Compare US City Crime Rates Head-to-Head
Put two cities side by side — Crime Index, violent and property crime rates, offense breakdown, and the multi-year trend, all from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports. Start with one of the matchups below, or open any city's report to compare it with its neighbors.
Biggest safety gaps
Neighboring cities that are worlds apart on reported crime.
Shawnee KS78 B
vs
Topeka KS29 F
49-point Crime Index gap
Minneapolis MN15 F
vs
St Cloud MN63 C
48-point Crime Index gap
Salt Lake UT21 F
vs
West Valley UT68 C
47-point Crime Index gap
Milwaukee WI23 F
vs
Racine WI68 C
45-point Crime Index gap
Ogden UT65 C
vs
Salt Lake UT21 F
44-point Crime Index gap
Jackson TN44 E
vs
Memphis TN0 F
44-point Crime Index gap
Erie PA69 C
vs
Philadelphia PA26 F
43-point Crime Index gap
Birmingham AL3 F
vs
Montgomery AL44 E
41-point Crime Index gap
Chattanooga TN41 E
vs
Memphis TN0 F
41-point Crime Index gap
Gary IN10 F
vs
Terre Haute IN51 D
41-point Crime Index gap
Joplin MO44 E
vs
Kansas City MO3 F
41-point Crime Index gap
Gulfport MS35 E
vs
Southaven MS75 B
40-point Crime Index gap
Too close to call
Matchups where the two cities are neck and neck on the Crime Index.
Long Beach CA49 D
vs
Los Angeles CA49 D
Tied on the Crime Index
Kansas City MO3 F
vs
St Louis MO3 F
Tied on the Crime Index
El Paso TX75 B
vs
Laredo TX75 B
Tied on the Crime Index
Frisco TX89 A
vs
Mckinney TX89 A
Tied on the Crime Index
Modesto CA57 D
vs
Riverside CA57 D
Tied on the Crime Index
Glendale CA75 B
vs
Ontario CA75 B
Tied on the Crime Index
Eugene OR61 C
vs
Salem OR61 C
Tied on the Crime Index
Chula Vista CA74 C
vs
Santa Rosa CA74 C
Tied on the Crime Index
Garden Grove CA77 B
vs
Rancho Cucamonga CA77 B
Tied on the Crime Index
Hayward CA56 D
vs
San Jose CA56 D
Tied on the Crime Index
Mcallen TX84 B
vs
Plano TX84 B
Tied on the Crime Index
Arlington TX65 C
vs
Pasadena TX65 C
Tied on the Crime Index
Major-metro matchups
Head-to-heads between the largest cities we track.
Dallas TX47 D
vs
San Antonio TX43 E
4-point Crime Index gap
Austin TX55 D
vs
Dallas TX47 D
8-point Crime Index gap
Fresno CA45 D
vs
Sacramento CA46 D
1-point Crime Index gap
Mesa AZ69 C
vs
Tucson AZ68 C
1-point Crime Index gap
Colorado Springs CO42 E
vs
Denver CO24 F
18-point Crime Index gap
Long Beach CA49 D
vs
Los Angeles CA49 D
Tied on the Crime Index
Oklahoma OK45 D
vs
Tulsa OK31 E
14-point Crime Index gap
Aurora CO43 E
vs
Colorado Springs CO42 E
1-point Crime Index gap
Oakland CA0 F
vs
Stockton CA31 E
31-point Crime Index gap
Corpus Christi TX39 E
vs
San Antonio TX43 E
4-point Crime Index gap
Corpus Christi TX39 E
vs
Houston TX27 F
12-point Crime Index gap
Minneapolis MN15 F
vs
St Paul MN53 D
38-point Crime Index gap