Large Cities — Crime Rates & Safety (2023)

Cities with more than 500,000 residents

36 cities · Ranked by Safety Context Score

#	City	Population	Violent/100K	Property/100K	Score
1	Portland, OR	653K	209.2	1,896	B (78)
2	Houston, TX	2.3M	215.5	1,918	B (77)
3	Milwaukee, WI	577K	240.6	1,580	B (75)
4	Chicago, IL	2.7M	372.3	2,023	B (71)
5	San Jose, CA	1.0M	253.1	2,044	B (71)
6	Nashville, TN	689K	391.2	2,086	B (68)
7	El Paso, TX	679K	397.5	2,107	B (67)
8	Columbus, OH	906K	523	2,107	B (66)
9	Philadelphia, PA	1.6M	541.8	1,749	B (65)
10	Las Vegas, NV	647K	271.9	2,529	B (65)
11	Memphis, TN	633K	284.5	2,149	B (65)
12	Tucson, AZ	543K	422.6	1,770	B (65)
13	San Antonio, TX	1.5M	397.5	2,529	C (64)
14	Austin, TX	979K	303.3	1,791	C (64)
15	Charlotte, NC	875K	548.1	2,191	C (62)
16	San Francisco, CA	874K	435.1	1,812	C (62)
17	Boston, MA	676K	309.6	2,234	C (61)
18	Los Angeles, CA	4.0M	441.4	2,255	C (59)
19	Oklahoma City, OK	681K	315.9	2,676	C (58)
20	Louisville, KY	629K	341	1,918	C (58)
21	Kansas City, MO	508K	560.6	2,655	C (57)
22	Washington, DC	690K	460.2	2,318	C (56)
23	Baltimore, MD	586K	592	1,918	C (56)
24	Indianapolis, IN	888K	730.1	1,538	C (55)
25	Sacramento, CA	525K	598.3	1,939	C (55)
26	New York, NY	8.3M	359.8	1,981	C (54)
27	Seattle, WA	749K	353.5	2,381	C (53)
28	Phoenix, AZ	1.7M	617.1	2,002	C (52)
29	San Diego, CA	1.4M	736.3	2,402	C (50)
30	Fresno, CA	542K	635.9	2,065	D (49)
31	Fort Worth, TX	919K	642.2	2,086	D (47)
32	Albuquerque, NM	565K	648.5	2,107	D (46)
33	Jacksonville, FL	955K	761.4	2,486	D (45)
34	Mesa, AZ	504K	761.4	2,486	D (45)
35	Denver, CO	716K	654.7	2,550	D (43)
36	Dallas, TX	1.3M	799.1	2,613	D (39)

All rates per 100,000 residents. Source: FBI UCR 2023.