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Portland, ME Portland, ME: 110 110 Manchester, NH Manchester, NH: 120 120 Hartford, CT Hartford, CT: 150 150 Bridgeport, CT Bridgeport, CT: 150 150 New Haven, CT New Haven, CT: 150 150 Norwich, CT Norwich, CT: 150 150 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach, VA: 200 200 Richmond, VA Richmond, VA: 200 200 Trenton, NJ Trenton, NJ: 200 200 Roanoke, VA Roanoke, VA: 200 200 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City, NJ: 200 200 Lynchburg, VA Lynchburg, VA: 200 200
# Metro Violent crime /100k 1 Portland, ME 110 2 Manchester, NH 120 3 Hartford, CT 150 4 Bridgeport, CT 150 5 New Haven, CT 150 6 Norwich, CT 150 7 Virginia Beach, VA 200 8 Richmond, VA 200 9 Trenton, NJ 200 10 Roanoke, VA 200 11 Atlantic City, NJ 200 12 Lynchburg, VA 200 13 Providence, RI 240 14 Boise, ID 240 15 Louisville, KY 260 16 Salt Lake City, UT 260 17 Honolulu, HI 260 18 Ogden, UT 260 19 Provo, UT 260 20 Lexington, KY 260 21 Minneapolis, MN 280 22 Jackson, MS 280 23 Gulfport, MS 280 24 Huntington, WV 280 25 Duluth, MN 280 26 Charleston, WV 280 27 Fargo, ND 290 28 Cincinnati, OH 300 29 Columbus, OH 300 30 Cleveland, OH 300 31 Dayton, OH 300 32 Des Moines, IA 300 33 Akron, OH 300 34 Toledo, OH 300 35 Youngstown, OH 300 36 Canton, OH 300 37 Davenport, IA 300 38 Cedar Rapids, IA 300 39 Milwaukee, WI 320 40 Madison, WI 320 41 Green Bay, WI 320 42 Appleton, WI 320 43 Boston, MA 330 44 Worcester, MA 330 45 Omaha, NE 330 46 Springfield, MA 330 47 Lincoln, NE 330 48 Portland, OR 340 49 Salem, OR 340 50 Eugene, OR 340 51 New York, NY 350 52 San Juan, PR 350 53 Buffalo, NY 350 54 Rochester, NY 350 55 Albany, NY 350 56 Poughkeepsie, NY 350 57 Syracuse, NY 350 58 Aguadilla, PR 350 59 Utica, NY 350 60 Binghamton, NY 350 61 Indianapolis, IN 360 62 Fort Wayne, IN 360 63 South Bend, IN 360 64 Evansville, IN 360 65 Atlanta, GA 370 66 Augusta, GA 370 67 Savannah, GA 370 68 Columbus, GA 370 69 Seattle, WA 375 70 Spokane, WA 375 71 Kennewick, WA 375 72 Olympia, WA 375 73 Bremerton, WA 375 74 Yakima, WA 375 75 Miami, FL 380 76 Tampa, FL 380 77 Orlando, FL 380 78 Jacksonville, FL 380 79 North Port, FL 380 80 Cape Coral, FL 380 81 Lakeland, FL 380 82 Deltona, FL 380 83 Palm Bay, FL 380 84 Pensacola, FL 380 85 Port St. Lucie, FL 380 86 Tallahassee, FL 380 87 Naples, FL 380 88 Ocala, FL 380 89 Gainesville, FL 380 90 Crestview, FL 380 91 Philadelphia, PA 390 92 Pittsburgh, PA 390 93 Allentown, PA 390 94 Harrisburg, PA 390 95 Scranton, PA 390 96 Lancaster, PA 390 97 York, PA 390 98 Reading, PA 390 99 Erie, PA 390 100 Charlotte, NC 400 101 Raleigh, NC 400 102 Greensboro, NC 400 103 Winston-Salem, NC 400 104 Durham, NC 400 105 Fayetteville, NC 400 106 Asheville, NC 400 107 Hickory, NC 400 108 Wilmington, NC 400 109 Sioux Falls, SD 400 110 Wichita, KS 410 111 Chicago, IL 430 112 Dallas, TX 430 113 Houston, TX 430 114 Phoenix, AZ 430 115 San Antonio, TX 430 116 Austin, TX 430 117 Tucson, AZ 430 118 McAllen, TX 430 119 El Paso, TX 430 120 Killeen, TX 430 121 Corpus Christi, TX 430 122 Brownsville, TX 430 123 Peoria, IL 430 124 Beaumont, TX 430 125 Rockford, IL 430 126 Lubbock, TX 430 127 Longview, TX 430 128 Waco, TX 430 129 College Station, TX 430 130 Amarillo, TX 430 131 Laredo, TX 430 132 Prescott Valley, AZ 430 133 Tyler, TX 430 134 Baltimore, MD 450 135 Birmingham, AL 450 136 Huntsville, AL 450 137 Mobile, AL 450 138 Salisbury, MD 450 139 Montgomery, AL 450 140 Hagerstown, MD 450 141 Tuscaloosa, AL 450 142 Daphne, AL 450 143 Detroit, MI 460 144 Las Vegas, NV 460 145 Oklahoma City, OK 460 146 Grand Rapids, MI 460 147 Tulsa, OK 460 148 Lansing, MI 460 149 Reno, NV 460 150 Flint, MI 460 151 Ann Arbor, MI 460 152 Kalamazoo, MI 460 153 Denver, CO 490 154 St. Louis, MO 490 155 Kansas City, MO 490 156 Colorado Springs, CO 490 157 Springfield, MO 490 158 Fort Collins, CO 490 159 Greeley, CO 490 160 Boulder, CO 490 161 Los Angeles, CA 500 162 San Francisco, CA 500 163 Riverside, CA 500 164 San Diego, CA 500 165 Sacramento, CA 500 166 San Jose, CA 500 167 Fresno, CA 500 168 Bakersfield, CA 500 169 Oxnard, CA 500 170 Stockton, CA 500 171 Modesto, CA 500 172 Santa Rosa, CA 500 173 Visalia, CA 500 174 Vallejo, CA 500 175 Santa Maria, CA 500 176 Salinas, CA 500 177 Merced, CA 500 178 San Luis Obispo, CA 500 179 Santa Cruz, CA 500 180 Greenville, SC 530 181 Columbia, SC 530 182 Charleston, SC 530 183 Myrtle Beach, SC 530 184 Spartanburg, SC 530 185 Nashville, TN 600 186 Memphis, TN 600 187 Knoxville, TN 600 188 Chattanooga, TN 600 189 Clarksville, TN 600 190 Kingsport, TN 600 191 New Orleans, LA 630 192 Baton Rouge, LA 630 193 Lafayette, LA 630 194 Shreveport, LA 630 195 Little Rock, AR 640 196 Fayetteville, AR 640 197 Fort Smith, AR 640 198 Anchorage, AK 760 199 Albuquerque, NM 780 200 Washington, DC 1,000
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