| Rank |
Metro area |
Crime (rate per 100,000 inhabitants) |
Violent crime (rate per 100,000 inhabitants) |
Property crime (rate per 100,000 inhabitants) |
| 1 |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
7,844.9 |
948.1 |
6,896.8 |
| 2 |
Hot Springs, AR |
7,058.2 |
558.8 |
6,499.4 |
| 3 |
Memphis, TN |
6,957.8 |
1,217.9 |
5,739.9 |
| 4 |
Laredo, TX |
6,637 |
565.8 |
6,071.2 |
| 5 |
Fayetteville, NC |
6,496.6 |
618 |
5,878.6 |
| 6 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
6,491.7 |
679.1 |
5,812.6 |
| 7 |
Florence, SC |
6,489.4 |
1,064.4 |
5,425 |
| 8 |
Sumter, SC |
6,388 |
1,457.7 |
4,930.3 |
| 9 |
Little Rock, AR |
6,366.4 |
831.2 |
5,535.2 |
| 10 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
6,254.4 |
976.4 |
5,278 |
| 11 |
Columbus, GA |
6,135.3 |
527.7 |
5,607.6 |
| 12 |
Monroe, LA |
6,118.2 |
442.2 |
5,676 |
| 13 |
Jackson, TN |
6,013.7 |
837.4 |
5,176.3 |
| 14 |
Charlotte, NC |
5,990.1 |
721 |
5,269.1 |
| 15 |
Stockton, CA |
5,913 |
884.6 |
5,028.4 |
| 16 |
Mount Vernon, WA |
5,853.9 |
194 |
5,659.9 |
| 17 |
Amarillo, TX |
5,818.6 |
789.6 |
5,029 |
| 18 |
Anderson, SC |
5,811.4 |
652.3 |
5,159.1 |
| 19 |
San Antonio, TX |
5,791.8 |
458.2 |
5,333.6 |
| 20 |
Yakima, WA |
5,786.6 |
383.2 |
5,403.4 |
| 21 |
Waco, TX |
5,761.3 |
678 |
5,083.3 |
| 22 |
Lubbock, TX |
5,753.1 |
795.5 |
4,957.6 |
| 23 |
Wichita Falls, TX |
5,729 |
443.1 |
5,285.9 |
| 24 |
Shreveport, LA |
5,703.1 |
1,123.9 |
4,579.2 |
| 25 |
Macon, GA |
5,648.3 |
450.2 |
5,198.1 |
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