These are America's most dangerous city's according to the FBI

The top two cities might surprise you
FBI analysis
How do we define the crime categories?
22. Lubbock, Texas
21. Minneapolis, Minnesota
20. Dayton, Ohio
19. Pueblo, Colorado
18. Aurora, Colorado
17. Nashville, Tennessee
16. Tulsa, Oklahoma
15. Beaumont, Texas
14. Winston-Salem, North Carolina
13. Wichita, Kansas
12. Springfield, Missouri
11. Rockford, Illinois
10. Houston, Texas
9. Kanas City, Missouri
8. Chattanooga, Tennessee
7. Lansing, Michigan
6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5. Cleveland, Ohio
4. Little Rock, Arkansas
3. Southbend, Indiana
2. Detroit, Michigan
1. Memphis, Tennessee
The top two cities might surprise you

Have you ever wondered which cities in the United States are the most dangerous? If so, you're not alone. The government likes to keep track of this statistic through the  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Let's take a look at which cities are the most worrying.

FBI analysis

Some cities are more violent than others and we’ll be looking at America’s 22 most dangerous based on the FBI’s ranking from the organization's 2021 Uniform Crime Reporting Program data. The data may present oddly, but the cities are ordered in the same way the FBI ranked them in their data. 

How do we define the crime categories?

Violent crimes include murders, robberies, aggravated assaults, and sexual assaults while property crimes include burglaries, larceny, and automotive thefts—this is important to understand when looking at the data from the FBI's report. So which cities are the most dangerous? 

22. Lubbock, Texas

Population: 265,990

Violent Crimes: 578

Property Crimes: 2352

Total Crimes Per Day: 8.03

21. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Population: 438,463

Violent Crimes: 952

Property Crimes: 3833

Total Crimes Per Day: 13.11

20. Dayton, Ohio

Population: 139,671

Violent Crimes: 307

Property Crimes: 1147

Total Crimes Per Day: 3.98

19. Pueblo, Colorado

Population: 113,371

Violent Crimes: 257

Property Crimes: 1441

Total Crimes Per Day: 4.65

18. Aurora, Colorado

Population: 393,897

Violent Crimes: 944

Property Crimes: 4139

Total Crimes Per Day: 13.93

17. Nashville, Tennessee

Population: 690,553

Violent Crimes: 1702

Property Crimes: 5577

Total Crimes Per Day: 19.94

16. Tulsa, Oklahoma

Population: 404,255

Violent Crimes: 997

Property Crimes: 4986

Total Crimes Per Day: 16.39

15. Beaumont, Texas

Population: 115,290

Violent Crimes: 286

Property Crimes: 780

Total Crimes Per Day: 2.92

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14. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Population: 249,998

Violent Crimes: 647

Property Crimes: 2416

Total Crimes Per Day: 8.39

13. Wichita, Kansas

Population: 392,643

Violent Crimes: 1088

Property Crimes: 4515

Total Crimes Per Day: 15.35

12. Springfield, Missouri

Population: 168,988

Violent Crimes: 480

Property Crimes: 2920

Total Crimes Per Day: 9.32

11. Rockford, Illinois

Population: 168,988

Violent Crimes: 480

Property Crimes: 2920

Total Crimes Per Day: 3.31

10. Houston, Texas

Population: 2,339,252

Violent Crimes: 6868

Property Crimes: 23,006

Total Crimes Per Day: 81.85

9. Kanas City, Missouri

Population: 500,965

Violent Crimes: 1557

Property Crimes: 4896

Total Crimes Per Day: 17.68

8. Chattanooga, Tennessee

Population: 186,222

Violent Crimes: 581

Property Crimes: 2734

Total Crimes Per Day: 9.08

7. Lansing, Michigan

Population: 117,865

Violent Crimes: 375

Property Crimes: 639

Total Crimes Per Day: 2.78

6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Population: 593,337

Violent Crimes: 2085

Property Crimes: 4672

Total Crimes Per Day: 18.51

5. Cleveland, Ohio

Population: 379,313

Violent Crimes: 1422

Property Crimes: 3377

Total Crimes Per Day: 13.15

4. Little Rock, Arkansas

Population: 198,260

Violent Crimes: 821

Property Crimes: 2340

Total Crimes Per Day: 8.66

3. Southbend, Indiana

Population: 101,936

Violent Crimes: 429

Property Crimes: 795

Total Crimes Per Day: 3.35

2. Detroit, Michigan

Population: 673,708

Violent Crimes: 3,186

Property Crimes: 4,748

Total Crimes Per Day: 21.74

1. Memphis, Tennessee

Population: 649,444

Violent Crimes: 3449

Property Crimes: 7,934

Total Crimes Per Day: 31.19

 

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