Rank Order - Metro Area

2012 Metropolitan Crime Rate Rankings* (continued)

RANK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

METROPOLITAN AREA
Logan, UT-ID
Provo-Orem, UT
Appleton, WI
Sheboygan, WI
State College, PA
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
Nassau-Suffolk, NY M.D.
Edison, NJ M.D.
Harrisonburg, VA
Green Bay, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Rockingham County, NH M.D.
Lebanon, PA
Elmira, NY
Lake Co.-Kenosha Co., IL-WI M.D.
Elizabethtown, KY
Wausau, WI
Kingston, NY
Dubuque, IA
Bethesda-Frederick, MD M.D.
Lancaster, PA
Williamsport, PA
Boise City-Nampa, ID
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, CA
Portland, ME
Lynchburg, VA
Corvallis, OR
Cambridge-Newton, MA M.D.
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
Bangor, ME
Poughkeepsie, NY
Binghamton, NY
Holland-Grand Haven, MI
Blacksburg, VA
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
Cedar Rapids, IA
Charlottesville, VA
Fond du Lac, WI
Pocatello, ID
Utica-Rome, NY
Boulder, CO
Iowa City, IA
Punta Gorda, FL
Madison, WI
Palm Coast, FL
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
Missoula, MT
Ames, IA
Allentown, PA-NJ
Santa Ana-Anaheim, CA M.D.
Winchester, VA-WV
Great Falls, MT
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Gainesville, GA
Naples-Marco Island, FL
Sandusky, OH
Bowling Green, KY
Casper, WY
Warren-Farmington Hills, MI M.D.
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

SCORE
(84.15)
(67.17)
(65.68)
(64.73)
(64.20)
(64.10)
(62.93)
(61.66)
(61.03)
(60.22)
(59.06)
(58.24)
(58.10)
(57.80)
(57.75)
(56.01)
(55.15)
(54.21)
(53.28)
(52.50)
(52.13)
(52.07)
(51.36)
(50.77)
(50.28)
(49.93)
(49.87)
(49.74)
(49.10)
(48.15)
(48.03)
(47.69)
(47.53)
(47.33)
(46.85)
(46.74)
(46.71)
(45.69)
(45.68)
(45.57)
(45.26)
(44.09)
(44.05)
(42.95)
(42.61)
(42.32)
(42.00)
(41.81)
(41.68)
(41.43)
(40.76)
(40.44)
(40.18)
(39.96)
(39.06)
(38.62)
(38.60)
(37.97)
(37.75)
(36.93)

RANK
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
76
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
101
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
118
120

METROPOLITAN AREA
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
Dalton, GA
Idaho Falls, ID
Auburn, AL
Manchester-Nashua, NH
Bloomington, IN
Altoona, PA
Owensboro, KY
Greeley, CO
Evansville, IN-KY
Janesville, WI
Columbus, IN
Syracuse, NY
Wenatchee, WA
Bismarck, ND
Olympia, WA
Pittsburgh, PA
Lafayette, IN
Salem, OR
San Luis Obispo, CA
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
Carson City, NV
Cheyenne, WY
Bend, OR
Jefferson City, MO
Johnson City, TN
Johnstown, PA
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Roanoke, VA
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Glens Falls, NY
Asheville, NC
Midland, TX
Ocean City, NJ
Racine, WI
San Angelo, TX
Napa, CA
Billings, MT
Bellingham, WA
Manhattan, KS
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA
Sherman-Denison, TX
Decatur, AL
Lawrence, KS
Austin-Round Rock, TX
Richmond, VA
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Rochester, NY
Abilene, TX
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Sioux Falls, SD
College Station-Bryan, TX
York-Hanover, PA
Bloomington-Normal, IL
Boston (greater), MA-NH
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Medford, OR

SCORE
(36.89)
(36.63)
(36.45)
(35.87)
(35.85)
(35.36)
(35.23)
(34.98)
(34.92)
(34.84)
(34.36)
(34.23)
(33.89)
(33.67)
(33.41)
(33.24)
(33.24)
(33.14)
(32.70)
(32.16)
(32.04)
(31.94)
(31.89)
(31.68)
(31.43)
(31.41)
(30.77)
(30.69)
(30.55)
(30.44)
(30.40)
(30.37)
(30.28)
(29.94)
(29.90)
(28.97)
(28.56)
(28.47)
(28.32)
(27.60)
(26.85)
(26.85)
(26.74)
(26.49)
(26.41)
(26.28)
(26.10)
(25.52)
(25.11)
(24.64)
(24.12)
(23.99)
(23.57)
(23.49)
(23.21)
(23.07)
(22.38)
(22.33)
(22.33)
(22.32)

RANK
120
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
128
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180

METROPOLITAN AREA
Morristown, TN
Hartford, CT
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA
Jacksonville, NC
Worcester, MA
Reading, PA
El Paso, TX
Erie, PA
New York (greater), NY-NJ-PA
Bridgeport-Stamford, CT
Monroe, MI
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
Peabody, MA M.D.
Houma, LA
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Fort Wayne, IN
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach, FL
Eugene-Springfield, OR
Prescott, AZ
Columbia, MO
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA
San Jose, CA
Kokomo, IN
Lincoln, NE
Ann Arbor, MI
Terre Haute, IN
Kingsport, TN-VA
Hickory, NC
Norwich-New London, CT
St. Joseph, MO-KS
Wichita Falls, TX
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Bay City, MI
Grand Junction, CO
Washington (greater) DC-VA-MD-WV
Mansfield, OH
Port St. Lucie, FL
Warner Robins, GA
Cumberland, MD-WV
Flagstaff, AZ
San Diego, CA
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Burlington, NC
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Joplin, MO
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
Davenport, IA-IL
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Camden, NJ M.D.
New York-W. Plains NY-NJ M.D.
Chico, CA
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
Las Cruces, NM
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Dothan, AL
Canton, OH
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC
Lansing-East Lansing, MI

SCORE
(22.32)
(21.91)
(21.88)
(21.86)
(21.56)
(21.41)
(20.72)
(20.57)
(20.57)
(19.81)
(19.68)
(19.58)
(18.95)
(18.94)
(18.63)
(18.58)
(18.49)
(18.24)
(18.18)
(17.77)
(17.45)
(16.59)
(16.30)
(15.99)
(15.91)
(15.64)
(15.50)
(15.19)
(14.91)
(14.01)
(13.90)
(13.78)
(13.47)
(13.19)
(12.98)
(12.94)
(12.80)
(12.17)
(11.95)
(11.91)
(11.04)
(10.71)
(10.67)
(10.47)
(10.38)
(10.08)
(9.91)
(9.82)
(9.60)
(8.87)
(8.73)
(8.57)
(8.51)
(8.50)
(8.49)
(8.12)
(7.62)
(6.20)
(6.16)
(4.61)

Note: All listings are for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (M.S.A.s) except for those ending with "M.D." Listings with "M.D." are Metropolitan
Divisions which are smaller parts of eleven large M.S.A.s. See explanatory note at beginning of metropolitan area section.

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Rank Order - Metro Area (continued)

RANK
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
192
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
206
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
225
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243

METROPOLITAN AREA
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
Yuma, AZ
Hinesville, GA
Fort Smith, AR-OK
El Centro, CA
Lakeland, FL
Pittsfield, MA
Reno-Sparks, NV
Barnstable Town, MA
Tyler, TX
Danville, VA
Tampa-St Petersburg, FL
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV M.D.
Valdosta, GA
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Salisbury, MD
Springfield, OH
Salt Lake City, UT
Wilmington, NC
Kankakee-Bradley, IL
Peoria, IL
Springfield, MO
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA M.D.
Charleston, WV
New Haven-Milford, CT
Denver-Aurora, CO
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Pascagoula, MS
Clarksville, TN-KY
Lafayette, LA
Charlotte-Gastonia, NC-SC
Ocala, FL
San Francisco-S. Mateo, CA M.D.
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
Los Angeles (greater), CA
Akron, OH
Yuba City, CA
Laredo, TX
Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
Dayton, OH
Boston-Quincy, MA M.D.
Longview, TX
Muncie, IN
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Seattle (greater), WA
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX M.D.
Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL
Springfield, MA
Rome, GA
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dallas (greater), TX
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX M.D.
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Knoxville, TN
Colorado Springs, CO
West Palm Beach, FL M.D.
Santa Fe, NM
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Cleveland, TN
Louisville, KY-IN

SCORE
(4.42)
(4.41)
(4.36)
(4.26)
(3.96)
(3.81)
(3.56)
(3.38)
(3.34)
(2.91)
(2.53)
(1.77)
(1.77)
(1.66)
(1.39)
(0.91)
(0.88)
(0.78)
(0.65)
(0.64)
(0.02)
0.07
0.91
1.23
1.34
1.60
1.60
1.94
2.90
3.65
4.11
4.26
4.45
4.56
4.99
5.02
5.05
5.43
5.45
5.75
5.82
5.98
6.32
6.52
6.63
6.63
7.60
7.67
7.70
7.75
7.91
8.07
8.09
8.25
9.38
9.42
10.73
11.33
11.77
12.00
12.27
12.30
12.33

RANK
244
244
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
271
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306

METROPOLITAN AREA
Jonesboro, AR
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
Sacramento, CA
Victoria, TX
Spartanburg, SC
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Savannah, GA
San Antonio, TX
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ M.D.
Newark-Union, NJ-PA M.D.
Huntsville, AL
Milwaukee, WI
Madera, CA
Goldsboro, NC
Topeka, KS
Spokane, WA
Pensacola, FL
Atlantic City, NJ
Fort Lauderdale, FL M.D.
Los Angeles County, CA M.D.
Jacksonville, FL
Waco, TX
St. Louis, MO-IL
Longview, WA
Corpus Christi, TX
Dover, DE
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
Winston-Salem, NC
Lima, OH
Brunswick, GA
Rapid City, SD
Farmington, NM
Gary, IN M.D.
Fairbanks, AK
Atlanta, GA
Odessa, TX
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Gainesville, FL
Amarillo, TX
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Monroe, LA
Montgomery, AL
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL
Philadelphia (greater) PA-NJ-MD-DE
Greenville, SC
Nashville-Davidson, TN
Salinas, CA
Decatur, IL
Tacoma, WA M.D.
Columbus, OH
Merced, CA
Tucson, AZ
Orlando, FL
Visalia-Porterville, CA
Alexandria, LA
Houston, TX
Gadsden, AL
Kansas City, MO-KS
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Rocky Mount, NC
Wichita, KS
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA

SCORE
13.32
13.32
13.62
13.77
13.99
14.00
14.63
14.72
14.94
15.52
15.88
17.07
17.09
17.12
17.76
18.07
18.11
18.14
19.08
19.22
19.39
19.73
20.27
20.33
20.37
20.96
21.01
21.02
21.02
21.09
21.40
21.43
21.73
21.74
21.99
22.25
22.46
22.60
22.96
24.14
24.32
24.53
24.72
25.45
25.84
26.20
26.90
27.06
28.71
29.27
30.27
30.50
30.82
30.94
31.01
32.35
32.39
32.55
34.11
34.23
34.88
36.02
36.81

RANK
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

METROPOLITAN AREA
Lubbock, TX
Redding, CA
Macon, GA
Miami (greater), FL
Philadelphia, PA M.D.
Tallahassee, FL
San Francisco (greater), CA
Pueblo, CO
Baton Rouge, LA
Augusta, GA-SC
Albany, GA
Saginaw, MI
Baltimore-Towson, MD
Florence, SC
Toledo, OH
Battle Creek, MI
Bakersfield, CA
Indianapolis, IN
Yakima, WA
Tulsa, OK
Albuquerque, NM
Columbus, GA-AL
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Modesto, CA
Oklahoma City, OK
Springfield, IL
Rockford, IL
Hot Springs, AR
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
Sumter, SC
Jackson, MS
Detroit (greater), MI
Anchorage, AK
Danville, IL
Fresno, CA
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR
Fayetteville, NC
Anderson, SC
Lawton, OK
Oakland-Fremont, CA M.D.
Miami-Dade County, FL M.D.
Jackson, TN
Mobile, AL
Little Rock, AR
Myrtle Beach, SC
New Orleans, LA
Stockton, CA
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Flint, MI
Pine Bluff, AR
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D.
Chicago (greater), IL-IN-WI**
Chicago-Joilet-Naperville, IL M.D.**
Duluth, MN-WI**
Fargo, ND-MN**
Grand Forks, ND-MN**
La Crosse, WI-MN**
Mankato-North Mankato, MN**
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI**
Rochester, MN**
St. Cloud, MN**

SCORE
37.56
38.30
38.31
38.74
38.79
38.91
39.12
39.13
40.23
41.58
43.13
43.32
43.41
43.48
43.78
43.83
44.52
45.59
45.64
46.28
46.40
46.88
47.25
47.78
48.00
48.31
48.61
48.93
49.71
49.76
54.17
54.80
55.46
56.31
56.66
56.92
56.98
57.12
60.74
62.07
63.44
66.56
66.93
67.19
84.03
84.55
86.99
89.39
106.78
118.27
120.08
182.19
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Source: CQ Press using reported data from the F.B.I. "Crime in the United States 2011"
*Includes murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft. A negative score (in parentheses) indicates a
composite crime number below the national rate, a positive number is above the national rate. **Not available.

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