Most Dangerous Cities by State 2025

Tennessee
2,431
Michigan
2,154
Arkansas
2,063
Alabama
1,683
Ohio
1,665
Alaska
1,616
Wisconsin
1,586
California
1,506
Missouri
1,484
Maryland
1,456
New Mexico
1,388
Minnesota
1,281
Colorado
1,253
Nevada
1,240
Texas
1,211
Washington
1,182
Oklahoma
1,107
Montana
1,054
South Carolina
1,014
Utah
969
Kansas
965
North Carolina
955
Pennsylvania
953
New York
943
Massachusetts
938
Georgia
884
Kentucky
867
Oregon
720
Indiana
718
Iowa
657
Illinois
629
Florida
591
Nebraska
581
District of Columbia
578
South Dakota
538
North Dakota
517
New Jersey
490
Connecticut
478
Arizona
465
New Hampshire
452
Rhode Island
401
Virginia
374
Idaho
340
Hawaii
227
Louisiana
186
State
City
Place in Total Order
Violent Crime Rate per 100k
Property Crime Rate per 100k
Crime Cost per Capita
Total Crime Cost
Hawaii Flag
HawaiiHonolulu2212272,750$528$520,468
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireManchester2074522,291$644$72,628
Idaho Flag
IdahoNampa1963401,405$761$80,335
South Dakota Flag
South DakotaSioux Falls1865382,895$834$159,698
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaOmaha1315813,272$1,503$732,362
North Dakota Flag
North DakotaFargo1295174,355$1,514$192,713
Alaska Flag
AlaskaAnchorage1111,6161,862$1,680$483,979
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode IslandProvidence1044012,525$1,840$342,016
Montana Flag
MontanaBillings1021,0544,776$1,870$206,249
Iowa Flag
IowaDavenport916573,580$2,017$205,773
Massachusetts Flag
MassachusettsSpringfield769382,337$2,191$337,592
Utah Flag
UtahSalt Lake City669696,841$2,421$498,452
Oregon Flag
OregonPortland627205,577$2,461$1.64 Mn
Florida Flag
FloridaFort Lauderdale615914,170$2,577$468,237
Kansas Flag
KansasWichita559655,209$2,719$1.08 Mn
New Jersey Flag
New JerseyNewark544901,457$2,736$807,337
Arizona Flag
ArizonaYuma524651,917$2,754$277,337
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaTulsa431,1074,977$2,992$1.21 Mn
Washington Flag
WashingtonTacoma401,1826,732$3,041$675,849
North Carolina Flag
North CarolinaFayetteville379552,857$3,293$698,312
Texas Flag
TexasHouston341,2114,106$3,503$8.19 Mn
Connecticut Flag
ConnecticutHartford324782,153$3,569$432,439
New York Flag
New YorkBuffalo289433,055$3,820$969,571
Indiana Flag
IndianaIndianapolis277183,442$3,860$3.46 Mn
New Mexico Flag
New MexicoAlbuquerque261,3884,352$3,872$2.18 Mn
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaMinneapolis251,2814,189$3,934$1.72 Mn
Illinois Flag
IllinoisChicago246291,101$4,060$10.95 Mn
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyLouisville228673,773$4,162$2.62 Mn
District of Columbia Flag
District of ColumbiaWashington, D.C.215782,184$4,171$2.97 Mn
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaAtlanta208843,674$4,215$2.20 Mn
South Carolina Flag
South CarolinaNorth Charleston181,0145,012$4,315$522,382
Colorado Flag
ColoradoPueblo171,2535,691$4,396$498,352
Nevada Flag
NevadaLas Vegas161,2406,662$4,470$2.89 Mn
Virginia Flag
VirginiaRichmond153742,736$4,585$1.08 Mn
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia149531,302$4,755$7.49 Mn
Wisconsin Flag
WisconsinMilwaukee121,5864,188$5,243$3.11 Mn
California Flag
CaliforniaOakland111,5065,853$5,329$2.31 Mn
Arkansas Flag
ArkansasLittle Rock102,0635,364$5,374$1.07 Mn
Louisiana Flag
LouisianaNew Orleans718696$6,444$2.43 Mn
Ohio Flag
OhioCleveland61,6653,752$6,491$2.46 Mn
Michigan Flag
MichiganDetroit52,1543,356$6,780$4.57 Mn
Tennessee Flag
TennesseeMemphis42,4315,279$7,184$4.67 Mn
Maryland Flag
MarylandBaltimore31,4562,692$7,230$4.17 Mn
Alabama Flag
AlabamaBirmingham21,6833,964$7,900$1.56 Mn
Missouri Flag
MissouriSt. Louis11,4845,463$8,457$2.50 Mn
  • Table 1 below displays the most dangerous city in each state. Table 2 lists the 100 most dangerous cities across the entire US.
  • Numbering reflects the total order, with 1 being the most dangerous city surveyed and 263 the least dangerous.
  • Crime rates shown are rates per 100,000 residents.
  • Data is sourced from a study of 263 US cities with populations greater than 100,000. Each city was ranked in four categories: Violent Crime Rate, Property Crime Rate, Total Cost of Crime, and Crime Cost per Capita. These values were then compiled to form a single ranked order of cities, from safest to most dangerous.