Compared with 2016, violent crime in the United States in 2017 dipped 0.2 percent. This marks the first decline in the nation's overall violent crime rate since 2014.

There were an estimated 382.9 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2017, according to the FBI, which classifies murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as violent crimes. 

This is a ranking of the U.S. cities with the highest rates of violent crime in 2017, the most recent year available from the FBI.

The rate of violent crime in Illinois' capital city is 1,055 per 100,000 residents.

There were 11 murders in Springfield in 2017, up from six the previous year.

Like in most major U.S. cities, the majority of the violent crime in Springfield has been aggravated assaults. The city reported 1,219 violent crimes in 2017, and 864 of them were aggravated assaults.

The violent crime rate in Beaumont is 1,063 per 100,000 residents. 

In 2017, 16 people were murdered there.

After a 21 percent increase from 2015 to 2016, violent crime in Beaumont decreased 4.4 percent between 2016 and 2017.

The violent crime rate in Chattanooga is 1,066 per 100,000 residents.

The city saw a 4.7 percent increase in violent crime between 2016 and 2017.

Violent crime in Tennessee's fourth-largest city increased in almost every category between 2016 and 2017. The number of murders, rapes and aggravated assaults all went up. But there were 45 fewer robberies reported in 2017, compared to 2016.

The violent crime rate in Hartford is 1,093 per 100,000 residents.

There were 29 people murdered there in 2017.

Murders in Hartford more than doubled between 2016 and 2017. In 2016, there were 14 murders. In 2017, there were 29.

Texas' most populous city is also its most dangerous. The violent crime rate is 1,095 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Houston wasn't among the 25 most dangerous cities in 2016, but a 6.3 percent spike in the overall violent crime rate was enough to move the city to No. 21 on this list.

The violent crime rate in Chicago is 1,099 per 100,000 residents. 

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The FBI says 653 people were murdered in Chicago in 2016. That's more than the total number in New York City and Los Angeles combined. 

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The violent crime rate in Minneapolis is 1,101 per 100,000 residents.

There were 42 murders in 2017.

Minneapolis has above-average rates of murder and aggravated assault, but the rape and robbery rates are especially disturbing.

For every 100,000 Minneapolis residents, there were 122 reported rapes and 434 robberies in 2017. That's far above the national average for reported rapes (42 per 100,000) and robberies (98 per 100,000).

While the national murder rate has hovered between 4 and 6 murders per 100,000 residents since 2000, the 2017 murder rate in New Orleans is a staggering 40 per 100,00 residents.

In 2016, New Orleans Saints star Will Smith was shot and killed. His widow, Racquel Smith, seen here, was also shot in the legs during the incident. The shooter was convicted of non-negligent manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

The violent crime rate in Lansing is 1,136 per 100,000 residents.

Fourteen murders were reported in the city in 2017. 

The rate of rapes in Lansing declined between 2016 and 2017. 

In 2016, there were 123 reported rapes for every 100,000 residents. In 2017, that number decreased to 93. Both years, the figure was more than double the national average.

The rate of violent crime in Nashville is 1,138 per 100,000 residents. 

In 2017, FBI data said 110 people were murdered there.

Usually, high crime rates correspond with low income levels and high unemployment rates. But Nashville is an anomaly: It had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, at 2.4 percent, in 2017. 

The violent crime rate in Anchorage is 1,203 per 100,000 residents. 

Twenty-seven people were murdered in 2017. 

Alaska's largest city also saw a spike in property crimes between 2016 and 2017. Property crime rose 9.5 percent in Anchorage. 

The violent crime rate in San Bernardino is 1,291 per 100,000 residents.

In 2017, 34 people in the city were murdered.

The 2017 aggravated assault rate in San Bernardino was more than three times the national rate.

The violent crime rate in Oakland is 1,299 crimes per 100,000 residents, 8.6 percent below the 2016 rate.

There were 69 murders in the city in 2017. 

The high rate of robberies in Oakland contributes significantly to the city's violent crime rate. There were 630 robberies per 100,000 residents in 2017.

The violent crime rate in Indianapolis is 1,334 per 100,000 residents. 

In 2017, 156 people in the city were murdered.

The violent crime rate in Indianapolis is more than three times that of the nation as a whole. The burglary rate in Indianapolis is more than 2.3 times the national average.

The violent crime rate in Springfield is 1,339 per 100,000 residents.

Fourteen people were murdered in the city in 2017.

Though Springfield, Missouri increased its number of police officers by 5.8 percent in 2016, the city saw another year of increasing crime. Both violent and property crime statistics were higher in 2017 than 2016, according to FBI data.

The violent crime rate in Albuquerque is 1,369 per 100,000 residents. 

Seventy people were murdered in 2017.

The violent crime rate rose 15.5 percent in Albuquerque from 2015 to 2016 and another 23.1 percent from 2016 to 2017. That's one of steepest increases in any city.

The violent crime rate in Stockton is 1,415 per 100,000 residents. 

Fifty-five people were murdered in that city in 2016.

Stockton's unemployment rate in 2017 was 6.7 percent — much higher than the national average of 4.4 percent.

The violent crime rate in Cleveland is 1,557 per 100,000 residents. 

In 2017, 107 people were murdered in the city.

One thing that can exacerbate violent crime rates is a poor relationship between police and a community. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice found that Cleveland police had used excessive force against citizens, violated constitutional rights, and had inadequately monitored its officers.

The violent crime rate in Rockford, in northern Illinois, is 1,588 per 100,000 residents. 

Eighteen people were murdered in that city in 2017. 

While 2016 marked one of the city's deadliest years in two decades, both property and violent crime decreased in 2017. 

Murders decreased by 30.8 percent, while violent crime overall saw a 4.3 percent decline.

The violent crime rate in Milwaukee is 1,597 incidents per 100,000 residents. 

In 2017, 118 people were murdered in that city. 

Aggravated assaults in Milwaukee increased by 13.9 percent between 2016 and 2017.

The violent crime rate in Little Rock is 1,634 per 100,000 residents. 

In 2017, 55 people were murdered in that city.

The aggravated assault rate in Little Rock continued to outpace the national average in 2017. There were 1,266 aggravated assaults per 100,000 residents in the city. That's more than five times the national rate for the same year.

The violent crime rate in Memphis is 2,003 per 100,000 residents. 

In 2017, 181 people were murdered there. 

In 2017, the Memphis Police Department recorded its first increase in the number of sworn officers in six years. Despite this increase, the city recorded a 10 percent spike in its violent crime rate.

The violent crime rate in Baltimore is 2,027 per 100,000 people. 

In 2017, 342 people in Baltimore were murdered.

Violent crime in Baltimore rose 15.4 percent between 2015 and 2016 and another 13.9 percent between 2016 and 2017.

Though no longer the most dangerous city in the nation, Detroit's violent crime rate increased slightly between 2016 and 2017. The violent crime rate in Detroit is 2,057 incidents per 100,000 residents.

In 2017, 267 people were murdered. 

Compared with to 2016, there were 20.4 percent more rapes reported in Detroit in 2017.

St. Louis overtook Detroit has the nation's new most dangerous city. St. Louis has a violent crime rate of 2,082 per 100,000 people. That's 8.8 percent higher than in 2016.

In 2017, 205 people were murdered in that city.

There were 66 homicides per 100,000 St. Louis residents in 2017 — more than 10 times the national homicide rate.