......18.9%. .....3.5%
38...Baton Rouge........LA......919.5.............79.......26 .0%......4.8%
37...North Charleston...SC......920.8.............25.......22 .8%......3.2%
36...Dayton.............OH......921.5............. 37.......32.7%......5.4%
35...Washington.........DC......941.4............. 160......17.4%......5.6%
34...Richmond...........CA......942.5............. 17.......15.7%......3.6%
33...North Las Vegas....NV......966.2.............33.......15.1%. .....5.3%
32...Springfield........MA......988.5............. 19.......28.7%......6.2%
31...Pueblo.............CO......993.2............. 9........19.8%......3.1%
30...Lubbock.........TX.......996.6............. 13....... 19.8%......3.1%
29...Chicago............IL......1006.1............ 563......20.6%......4.2%
28...Houston............TX......1026.1............ 276......21.2%......4.2%
27...South Bend.........IN......1039.1............9........25 .4%......4.0%
26...Buffalo............NY......1042.5............ 57.......30.9%......5.7%
25...Chattanooga........TN......1048.2............ 19.......20.7%......3.7%
24...Beaumont...........TX......1059.7............ 13.......19.7%......5.6%
23...Tulsa..............OK......1065.1............ 60.......20.0%......3.6%
22...Hartford...........CT......1066.5............ 21.......30.5%......7.0%
21...Lansing............MI......1108.4............ 8........27.1%......5.2%
20...Nashville..........TN......1113.1............ 91.......17.2%......2.6%
19...New Orleans........LA......1163.3............147...... 25.4%......5.0%
18...Wichita............KS......1179.9............ 38.......16.9%......3.9%
17...Indianapolis.......IN......1272.8............ 162......20.1%......3.5%
16...Oakland............CA......1273.7............ 70.......18.7%......3.4%
15...Anchorage..........AK......1309.6............ 26........8.1%......5.5%
14...Springfield........MO......1316.0............ 16.......25.7%......2.7%
13...San Bernardino.....CA......1333.1............49....... 30.6%......5.2%
12...Albuquerque........NM......1364.8............ 69.......18.2%......4.5%
11...Rockford...........IL......1386.5............ 23.......22.2%......6.8%
10...Stockton...........CA......1399.6............ 33.......22.4%......6.9%
9....Milwaukee..........WI......1413.0............ 99.......27.4%......4.0%
8....Little Rock........AR......1446.1............40.......17. 8%......3.5%
7....Cleveland..........OH......1449.6............ 86.......35.2%......6.5%
6....Kansas City........MO......1590.3............137......17. 3%......3.5%
5....St. Louis..........MO......1800.4............187...... 25.0%......3.8%
4....Baltimore..........MD......1833.4............ 309......22.4%......5.7%
3....Birmingham.........AL......1911.5............ 88.......28.1%......4.6%
2....Memphis............TN......1943.2............ 186......26.9%......4.6%
1....Detroit............MI......2007.8............ 261......37.9%......9.0%
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