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Major MSAs (with populations 700k +) ranked by murder rate for 2018.
The United States in general saw a decrease from 5.3 murders per 100k people in 2017 to 5.0 in 2018. The U.S. murder rate in 2016 was 5.4 and in 2015, it was 4.9. Lowest of this decade so far was 4.4 in 2013.
A few major MSAs such as New York City, Denver, Kansas City, Louisville and maybe some others were missing data for 2018.
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, Puerto Rico - 24.6 (2018 Est. Pop.2023237 / Murder Count: 497)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR - 17.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 1343002 / Murder Count: 231)
New Orleans-Metairie, LA - 15.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 1275532 / Murder Count: 198)
Baton Rouge, LA - 14.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 852689 / Murder Count: 127)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD - 13.3 (2018 Est. Pop. 2799376 / Murder Count: 373)
St. Louis, MO-IL - 12.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 2806936 / Murder Count: 361)
Bakersfield, CA - 11.3 (2018 Est. Pop. 893851 / Murder Count: 101)
Albuquerque, NM - 9.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 915468 / Murder Count: 87)
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN - 9.3 (2018 Est. Pop. 2048700 / Murder Count: 191)
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR - 9.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 742751 / Murder Count: 68)
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 8.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 6088470 / Murder Count: 540)
Greensboro-High Point, NC - 8.6 (2018 Est. Pop. 766708 / Murder Count: 66)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI - 8 (2018 Est. Pop. 9503981 / Murder Count: 762)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI - 8 (2018 Est. Pop. 4325220 / Murder Count: 345)
Jacksonville, FL - 8 (2018 Est. Pop. 1528141 / Murder Count: 123)
Tulsa, OK - 7.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 994764 / Murder Count: 79)
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN - 7.8 (2018 Est. Pop. 1913148 / Murder Count: 150)
Richmond, VA - 7.8 (2018 Est. Pop. 1279968 / Murder Count: 100)
Charleston-North Charleston, SC - 7.7 (2018 Est. Pop. 792638 / Murder Count: 61)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV - 7.6 (2018 Est. Pop. 2236094 / Murder Count: 169)
Dayton-Kettering, OH - 7.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 804790 / Murder Count: 60)
Columbia, SC - 7.3 (2018 Est. Pop. 833205 / Murder Count: 61)
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI - 7.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 1579729 / Murder Count: 113)
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC - 6.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 1764232 / Murder Count: 122)
Stockton, CA - 6.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 748303 / Murder Count: 52)
Akron, OH - 6.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 704283 / Murder Count: 45)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX - 6.3 (2018 Est. Pop. 7020685 / Murder Count: 440)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL - 6.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 6241618 / Murder Count: 385)
Columbus, OH - 6.1 (2018 Est. Pop. 2106940 / Murder Count: 129)
Colorado Springs, CO - 6 (2018 Est. Pop. 735368 / Murder Count: 44)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA - 5.7 (2018 Est. Pop. 5962282 / Murder Count: 341)
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY - 5.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 1115731 / Murder Count: 61)
Fresno, CA - 5.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 989980 / Murder Count: 54)
Pittsburgh, PA - 5.5(2018 Est. Pop. 2327716 / Murder Count: 127)
Tucson, AZ - 5.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 1037852 / Murder Count: 57)
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL - 5.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 2566617 / Murder Count: 139)
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX - 5.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 2516781 / Murder Count: 135)
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL – 5.3 (2018 Est. Pop. 757462 / Murder Count: 40)
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC - 5.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 2597260 / Murder Count: 136)
Oklahoma City, OK - 5.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 1397950 / Murder Count: 72) ==========================
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV - 5 (2018 Est. Pop. 6281155 / Murder Count: 314)
United States - 5 (2018 Est. Pop. 327167434 / Murder Count: 16214) ==========================
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA - 4.8 (2018 Est. Pop. 4595416 / Murder Count: 220)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA - 4.6 (2018 Est. Pop. 13325181 / Murder Count: 619)
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ - 4.6 (2018 Est. Pop. 4861204 / Murder Count: 222)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX - 4.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 7458118 / Murder Count: 328)
Rochester, NY - 4.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 1057448 / Murder Count: 44)
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA - 4.1 (2018 Est. Pop. 851810 / Murder Count: 35)
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA - 4.1 (2018 Est. Pop. 4747868 / Murder Count: 196)
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN - 3.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 2212114 / Murder Count: 86)
El Paso, TX - 3.8 (2018 Est. Pop. 848016 / Murder Count: 32)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 3.8 (2018 Est. Pop. 3135589 / Murder Count: 119)
Knoxville, TN - 3.7 (2018 Est. Pop. 859416 / Murder Count: 32)
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA – 3.7 (2018 Est. Pop. 2332284 / Murder Count: 86)
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL - 3.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 819882 / Murder Count: 29)
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL - 3.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 698853 / Murder Count: 24)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 3.3 (2018 Est. Pop. 3946150 / Murder Count: 131)
New Haven-Milford, CT - 3 (2018 Est. Pop. 805875 / Murder Count: 24)
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT - 2.8 (2018 Est. Pop. 1019309 / Murder Count: 29)
Salt Lake City, UT - 2.7 (2018 Est. Pop. 1223475 / Murder Count: 33)
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA - 2.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 3346474 / Murder Count: 85)
Urban Honolulu, HI - 2.5 (2018 Est. Pop. 982019 / Murder Count: 25)
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX - 2.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 2172348 / Murder Count: 53)
Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI - 2.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 1075204 / Murder Count: 26)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY - 2.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 871741 / Murder Count: 19)
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ - 1.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 841039 / Murder Count: 16)
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH - 1.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 4879088 / Murder Count: 93)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI - 1.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 3619258 / Murder Count: 70)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA - 1.9 (2018 Est. Pop. 2489355 / Murder Count: 48)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT - 1.7 (2018 Est. Pop. 936667 / Murder Count: 16)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA - 1.6 (2018 Est. Pop. 2006271 / Murder Count: 33)
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX - 1.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 870548 / Murder Count: 12)
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA - 1.4 (2018 Est. Pop. 1620470 / Murder Count: 23)
Worcester, MA-CT - 1.3 (2018 Est. Pop. 871779 / Murder Count: 11)
Boise City, ID - 1.2 (2018 Est. Pop. 730260 / Murder Count: 9)
Other additional data:
- The San Juan area still has the highest murder rate when taking into all smaller metros (below 700k)
- After the San Juan area, the following metro areas have the highest murder rates out of ALL metro areas
- Ponce, Puerto Rico 23.1
- Pine Bluff, AR 22.3 (highest when excluding US territories)
- Danville, IL 20.8
Least Murderous State - South Dakota at 1.4 Most Murderous State - Louisiana at 11.4
Puerto Rico's Murder Rate - 20.0
Least murderous places in the US (takes into account ALL metro areas regardless of population):
Portland-South Portland, ME 0.9
Twin Falls, ID 0.9
Muncie, IN 0.9
Barnstable Town, MA 0.9
Bellingham, WA 0.9
Provo-Orem, UT 0.8
Cleveland, TN 0.8
New Bern, NC 0.8
Appleton, WI 0.8
Logan, UT-ID 0.7
Napa, CA 0.7
Dalton, GA 0.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 0.7
Morristown, TN 0.7
Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA 0.6
Boulder, CO 0.6
Bend, OR 0.5
Green Bay, WI 0.3
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 0.0
Columbus, IN 0.0
Ithaca, NY 0.0
Sheboygan, WI 0.0
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 0.0
Winchester, VA-WV 0.0
Thanks for sharing. You really get to see how crime ridden some places are. The usual cities are at the top.
Nah if anything it enforces the notion that the vast majority of crimes a relegated to poor areas of inner cities rather than their surrounding suburbs where the population usually significantly more affluent.
Original post mentioned there was no data for New York.
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