U.S. cities with the highest murder rates
Metropolitan Danger
While the surge of crime between 1970 and 1990 in the U.S. hasn’t continued on a tormenting trend in recent decades, the rise of gun violence across America has kept the country out of the top 100 safest in the world.
That unwanted metric has added to the violent crime data, with much of the focus on the urban landscapes where murder rates have always been noted in higher occurrences.
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But not all metro areas fit such discovery, with large sprawls like Los Angeles to New York City falling outside the top 50 and well behind these 20 most dangerous cities…
20th-highest rate: Atlanta, Georgia
Average of 16.70 murders per 100,000 people
19th-highest rate: Washington, D.C.
Average of 17 murders per 100,000 people
18th-highest rate: Oakland, California
Average of 17.10 murders per 100,000 people
17th-highest rate: Louisville, Kentucky
Average of 17.50 murders per 100,000 people
16th-highest rate: Indianapolis, Indiana
Average of 17.70 murders per 100,000 people
15th-highest rate: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Average of 18.40 murders per 100,000 people
14th-highest rate: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Average of 18.60 murders per 100,000 people
13th-highest rate: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Average of 20 murders per 100,000 people
12th-highest rate: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Average of 20.20 murders per 100,000 people
11th-highest rate: Cincinnati, Ohio
Average of 23.80 murders per 100,000 people
10th-highest rate: Cleveland, Ohio
Average of 24.09 murders per 100,000 people
9th-highest rate: Memphis, Tennessee
Average of 29.21 murders per 100,000 people
8th-highest rate: Kansas City, Missouri
Average of 29.88 murders per 100,000 people
7th-highest rate: New Orleans, Louisiana
Average of 30.67 murders per 100,000 people
6th-highest rate: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Average of 31.72 murders per 100,000 people
5th-highest rate: Dayton, Ohio
Average of 34.18 murders per 100,000 people
4th-highest rate: Detroit, Michigan
Average of 41.45 murders per 100,000 people
3rd-highest rate: Birmingham, Alabama
Average of 50.62 murders per 100,000 people
2nd-highest rate: Baltimore, Maryland
Average of 58.27 murders per 100,000 people
Highest rate: St. Louis, Missouri
Average of 64.54 murders per 100,000 people
