Rank Order - Metro Area

RANK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

METROPOLITAN AREA
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D.
Pine Bluff, AR
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Lake Charles, LA
Lawton, OK
Hot Springs, AR
Flint, MI
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Little Rock, AR
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR
Brunswick, GA
Oakland-Fremont, CA M.D.
Jackson, TN
Stockton, CA
Florence, SC
Miami-Dade County, FL M.D.
Fayetteville, NC
Anchorage, AK
Mobile, AL
Albuquerque, NM
Bakersfield, CA
Battle Creek, MI
Columbus, GA-AL
Detroit (greater), MI
Baton Rouge, LA
Saginaw, MI
Houston, TX
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Modesto, CA
Lubbock, TX
Rocky Mount, NC
Salinas, CA
Laredo, TX
Baltimore-Towson, MD
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Lima, OH
Merced, CA
Longview, TX
San Francisco (greater), CA
Tulsa, OK
Farmington, NM
Columbia, SC
Jacksonville, FL
Gainesville, FL
Salisbury, MD
Augusta, GA-SC
Santa Fe, NM
Miami (greater), FL
Macon, GA
Sumter, SC
Jackson, MS
Amarillo, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Toledo, OH
Fresno, CA
Tallahassee, FL
Visalia-Porterville, CA
Savannah, GA
Orlando, FL
West Palm Beach, FL M.D.

2010 Metropolitan Crime Rate Rankings*

SCORE
169.66
123.32
117.58
89.90
89.72
78.80
73.08
71.34
70.73
70.23
70.06
68.46
67.83
66.33
64.60
63.89
62.29
61.64
59.76
58.95
57.73
56.77
56.35
55.74
55.56
54.90
54.38
53.79
51.55
50.77
47.81
46.29
46.14
44.93
44.91
44.81
44.16
43.46
43.40
43.30
42.74
42.49
42.23
42.16
41.65
41.61
40.95
40.86
40.58
38.92
38.61
38.14
37.00
36.05
35.29
35.16
34.48
33.28
33.20
32.73

RANK
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
117
119
120

METROPOLITAN AREA
Goldsboro, NC
Albany, GA
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
Tacoma, WA M.D.
Anderson, SC
Philadelphia, PA M.D.
Montgomery, AL
Lafayette, LA
Wichita, KS
San Antonio, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Odessa, TX
Los Angeles County, CA M.D.
Abilene, TX
Alexandria, LA
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL
Waco, TX
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Columbus, OH
Tuscaloosa, AL
San Angelo, TX
Winston-Salem, NC
Pueblo, CO
Nashville-Davidson, TN
Pensacola, FL
Spartanburg, SC
Charlotte-Gastonia, NC-SC
Sacramento, CA
Tucson, AZ
Hinesville, GA
Valdosta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX M.D.
Philadelphia (greater) PA-NJ-MD-DE
Redding, CA
Tampa-St Petersburg, FL
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Topeka, KS
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ M.D.
Victoria, TX
Greensboro-High Point, NC
Wichita Falls, TX
Fort Lauderdale, FL M.D.
Dallas (greater), TX
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
Jacksonville, NC
Atlantic City, NJ
Dover, DE
Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL
Los Angeles (greater), CA
Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Chico, CA
Milwaukee, WI
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
Clarksville, TN-KY

SCORE
32.67
32.00
31.47
31.41
31.37
31.08
31.03
29.49
29.41
29.03
28.44
27.42
27.37
26.81
26.55
26.12
25.71
25.47
25.17
23.55
23.18
21.92
21.31
21.15
20.53
19.91
19.81
19.31
19.21
19.13
18.09
17.89
17.55
17.25
17.15
16.58
15.82
15.42
15.34
15.28
14.60
14.27
14.16
13.76
13.74
13.41
13.34
12.50
12.43
11.83
11.43
11.40
11.25
11.23
10.96
10.26
9.59
9.59
9.41
9.28

RANK
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
139
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180

METROPOLITAN AREA
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
Huntsville, AL
Colorado Springs, CO
San Francisco-S. Mateo, CA M.D.
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV M.D.
Charleston, WV
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Springfield, MA
Knoxville, TN
Reno-Sparks, NV
Lakeland, FL
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX M.D.
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Vineland, NJ
Salt Lake City, UT
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Jackson, MI
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Dayton, OH
Ocala, FL
Spokane, WA
Jonesboro, AR
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Rapid City, SD
Akron, OH
Tyler, TX
Boston-Quincy, MA M.D.
Gadsden, AL
Muncie, IN
Denver-Aurora, CO
Louisville, KY-IN
Pascagoula, MS
Houma, LA
College Station-Bryan, TX
Springfield, OH
Burlington, NC
San Diego, CA
Youngstown, OH-PA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA M.D.
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
Washington (greater) DC-VA-MD-WV
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Madera, CA
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
Newark-Union, NJ-PA M.D.
New Haven-Milford, CT
Eugene-Springfield, OR
Cleveland, TN
Springfield, MO
Yuma, AZ
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
Barnstable Town, MA
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Longview, WA
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Rome, GA
Las Cruces, NM

SCORE
9.24
8.75
8.57
8.34
7.76
7.50
7.42
7.23
6.92
5.96
5.85
5.76
4.94
4.72
3.18
3.09
3.06
3.01
2.83
2.83
1.99
1.79
1.70
1.69
1.58
0.17
(0.06)
(0.29)
(0.52)
(0.70)
(0.90)
(0.91)
(1.18)
(1.22)
(1.24)
(1.35)
(1.66)
(2.49)
(2.74)
(3.37)
(3.50)
(3.91)
(3.96)
(5.45)
(5.47)
(5.55)
(6.14)
(6.66)
(7.16)
(7.48)
(8.03)
(8.57)
(8.69)
(9.03)
(9.11)
(9.25)
(9.79)
(9.80)
(10.32)
(11.93)

Note: All listings are for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (M.S.A.s) except for those ending with "M.D." Listings with "M.D." are Metropolitan
Divisions which are smaller parts of eleven large M.S.A.s. See explanatory note at beginning of metropolitan area section.

Rank Order - Metro Area (continued)

RANK
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
195
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
235
237
238
239
240
241
242
243

METROPOLITAN AREA
Bay City, MI
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
Lawrence, KS
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Port St. Lucie, FL
Midland, TX
Honolulu, HI
St. Joseph, MO-KS
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Kingsport, TN-VA
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hickory, NC
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA
Flagstaff, AZ
Hattiesburg, MS
El Paso, TX
Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA
Norwich-New London, CT
Richmond, VA
Austin-Round Rock, TX
Ann Arbor, MI
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
San Jose, CA
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Grand Junction, CO
Johnson City, TN
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA
Hartford, CT
Warner Robins, GA
Lincoln, NE
Great Falls, MT
Manhattan, KS
Bowling Green, KY
Monroe, MI
Yuba City, CA
Fort Wayne, IN
New York-W. Plains NY-NJ M.D.
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
Danville, VA
Cumberland, MD-WV
Pittsfield, MA
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
Mansfield, OH
Camden, NJ M.D.
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Fayetteville, AR-MO
Bellingham, WA
Olympia, WA
Morristown, TN
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Reading, PA
Salem, OR
Erie, PA
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach, FL
Worcester, MA
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
Boston (greater), MA-NH
Cheyenne, WY
Bloomington, IN
Ocean City, NJ
Rochester, NY
Pittsburgh, PA

SCORE
(12.53)
(12.77)
(13.37)
(13.49)
(14.18)
(14.36)
(14.86)
(15.70)
(16.37)
(16.75)
(16.84)
(17.25)
(17.66)
(17.68)
(17.74)
(17.74)
(18.02)
(18.77)
(18.95)
(19.89)
(19.93)
(20.50)
(20.83)
(20.95)
(21.22)
(21.24)
(21.59)
(21.98)
(22.11)
(22.20)
(22.36)
(22.39)
(22.52)
(22.87)
(22.97)
(23.03)
(23.21)
(23.73)
(23.92)
(24.00)
(24.07)
(24.37)
(24.53)
(24.89)
(25.08)
(25.30)
(25.51)
(25.94)
(26.17)
(26.31)
(26.36)
(26.42)
(26.59)
(27.00)
(27.13)
(27.13)
(27.71)
(27.89)
(28.04)
(28.87)
(28.93)
(29.08)
(29.13)

RANK
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
283
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
296
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306

METROPOLITAN AREA
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Columbia, MO
Blacksburg, VA
Racine, WI
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
Roanoke, VA
New York (greater), NY-NJ-PA
Asheville, NC
Warren-Farmington Hills, MI M.D.
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Syracuse, NY
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Sioux Falls, SD
Bridgeport-Stamford, CT
Palm Coast, FL
Greeley, CO
Peabody, MA M.D.
Napa, CA
Anderson, IN
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Sherman-Denison, TX
Janesville, WI
Dubuque, IA
Casper, WY
York-Hanover, PA
Billings, MT
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
San Luis Obispo, CA
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Winchester, VA-WV
Naples-Marco Island, FL
Idaho Falls, ID
Sandusky, OH
Jefferson City, MO
Dalton, GA
Allentown, PA-NJ
Binghamton, NY
Wheeling, WV-OH
Punta Gorda, FL
Morgantown, WV
Evansville, IN-KY
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, CA
Wenatchee, WA
Santa Ana-Anaheim, CA M.D.
Gainesville, GA
Altoona, PA
Iowa City, IA
Owensboro, KY
Bismarck, ND
Lewiston, ID-WA
Missoula, MT
Utica-Rome, NY
Lynchburg, VA
Boulder, CO
Pocatello, ID
Boise City-Nampa, ID
Kokomo, IN
Williamsport, PA
Charlottesville, VA
Cedar Rapids, IA

SCORE
(29.48)
(29.63)
(29.64)
(29.69)
(29.86)
(29.98)
(30.08)
(30.25)
(32.09)
(32.40)
(32.88)
(33.13)
(33.28)
(33.30)
(33.51)
(33.58)
(33.60)
(33.97)
(34.13)
(34.29)
(34.39)
(34.82)
(35.37)
(35.56)
(35.59)
(35.67)
(35.69)
(35.73)
(36.35)
(37.18)
(37.25)
(37.42)
(37.74)
(38.78)
(39.17)
(39.58)
(39.76)
(39.92)
(40.32)
(40.33)
(40.33)
(40.47)
(40.54)
(40.63)
(40.95)
(41.28)
(41.29)
(41.39)
(41.42)
(42.79)
(43.18)
(43.22)
(44.39)
(44.39)
(44.69)
(44.87)
(44.93)
(45.20)
(45.29)
(45.50)
(45.51)
(45.74)
(45.81)

RANK
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

METROPOLITAN AREA
Holland-Grand Haven, MI
Prescott, AZ
Manchester-Nashua, NH
Bethesda-Frederick, MD M.D.
Ames, IA
Lafayette, IN
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Green Bay, WI
Cambridge-Newton, MA M.D.
Elizabethtown, KY
Madison, WI
Portland, ME
Elmira, NY
Lebanon, PA
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
Bend, OR
Poughkeepsie, NY
Carson City, NV
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Lancaster, PA
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
Bangor, ME
Medford, OR
Wausau, WI
Sheboygan, WI
Kingston, NY
Fond du Lac, WI
Corvallis, OR
Columbus, IN
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
Nassau-Suffolk, NY M.D.
Harrisonburg, VA
St. George, UT
Edison, NJ M.D.
Eau Claire, WI
Rockingham County, NH M.D.
Appleton, WI
Provo-Orem, UT
State College, PA
Logan, UT-ID
Glens Falls, NY
Auburn, AL**
Charleston-North Charleston, SC**
Danville, IL**
Decatur, AL**
Decatur, IL**
Dothan, AL**
Duluth, MN-WI**
El Centro, CA**
Fargo, ND-MN**
Grand Forks, ND-MN**
Ithaca, NY**
Kansas City, MO-KS**
La Crosse, WI-MN**
Mankato-North Mankato, MN**
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI**
New Orleans, LA**
Oklahoma City, OK**
Rochester, MN**
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA**
St. Cloud, MN**
St. Louis, MO-IL**
Wilmington, NC**

Source: CQ Press using reported data from the F.B.I. "Crime in the United States 2009"
*Includes murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft. A negative score (in parentheses) indicates a
composite crime number below the national rate, a positive number is above the national rate. **Not available.

SCORE
(46.16)
(46.23)
(46.50)
(46.74)
(46.94)
(47.13)
(47.43)
(48.61)
(48.93)
(49.20)
(49.51)
(49.85)
(49.98)
(50.06)
(50.22)
(51.82)
(53.50)
(53.55)
(54.03)
(54.71)
(54.92)
(55.97)
(56.02)
(56.85)
(58.68)
(58.74)
(58.81)
(59.11)
(59.23)
(59.38)
(60.17)
(60.66)
(61.54)
(63.56)
(63.86)
(65.20)
(67.82)
(68.08)
(69.34)
(73.37)
(77.96)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA