Which Cities Have The Highest Violent Crime Rates? (Photos)
The Federal Bureau of Investigations recently released its annual statistics for major U.S. cities with the highest crime rates, with Detroit making the list at number 1.
Violent crime in general ticked up in 2012, but the bureau published its 2013 Uniform Crime Reporting stats on Monday, and it shows murder decreasing again.
According to the new report, there were an estimated 14,196 murders last year, a 4.4 percent decrease compared to 2012. Property crimes also headed downwards nationally by about 4.1 percent.
“The crime statistics report, issued by the Bureau's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, contains voluntarily submitted data from 18,415 city, county, state, tribal, campus, and federal law enforcement agencies on specific crimes brought to their attention,” the FBI's report stated. “They include the violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, and the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.”
However, the Huffington Post reports that the FBI warns against using the new statistics to make assumptions about locales or to rank law enforcement agencies. The statistics exclude factors such as population density, economic conditions and employment rates, which can affect crime differently across cities.
Below are the 10 U.S. cities with populations over 200,000 that had the highest murder rates in 2013, according to the FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
10. Kansas City, Missouri
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Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 21
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 99
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,260
Total violent crimes: 5,864
Population: 465,514
9. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 21
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 49
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 924
Total violent crimes: 2,127
Population: 230,212
8. Oakland, California
(Photo by Jesse Richmond/Flickr)
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 22
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 90
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,977
Total violent crimes: 7,984
Population: 403,887
7. Cincinnati, Ohio
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Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 24
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 70
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 953
Total violent crimes: 2,826
Population: 296,491
6. Birmingham, Alabama
(Photo by André Natta/Flickr)
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 30
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 63
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,345
Total violent crimes: 2,852
Population: 212,001
5. Baltimore, Maryland
(Photo by David Davies/Flickr)
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 37
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 233
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,401
Total violent crimes: 8,725
Population: 622,671
4. St. Louis, Missouri
(Photo by Doug Kerr/Flickr)
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 38
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 120
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,594
Total violent crimes: 5,077
Population: 318,563
3. Newark, New Jersey
(Photo by Doug Kerr/Flickr)
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 40
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 112
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,264
Total violent crimes: 3,516
Population: 278,246
2. New Orleans, Louisiana
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Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 41
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 156
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 786
Total violent crimes: 2,965
Population: 377,022
1. Detroit, Michigan
(Photo by Bryan Debus/Flickr)
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 45
Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 316
Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 2,072
Total violent crimes: 14,504
Population: 699,889
Sources: FBI — Crime Statistics, Huffington Post
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