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2005 Murder Rate in Cities(rate per 100,000 population) | Rank | City | Murder rate | Rank | City | Murder rate | Rank | City | Murder rate |
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| 1. | Compton, Calif. | 67.1 | 35. | Dayton, Ohio | 20.0 | 69. | San Francisco, Calif. | 12.8 | | 2. | Gary, Ind. | 58.0 | 35. | Hartford, Conn. | 20.0 | 70. | Akron, Ohio | 12.7 | | 3. | Birmingham, Ala. | 44.3 | 37. | Racine, Wis. | 19.9 | 70. | Columbia, S.C. | 12.7 | | 4. | Youngstown, Ohio | 43.7 | 38. | Buffalo, N.Y. | 19.8 | 70. | Greensboro, N.C. | 12.7 | | 5. | Richmond, Va. | 43.0 | 39. | Allentown, Pa. | 19.6 | 73. | Charlotte, N.C. | 12.6 | | 6. | Baltimore, Md. | 42.0 | 39. | Shreveport, La. | 19.6 | 73. | Los Angeles, Calif. | 12.6 | | 7. | Camden, N.J. | 41.2 | 41. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 19.0 | 75. | Minneapolis, MN | 12.5 | | 8. | Flint, Mich. | 40.1 | 42. | Durham, N.C. | 17.1 | 76. | Peoria, Ill. | 12.4 | | 9. | Detroit, Mich. | 39.3 | 42. | Nashville, Tenn. | 17.1 | 76. | Pueblo, Colo. | 12.4 | | 10. | Richmond, Calif. | 38.8 | 42. | Roanoke, Va. | 17.1 | 76. | Rockford, Ill. | 12.4 | | 11. | St. Louis, Mo. | 37.9 | 45. | Dallas, Texas | 16.4 | 79. | Lancaster, Calif. | 12.3 | | 12. | Trenton, N.J. | 36.2 | 46. | Houston, Texas | 16.3 | 80. | North Las Vegas, Nev. | 12.2 | | 13. | Washington, DC | 35.4 | 47. | Jersey City, N.J. | 15.9 | 80. | Yakima, Wash. | 12.2 | | 14. | Newark, N.J. | 34.5 | 48. | Chicago, Ill. | 15.6 | 82. | Bellflower, Calif. | 11.9 | | 15. | San Bernardino, Calif. | 29.0 | 49. | Phoenix, Ariz. | 15.0 | 82. | Springfield, Mass. | 11.9 | | 16. | Kansas City, Mo. | 28.1 | 49. | Tulsa, Okla. | 15.0 | 84. | St. Petersburg, Fla. | 11.8 | | 17. | Reading, Pa. | 27.2 | 51. | Chattanooga, Tenn. | 14.7 | 85. | Columbus, Ga. | 11.7 | | 18. | Philadelphia, Pa. | 25.6 | 52. | Stockton, Calif. | 14.6 | 86. | Suffolk, Va. | 11.6 | | 19. | Kansas City, Kans. | 25.4 | 53. | Victorville, Calif. | 14.4 | 86. | Yuma, Ariz. | 11.6 | | 20. | Cincinnati, Ohio | 25.1 | 54. | Montgomery, Ala. | 14.3 | 88. | Hawthorne, Calif. | 11.5 | | 21. | Rochester, N.Y. | 24.9 | 55. | Columbus, Ohio | 14.0 | 89. | Jacksonville, Fla. | 11.4 | | 22. | Norfolk, Va. | 24.5 | 55. | Mobile, Ala. | 14.0 | 89. | Palmdale, Calif. | 11.4 | | 23. | Cleveland, Ohio | 23.8 | 55. | Savannah, Ga. | 14.0 | 89. | Sacramento, Calif. | 11.4 | | 24. | Oakland, Calif. | 23.2 | 58. | Knoxville, Tenn. | 13.9 | 92. | Fort Wayne, Ind. | 11.3 | | 25. | West Palm Beach, Fla. | 22.6 | 58. | Miami, Fla. | 13.9 | 92. | Las Vegas, Nev. | 11.3 | | 26. | Inglewood, Calif. | 22.4 | 60. | Bridgeport, Conn. | 13.6 | 92. | Providence, R.I. | 11.3 | | 27. | Little Rock, AR | 22.1 | 60. | Elizabeth, N.J. | 13.6 | 92. | South Bend, Ind. | 11.3 | | 28. | Baton Rouge, La. | 21.8 | 62. | Indianapolis, Ind. | 13.5 | 96. | Bakersfield, Calif. | 11.2 | | 28. | Portsmouth, Va. | 21.8 | 63. | Pomona, Calif. | 13.4 | 96. | Hammond, Ind. | 11.2 | | 30. | Jackson, Miss. | 21.1 | 64. | Huntsville, Ala. | 13.3 | 98. | Fayetteville, N.C. | 11.0 | | 31. | Atlanta, Ga. | 20.9 | 64. | Syracuse, N.Y. | 13.3 | 98. | Rialto, Calif. | 11.0 | | 32. | Milwaukee, Wis. | 20.6 | 66. | Paterson, N.J. | 13.2 | 100. | Albuquerque, N.M. | 10.8 | | 33. | Macon, Ga. | 20.5 | 67. | Boston, Mass. | 12.9 | 100. | Newport News, Va. | 10.8 | | 34. | Memphis, Tenn. | 20.2 | 67. | North Charleston, S.C. | 12.9 | U.S. national rate | 5.6 |
Source: 13th Annual Safest (and Most Dangerous) Cities, Morgan Quitno Press. Web: www.morganquitno.com .
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