Here are murder rates in 62 major urban centers across the U.S. for 2017. The rates are calculated per 100,000 residents, based on the most recent population data.
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61. Suffolk County, New York
The murder rate in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, is 2.2 per 100,000 people.
Twenty-two people were murdered in 2017.
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60. Fairfax, Virginia
The murder rate in Fairfax is 1.7 per 100,000 people.
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59. Montgomery County, Maryland
The murder rate in Montgomery County is 2 per 100,000.
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58. San Diego, California
The murder rate in San Diego is 2.4 per 100,000.
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57. Austin, Texas
The murder rate in Austin is 2.6 per 100,000 people.
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56. El Paso, Texas
The murder rate in El Paso is 2.9 per 100,000.
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55. San Jose, California
The murder rate in San Jose is 3.1 per 100,000.
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5. Virginia Beach, Virginia
The murder rate in Virginia Beach is 3.3 per 100,000.
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52 (TIE). New York, New York
The murder rate in New York City is 3.4 per 100,000 residents.
There were fewer than 300 murders in the city in 2017, the lowest number since the 1950s.
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52 (TIE). Portland, Oregon
The murder rate in Portland is also 3.4 per 100,000 residents.
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51. Seattle, Washington
The murder rate in Seattle is 3.8 per 100,000 residents.
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50. Mesa, Arizona
The murder rate in Mesa is 4.1 per 100,000.
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49. Long Beach, California
The murder rate in Long Beach is 4.7 per 100,000 people.
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48. Arlington, Texas
The murder rate in Arlington is 4.8 per 100,000 people.
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47. Salt Lake City, Utah
The murder rate in Salt Lake City is 5.7 per 100,000 residents.
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46. San Francisco, California
The murder rate in San Francisco is 6.5 per 100,000.
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45. Omaha, Nebraska
The murder rate in Omaha is 6.7 per 100,000.
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44. Los Angeles, California
The murder rate in Los Angeles is 7.1 per 100,000.
More than 280 people were murdered in 2017.
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43. Honolulu, Hawaii
The murder rate in Honolulu is 7.2 per 100,000.
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42. Fort Worth, Texas
The murder rate in Fort Worth is 8.1 per 100,000.
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40 (TIE). Aurora, Colorado
The murder rate in Aurora, outside Denver, is 8.3 per 100,000.
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40 (TIE). Orlando, Florida
The murder rate in Orlando is also 8.3 per 100,000.
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39. San Antonio, Texas
The murder rate in San Antonio is 8.4 per 100,000.
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37 (TIE). Boston, Massachusetts
The murder rate in Boston is 8.5 per 100,000.
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37 (TIE). Denver, Colorado
The murder rate in Denver is also 8.5 per 100,000.
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36. Tucson, Arizona
The murder rate in Tucson is 8.7 per 100,000.
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35. Prince George's County, Maryland
The murder rate in Prince George's County is 8.8 per 100,000.
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34. Wichita, Kansas
The murder rate in Wichita is 9.7 per 100,000.
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33. Minneapolis, Minnesota
The murder rate in Minneapolis is 9.9 per 100,000.
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32. Phoenix, Arizona
The murder rate in Phoenix is 10 per 100,000.
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31. Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina
The murder rate in Charlotte-Mecklenburg is 10.1 per 100,000.
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30. Tampa, Florida
The murder rate in Tampa is 10.3 per 100,000.
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29. Fresno, California
The murder rate in Fresno is 10.7 per 100,000.
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28. Houston, Texas
The murder rate in Houston is 11.7 per 100,000.
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27. Dekalb County, Georgia
The murder rate in Dekalb County, part of the Atlanta metro area, is 12.1 per 100,000.
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25 (TIE). Dallas, Texas
The murder rate in Dallas is 12.5 per 100,000.
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25 (TIE). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The murder rate in Oklahoma City is also 12.5 per 100,000.
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24. Albuquerque, New Mexico
The murder rate in Albuquerque is 13.4 per 100,000.
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23. Jacksonville, Florida
The murder rate in Jacksonville is 15.3 per 100,000.
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22. Nashville, Tennessee
The murder rate in Nashville is 16.5 per 100,000.
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21. Columbus, Ohio
The murder rate in Columbus is 16.6 per 100,000.
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20. Atlanta, Georgia
The murder rate in Atlanta is 16.7 per 100,000 people.
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19. Washington, D.C.
The murder rate in Washington, D.C., is 17.0 per 100,000.
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18. Oakland, California
The murder rate in Oakland is 17.1 per 100,000.
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17. Louisville, Kentucky
The murder rate in Louisville is 17.5 per 100,000.
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16. Indianapolis, Indiana
The murder rate in Indianapolis is 17.7 per 100,000.
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15. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The murder rate in Pittsburgh is 18.4 per 100,000.
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14. Tulsa, Oklahoma
The murder rate in Tulsa is 18.6 per 100,000.
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13. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The murder rate in Milwaukee is 20 per 100,000.
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12. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The murder rate in Philadelphia is 20.2 per 100,000.
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11. Cincinnati, Ohio
The murder rate in Cincinnati is 23.8 per 100,000.
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10. Chicago, Illinois
The murder rate in Chicago is 24 per 100,000.
In 2017, 650 people were murdered.
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9. Newark, New Jersey
The murder rate in Newark is 25.6 per 100,000.
Seventy-two people were murdered in that city in 2017, down from 94 murders in 2016.
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8. Memphis, Tennessee
The murder rate in Memphis is 27.1 per 100,000.
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7. Kansas City, Missouri
The murder rate in Kansas City is 31.2 per 100,000 residents.
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6. Las Vegas, Nevada
The murder rate in Las Vegas is 31.4 per 100,000.
This number includes the 58 people who were killed in the mass shooting at a country music festival in October 2017.
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5. Cleveland, Ohio
The murder rate in Cleveland is 33.7 per 100,000.
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4. Detroit, Michigan
The murder rate in Detroit is 39.7 per 100,000 residents.
In 2017, 267 people were murdered in that city.
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3. New Orleans, Louisiana
The murder rate in New Orleans is 40.6 per 100,000.
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2. Baltimore, Maryland
The murder rate in Baltimore is 51.1 per 100,000.
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1. St. Louis, Missouri
The murder rate in St. Louis is 64.9 per 100,000.
In 2017, 205 people were murdered in Saint Louis. In 2016, 188 were murdered there.
