FBI UCR 2023 Data
How Safe Is Your City — Really?
Per-capita crime rates — not raw totals — with 5-year trends and national benchmarks for 248+ US cities. Context changes the story.
Why context matters: A city with 500 violent crimes and 50,000 residents has a very different story than one with 500 violent crimes and 500,000 residents. Every number on CrimeContext is a per-capita rate (per 100,000 residents), shown alongside the national average and 5-year trend. We never show raw counts.
Safest Large Cities
View all →Pueblo, CO
Pop. 112K
Modesto, CA
Pop. 218K
Pasadena, CA
Pop. 139K
Wilmington, NC
Pop. 115K
Birmingham, AL
Pop. 201K
Vallejo, CA
Pop. 122K
Visalia, CA
Pop. 141K
Anchorage, AK
Pop. 291K
Des Moines, IA
Pop. 214K
Rochester, NY
Pop. 211K
Portland, OR
Pop. 653K
Omaha, NE
Pop. 486K
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Safest Cities
Top 100 by Safety Context Score
Highest Crime Rates
Most crime per capita — in context
Cities Getting Safer
Biggest 5-year declines
Rising Crime
Where rates are trending up
Violent Crime
Murder, robbery, assault by city
Property Crime
Burglary, larceny, theft by city
Vehicle Theft
Car theft rates vs national avg
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How We Score Safety
What is the Safety Context Score?
The Safety Context Score grades cities from A (safest) to F based on three factors: per-capita violent crime rate vs the national average (40%), per-capita property crime rate vs the national average (30%), and 5-year crime trend direction (30%). Every input is a per-capita rate — never a raw count.
Where does the data come from?
All data comes from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and the Crime Data Explorer API. This is the same data used by researchers, journalists, and policymakers. We process it to always show per-capita rates with national context and multi-year trends.
Why per-capita rates instead of total crimes?
Raw crime counts are misleading. New York City will always have more total crimes than a small town, but that does not mean it is less safe per resident. Per-capita rates (per 100,000 residents) let you compare cities of any size fairly.
How often is the data updated?
The FBI releases UCR data annually, typically with a 1-2 year lag. We update as soon as new FBI releases are available and recalculate all Safety Context Scores.