Updated April 2026 · FBI UCR 2023
Grade C Cities, Average Safety
Cities scoring 50-64 on the Safety Context Score. Per-capita crime rates sit close to the FBI national average. Trend direction matters most for this cohort.
103 cities at Grade C · Score range 50-64 · FBI UCR 2023
103 U.S. cities currently grade C (Safety Context Score 50-64) on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data. Cohort averages: 480/100K violent crime, 1,822/100K property crime, and 33 improving / 23 worsening on 5-year trend. The U.S. national rates are 363.8/100K violent and 1,832/100K property.
What Grade C Means in Practice
Grade C cities cluster near the FBI national rates — neither standout safety stories nor serious outliers. The 103 C-graded cities here average 480/100K violent (32% above the U.S. average) and 1,822/100K property (1% below the national figure). Trend direction is the most useful tiebreaker inside this cohort — a C-graded city with an improving trend is on a different path than one trending the other way.
C-graded cities cluster around the FBI national average, where small differences in offense mix can produce very different lived experiences. Read the violent-crime breakdown (murder versus assault versus robbery) and the property-crime breakdown (burglary versus larceny versus motor vehicle theft) before drawing conclusions — two C cities can look identical in the headline rate but very different in practice.
Grade C Cohort Snapshot
About safety grades: The Safety Context Score weighs per-capita violent crime (40%), per-capita property crime (30%), and 5-year trend direction (30%). All comparisons anchor against FBI national averages. See the full methodology.
All Grade C Cities
| # | City | Population | Violent/100K | Property/100K | 5-Year Trend | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio, TX | 1.5M | 397.5 | 2,529 | -10.0% | C (64) |
| 2 | Austin, TX | 979K | 303.3 | 1,791 | 0.0% | C (64) |
| 3 | Grand Rapids, MI | 199K | 375 | 1,549 | -1.0% | C (64) |
| 4 | Elk Grove, CA | 176K | 468.3 | 1,863 | -8.0% | C (64) |
| 5 | Columbia, SC | 137K | 281.7 | 1,236 | +6.0% | C (64) |
| 6 | Carrollton, TX | 133K | 478.7 | 1,549 | -6.0% | C (64) |
| 7 | Clearwater, FL | 117K | 354.3 | 2,176 | -5.0% | C (64) |
| 8 | Overland Park, KS | 197K | 364.6 | 1,863 | -3.0% | C (64) |
| 9 | Lubbock, TX | 264K | 632.2 | 1,674 | -13.0% | C (63) |
| 10 | Boise, ID | 236K | 385.8 | 2,386 | -6.0% | C (63) |
| 11 | Tacoma, WA | 219K | 408.7 | 1,693 | -2.0% | C (63) |
| 12 | Tallahassee, FL | 196K | 577.2 | 1,880 | -12.0% | C (63) |
| 13 | Springfield, MO | 169K | 597.9 | 1,253 | -8.0% | C (63) |
| 14 | Centennial, CO | 108K | 266.1 | 1,880 | +3.0% | C (63) |
| 15 | Miramar, FL | 135K | 463.1 | 2,193 | -9.0% | C (63) |
| 16 | Charlotte, NC | 875K | 548.1 | 2,191 | -11.0% | C (62) |
| 17 | San Francisco, CA | 874K | 435.1 | 1,812 | -4.0% | C (62) |
| 18 | Honolulu, HI | 351K | 534.8 | 1,347 | -5.0% | C (62) |
| 19 | Newark, NJ | 312K | 403 | 2,059 | -3.0% | C (62) |
| 20 | Irving, TX | 257K | 420.2 | 1,347 | 0.0% | C (62) |
| 21 | Providence, RI | 191K | 582.4 | 1,897 | -11.0% | C (62) |
| 22 | Tyler, TX | 106K | 603.1 | 1,271 | -7.0% | C (62) |
| 23 | Torrance, CA | 144K | 260.9 | 2,211 | +2.0% | C (62) |
| 24 | Boston, MA | 676K | 309.6 | 2,234 | +1.0% | C (61) |
| 25 | Virginia Beach, VA | 459K | 620.7 | 2,405 | -15.0% | C (61) |
| 26 | Plano, TX | 285K | 529.1 | 1,712 | -6.0% | C (61) |
| 27 | Salt Lake City, UT | 200K | 369.8 | 2,228 | -2.0% | C (61) |
| 28 | Oceanside, CA | 176K | 597.9 | 1,601 | -8.0% | C (61) |
| 29 | Norman, OK | 128K | 587.5 | 1,915 | -10.0% | C (61) |
| 30 | West Jordan, UT | 117K | 494.2 | 1,601 | -3.0% | C (61) |
| 31 | Gainesville, FL | 141K | 473.5 | 2,228 | -7.0% | C (61) |
| 32 | Sunnyvale, CA | 156K | 276.5 | 1,915 | +5.0% | C (61) |
| 33 | Augusta, GA | 202K | 425.9 | 1,366 | +1.0% | C (61) |
| 34 | Federal Way, WA | 101K | 297.2 | 1,288 | +9.0% | C (61) |
| 35 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 100K | 460.8 | 1,184 | +1.0% | C (61) |
| 36 | Tampa, FL | 400K | 523.3 | 2,078 | -7.0% | C (60) |
| 37 | Lexington, KY | 323K | 322.8 | 1,405 | +8.0% | C (60) |
| 38 | Lincoln, NE | 291K | 322.8 | 1,405 | +8.0% | C (60) |
| 39 | Madison, WI | 270K | 546.2 | 1,385 | -3.0% | C (60) |
| 40 | Spokane, WA | 229K | 534.8 | 1,732 | -5.0% | C (60) |
| 41 | San Bernardino, CA | 222K | 626.5 | 2,424 | -14.0% | C (60) |
| 42 | Moreno Valley, CA | 212K | 288.4 | 2,443 | +2.0% | C (60) |
| 43 | Amarillo, TX | 200K | 660.8 | 1,385 | -8.0% | C (60) |
| 44 | Evansville, IN | 117K | 582.4 | 2,246 | -11.0% | C (60) |
| 45 | Lakewood, CO | 156K | 271.3 | 2,246 | +4.0% | C (60) |
| 46 | New Haven, CT | 134K | 292 | 1,619 | +8.0% | C (60) |
| 47 | Ann Arbor, MI | 124K | 603.1 | 1,619 | -7.0% | C (60) |
| 48 | Abilene, TX | 124K | 395.7 | 1,619 | +3.0% | C (60) |
| 49 | Rockford, IL | 149K | 504.6 | 1,288 | -1.0% | C (60) |
| 50 | Macon, GA | 157K | 395.7 | 1,619 | +3.0% | C (60) |
| 51 | Lakewood, NJ | 135K | 603.1 | 1,619 | -7.0% | C (60) |
| 52 | Clovis, CA | 120K | 499.4 | 1,619 | -2.0% | C (60) |
| 53 | Cheyenne, WY | 65K | 553.5 | 1,495 | -4.0% | C (60) |
| 54 | Casper, WY | 59K | 261.3 | 1,760 | +8.0% | C (60) |
| 55 | Los Angeles, CA | 4.0M | 441.4 | 2,255 | -3.0% | C (59) |
| 56 | Durham, NC | 284K | 403 | 2,443 | -3.0% | C (59) |
| 57 | Chesapeake, VA | 249K | 328.5 | 1,424 | +9.0% | C (59) |
| 58 | Newport News, VA | 186K | 613.5 | 1,306 | -5.0% | C (59) |
| 59 | Eugene, OR | 177K | 509.8 | 1,306 | 0.0% | C (59) |
| 60 | Midland, TX | 138K | 494.2 | 1,950 | -3.0% | C (59) |
| 61 | Oklahoma City, OK | 681K | 315.9 | 2,676 | +2.0% | C (58) |
| 62 | Louisville, KY | 629K | 341 | 1,918 | +6.0% | C (58) |
| 63 | Long Beach, CA | 467K | 322.8 | 1,789 | +8.0% | C (58) |
| 64 | Oakland, CA | 433K | 311.3 | 2,136 | +6.0% | C (58) |
| 65 | St. Louis, MO | 302K | 322.8 | 1,789 | +8.0% | C (58) |
| 66 | North Las Vegas, NV | 263K | 546.2 | 1,770 | -3.0% | C (58) |
| 67 | Fremont, CA | 231K | 431.6 | 1,770 | +2.0% | C (58) |
| 68 | Sioux Falls, SD | 193K | 292 | 1,967 | +8.0% | C (58) |
| 69 | Bellevue, WA | 152K | 499.4 | 1,967 | -2.0% | C (58) |
| 70 | Frisco, TX | 201K | 311.3 | 2,136 | +6.0% | C (58) |
| 71 | Kansas City, MO | 508K | 560.6 | 2,655 | -9.0% | C (57) |
| 72 | St. Petersburg, FL | 258K | 672.3 | 1,424 | -6.0% | C (57) |
| 73 | Norfolk, VA | 238K | 414.5 | 2,482 | -1.0% | C (57) |
| 74 | Yonkers, NY | 212K | 563.4 | 1,443 | 0.0% | C (57) |
| 75 | Washington, DC | 690K | 460.2 | 2,318 | 0.0% | C (56) |
| 76 | Baltimore, MD | 586K | 592 | 1,918 | -4.0% | C (56) |
| 77 | Anaheim, CA | 350K | 569.2 | 1,462 | +1.0% | C (56) |
| 78 | Pittsburgh, PA | 303K | 557.7 | 1,809 | -1.0% | C (56) |
| 79 | Fort Wayne, IN | 264K | 569.2 | 1,462 | +1.0% | C (56) |
| 80 | Roseville, CA | 148K | 629 | 1,358 | -2.0% | C (56) |
| 81 | Victorville, CA | 135K | 525.3 | 1,358 | +3.0% | C (56) |
| 82 | Indianapolis, IN | 888K | 730.1 | 1,538 | -7.0% | C (55) |
| 83 | Sacramento, CA | 525K | 598.3 | 1,939 | -3.0% | C (55) |
| 84 | Toledo, OH | 271K | 437.4 | 2,174 | +3.0% | C (55) |
| 85 | Jersey City, NJ | 292K | 574.9 | 1,481 | +2.0% | C (55) |
| 86 | Reno, NV | 264K | 563.4 | 1,828 | 0.0% | C (55) |
| 87 | Hayward, CA | 163K | 634.2 | 1,375 | -1.0% | C (55) |
| 88 | Shreveport, LA | 188K | 411.3 | 2,019 | +6.0% | C (55) |
| 89 | New York, NY | 8.3M | 359.8 | 1,981 | +9.0% | C (54) |
| 90 | Joliet, IL | 150K | 623.8 | 2,037 | -3.0% | C (54) |
| 91 | Charleston, WV | 47K | 483.9 | 1,573 | +6.0% | C (54) |
| 92 | Seattle, WA | 749K | 353.5 | 2,381 | +8.0% | C (53) |
| 93 | Clarksville, TN | 167K | 540.9 | 1,410 | +6.0% | C (53) |
| 94 | Palmdale, CA | 169K | 634.2 | 1,723 | -1.0% | C (53) |
| 95 | Cape Coral, FL | 194K | 629 | 2,054 | -2.0% | C (53) |
| 96 | Phoenix, AZ | 1.7M | 617.1 | 2,002 | 0.0% | C (52) |
| 97 | Ontario, CA | 175K | 530.5 | 2,071 | +4.0% | C (52) |
| 98 | Manchester, NH | 116K | 530.5 | 2,071 | +4.0% | C (52) |
| 99 | Cleveland, OH | 373K | 580.6 | 1,885 | +3.0% | C (51) |
| 100 | Round Rock, TX | 133K | 551.2 | 1,445 | +8.0% | C (51) |
| 101 | San Diego, CA | 1.4M | 736.3 | 2,402 | -6.0% | C (50) |
| 102 | Winston-Salem, NC | 250K | 701 | 1,905 | -1.0% | C (50) |
| 103 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 171K | 649.7 | 1,776 | +2.0% | C (50) |
All rates per 100,000 residents. Source: FBI UCR 2023, accessed via the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Grade C mean?
Grade C corresponds to a Safety Context Score in the 50-64 range. Cities scoring 50-64 on the Safety Context Score. Per-capita crime rates sit close to the FBI national average. Trend direction matters most for this cohort. The score combines per-capita violent crime versus the FBI national average (40%), per-capita property crime versus the national average (30%), and the direction of the 5-year trend in total crime (30%).
How are Grade C cities distributed nationally?
Grade C is one of five letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) in the Safety Context Score system. 103 U.S. cities in the FBI cohort currently sit at Grade C. Distribution across grades varies year to year as cities move up and down in response to changing per-capita rates and trend direction.
Can a Grade C city move to a different grade?
Yes. The Safety Context Score recomputes each time CrimeContext ingests a new FBI UCR release (typically annually). Cities move between grades when their per-capita rates change meaningfully relative to the national average or when the 5-year trend slope shifts. The trend window is rolling, so a city that improves consistently for several years can move multiple grades over time.
What's the most useful follow-up for a Grade C city?
For C-graded cities, the trend direction is the most useful tiebreaker. A C with an improving trend is on a different trajectory than a C drifting worse, and the 5-year direction often signals which way the next grade move will go.
Where can I verify the underlying data?
Every figure traces back to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program, accessed through the FBI Crime Data Explorer at cde.ucr.cjis.gov. Population denominators come from U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The Bureau of Justice Statistics publishes the National Crime Victimization Survey at bjs.ojp.gov, which captures the share of crime that doesn't reach police. The data is public domain.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2023), accessed via the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Population denominators from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Reporting context from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Public domain.
Last refreshed 2026-04-06 · All rates per 100,000 residents.