Murder rates in the US

From 2015 to 2016, murder and non-negligent manslaughter rates in the United States went up 8.4%, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

This list looks at cities with a population of 25,000 or more to remove outliers. Murder rate per capita (per 10,000 people) is calculated to standardize and compare results.

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30. Stroudsburg, PA

Murders per 10K people: 2.63

Total murders: 9

Population: 34,242

29. Charleston, West Virginia

Murders per 10K people: 2.63

Total murders: 13

Population: 49,429

28: Lake Worth, Florida

Murders per 10K people: 2.63

Total murders: 10

Population: 38,021

27: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Murders per 10K people: 2.65

Total murders: 13

Population: 48,996

26: Kansas City, Missouri

Murders per 10K people: 2.7

Total murders: 129

Population: 478,364

25: East Point, Georgia

Murders per 10K people: 2.79

Total murders: 10

Population: 35,791

24: Chicago, Illinois

Murders per 10K people: 2.81

Total murders: 765

Population: 2,725,153

23: San Bernardino, California

Murders per 10K people: 2.85

Total murders: 62

Population: 217,303

22: Elkhart, Indiana

Murders per 10K people: 2.63

Total murders: 9

Population: 34,242

21: North Charleston, South Carolina

Murders per 10K people: 2.9

Total murders: 32

Population: 110,490

20: Memphis, Tennessee

Murders per 10K people: 2.99

Total murders: 196

Population: 656,434

19: Orlando, Florida

Murders per 10K people: 3.03

Total murders: 84

Population: 277,719

18. Goldsboro, North Carolina

Murders per 10K people: 3.07

Total murders: 11

Population: 35,871

17: Petersburg, Virginia

Murders per 10K people: 3.41

Total murders: 11

Population: 32,293

16: Jackson, Mississippi

Murders per 10K people: 3.41

Total murders: 58

Population: 170,070

15. Cleveland, Ohio

Murders per 10K people: 3.5

Total murders: 135

Population: 386,227

14: Compton, California

Murders per 10K people: 3.54

Total murders: 35

Population: 98,861

13: Newark, New Jersey

Murders per 10K people: 3.55

Total murders: 100

Population: 281,450

12. Wilmington, Delaware

Murders per 10K people: 3.6

Total murders: 26

Population: 72,183

11. Orange, New Jersey

Murders per 10K people: 3.61

Total murders: 11

Population: 30,470

10. Danville, Virginia

Murders per 10K people: 3.84

Total murders: 16

Population: 41,686

9. Salisbury, North Carolina

Murders per 10K people: 4.1

Total murders: 14

Population: 34,121

8. New Orleans, Louisiana

Murders per 10K people: 4.38

Total murders: 174

Population: 397,208

7. Detroit, Michigan

Murders per 10K people: 4.53

Total murders: 303

Population: 669,673

6. Flint, Michigan

Murders per 10K people: 4.61

Total murders: 45

Population: 97,548

5. Baltimore, Maryland

Murders per 10K people: 5.14

Total murders: 318

Population: 618,385

4. St. Louis, Missouri

Murders per 10K people: 5.98

Total murders: 188

Population: 314,507

3. Gary, Indiana

Murders per 10K people: 6.01

Total murders: 46

Population: 76,556

2. Chester, Pennsylvania

Murders per 10K people: 6.74

Total murders: 23

Population: 34,109

1. East St. Louis, Illinois

Murders per 10K people: 10.09

Total murders: 27

Population: 26,769

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