| Violent crime in worst 5 cities (year 2016) |
| In select cities with >=100,000 population |
| Rank | City | State | Violent crime | Population | Violent crime per person | Violent crime per 1000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | Michigan | 13,705 | 669,673 | 0.0204652 | 20.47 |
| 2 | St. Louis | Missouri | 6,017 | 314,507 | 0.0191315 | 19.13 |
| 3 | Memphis | Tennessee | 11,947 | 656,434 | 0.0181998 | 18.20 |
| 4 | Baltimore | Maryland | 11,010 | 618,385 | 0.0178044 | 17.80 |
| 5 | Rockford | Illinois | 2,444 | 147,363 | 0.0165849 | 16.58 |