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Top 10 US Cities Highest Lowest Crime Rates 2025

Ten US cities show the highest crime rates per 100,000 people while another ten sit at the bottom. Memphis leads the high list with 6,816.7 incidents per 100,000 residents. Oakland comes next at 6,700.9 per 100,000. Portland holds third place with 5,731.3 per 100,000. Detroit ranks fourth with 5,531.4 per 100,000. Minneapolis is fifth at 5,486.0 per 100,000. Baltimore takes sixth with 5,328.3 per 100,000. Kansas City follows as seventh with 5,319.5 per 100,000. Philadelphia sits eighth at 5,130.1 per 100,000. Seattle rounds out the top nine with 5,118.2 per 100,000. Denver finishes the highest tier with 4,979.2 per 100,000. Tampa records the lowest rate at 1,314.5 incidents per 100,000 residents. Honolulu follows with a rate of 1,549.8 per 100,000. Virginia Beach is third with 1,551.0 per 100,000. El Paso ranks fourth with 1,613.9 per 100,000. Mesa is fifth with 1,710.0 per 100,000. San Diego takes sixth with 1,911.3 per 100,000. Tucson is seventh with 2,387.3 per 100,000. Boston ends the visible low-end list with 2,490.5 per 100,000. Fort Worth and Miami complete the full set of lowest rates with 2,568.9 and 2,583.4 respectively. This comparison uses data from Security.org and FBI Crime Data.

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Top 10 US Cities Highest Lowest Crime Rates 2025

Ten US cities show the highest crime rates per 100,000 people while another ten sit at the bottom. Memphis leads the high list with 6,816.7 incidents per 100,000 residents. Oakland comes next at 6,700.9 per 100,000. Portland holds third place with 5,731.3 per 100,000. Detroit ranks fourth with 5,531.4 per 100,000. Minneapolis is fifth at 5,486.0 per 100,000. Baltimore takes sixth with 5,328.3 per 100,000. Kansas City follows as seventh with 5,319.5 per 100,000. Philadelphia sits eighth at 5,130.1 per 100,000. Seattle rounds out the top nine with 5,118.2 per 100,000. Denver finishes the highest tier with 4,979.2 per 100,000. Tampa records the lowest rate at 1,314.5 incidents per 100,000 residents. Honolulu follows with a rate of 1,549.8 per 100,000. Virginia Beach is third with 1,551.0 per 100,000. El Paso ranks fourth with 1,613.9 per 100,000. Mesa is fifth with 1,710.0 per 100,000. San Diego takes sixth with 1,911.3 per 100,000. Tucson is seventh with 2,387.3 per 100,000. Boston ends the visible low-end list with 2,490.5 per 100,000. Fort Worth and Miami complete the full set of lowest rates with 2,568.9 and 2,583.4 respectively. This comparison uses data from Security.org and FBI Crime Data.

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