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1996 PRELIMINARY FBI CRIME STATISTICS
BIG CITY RAPE RATES
from lowest to highest
 
Rank
City & State
1996 Population
(est.)
Number 
of 
Rapes
Rape Rate
(per 100,000 residents)
1
AMHERST TOWN, NY
107,331
7
6.5
2
MESQUITE, TX
117,795
8
6.8
3
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
112,559
9
8.0
4
GLENDALE, CA
181,019
16
8.8
5
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
120,737
11
9.1
6
SIMI VALLEY, CA
108,469
12
11.1
7
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
116,431
14
12.0
8
COLUMBUS, GA
194,345
24
12.3
9
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
191,911
26
13.5
10
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
165,644
23
13.9
11
SANTA CLARITA, CA
125,435
19
15.1
12
STAMFORD, CT
107,165
18
16.8
13
FREMONT, CA
186,186
32
17.2
14
IRVINE, CA
127,410
22
17.3
15
LAREDO, TX
156,032
27
17.3
16
BROWNSVILLE, TX
117,511
22
18.7
17
BURBANK, CA
101,082
19
18.8
18
YONKERS, NY
183,650
35
19.1
19
BAKERSFIELD, CA
193,777
37
19.1
20
SANTA ANA, CA
294,963
62
21.0
21
LIVONIA, MI
101,450
22
21.7
22
FULLERTON, CA
118,524
26
21.9
23
TORRANCE, CA
140,185
31
22.1
24
TEMPE, AZ
156,788
35
22.3
25
CHANDLER, AZ
129,554
29
22.4
26
GARDEN GROVE, CA
150,062
34
22.7
27
WEST COVINA, CA
104,766
24
22.9
28
INDEPENDENCE, MO
113,382
26
22.9
29
HAYWARD, CA
117,233
28
23.9
30
SUNNYVALE, CA
121,284
29
23.9
31
CHULA VISTA, CA
151,377
37
24.4
32
HONOLULU, HI
878,044
222
25.3
33
ORANGE, CA
118,445
30
25.3
34
NORWALK, CA
102,176
26
25.4
35
ANAHEIM, CA
286,146
73
25.5
36
CHESAPEAKE, VA
183,965
49
26.6
37
GLENDALE, AZ
183,029
51
27.9
38
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
439,851
127
28.9
39
PASADENA, CA
136,077
40
29.4
40
PLANO, TX
163,817
49
29.9
41
EVANSVILLE, IN
131,455
41
31.2
42
GARLAND, TX
201,336
63
31.3
43
HIALEAH, FL
200,339
63
31.4
44
SAN DIEGO, CA
1,168,364
368
31.5
45
BERKELEY, CA
101,250
32
31.6
46
NEW YORK, NY
7,339,594
2,346
32.0
47
ONTARIO, CA
136,742
44
32.2
48
POMONA, CA
145,916
47
32.2
49
MESA, AZ
340,818
110
32.3
50
DOWNEY, CA
101,309
33
32.6
51
CONCORD, CA
113,479
38
33.5
52
ANN ARBOR, MI
109,939
37
33.7
53
PATERSON, NJ
139,759
48
34.3
54
CAMBRIDGE, MA
100,725
35
34.7
55
LONG BEACH, CA
440,023
158
35.9
56
PALMDALE, CA
104,894
38
36.2
57
RALEIGH, NC
245,176
90
36.7
58
MORENO VALLEY, CA
141,292
52
36.8
59
BOISE, ID
153,258
57
37.2
60
GREEN BAY, WI
104,283
39
37.4
61
WATERBURY, CT
103,490
39
37.7
62
MADISON, WI
197,572
75
38.0
63
IRVING, TX
170,960
65
38.0
64
KNOXVILLE, TN
174,054
67
38.5
65
OXNARD, CA
147,937
57
38.5
66
LAKEWOOD, CO
131,786
51
38.7
67
SYRACUSE, NY
160,033
62
38.7
68
ALEXANDRIA, VA
114,996
45
39.1
69
HAMPTON, VA
142,248
56
39.4
70
JERSEY CITY, NJ
228,424
91
39.8
71
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
745,127
298
40.0
72
LINCOLN, NB
206,704
83
40.2
73
PHOENIX, AZ
1,139,793
460
40.4
74
MONTGOMERY, AL
197,972
80
40.4
75
EL MONTE, CA
106,149
43
40.5
76
SACRAMENTO, CA
379,283
154
40.6
77
EL PASO, TX
602,951
245
40.6
78
EUGENE, OR
122,637
50
40.8
79
SAN JOSE, CA
830,374
341
41.1
80
AMARILLO, TX
171,779
71
41.3
81
LOS ANGELES, CA
3,498,139
1,463
41.8
82
SAVANNAH, GA
146,534
62
42.3
83
ESCONDIDO, CA
118,003
50
42.4
84
SAN BERNARDINO, CA
184,303
79
42.9
85
HOLLYWOOD, FL
128,996
56
43.4
86
HUNTSVILLE, AL
162,376
71
43.7
87
ALBANY, NY
104,919
46
43.8
88
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
112,930
50
44.3
89
SALINAS, CA
121,517
54
44.4
90
SPOKANE, WA
199,636
89
44.6
91
MODESTO, CA
178,865
80
44.7
92
BRIDGEPORT, CT
133,015
61
45.9
93
PHILADELPHIA, PA
1,528,403
704
46.1
94
ALLENTOWN, PA
105,372
49
46.5
95
MILWAUKEE, WI
627,139
293
46.7
96
GREENSBORO, NC
203,186
95
46.8
97
PASADENA, TX
134,568
63
46.8
98
RIVERSIDE, CA
245,081
115
46.9
99
LOUISVILLE, KY
274,506
131
47.7
100
WASHINGTON, DC
543,000
260
47.9
101
LANCASTER, CA
120,881
58
48.0
102
SEATTLE, WA
539,591
261
48.4
103
SPRINGFIELD, MO
152,024
76
50.0
104
AUSTIN, TX
537,484
270
50.2
105
ELIZABETH, NJ
107,427
54
50.3
106
OCEANSIDE, CA
148,308
75
50.6
107
LEXINGTON, KY
241,150
122
50.6
108
DES MOINES, IA
195,455
100
51.2
109
PROVIDENCE, RI
149,805
77
51.4
110
BATON ROUGE, LA
229,501
118
51.4
111
ROCHESTER, NY
231,373
119
51.4
112
VALLEJO, CA
113,069
59
52.2
113
MIAMI, FL
384,976
201
52.2
114
ARLINGTON, TX
298,632
156
52.2
115
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
192,358
101
52.5
116
PORTSMOUTH, VA
105,404
57
54.1
117
STOCKTON, CA
225,799
123
54.5
118
INGLEWOOD, CA
111,650
61
54.6
119
CHATTANOOGA, TN
156,524
86
54.9
120
FRESNO, CA
392,049
216
55.1
121
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NC
554,070
308
55.6
122
DURHAM, NC
148,571
84
56.5
123
HOUSTON, TX
1,772,143
1,002
56.5
124
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
168,059
96
57.1
125
LAS VEGAS, NV
831,303
475
57.1
126
MOBILE, AL
207,106
119
57.5
127
ABILENE, TX
114,523
66
57.6
128
NORFOLK, VA
245,956
142
57.7
129
MIDLAND, TX
100,087
58
57.9
130
PITTSBURGH, PA
354,308
206
58.1
131
OMAHA, NB
350,607
207
59.0
132
TUCSON, AZ
472,385
282
59.7
133
CLEARWATER, FL
103,036
62
60.2
134
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
182,487
110
60.3
135
LUBBOCK, TX
202,403
126
62.3
136
SAN ANTONIO, TX
1,021,477
637
62.4
137
ERIE, PA
108,432
68
62.7
138
WORCESTER, MA
166,782
107
64.2
139
FORT WAYNE, IN
186,196
121
65.0
140
SPRINGFIELD, MA
150,421
99
65.8
141
MACON, GA
113,802
75
65.9
142
SHREVEPORT, LA
199,418
134
67.2
143
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
246,229
166
67.4
144
FORT COLLINS, CO
103,472
70
67.7
145
FORT WORTH, TX
470,254
319
67.8
146
SANTA ROSA, CA
118,625
81
68.3
147
NEWARK, NJ
261,909
179
68.3
148
FONTANA, CA
105,211
72
68.4
149
TALLAHASSEE, FL
138,001
95
68.8
150
DENVER, CO
516,224
358
69.3
151
DALLAS, TX
1,060,585
740
69.8
152
RICHMOND, VA
204,881
143
69.8
153
PUEBLO, CO
105,059
74
70.4
154
RENO, NV
159,559
113
70.8
155
COLUMBIA, SC
105,316
75
71.2
156
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
331,020
238
71.9
157
ST. LOUIS, MO
374,041
269
71.9
158
HENDERSON, NV
112,217
81
72.2
159
TACOMA, WA
189,568
137
72.3
160
WICHITA, KS
312,706
227
72.6
161
LAFAYETTE, LA
103,134
75
72.7
162
TOPEKA, KS
121,495
89
73.3
163
AURORA, CO
262,188
193
73.6
164
SIOUX FALLS, SD
110,891
82
73.9
165
BOSTON, MA
552,519
414
74.9
166
HARTFORD, CT
124,223
94
75.7
167
WINSTON-SALEM, NC
160,678
124
77.2
168
ANCHORAGE, AK
254,774
198
77.7
169
SALEM, OR
119,822
94
78.4
170
WICHITA FALLS, TX
101,755
81
79.6
171
NEW ORLEANS, LA
488,300
390
79.9
172
TULSA, OK
379,798
304
80.0
173
WACO, TX
110,213
92
83.5
174
BIRMINGHAM, AL
272,169
229
84.1
175
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
180,180
152
84.4
176
TOLEDO, OH
324,610
277
85.3
177
PORTLAND, OR
467,906
402
85.9
178
OAKLAND, CA
372,145
322
86.5
179
BUFFALO, NY
313,238
272
86.8