20. Columbus, Georgia
The murder rate in Columbus is 20.94 per 100,000.
19. Cincinnati, Ohio
The murder rate in Cincinnati is 21.1 per 100,000. The murder rate increased in the city by 2.2 per 100,000 from 2018 to 2019.
18. San Bernardino, California
The murder rate in San Bernardino is 21.23 per 100,000.
17. Columbia, South Carolina
The murder rate in Columbia is 21.68 per 100,000.
16. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The murder rate in Philadelphia is 22.47 per 100,000.
15. Peoria, Illinois
The murder rate in Peoria is 22.53 per 100,000.
14. North Charleston, South Carolina
The murder rate in North Charleston is 22.55 per 100,000.
13. Washington, D.C.
The murder rate in Washington, D.C., is 23.52 per 100,000.
12. Miami Gardens, Florida
In Miami Gardens, the murder rate is 23.64 per 100,000.
11. Richmond, Virginia
The murder rate in Richmond is 23.84 per 100,000.
10. Cleveland, Ohio
The murder rate in Cleveland is 24.09 per 100,000.
9. Memphis, Tennessee
The murder rate in Memphis is 29.21 per 100,000.
8. Kansas City, Missouri
The murder rate in Kansas City is 29.88 per 100,000.
7. New Orleans, Louisiana
The murder rate in New Orleans is 30.67 per 100,000.
6. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The murder rate in Baton Rouge is 31.72 per 100,000.
5. Dayton, Ohio
The murder rate in Dayton is 34.18 per 100,000. That number spiked nearly 7.8 per 100,000 residents from 2018 to 2019.
4. Detroit, Michigan
The murder rate in Detroit is 41.45 per 100,000 residents.
In 2019, 275 people were murdered in that city.
3. Birmingham, Alabama
In 2019, the murder rate in Birmingham was 50.62 per 100,000.
2. Baltimore, Maryland
The murder rate in Baltimore is 58.27 per 100,000.
1. St. Louis, Missouri
With 64.54 murders per 100,000 residents, St. Louis had the highest murder rate for any major American city in 2019.
