Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index decrease from 2000-2002 average to 2006 (population 50,000+)
1.
New Orleans, LA
(
housing
, pop. 223,388): -48.2%
2.
Madera, CA
(
housing
, pop. 54,959): -42.1%
3.
Tampa, FL
(
housing
, pop. 332,888): -41.9%
4.
White Plains, NY
(
housing
, pop. 57,081): -41.7%
5.
East Orange, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 67,247): -41.5%
6.
Atlanta, GA
(
housing
, pop. 486,411): -35.3%
7.
Joliet, IL
(
housing
, pop. 142,702): -34.9%
8.
Fort Myers, FL
(
housing
, pop. 60,531): -34.7%
9.
Laguna Niguel, CA
(
housing
, pop. 64,771): -34.2%
10.
Providence, RI
(
housing
, pop. 175,255): -34.0%
11.
Beaverton, OR
(
housing
, pop. 89,643): -32.7%
12.
Passaic, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 67,974): -32.2%
13.
Los Angeles, CA
(
housing
, pop. 3,849,378): -32.2%
14.
Clarkstown, NY
(
housing
, pop. 82,747): -31.6%
15.
Edinburg, TX
(
housing
, pop. 66,672): -31.4%
16.
Bend, OR
(
housing
, pop. 71,892): -31.1%
17.
Wilmington, NC
(
housing
, pop. 95,944): -30.1%
18.
Kissimmee, FL
(
housing
, pop. 60,894): -29.6%
19.
Palatine, IL
(
housing
, pop. 67,396): -29.2%
20.
Irvine, CA
(
housing
, pop. 193,956): -29.0%
21.
Raleigh, NC
(
housing
, pop. 356,321): -28.9%
22.
Great Falls, MT
(
housing
, pop. 56,215): -28.6%
23.
McAllen, TX
(
housing
, pop. 126,411): -28.6%
24.
Mission, TX
(
housing
, pop. 63,272): -28.5%
25.
Sioux City, IA
(
housing
, pop. 83,262): -27.9%
26.
Evanston, IL
(
housing
, pop. 75,543): -27.8%
27.
Novi, MI
(
housing
, pop. 54,105): -27.7%
28.
Margate, FL
(
housing
, pop. 55,974): -27.3%
29.
Trenton, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 83,923): -27.3%
30.
Nampa, ID
(
housing
, pop. 76,587): -27.3%
31.
Broken Arrow, OK
(
housing
, pop. 88,314): -27.0%
32.
Des Plaines, IL
(
housing
, pop. 57,033): -27.0%
33.
Sugar Land, TX
(
housing
, pop. 79,943): -26.3%
34.
Topeka, KS
(
housing
, pop. 122,113): -26.1%
35.
Missouri City, TX
(
housing
, pop. 73,679): -26.0%
36.
Fontana, CA
(
housing
, pop. 170,099): -25.9%
37.
Hawthorne, CA
(
housing
, pop. 85,438): -25.8%
38.
Orem, UT
(
housing
, pop. 90,857): -25.8%
39.
Miami, FL
(
housing
, pop. 404,048): -25.7%
40.
West Palm Beach, FL
(
housing
, pop. 98,774): -25.4%
41.
Lawrence, MA
(
housing
, pop. 70,662): -25.1%
42.
Brownsville, TX
(
housing
, pop. 172,437): -25.0%
43.
El Paso, TX
(
housing
, pop. 609,415): -24.8%
44.
Orland Park, IL
(
housing
, pop. 55,520): -24.5%
45.
Mesa, AZ
(
housing
, pop. 447,541): -24.4%
46.
Richmond, VA
(
housing
, pop. 192,913): -24.1%
47.
Hollywood, FL
(
housing
, pop. 145,794): -23.9%
48.
Battle Creek, MI
(
housing
, pop. 52,777): -23.9%
49.
Baltimore, MD
(
housing
, pop. 631,366): -23.3%
50.
Chattanooga, TN
(
housing
, pop. 155,190): -22.8%
51.
North Miami, FL
(
housing
, pop. 57,670): -22.5%
52.
Mentor, OH
(
housing
, pop. 51,593): -22.4%
53.
Frederick, MD
(
housing
, pop. 58,882): -22.2%
54.
Fresno, CA
(
housing
, pop. 466,714): -21.9%
55.
Coral Springs, FL
(
housing
, pop. 129,805): -21.7%
56.
Alameda, CA
(
housing
, pop. 70,699): -21.4%
57.
Glendale, CA
(
housing
, pop. 199,463): -21.4%
58.
Denton, TX
(
housing
, pop. 109,561): -21.4%
59.
Cranston, RI
(
housing
, pop. 81,479): -21.2%
60.
Aurora, IL
(
housing
, pop. 170,617): -21.1%
61.
Cathedral City, CA
(
housing
, pop. 52,461): -21.1%
62.
Hoffman Estates, IL
(
housing
, pop. 52,479): -20.8%
63.
Eau Claire, WI
(
housing
, pop. 63,297): -20.6%
64.
Hialeah, FL
(
housing
, pop. 217,141): -20.5%
65.
Lake Forest, CA
(
housing
, pop. 76,323): -20.4%
66.
Arlington Heights, IL
(
housing
, pop. 74,138): -20.4%
67.
Iowa City, IA
(
housing
, pop. 62,649): -20.3%
68.
Chicago, IL
(
housing
, pop. 2,833,321): -20.3%
69.
Fort Wayne, IN
(
housing
, pop. 248,637): -20.2%
70.
Bradenton, FL
(
housing
, pop. 53,662): -20.1%
71.
Scottsdale, AZ
(
housing
, pop. 231,127): -19.9%
72.
Torrance, CA
(
housing
, pop. 142,350): -19.8%
73.
Miramar, FL
(
housing
, pop. 108,072): -19.6%
74.
Newark, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 281,402): -19.3%
75.
Bloomington, IL
(
housing
, pop. 70,970): -19.1%
76.
Columbia, SC
(
housing
, pop. 119,961): -18.9%
77.
Richardson, TX
(
housing
, pop. 99,822): -18.8%
78.
Waltham, MA
(
housing
, pop. 59,352): -18.7%
79.
Greenwich, CT
(
housing
, pop. 62,077): -18.1%
80.
Davie, FL
(
housing
, pop. 85,583): -18.0%
81.
Gardena, CA
(
housing
, pop. 59,733): -17.9%
82.
Peoria, IL
(
housing
, pop. 113,107): -17.9%
83.
Dearborn, MI
(
housing
, pop. 92,382): -17.8%
84.
Tallahassee, FL
(
housing
, pop. 159,012): -17.5%
85.
Hammond, IN
(
housing
, pop. 78,292): -17.5%
86.
Waco, TX
(
housing
, pop. 121,496): -17.5%
87.
Taylor, MI
(
housing
, pop. 64,240): -17.3%
88.
Warwick, RI
(
housing
, pop. 85,925): -17.3%
89.
Washington, DC
(
housing
, pop. 581,530): -17.3%
90.
Sunrise, FL
(
housing
, pop. 90,793): -17.2%
91.
Palm Bay, FL
(
housing
, pop. 97,748): -17.1%
92.
Danbury, CT
(
housing
, pop. 79,285): -17.1%
93.
Provo, UT
(
housing
, pop. 113,984): -17.0%
94.
Fort Worth, TX
(
housing
, pop. 653,320): -16.9%
95.
Clifton, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 79,606): -16.9%
96.
Tuscaloosa, AL
(
housing
, pop. 83,052): -16.7%
97.
Skokie, IL
(
housing
, pop. 66,659): -16.6%
98.
Kettering, OH
(
housing
, pop. 54,666): -16.5%
99.
Portland, OR
(
housing
, pop. 537,081): -16.4%
100.
Pasadena, TX
(
housing
, pop. 144,793): -16.4%
101.
Springfield, MA
(
housing
, pop. 151,176): -16.4%
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