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1996 PRELIMINARY FBI CRIME STATISTICS
BIG CITY PROPERTY CRIME RATES
from lowest to highest
Rank
City & State
1996 Population
(est.)
Number of Property Crimes
Property Crime Rate
(per 100,000 residents)
1
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
112,559
2,315
2,056.7
2
SIMI VALLEY, CA
108,469
2,245
2,069.7
3
SANTA CLARITA, CA
125,435
2,659
2,119.8
4
AMHERST TOWN, NY
107,331
2,651
2,469.9
5
SUNNYVALE, CA
121,284
3,257
2,685.4
6
NAPERVILLE, IL
101,980
2,748
2,694.6
7
ORANGE, CA
118,445
3,523
2,974.4
8
IRVINE, CA
127,410
3,816
2,995.1
9
EL MONTE, CA
106,149
3,315
3,123.0
10
LIVONIA, MI
101,450
3,183
3,137.5
11
NORWALK, CA
102,176
3,212
3,143.6
12
SAN JOSE, CA
830,374
28,212
3,397.5
13
GLENDALE, CA
181,019
6,245
3,449.9
14
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
191,911
6,694
3,488.1
15
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
120,737
4,339
3,593.8
16
BURBANK, CA
101,082
3,705
3,665.3
17
SANTA ANA, CA
294,963
10,982
3,723.2
18
FREMONT, CA
186,186
6,957
3,736.6
19
GARDEN GROVE, CA
150,062
5,632
3,753.1
20
LANCASTER, CA
120,881
4,564
3,775.6
21
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
116,431
4,458
3,828.9
22
INGLEWOOD, CA
111,650
4,298
3,849.5
23
YONKERS, NY
183,650
7,106
3,869.3
24
NEW YORK, NY
7,339,594
284,746
3,879.6
25
FONTANA, CA
105,211
4,083
3,880.8
26
ANN ARBOR, MI
109,939
4,287
3,899.4
27
PALMDALE, CA
104,894
4,170
3,975.4
28
FULLERTON, CA
118,524
4,761
4,016.9
29
OCEANSIDE, CA
148,308
5,958
4,017.3
30
GREEN BAY, WI
104,283
4,289
4,112.8
31
DOWNEY, CA
101,309
4,195
4,140.8
32
CHESAPEAKE, VA
183,965
7,659
4,163.3
33
HENDERSON, NV
112,217
4,706
4,193.7
34
WEST COVINA, CA
104,766
4,400
4,199.8
35
STAMFORD, CT
107,165
4,514
4,212.2
36
MADISON, WI
197,572
8,324
4,213.1
37
POMONA, CA
145,916
6,252
4,284.7
38
CAMBRIDGE, MA
100,725
4,319
4,287.9
39
GARLAND, TX
201,336
8,785
4,363.4
40
SAN DIEGO, CA
1,168,364
51,425
4,401.5
41
SIOUX FALLS, SD
110,891
4,881
4,401.6
42
ANAHEIM, CA
286,146
12,599
4,403.0
43
OXNARD, CA
147,937
6,528
4,412.7
44
ERIE, PA
108,432
4,863
4,484.8
45
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
439,851
19,744
4,488.8
46
PITTSBURGH, PA
354,308
15,916
4,492.1
47
TORRANCE, CA
140,185
6,422
4,581.1
48
MIDLAND, TX
100,087
4,589
4,585.0
49
PASADENA, CA
136,077
6,245
4,589.3
50
HAMPTON, VA
142,248
6,575
4,622.2
51
ABILENE, TX
114,523
5,373
4,691.6
52
PLANO, TX
163,817
7,749
4,730.3
53
PASADENA, TX
134,568
6,375
4,737.4
54
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
182,487
8,653
4,741.7
55
LONG BEACH, CA
440,023
21,239
4,826.8
56
FORT COLLINS, CO
103,472
5,029
4,860.3
57
PATERSON, NJ
139,759
6,814
4,875.5
58
AURORA, IL
113,220
5,562
4,912.6
59
LOS ANGELES, CA
3,498,139
172,420
4,928.9
60
RIVERSIDE, CA
245,081
12,324
5,028.5
61
EVANSVILLE, IN
131,455
6,625
5,039.7
62
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
112,930
5,726
5,070.4
63
IRVING, TX
170,960
8,679
5,076.6
64
WORCESTER, MA
166,782
8,469
5,077.9
65
SALINAS, CA
121,517
6,195
5,098.1
66
CHULA VISTA, CA
151,377
7,728
5,105.1
67
MESQUITE, TX
117,795
6,014
5,105.5
68
ESCONDIDO, CA
118,003
6,038
5,116.8
69
SANTA ROSA, CA
118,625
6,242
5,262.0
70
LAKEWOOD, CO
131,786
6,965
5,285.1
71
KNOXVILLE, TN
174,054
9,240
5,308.7
72
MORENO VALLEY, CA
141,292
7,541
5,337.2
73
BOISE, ID
153,258
8,194
5,346.5
74
LUBBOCK, TX
202,403
10,882
5,376.4
75
PHILADELPHIA, PA
1,528,403
82,399
5,391.2
76
ONTARIO, CA
136,742
7,482
5,471.6
77
AURORA, CO
262,188
14,353
5,474.3
78
LEXINGTON, KY
241,150
13,330
5,527.7
79
ANCHORAGE, AK
254,774
14,100
5,534.3
80
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
165,644
9,292
5,609.6
81
JERSEY CITY, NJ
228,424
12,913
5,653.1
82
ALEXANDRIA, VA
114,996
6,507
5,658.5
83
PUEBLO, CO
105,059
5,985
5,696.8
84
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
331,020
18,928
5,718.1
85
WICHITA FALLS, TX
101,755
5,826
5,725.5
86
LAS VEGAS, NV
831,303
48,534
5,838.3
87
CONCORD, CA
113,479
6,656
5,865.4
88
MONTGOMERY, AL
197,972
11,613
5,866.0
89
COLUMBUS, GA
194,345
11,404
5,867.9
90
DENVER, CO
516,224
30,482
5,904.8
91
BAKERSFIELD, CA
193,777
11,462
5,915.0
92
SYRACUSE, NY
160,033
9,601
5,999.4
93
CLEVELAND, OH
496,049
29,778
6,003.0
94
HAYWARD, CA
117,233
7,058
6,020.5
95
TULSA, OK
379,798
22,945
6,041.4
96
RENO, NV
159,559
9,731
6,098.7
97
RALEIGH, NC
245,176
14,971
6,106.2
98
AKRON, OH
223,303
13,662
6,118.1
99
CLEARWATER, FL
103,036
6,422
6,232.8
100
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
745,127
46,706
6,268.2
101
CHANDLER, AZ
129,554
8,122
6,269.2
102
ARLINGTON, TX
298,632
18,834
6,306.8
103
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
192,358
12,157
6,320.0
104
OMAHA, NB
350,607
22,197
6,331.0
105
GARY, IN
116,024
7,349
6,334.0
106
LINCOLN, NB
206,704
13,138
6,355.9
107
HOUSTON, TX
1,772,143
112,873
6,369.3
108
LOUISVILLE, KY
274,506
17,642
6,426.8
109
BOSTON, MA
552,519
35,557
6,435.4
110
ALLENTOWN, PA
105,372
6,791
6,444.8
111
MODESTO, CA
178,865
11,573
6,470.2
112
HONOLULU, HI
878,044
57,311
6,527.1
113
CINCINNATI, OH
360,457
23,534
6,528.9
114
LAREDO, TX
156,032
10,200
6,537.1
115
VALLEJO, CA
113,069
7,432
6,573.0
116
EL PASO, TX
602,951
39,996
6,633.4
117
ALBANY, NY
104,919
6,998
6,669.9
118
GLENDALE, AZ
183,029
12,259
6,697.8
119
LANSING, MI
120,821
8,095
6,700.0
120
BRIDGEPORT, CT
133,015
8,934
6,716.5
121
NORFOLK, VA
245,956
16,522
6,717.5
122
MESA, AZ
340,818
23,276
6,829.5
123
ST. PAUL, MN
267,292
18,267
6,834.1
124
FORT WAYNE, IN
186,196
12,897
6,926.6
125
MILWAUKEE, WI
627,139
43,649
6,960.0
126
SPRINGFIELD, MO
152,024
10,710
7,044.9
127
CHICAGO, IL
2,754,118
194,058
7,046.1
128
WATERBURY, CT
103,490
7,295
7,049.0
129
BUFFALO, NY
313,238
22,112
7,059.2
130
GREENSBORO, NC
203,186
14,466
7,119.6
131
PORTSMOUTH, VA
105,404
7,516
7,130.7
132
AUSTIN, TX
537,484
38,457
7,155.0
133
WICHITA, KS
312,706
22,509
7,198.1
134
JACKSONVILLE, FL
690,367
49,769
7,209.1
135
STOCKTON, CA
225,799
16,286
7,212.6
136
FORT WORTH, TX
470,254
33,918
7,212.7
137
INDEPENDENCE, MO
113,382
8,184
7,218.1
138
DES MOINES, IA
195,455
14,231
7,281.0
139
AMARILLO, TX
171,779
12,660
7,369.9
140
LAFAYETTE, LA
103,134
7,638
7,405.9
141
BROWNSVILLE, TX
117,511
8,717
7,418.0
142
SAN BERNARDINO, CA
184,303
13,737
7,453.5
143
ELIZABETH, NJ
107,427
8,022
7,467.4
144
SPOKANE, WA
199,636
14,978
7,502.7
145
BEAUMONT, TX
119,715
9,057
7,565.5
146
TOLEDO, OH
324,610
24,853
7,656.3
147
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
246,229
19,115
7,763.1
148
SPRINGFIELD, IL
106,794
8,419
7,883.4
149
SACRAMENTO, CA
379,283
30,073
7,928.9
150
DALLAS, TX
1,060,585
84,121
7,931.6
151
RICHMOND, VA
204,881
16,388
7,998.8
152
HUNTSVILLE, AL
162,376
12,991
8,000.6
153
CHATTANOOGA, TN
156,524
12,543
8,013.5
154
SAVANNAH, GA
146,534
11,770
8,032.3
155
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NC
554,070
44,603
8,050.1
156
ROCHESTER, NY
231,373
18,658
8,064.0
157
PROVIDENCE, RI
149,805
12,081
8,064.5
158
HIALEAH, FL
200,339
16,197
8,084.8
159
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
376,531
30,499
8,100.0
160
SAN ANTONIO, TX
1,021,477
82,969
8,122.5
161
OAKLAND, CA
372,145
31,006
8,331.7
162
MOBILE, AL
207,106
17,327
8,366.2
163
PEORIA, IL
113,790
9,530
8,375.1
164
TEMPE, AZ
156,788
13,160
8,393.5
165
COLUMBUS, OH
640,297
54,867
8,569.0
166
PHOENIX, AZ
1,139,793
98,220
8,617.4
167
SALEM, OR
119,822
10,338
8,627.8
168
NEW ORLEANS, LA
488,300
42,898
8,785.2
169
DAYTON, OH
179,680
15,815
8,801.8
170
HOLLYWOOD, FL
128,996
11,377
8,819.7
171
TUCSON, AZ
472,385
41,667
8,820.6
172
HARTFORD, CT
124,223
11,056
8,900.1
173
TALLAHASSEE, FL
138,001
12,456
9,026.0
174
PORTLAND, OR
467,906
42,471
9,076.8
175
FLINT, MI
139,588
12,729
9,119.0
176
BERKELEY, CA
101,250
9,246
9,131.9
177
BIRMINGHAM, AL
272,169
24,867
9,136.6
178
MEMPHIS, TN
631,626
57,746