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NeighborhoodScout’s Most Dangerous Cities – 2022

Jan 3, 2022 | by: The NeighborhoodScout Team | Crime
NeighborhoodScout’s Most Dangerous Cities – 2022

2022 Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.

Our research reveals the 100 most dangerous cities in America with 25,000 or more people, based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents.  Violent crimes include murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.  The data used for this research are the number of violent crimes reported to have occurred in each city, and the population of each city.

Monroe, LA is back in the number one spot this year as the most violent city in America with a violent crime rate of 29.4 per 1,000 population, and the chance of being a violent crime victim is 1 in 34.  The city reported 1,403 violent crimes last year, up 66% from the prior year.

There are some newcomers to the list this year.  Salt Lake City, UT appears back on the list for the first time since 2018 at number eighty with a 26% year-over-year increase in its violent crime rate.  The state of Iowa has not had any dangerous cities appear on our list since 2019.  This year, Council Bluffs and Ottumwa, IA appear on this year’s list at numbers eighty-nine and ninety-four.  Council Bluffs had a 15% increase in the violent crime rate compared to last year.  Terre Haute, IN, a city just east of the Illinois border, is the newcomer with the highest violent crime rate of 14.6 per 1,000 population.  This is an increase of 502% compared to the previous year.

Many of the dangerous cities on the list this year have appeared on past lists.  For those who live in these cities, NeighborhoodScout can help you find the safest neighborhoods nearby any city using our Create feature.  For example, by searching for the lowest crime rate within 15 miles of the number one most dangerous city, Monroe, LA, you can find the neighborhood of  Start in Rayville, LA is safer than 97% of neighborhoods nationwide.  Similarly, a search for the lowest crime rate within 10 miles from the forty-second most dangerous city, Minneapolis MN, you will find the City Center neighborhood in Shoreview, MN is also safer than 97% of neighborhoods nationwide. We encourage you to use this feature to find your own safe neighborhoods among dangerous cities.

See the complete dangerous U.S. cities list below.  Click on any city name for a complete crime report and neighborhood crime map.

 

For more information, see our FAQ on how we rank the most dangerous cities in America

1. Monroe, LA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 29.4
  • Your chance of being a victim: 1 in 34

2. Memphis, TN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 24.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 41

3. Saginaw, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 23.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 42

4. Detroit, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 22.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 44

5. St. Louis, MO

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 20.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 50

6. Alexandria, LA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 18.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 53

7. Pine Bluff, AR

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 18.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 55

8. Little Rock, AR

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 18.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 55

9. Albany, GA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 17.7
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 56

10. South Bend, IN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 17.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 59

11. Cleveland, OH

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 16.9
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 59

12. Wilmington, DE

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 16.5
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 60

13. Milwaukee, WI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 16.5
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 61

14. Camden, NJ

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 16.5
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 61

15. Kansas City, MO

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 15.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 64

16. Lansing, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 15.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 66

17. Springfield, MO

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 15.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 66

18. Kalamazoo, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 15.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 67

19. San Bernardino, CA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 15.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 67

20. Terre Haute, IN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 14.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 69

21. Canton, OH

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 14.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 71

22. Rockford, IL

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 14.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 70

23. Florence, SC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 14.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 71

24. Chattanooga, TN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 13.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 72

25. Spartanburg, SC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 13.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 72

26. Myrtle Beach, SC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 13.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 73

27. Pontiac, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 13.7
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 73

28. New Orleans, LA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 13.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 74

29. Albuquerque, NM

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 13.4
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 75

30. Oakland, CA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 13.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 77

31. Houston, TX

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 78

32. Flint, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 78

33. Paragould, AR

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 78

34. Stockton, CA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 79

35. Newnan, GA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.5
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 80

36. Beaumont, TX

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.4
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 81

37. Wheeling, WV

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 81

38. Inkster, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 82

39. Muskogee, OK

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 82

40. Anchorage, AK

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 12.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 84

41. Jackson, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.9
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 84

42. Minneapolis, MN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.9
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 84

43. Goldsboro, NC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 85

44. Compton, CA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 85

45. North Charleston, SC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.7
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 85

46. Nashville, TN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 86

47. Fort Smith, AR

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 86

48. Riviera Beach, FL

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.4
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 88

49. Farmington, NM

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.4
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 88

50. Rocky Mount, NC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 88

51. Sumter, SC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 89

52. Lubbock, TX

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 90

53. Jacksonville, AR

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 90

54. Dayton, OH

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 90

55. Tulsa, OK

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 11.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 91

56. Barstow, CA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 92

57. Trenton, NJ

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 93

58. Palm Springs, FL

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.8
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 93

59. Battle Creek, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 94

60. Pueblo, CO

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 95

61. Monroe, NC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.5
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 95

62. Washington, DC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 97

63. Jackson, TN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 97

64. North Little Rock, AR

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 97

65. Newburgh, NY

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 98

66. Evansville, IN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 99

67. Toledo, OH

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 99

68. Daytona Beach, FL

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 100

69. Hartford, CT

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 100

70. Fayetteville, NC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 10.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 100

71. Romulus, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.9
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 102

72. Lake Worth, FL

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.7
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 103

73. Bossier City, LA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.7
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 103

74. Vallejo, CA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 104

75. Cleveland, TN

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.6
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 104

76. Springfield, MA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.5
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 105

77. Holyoke, MA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.5
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 106

78. Akron, OH

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.5
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 106

79. Buffalo, NY

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.4
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 106

80. Salt Lake City, UT

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.4
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 107

81. South Salt Lake, UT

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

82. Texarkana, AR

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

83. Panama City, FL

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

84. Richmond, CA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.3
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

85. Baton Rouge, LA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

86. Burlington, NC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 109

87. Cape Girardeau, MO

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 109

88. Juneau, AK

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.2
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 109

89. Council Bluffs, IA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 109

90. Shreveport, LA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 110

91. Odessa, TX

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 110

92. Greensboro, NC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.1
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 110

93. Gastonia, NC

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 111

94. Ottumwa, IA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 111

95. Rapid City, SD

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 111

96. Aurora, CO

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 111

97. Paterson, NJ

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 111

98. Melbourne, FL

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 112

99. Portsmouth, VA

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 112

100. Bay City, MI

  • Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0
  • Chance of being a victim: 1 in 112