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1996 PRELIMINARY FBI CRIME STATISTICS
BIG CITY BURGLARY RATES
from lowest to highest
 
Rank
City & State
1996 Population
(est)
Number of Burglaries
Burglary Rate
(per 100,000 residents)
1
AMHERST TOWN, NY
107,331
265
246.9
2
SUNNYVALE, CA
121,284
420
346.3
3
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
120,737
433
358.6
4
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
112,559
447
397.1
5
NAPERVILLE, IL
101,980
407
399.1
6
SIMI VALLEY, CA
108,469
460
424.1
7
MESQUITE, TX
117,795
564
478.8
8
LIVONIA, MI
101,450
507
499.8
9
GREEN BAY, WI
104,283
584
560.0
10
SAN JOSE, CA
830,374
4,700
566.0
11
SANTA CLARITA, CA
125,435
716
570.8
12
BURBANK, CA
101,082
611
604.5
13
SANTA ANA, CA
294,963
1,822
617.7
14
GLENDALE, CA
181,019
1,135
627.0
15
EL PASO, TX
602,951
3,942
653.8
16
STAMFORD, CT
107,165
704
656.9
17
IRVINE, CA
127,410
837
656.9
18
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
182,487
1,224
670.7
19
HAMPTON, VA
142,248
962
676.3
20
NORWALK, CA
102,176
710
694.9
21
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
439,851
3,063
696.4
22
FREMONT, CA
186,186
1,306
701.4
23
MADISON, WI
197,572
1,389
703.0
24
ANN ARBOR, MI
109,939
804
731.3
25
SAN DIEGO, CA
1,168,364
8,608
736.8
26
ORANGE, CA
118,445
878
741.3
27
YONKERS, NY
183,650
1,381
752.0
28
WEST COVINA, CA
104,766
806
769.3
29
SANTA ROSA, CA
118,625
920
775.6
30
SIOUX FALLS, SD
110,891
864
779.1
31
FULLERTON, CA
118,524
930
784.7
32
CAMBRIDGE, MA
100,725
799
793.2
33
FORT COLLINS, CO
103,472
829
801.2
34
EL MONTE, CA
106,149
854
804.5
35
GARDEN GROVE, CA
150,062
1,229
819.0
36
ALEXANDRIA, VA
114,996
945
821.8
37
CHESAPEAKE, VA
183,965
1,529
831.1
38
NEW YORK, NY
7,339,594
61,532
838.4
39
OXNARD, CA
147,937
1,255
848.3
40
SALINAS, CA
121,517
1,031
848.4
41
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
191,911
1,629
848.8
42
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
116,431
990
850.3
43
PITTSBURGH, PA
354,308
3,049
860.6
44
IRVING, TX
170,960
1,480
865.7
45
PLANO, TX
163,817
1,443
880.9
46
GARLAND, TX
201,336
1,786
887.1
47
LINCOLN, NB
206,704
1,877
908.1
48
BOSTON, MA
552,519
5,052
914.4
49
ESCONDIDO, CA
118,003
1,079
914.4
50
HENDERSON, NV
112,217
1,028
916.1
51
LAKEWOOD, CO
131,786
1,209
917.4
52
DES MOINES, IA
195,455
1,794
917.9
53
DOWNEY, CA
101,309
932
920.0
54
ANCHORAGE, AK
254,774
2,353
923.6
55
ERIE, PA
108,432
1,019
939.8
56
ANAHEIM, CA
286,146
2,698
942.9
57
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
112,930
1,068
945.7
58
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
745,127
7,079
950.0
59
CHULA VISTA, CA
151,377
1,451
958.5
60
INGLEWOOD, CA
111,650
1,082
969.1
61
BOISE, ID
153,258
1,486
969.6
62
ABILENE, TX
114,523
1,120
978.0
63
AURORA, CO
262,188
2,589
987.5
64
TORRANCE, CA
140,185
1,385
988.0
65
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
331,020
3,304
998.1
66
WICHITA FALLS, TX
101,755
1,020
1,002.4
67
PASADENA, CA
136,077
1,365
1,003.1
68
OMAHA, NB
350,607
3,552
1,013.1
69
LOS ANGELES, CA
3,498,139
35,865
1,025.3
70
HONOLULU, HI
878,044
9,026
1,028.0
71
MIDLAND, TX
100,087
1,030
1,029.1
72
FORT WAYNE, IN
186,196
1,927
1,034.9
73
CONCORD, CA
113,479
1,186
1,045.1
74
PASADENA, TX
134,568
1,408
1,046.3
75
RENO, NV
159,559
1,676
1,050.4
76
PHILADELPHIA, PA
1,528,403
16,204
1,060.2
77
HAYWARD, CA
117,233
1,253
1,068.8
78
SALEM, OR
119,822
1,282
1,069.9
79
LAREDO, TX
156,032
1,672
1,071.6
80
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
165,644
1,786
1,078.2
81
ONTARIO, CA
136,742
1,479
1,081.6
82
INDEPENDENCE, MO
113,382
1,229
1,083.9
83
FONTANA, CA
105,211
1,143
1,086.4
84
EVANSVILLE, IN
131,455
1,439
1,094.7
85
AURORA, IL
113,220
1,241
1,096.1
86
NORFOLK, VA
245,956
2,766
1,124.6
87
BROWNSVILLE, TX
117,511
1,328
1,130.1
88
ARLINGTON, TX
298,632
3,395
1,136.9
89
LONG BEACH, CA
440,023
5,003
1,137.0
90
MESA, AZ
340,818
3,883
1,139.3
91
COLUMBUS, GA
194,345
2,216
1,140.2
92
POMONA, CA
145,916
1,697
1,163.0
93
OCEANSIDE, CA
148,308
1,737
1,171.2
94
PALMDALE, CA
104,894
1,231
1,173.6
95
RIVERSIDE, CA
245,081
2,894
1,180.8
96
LEXINGTON, KY
241,150
2,893
1,199.7
97
LANCASTER, CA
120,881
1,455
1,203.7
98
LUBBOCK, TX
202,403
2,456
1,213.4
99
MILWAUKEE, WI
627,139
7,622
1,215.4
100
AMARILLO, TX
171,779
2,116
1,231.8
101
GLENDALE, AZ
183,029
2,277
1,244.1
102
RALEIGH, NC
245,176
3,139
1,280.3
103
PUEBLO, CO
105,059
1,348
1,283.1
104
AKRON, OH
223,303
2,866
1,283.5
105
TEMPE, AZ
156,788
2,047
1,305.6
106
CLEARWATER, FL
103,036
1,353
1,313.1
107
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
286,660
3,773
1,316.2
108
LANSING, MI
120,821
1,607
1,330.1
109
LAFAYETTE, LA
103,134
1,375
1,333.2
110
WORCESTER, MA
166,782
2,228
1,335.9
111
SAN ANTONIO, TX
1,021,477
13,685
1,339.7
112
KNOXVILLE, TN
174,054
2,341
1,345.0
113
CHANDLER, AZ
129,554
1,794
1,384.8
114
HUNTSVILLE, AL
162,376
2,251
1,386.3
115
PATERSON, NJ
139,759
1,948
1,393.8
116
LAS VEGAS, NV
831,303
11,656
1,402.1
117
AUSTIN, TX
537,484
7,575
1,409.3
118
TUCSON, AZ
472,385
6,710
1,420.5
119
HOUSTON, TX
1,772,143
25,402
1,433.4
120
SPRINGFIELD, MO
152,024
2,182
1,435.3
121
ALLENTOWN, PA
105,372
1,513
1,435.9
122
HIALEAH, FL
200,339
2,894
1,444.6
123
SEATTLE, WA
539,591
7,855
1,455.7
124
VALLEJO, CA
113,069
1,658
1,466.4
125
CHICAGO, IL
2,754,118
40,475
1,469.6
126
SAVANNAH, GA
146,534
2,172
1,482.2
127
BAKERSFIELD, CA
193,777
2,874
1,483.1
128
BERKELEY, CA
101,250
1,502
1,483.5
129
JERSEY CITY, NJ
228,424
3,425
1,499.4
130
DENVER, CO
516,224
7,788
1,508.6
131
MODESTO, CA
178,865
2,701
1,510.1
132
STOCKTON, CA
225,799
3,418
1,513.7
133
NASHVILLE, TN
530,059
8,025
1,514.0
134
SPOKANE, WA
199,636
3,032
1,518.8
135
PORTSMOUTH, VA
105,404
1,605
1,522.7
136
PORTLAND, OR
467,906
7,142
1,526.4
137
ST. PAUL, MN
267,292
4,127
1,544.0
138
CLEVELAND, OH
496,049
7,708
1,553.9
139
EUGENE, OR
122,637
1,914
1,560.7
140
TALLAHASSEE, FL
138,001
2,157
1,563.0
141
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
192,358
3,033
1,576.7
142
CINCINNATI, OH
360,457
5,687
1,577.7
143
GREENSBORO, NC
203,186
3,228
1,588.7
144
MORENO VALLEY, CA
141,292
2,280
1,613.7
145
TULSA, OK
379,798
6,131
1,614.3
146
OAKLAND, CA
372,145
6,058
1,627.9
147
BEAUMONT, TX
119,715
1,958
1,635.6
148
ELIZABETH, NJ
107,427
1,768
1,645.8
149
WICHITA, KS
312,706
5,193
1,660.7
150
HARTFORD, CT
124,223
2,072
1,668.0
151
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
180,180
3,015
1,673.3
152
FORT WORTH, TX
470,254
7,917
1,683.6
153
DALLAS, TX
1,060,585
17,960
1,693.4
154
CHATTANOOGA, TN
156,524
2,668
1,704.5
155
MONTGOMERY, AL
197,972
3,376
1,705.3
156
PHOENIX, AZ
1,139,793
19,559
1,716.0
157
TOLEDO, OH
324,610
5,597
1,724.2
158
TACOMA, WA
189,568
3,284
1,732.4
159
FRESNO, CA
392,049
6,868
1,751.8
160
LOUISVILLE, KY
274,506
4,830
1,759.5
161
SYRACUSE, NY
160,033
2,821
1,762.8
162
WASHINGTON, DC
543,000
9,828
1,809.9
163
COLUMBIA, SC
105,316
1,909
1,812.6
164
PEORIA, IL
113,790
2,086
1,833.2
165
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
246,229
4,535
1,841.8
166
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NC
554,070
10,227
1,845.8
167
LITTLE ROCK, AR
182,799
3,382
1,850.1
168
BRIDGEPORT, CT
133,015
2,479
1,863.7
169
WATERBURY, CT
103,490
1,930
1,864.9
170
HOLLYWOOD, FL
128,996
2,411
1,869.1
171
SACRAMENTO, CA
379,283
7,148
1,884.6
172
WACO, TX
110,213
2,092
1,898.1
173
JACKSONVILLE, FL
690,367
13,171
1,907.8
174
SAN BERNARDINO, CA
184,303
3,544
1,922.9
175
ROCHESTER, NY
231,373
4,474
1,933.7
176
PROVIDENCE, RI
149,805
2,936
1,959.9
177
RICHMOND, VA
204,881
4,022
1,963.1
178
GARY, IN
116,024
2,278
1,963.4