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Murder Rate

Year: 2009; Ordered: alphabetically; Region: 100 Largest MSAs

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Scale Range: 0.7 – 21.4

	Value
1: Akron, OH	4.0
2: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	2.8
3: Albuquerque, NM	7.9
4: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	2.9
5: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	5.9
6: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	7.8
7: Austin-Round Rock, TX	2.4
8: Bakersfield, CA	9.2
9: Baltimore-Towson, MD	11.1
10: Baton Rouge, LA	14.0
11: Birmingham-Hoover, AL	9.3
12: Boise City-Nampa, ID	1.6
13: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	2.4
14: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	2.0
15: Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY	6.7
16: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	6.6
17: Charleston-North Charleston, SC	5.5
18: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	5.6
19: Chattanooga, TN-GA	4.6
20: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	–
21: Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	4.1
22: Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	5.8
23: Colorado Springs, CO	3.3
24: Columbia, SC	6.3
25: Columbus, OH	5.7
26: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4.8
27: Dayton, OH	5.6
28: Denver-Aurora, CO	3.9
29: Des Moines, IA	1.2
30: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	10.1
31: El Paso, TX	2.1
32: Fresno, CA	7.5
33: Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	1.7
34: Greensboro-High Point, NC	4.9
35: Greenville, SC	–
36: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	4.9
37: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	4.6
38: Honolulu, HI	1.5
39: Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX	7.9
40: Indianapolis, IN	6.4
41: Jackson, MS	8.1
42: Jacksonville, FL	9.1
43: Kansas City, MO-KS	7.9
44: Knoxville, TN	4.4
45: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	4.3
46: Lancaster, PA	2.4
47: Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	7.0
48: Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR	7.4
49: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	6.0
50: Louisville, KY-IN	5.5
51: Madison, WI	1.9
52: McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX	5.4
53: Memphis, TN-MS-AR	12.1
54: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL	6.9
55: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	5.2
56: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.7
57: Modesto, CA	8.9
58: Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN	6.9
59: New Haven-Milford, CT	3.8
60: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	21.4
61: New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA	4.1
62: Ogden-Clearfield, UT	1.3
63: Oklahoma City, OK	6.8
64: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	3.9
65: Orlando, FL	5.3
66: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	3.6
67: Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	4.8
68: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7.3
69: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5.3
70: Pittsburgh, PA	4.7
71: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA	2.1
72: Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	1.9
73: Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA	2.9
74: Provo-Orem, UT	0.7
75: Raleigh-Cary, NC	2.3
76: Richmond, VA	5.8
77: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	5.1
78: Rochester, NY	3.6
79: Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA	4.0
80: Salt Lake City, UT	1.9
81: San Antonio, TX	6.3
82: San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	2.5
83: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	6.8
84: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2.5
85: Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL	6.1
86: Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA	4.7
87: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2.6
88: Springfield, MA	3.4
89: St. Louis, MO-IL	7.4
90: Stockton, CA	7.5
91: Syracuse, NY	3.3
92: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	3.6
93: Toledo, OH	5.4
94: Tucson, AZ	5.4
95: Tulsa, OK	8.6
96: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	–
97: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6.0
98: Wichita, KS	4.3
99: Worcester, MA	2.0
100: Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	5.7

Definition: Number of Murders and Nonnegligent Manslaughters Per 100,000 People

Notes: Crime rates are not available for all metro areas. The FBI cautions that, "Any comparisons of crime among different locales should take into consideration relevant factors in addition to the area's crime statistics." For more details, see: http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/about/variables_affecting_crime.html

Source: 2009 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program

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