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Cities Where You Are Most Likely to Be Murdered, Ranked

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By Elisha Fieldstadt

12:47 PM PDT, June 8, 2018

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Here are murder rates in 62 major urban centers across the U.S. in 2017 ranked in order from the city with the lowest murder rate to the city with the highest murder rate.  The murder rates are calculated per 100,000 residents.

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Across America's cities, 6,791 people were murdered in 2017, according to the Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crimes Survey.

Here are murder rates in 62 major urban centers across the U.S. based on 2017 figures, ranked in order from the city with the lowest murder rate to the city with the highest murder rate.

The murder rates are calculated per 100,000 residents, based on the most recent population data for each city. 

 

62. Suffolk County, New York (Murder Rate: 1.5)

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Twenty-two people were murdered in Suffolk County in 2017. That's down 50 percent from the previous year. 

61. Fairfax, Virginia (Murder Rate: 1.7)

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Nineteen people were murdered in Fairfax in 2017. 

60. Montgomery County, Maryland (Murder Rate: 2)

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Twenty-one people were murdered in Montgomery County in 2017. 

59. San Diego, California (Murder Rate: 2.4)

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Thirty-four people were murdered in San Diego in 2017.

58. Austin, Texas (Murder Rate: 2.6)

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Twenty-five people were murdered in Austin in 2017.

57. El Paso, Texas (Murder Rate: 2.9)

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Twenty people were murdered in El Paso in 2017.

56. San Jose, California (Murder Rate: 3.1)

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Thirty-two people were murdered in San Jose in 2017.

55. Virginia Beach, Virginia (Murder Rate: 3.3)

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Fifteen people were murdered in Virginia Beach in 2017.

53 (TIE). New York, New York (Murder Rate: 3.4)

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New York City had 292 murders in 2017. That's down 15 percent from the previous year. 

53 (TIE). Portland, Oregon (Murder Rate: 3.4)

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Twenty-two people were murdered in Portland in 2017. 

52. Seattle, Washington (Murder Rate: 3.8)

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Twenty-seven people were murdered in Seattle in 2017. 

51. Mesa, Arizona (Murder Rate: 4.1)

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Twenty people were murdered in Mesa in 2017. 

50. Long Beach, California (Murder Rate: 4.7)

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Twenty-two people were murdered in Long Beach in 2017.

49. Arlington, Texas (Murder Rate: 4.8)

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Nineteen people were murdered in Arlington in 2017. 

48. Salt Lake City, Utah (Murder Rate: 5.7)

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Eleven people were murdered in Salt Lake City in 2017. 

47. San Francisco, California (Murder Rate: 6.5)

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Fifty-six people were murdered in San Fransisco in 2017. 

46. Omaha, Nebraska (Murder Rate: 6.7)

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Thirty people were murdered in Omaha in 2017. 

45. Los Angeles, California (Murder Rate: 7.1)

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A total of 282 people were murdered in Los Angeles in 2017.

44. Honolulu, Hawaii (Murder Rate: 7.2)

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Twenty-seven people were murdered in Honolulu in 2017. 

43. Fort Worth, Texas (Murder Rate: 8.1)

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Sixty-nine people were murdered in Fort Worth in 2017. 

41 (TIE). Aurora, Colorado (Murder Rate: 8.3)

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Thirty people were murdered in Aurora in 2017.

41 (TIE). Orlando, Florida (Murder Rate: 8.3)

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Twenty-three people were murdered in Orlando in 2017. The number was down 265 percent from the year before when 49 people were gunned down in the Pulse nightclub massacre. 

40. San Antonio, Texas (Murder Rate: 8.4)

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One hundred and twenty-five people were murdered in San Antonio in 2017. 

38 (TIE). Boston, Massachusetts (Murder Rate: 8.5)

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Fifty-seven people were murdered in Boston in 2017. 

38 (TIE). Denver, Colorado (Murder Rate: 8.5)

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Fifty-eight people were murdered in Denver in 2017. 

37. Tucson, Arizona (Murder Rate: 8.7)

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Forty-six people were murdered in Tucson in 2017. 

36. Prince George's County, Maryland (Murder Rate: 8.8)

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Eighty people were murdered in Prince George's County in 2017.

35. Wichita, Kansas (Murder Rate: 9.7)

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Thirty-eight people were murdered in Wichita in 2017.

34. Minneapolis, Minnesota (Murder Rate: 9.9)

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Forty-one people were murdered in Minneapolis in 2017.

33. Phoenix, Arizona (Murder Rate: 10)

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A total of 165 people were murdered in Phoenix in 2017.

32. Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina (Murder Rate: 10.1)

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Eighty-five people were murdered in Charlotte-Mecklenburg in 2017. 

31. Tampa, Florida (Murder Rate: 10.3)

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Thirty-nine people were murdered in Tampa in 2017. 

30. Fresno, California (Murder Rate: 10.7)

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Fifty-six people were murdered in Fresno in 2017. 

29. Houston, Texas (Murder Rate: 11.7)

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A total of 269 people were killed in Houston in 2017. 

28. DeKalb County, Georgia (Murder Rate: 12.1)

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Eighty-nine people were murdered in DeKalb County in 2017. 

26 (TIE). Dallas, Texas (Murder Rate: 12.5)

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One hundred and sixty-five people were murdered in Dallas in 2017. 

26 (TIE). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Murder Rate: 12.5)

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Eighty people were murdered in Oklahoma City in 2017. 

25. Albuquerque, New Mexico (Murder Rate: 13.4)

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Seventy-five people were murdered in Albuquerque in 2017. 

24. Jacksonville, Florida (Murder Rate: 15.3)

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A total of 135 people were murdered in Jacksonville in 2017. 

23. Nashville, Tennessee (Murder Rate: 16.5)

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One hundred and thirteen people were murdered in Nashville in 2017. 

22. Columbus, Ohio (Murder Rate: 16.6)

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One hundred and forty-three people were murdered in Columbus in 2017. 

21. Atlanta, Georgia (Murder Rate: 16.7)

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Seventy-nine people were murdered in Atlanta in 2017. 

20. Washington, D.C. (Murder Rate: 17)

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One hundred and sixteen people were murdered in Washington, D.C., in 2017. 

19. Oakland, California (Murder Rate: 17.1)

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Seventy-two people were murdered in Oakland in 2017. 

18. Louisville, Kentucky (Murder Rate: 17.5)

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A total of 107 people were murdered in Louisville in 2017. 

17. Indianapolis, Indiana (Murder Rate: 17.7)

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A total of 153 people were murdered in Indianapolis in 2017. 

16. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Murder Rate: 18.4)

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Fifty-six people were murdered in Pittsburgh in 2017. 

15. Tulsa, Oklahoma (Murder Rate: 18.6)

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Seventy-five people were murdered in Tulsa in 2017. 

14. Miami-Dade, Florida (Murder Rate: 19.8)

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Ninety people were murdered in Miami-Dade in 2017. 

13. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Murder Rate: 20)

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A total of 119 people were murdered in Milwaukee in 2017. 

12. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Murder Rate: 20.2)

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The number of those murdered in Philadelphia is nothing short of shocking as 316 were killed in 2017. 

11. Cincinnati, Ohio (Murder Rate: 23.8)

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Seventy-one people were murdered in Cincinnati in 2017. 

10. Chicago, Illinois (Murder Rate: 24)

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Chicago has suffered the greatest number of murder victims in America, with 650 in 2017. 

9. Newark, New Jersey (Murder Rate: 25.6)

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Seventy-two people were murdered in Newark in 2017. 

8. Memphis, Tennessee (Murder Rate: 27.1)

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A total of 177 people were murdered in Memphis in 2017. 

7. Kansas City, Missouri (Murder Rate: 31.2)

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Kansas City has been plagued by 150 murders in 2017. 

6. Las Vegas, Nevada (Murder Rate: 31.4)

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A total of 199 people were murdered in Las Vegas in 2017.

This includes the 58 people who were fatally shot in during a country music festival in October 2017.

5. Cleveland, Ohio (Murder Rate: 33.7)

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In Cleveland, 130 people were murdered in 2017. 

4. Detroit, Michigan (Murder Rate: 39.7)

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Detroit has also been plagued with a number of murder victims with 267.

3. New Orleans, Louisiana (Murder Rate: 40.6)

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New Orleans reached a total of 159 murders in 2017. 

2. Baltimore, Maryland (Murder Rate: 51.1)

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A staggering 318 people were murdered in Baltimore in 2017. 

1. St. Louis, Missouri (Murder Rate: 64.9)

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St. Louis has the highest murder rate in the country, with 205 people were murdered there in 2017. 

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