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CRIME IN THE NINETIES
BIG CITY VIOLENT CRIME RATES
1990 – 1996

Rank	City & State	1996 Population (est)	1996 Number of Violent Crimes	1996 Violent Crime Rate (per 100,000 residents)	Percent Change, Violent Crime Rate, 1995 – 1996	Percent Change, Violent Crime Rate, 1992 – 1996	Percent Change, Violent Crime Rate, 1990 – 1996
1	MOBILE, AL	207,106	2,185	1,055.0	-5.1%	-7.9%	-64.9%
2	AMHERST TOWN, NY	107,331	98	91.3	15.0%	-65.5%	-62.1%
3	AURORA, CO	262,188	1,629	621.3	-18.5%	-64.2%	-56.8%
4	SIMI VALLEY, CA	108,469	156	143.8	-21.1%	-44.0%	-46.8%
5	STERLING HEIGHTS, MI	120,737	231	191.3	-29.5%	-30.2%	-45.9%
6	PROVIDENCE, RI	149,805	1,033	689.6	-15.5%	-17.3%	-44.2%
7	SEATTLE, WA	539,591	4,543	841.9	-9.1%	-37.4%	-44.1%
8	NEW YORK, NY	7,339,594	98,596	1,343.3	-13.8%	-37.9%	-43.6%
9	CAMBRIDGE, MA	100,725	649	644.3	-18.7%	-29.4%	-42.1%
10	POMONA, CA	145,916	1,537	1,053.3	-11.5%	-31.3%	-41.7%
11	HARTFORD, CT	124,223	2,132	1,716.3	-18.0%	-23.0%	-41.6%
12	LONG BEACH, CA	440,023	5,069	1,152.0	-11.1%	-25.9%	-41.1%
13	PITTSBURGH, PA	354,308	2,847	803.5	-17.9%	-33.2%	-40.8%
14	BAKERSFIELD, CA	193,777	1,121	578.5	-14.4%	-37.6%	-40.3%
15	CHATTANOOGA, TN	156,524	2,145	1,370.4	8.6%	-26.3%	-39.8%
16	FORT WORTH, TX	470,254	4,984	1,059.9	-8.7%	-47.5%	-39.4%
17	ABILENE, TX	114,523	598	522.2	-15.9%	-32.6%	-39.1%
18	FULLERTON, CA	118,524	485	409.2	-1.9%	-28.2%	-37.7%
19	PATERSON, NJ	139,759	1,634	1,169.2	-1.9%	-24.5%	-37.6%
20	DALLAS, TX	1,060,585	16,280	1,535.0	0.2%	-25.9%	-37.0%
21	BEAUMONT, TX	119,715	1,252	1,045.8	-0.4%	-37.9%	-35.1%
22	DES MOINES, IA	195,455	923	472.2	-8.5%	-5.3%	-35.1%
23	MESQUITE, TX	117,795	438	371.8	-28.4%	-41.5%	-34.9%
24	PASADENA, CA	136,077	1,178	865.7	-17.9%	-41.7%	-34.4%
25	DAYTON, OH	179,680	2,026	1,127.6	-16.6%	-37.9%	-33.5%
26	PASADENA, TX	134,568	903	671.0	-16.2%	-39.4%	-33.4%
27	MIDLAND, TX	100,087	377	376.7	-22.0%	-22.4%	-31.9%
28	TORRANCE, CA	140,185	632	450.8	-9.4%	-29.6%	-30.5%
29	BOSTON, MA	552,519	9,154	1,656.8	-4.6%	-18.7%	-30.4%
30	CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NC	554,070	8,920	1,609.9	-5.1%	-30.4%	-30.1%
31	ANN ARBOR, MI	109,939	409	372.0	-13.8%	-30.5%	-29.7%
32	BERKELEY, CA	101,250	1,086	1,072.6	-14.1%	-31.0%	-29.4%
33	ELIZABETH, NJ	107,427	1,187	1,104.9	-12.2%	-17.4%	-29.0%
34	WEST COVINA, CA	104,766	568	542.2	-13.1%	-41.5%	-28.6%
35	NEW HAVEN, CT	119,566	2,616	2,187.9	17.4%	-11.9%	-28.5%
36	MIAMI, FL	384,976	11,990	3,114.5	-8.8%	-16.5%	-28.4%
37	HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA	191,911	611	318.4	7.0%	-30.4%	-27.6%
38	MORENO VALLEY, CA	141,292	1,192	843.6	-9.3%	-30.4%	-26.7%
39	INGLEWOOD, CA	111,650	1,943	1,740.3	-2.8%	-24.5%	-26.6%
40	OCEANSIDE, CA	148,308	1,239	835.4	-20.5%	-29.8%	-26.6%
41	KNOXVILLE, TN	174,054	1,526	876.7	-52.6%	-52.0%	-26.6%
42	LITTLE ROCK, AR	182,799	2,757	1,508.2	-26.3%	-48.9%	-26.6%
43	LOS ANGELES, CA	3,498,139	62,838	1,796.3	-11.7%	-27.0%	-25.3%
44	FORT WAYNE, IN	186,196	1,069	574.1	14.1%	3.9%	-25.1%
45	PUEBLO, CO	105,059	1,387	1,320.2	-0.6%	-14.3%	-24.9%
46	SAN ANTONIO, TX	1,021,477	4,741	464.1	-10.4%	-36.7%	-24.2%
47	TOLEDO, OH	324,610	2,635	811.7	-8.5%	-13.1%	-23.7%
48	JACKSONVILLE, FL	690,367	9,765	1,414.5	0.1%	-18.7%	-22.7%
49	SANTA CLARITA, CA	125,435	596	475.1	-12.9%	-27.8%	-22.6%
50	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	745,127	9,887	1,326.9	-10.1%	-27.1%	-22.5%
51	KANSAS CITY, MO	448,474	8,885	1,981.2	-9.3%	-30.6%	-22.3%
52	BRIDGEPORT, CT	133,015	2,107	1,584.0	33.0%	-22.5%	-22.3%
53	COLUMBUS, GA	194,345	886	455.9	-11.7%	-1.0%	-21.1%
54	ST. LOUIS, MO	374,041	10,203	2,727.8	-18.6%	-17.1%	-20.9%
55	ROCHESTER, NY	231,373	2,270	981.1	-11.2%	-9.2%	-20.7%
56	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	192,358	2,443	1,270.0	-1.3%	-19.8%	-20.6%
57	HIALEAH, FL	200,339	2,013	1,004.8	6.5%		-20.6%
58	GARDEN GROVE, CA	150,062	845	563.1	-9.4%	-16.2%	-20.4%
59	SAN DIEGO, CA	1,168,364	10,148	868.6	-9.2%	-32.4%	-19.9%
60	ESCONDIDO, CA	118,003	819	694.1	-7.8%	-17.2%	-19.6%
61	CHULA VISTA, CA	151,377	1,094	722.7	-0.3%	-19.3%	-19.5%
62	EVANSVILLE, IN	131,455	780	593.4	7.0%	11.7%	-19.2%
63	ATLANTA, GA	413,123	13,695	3,315.0	-9.1%	-14.1%	-18.9%
64	ONTARIO, CA	136,742	1,425	1,042.1	-8.7%	-7.4%	-18.4%
65	ST. PETERSBURG, FL	246,229	4,728	1,920.2	-10.1%	-17.1%	-18.3%
66	RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA	116,431	370	317.8	0.2%	-33.2%	-18.2%
67	DENVER, CO	516,224	3,832	742.3	-13.8%	-31.0%	-17.5%
68	SANTA ANA, CA	294,963	2,231	756.4	-12.0%	-28.7%	-16.6%
69	TACOMA, WA	189,568	2,785	1,469.1	-15.2%	-20.0%	-16.2%
70	NORWALK, CA	102,176	1,176	1,151.0	7.0%	-11.7%	-15.8%
71	LIVONIA, MI	101,450	239	235.6	-10.6%	-17.4%	-15.4%
72	CLEVELAND, OH	496,049	7,631	1,538.4	-6.6%	-7.4%	-15.4%
73	PHOENIX, AZ	1,139,793	10,529	923.8	-13.5%	-15.3%	-14.8%
74	DETROIT, MI	1,002,299	23,239	2,318.6	-3.7%	-8.5%	-14.1%
75	EL PASO, TX	602,951	5,138	852.1	1.6%	-21.7%	-14.1%
76	BOISE, ID	153,258	499	325.6	-24.4%	-16.5%	-14.0%
77	NEWARK, NJ	261,909	8,761	3,345.1	-16.1%	-4.4%	-13.8%
78	COLUMBIA, SC	105,316	1,816	1,724.3	-17.9%	-11.1%	-13.8%
79	NORFOLK, VA	245,956	2,332	948.1	-3.4%	-5.7%	-13.1%
80	SUNNYVALE, CA	121,284	231	190.5	-9.9%	-15.8%	-13.1%
81	TULSA, OK	379,798	4,428	1,165.9	0.9%	-12.7%	-12.6%
82	COLUMBUS, OH	640,297	6,216	970.8	-6.4%	-11.2%	-12.5%
83	ORLANDO, FL	182,616	4,002	2,191.5	4.4%	16.4%	-12.2%
84	JERSEY CITY, NJ	228,424	3,791	1,659.6	-12.9%	-16.4%	-11.6%
85	CINCINNATI, OH	360,457	3,921	1,087.8	-15.7%	-30.6%	-11.5%
86	LAFAYETTE, LA	103,134	844	818.4	-17.6%	-10.2%	-11.4%
87	TAMPA, FL	294,670	8,689	2,948.7	-2.1%	-12.7%	-11.3%
88	ALEXANDRIA, VA	114,996	636	553.1	-3.6%	-15.2%	-11.3%
89	RENO, NV	159,559	1,123	703.8	-2.3%	0.2%	-11.2%
90	YONKERS, NY	183,650	1,104	601.1	-3.2%	-2.7%	-10.5%
91	ST. PAUL, MN	267,292	2,437	911.7	-4.9%	-3.0%	-10.2%
92	SAVANNAH, GA	146,534	1,428	974.5	0.6%	-6.5%	-10.1%
93	BUFFALO, NY	313,238	4,532	1,446.8	-28.6%	-24.9%	-10.0%
94	STAMFORD, CT	107,165	441	411.5	-13.7%	-10.0%	-9.4%
95	AKRON, OH	223,303	2,345	1,050.1	3.2%	-10.1%	-9.4%
96	SACRAMENTO, CA	379,283	3,707	977.4	-14.2%	-19.9%	-9.2%
97	WINSTON-SALEM, NC	160,678	2,268	1,411.5	-7.1%	-16.1%	-8.9%
98	CHESAPEAKE, VA	183,965	804	437.0	-2.9%	-20.1%	-8.8%
99	HOUSTON, TX	1,772,143	22,456	1,267.2	-1.3%	-13.5%	-8.7%
100	GLENDALE, AZ	183,029	1,221	667.1	-16.9%	-10.8%	-8.2%
101	LANSING, MI	120,821	1,649	1,364.8	-0.1%	-1.0%	-7.3%
102	WACO, TX	110,213	1,352	1,226.7	-12.2%	-2.6%	-7.0%
103	HAYWARD, CA	117,233	817	696.9	-5.3%	-22.3%	-6.8%
104	FORT COLLINS, CO	103,472	419	404.9	-10.3%		-6.7%
105	PORTLAND, OR	467,906	7,835	1,674.5	-13.1%	-8.6%	-6.5%
106	GLENDALE, CA	181,019	721	398.3	-6.6%	3.9%	-6.1%
107	ERIE, PA	108,432	669	617.0	-0.3%	-15.7%	-5.5%
108	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	168,059	2,584	1,537.6	10.9%	4.9%	-5.4%
109	FLINT, MI	139,588	3,325	2,382.0	-15.0%	-9.3%	-5.1%
110	BURBANK, CA	101,082	456	451.1	-10.2%	-22.7%	-5.1%
111	RIVERSIDE, CA	245,081	3,169	1,293.0	-17.6%	-13.0%	-5.1%
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