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1996 PRELIMINARY FBI CRIME STATISTICS
BIG CITY ROBBERY RATES
from lowest to highest
 
Rank
City & State
1996 Population
(est)
Number of 
Robberies
Robbery Rate
(per 100,000 residents)
1
NAPERVILLE, IL
101,980
16
15.7
2
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
120,737
34
28.2
3
BOISE, ID
153,258
53
34.6
4
SIMI VALLEY, CA
108,469
38
35.0
5
FORT COLLINS, CO
103,472
46
44.5
6
IRVINE, CA
127,410
65
51.0
7
MESQUITE, TX
117,795
64
54.3
8
AMHERST TOWN, NY
107,331
59
55.0
9
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
112,559
64
56.9
10
SIOUX FALLS, SD
110,891
65
58.6
11
PLANO, TX
163,817
97
59.2
12
LIVONIA, MI
101,450
65
64.1
13
GREEN BAY, WI
104,283
68
65.2
14
SUNNYVALE, CA
121,284
80
66.0
15
SANTA CLARITA, CA
125,435
83
66.2
16
LINCOLN, NB
206,704
142
68.7
17
MIDLAND, TX
100,087
80
79.9
18
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
165,644
133
80.3
19
FREMONT, CA
186,186
186
99.9
20
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
191,911
194
101.1
21
ANN ARBOR, MI
109,939
113
102.8
22
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
439,851
455
103.4
23
GARLAND, TX
201,336
210
104.3
24
HENDERSON, NV
112,217
122
108.7
25
INDEPENDENCE, MO
113,382
124
109.4
26
CHANDLER, AZ
129,554
142
109.6
27
ABILENE, TX
114,523
126
110.0
28
SPRINGFIELD, MO
152,024
173
113.8
29
IRVING, TX
170,960
202
118.2
30
EVANSVILLE, IN
131,455
166
126.3
31
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
112,930
147
130.2
32
SAN JOSE, CA
830,374
1,098
132.2
33
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
116,431
157
134.8
34
LAKEWOOD, CO
131,786
178
135.1
35
LUBBOCK, TX
202,403
276
136.4
36
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
331,020
453
136.8
37
PASADENA, TX
134,568
189
140.4
38
SANTA ROSA, CA
118,625
170
143.3
39
CONCORD, CA
113,479
167
147.2
40
MESA, AZ
340,818
506
148.5
41
ORANGE, CA
118,445
176
148.6
42
WICHITA FALLS, TX
101,755
152
149.4
43
MADISON, WI
197,572
299
151.3
44
CHESAPEAKE, VA
183,965
284
154.4
45
LAREDO, TX
156,032
242
155.1
46
SALEM, OR
119,822
191
159.4
47
HONOLULU, HI
878,044
1,421
161.8
48
DES MOINES, IA
195,455
321
164.2
49
GLENDALE, AZ
183,029
301
164.5
50
BURBANK, CA
101,082
169
167.2
51
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
286,660
485
169.2
52
FULLERTON, CA
118,524
201
169.6
53
SPOKANE, WA
199,636
346
173.3
54
ESCONDIDO, CA
118,003
215
182.2
55
PUEBLO, CO
105,059
196
186.6
56
COLUMBUS, GA
194,345
367
188.8
57
GLENDALE, CA
181,019
344
190.0
58
HUNTSVILLE, AL
162,376
310
190.9
59
AMARILLO, TX
171,779
334
194.4
60
BROWNSVILLE, TX
117,511
231
196.6
61
STAMFORD, CT
107,165
212
197.8
62
EL PASO, TX
602,951
1,195
198.2
63
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
182,487
363
198.9
64
AURORA, IL
113,220
226
199.6
65
TEMPE, AZ
156,788
321
204.7
66
GARDEN GROVE, CA
150,062
309
205.9
67
ARLINGTON, TX
298,632
618
206.9
68
CLEARWATER, FL
103,036
215
208.7
69
AURORA, CO
262,188
559
213.2
70
ANCHORAGE, AK
254,774
558
219.0
71
EUGENE, OR
122,637
271
221.0
72
OCEANSIDE, CA
148,308
330
222.5
73
OMAHA, NB
350,607
782
223.0
74
CAMBRIDGE, MA
100,725
226
224.4
75
TORRANCE, CA
140,185
317
226.1
76
HAMPTON, VA
142,248
323
227.1
77
TULSA, OK
379,798
868
228.5
78
SAN ANTONIO, TX
1,021,477
2,350
230.1
79
MODESTO, CA
178,865
421
235.4
80
WATERBURY, CT
103,490
245
236.7
81
LAFAYETTE, LA
103,134
247
239.5
82
LEXINGTON, KY
241,150
579
240.1
83
WORCESTER, MA
166,782
409
245.2
84
PALMDALE, CA
104,894
260
247.9
85
BAKERSFIELD, CA
193,777
482
248.7
86
LANCASTER, CA
120,881
308
254.8
87
AUSTIN, TX
537,484
1,376
256.0
88
SAN DIEGO, CA
1,168,364
2,998
256.6
89
DENVER, CO
516,224
1,327
257.1
90
WEST COVINA, CA
104,766
273
260.6
91
TALLAHASSEE, FL
138,001
363
263.0
92
WICHITA, KS
312,706
823
263.2
93
CHULA VISTA, CA
151,377
399
263.6
94
FORT WAYNE, IN
186,196
499
268.0
95
TUCSON, AZ
472,385
1,288
272.7
96
ALEXANDRIA, VA
114,996
318
276.5
97
LANSING, MI
120,821
343
283.9
98
MORENO VALLEY, CA
141,292
418
295.8
99
PROVIDENCE, RI
149,805
445
297.1
100
RALEIGH, NC
245,176
732
298.6
101
ALLENTOWN, PA
105,372
321
304.6
102
ERIE, PA
108,432
336
309.9
103
OXNARD, CA
147,937
460
310.9
104
DOWNEY, CA
101,309
318
313.9
105
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
469,632
1,478
314.7
106
HAYWARD, CA
117,233
370
315.6
107
MONTGOMERY, AL
197,972
627
316.7
108
RENO, NV
159,559
507
317.8
109
NORWALK, CA
102,176
329
322.0
110
ST. PAUL, MN
267,292
875
327.4
111
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
180,180
591
328.0
112
PHOENIX, AZ
1,139,793
3,757
329.6
113
MACON, GA
113,802
382
335.7
114
ANAHEIM, CA
286,146
968
338.3
115
SALINAS, CA
121,517
412
339.0
116
KNOXVILLE, TN
174,054
593
340.7
117
YONKERS, NY
183,650
639
347.9
118
GREENSBORO, NC
203,186
710
349.4
119
WACO, TX
110,213
386
350.2
120
BEAUMONT, TX
119,715
420
350.8
121
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
192,358
675
350.9
122
SPRINGFIELD, MA
150,421
531
353.0
123
CHATTANOOGA, TN
156,524
556
355.2
124
RIVERSIDE, CA
245,081
874
356.6
125
FORT WORTH, TX
470,254
1,692
359.8
126
SYRACUSE, NY
160,033
579
361.8
127
AKRON, OH
223,303
811
363.2
128
SEATTLE, WA
539,591
1,963
363.8
129
SHREVEPORT, LA
199,418
729
365.6
130
ONTARIO, CA
136,742
504
368.6
131
POMONA, CA
145,916
545
373.5
132
PASADENA, CA
136,077
521
382.9
133
HOLLYWOOD, FL
128,996
502
389.2
134
FONTANA, CA
105,211
414
393.5
135
PEORIA, IL
113,790
448
393.7
136
SANTA ANA, CA
294,963
1,178
399.4
137
TOLEDO, OH
324,610
1,297
399.6
138
JACKSONVILLE, FL
690,367
2,792
404.4
139
TACOMA, WA
189,568
792
417.8
140
SPRINGFIELD, IL
106,794
452
423.2
141
NORFOLK, VA
245,956
1,079
438.7
142
TOPEKA, KS
121,495
533
438.7
143
LAS VEGAS, NV
831,303
3,650
439.1
144
PORTLAND, OR
467,906
2,057
439.6
145
PITTSBURGH, PA
354,308
1,565
441.7
146
HIALEAH, FL
200,339
887
442.7
147
COLUMBIA, SC
105,316
481
456.7
148
LITTLE ROCK, AR
182,799
837
457.9
149
VALLEJO, CA
113,069
523
462.5
150
HOUSTON, TX
1,772,143
8,276
467.0
151
ALBANY, NY
104,919
491
468.0
152
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NC
554,070
2,594
468.2
153
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
426,736
1,998
468.2
154
SOUTH BEND, IN
106,718
512
479.8
155
BERKELEY, CA
101,250
492
485.9
156
CINCINNATI, OH
360,457
1,774
492.2
157
SACRAMENTO, CA
379,283
1,874
494.1
158
PORTSMOUTH, VA
105,404
532
504.7
159
COLUMBUS, OH
640,297
3,318
518.2
160
ROCKFORD, IL
144,421
750
519.3
161
FRESNO, CA
392,049
2,087
532.3
162
MILWAUKEE, WI
627,139
3,363
536.2
163
EL MONTE, CA
106,149
572
538.9
164
WINSTON-SALEM, NC
160,678
872
542.7
165
DURHAM, NC
148,571
809
544.5
166
NASHVILLE, TN
530,059
2,910
549.0
167
LONG BEACH, CA
440,023
2,431
552.5
168
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
246,229
1,380
560.5
169
PATERSON, NJ
139,759
805
576.0
170
DALLAS, TX
1,060,585
6,122
577.2
171
STOCKTON, CA
225,799
1,313
581.5
172
SAVANNAH, GA
146,534
859
586.2
173
ROCHESTER, NY
231,373
1,360
587.8
174
ORLANDO, FL
182,616
1,080
591.4
175
DAYTON, OH
179,680
1,085
603.9
176
GARY, IN
116,024
702
605.0
177
MOBILE, AL
207,106
1,283
619.5
178
BOSTON, MA
552,519
3,470
628.0
179
KANSAS CITY, MO
448,474
2,881