Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in America by Cost of Crime (2026)

MoneyGeek ranked 315 U.S. cities with populations over 100,000 using the latest FBI city-level crime statistics and peer-reviewed cost-of-crime estimates, adjusted to 2026 dollars, to compare both per-resident and total crime costs.

By Deb Gordon

Updated: April 30, 2026

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Crime affects communities in many ways, from medical expenses and property losses to criminal justice spending and lost productivity. MoneyGeek used the latest city-level crime data reported to the FBI and academic research on the cost of different crime types to estimate the annual cost of crime in 2026 dollars for cities across the country. We ranked 315 cities with populations over 100,000 by the cost of crime per resident and identified both the safest and most dangerous places in America. Cities are listed by city and state to avoid confusion where multiple places share the same name, such as Columbus, Georgia, and Columbus, Ohio.

This year's analysis includes better FBI crime data coverage. Cities left out of earlier editions due to incomplete reporting now appear in the rankings.

KEY FINDINGS

Carmel, Indiana, is the safest city in America. Its estimated annual crime cost is about $186 per resident.
Birmingham, Alabama, is the most dangerous city in this year's ranking, with an estimated crime cost of about $10,152 per resident.
New York, New York, has the highest total annual cost of crime at about $13.9 billion a year. Houston, Texas, ranks second at $9.3 billion, and Chicago, Illinois, is third at $8.7 billion.
Among major cities with populations over 300,000, a small group ranks high for safety, with lower crime costs per resident than other large metros. Irvine, California, leads large cities with a crime cost of $447 per resident.

Safest Cities in the US

MoneyGeek's ranking defines "safest" as the lowest estimated annual cost of crime per resident, not simply the lowest number of incidents. The cities below impose the smallest financial burden from crime on residents and local economies, based on the latest FBI city-level crime statistics and inflation-adjusted cost estimates. Many of these communities are midsize cities or suburbs in larger metropolitan areas with low violent crime and modest property crime rates.

Top 20 Safest Cities


1	Carmel, IN	$186	66	813	$19
2	Allen, TX	$277	106	878	$32
3	Ramapo Town, NY	$285	75	630	$31
4	Fishers, IN	$310	73	659	$33
5	Amherst Town, NY	$324	104	2,058	$41
6	Naperville, IL	$330	84	884	$50
7	Sugar Land, TX	$339	78	1,384	$36
8	Temecula, CA	$356	152	1,679	$39
9	Gilbert, AZ	$371	132	968	$103
10	Centennial, CO	$426	173	1,709	$45
11	Chandler, AZ	$428	133	1,504	$120
12	Cary, NC	$429	71	1,317	$78
13	Goodyear, AZ	$429	182	1,463	$50
14	Meridian, ID	$430	147	571	$60
15	Carrollton, TX	$435	137	1,316	$58
16	Orange, CA	$441	226	1,288	$61
17	Frisco, TX	$441	101	1,003	$103
18	Stamford, CT	$442	158	1,225	$60
19	Irvine, CA	$447	84	1,390	$142
20	Overland Park, KS	$464	184	1,762	$91

Most Dangerous Cities in America

In this study, "most dangerous" refers to cities with the highest estimated annual cost of crime per resident. Rankings use reported crime counts and cost-per-offense estimates from peer-reviewed research. Residents in these cities pay among the highest crime-related costs in the country because of high rates of violent and property crime.

Top 20 Most Dangerous Cities


296	Louisville Metro, KY	$4,323	707	3,326	$2,926
297	Indianapolis, IN	$4,423	878	3,336	$3,939
298	Peoria, IL	$4,552	1,345	4,284	$499
299	Cincinnati, OH	$4,557	846	3,829	$1,420
300	Minneapolis, MN	$4,640	1,160	5,143	$1,964
301	Albuquerque, NM	$4,838	1,182	4,629	$2,703
302	Washington, DC	$4,881	926	3,588	$3,427
303	Pueblo, CO	$5,214	1,424	4,942	$578
304	Little Rock, AR	$5,590	1,672	5,214	$1,142
305	Milwaukee, WI	$5,736	1,431	2,701	$3,215
306	Oakland, CA	$5,878	1,925	7,230	$2,557
307	Shreveport, LA	$6,084	1,228	3,990	$1,065
308	Dayton, OH	$6,633	1,339	4,334	$895
309	Kansas City, MO	$6,677	1,547	4,676	$3,416
310	Cleveland, OH	$6,954	1,561	4,426	$2,523
311	Baltimore, MD	$7,268	1,606	4,157	$4,118
312	Detroit, MI	$7,610	1,781	4,305	$4,956
313	St. Louis, MO	$9,922	1,367	5,707	$2,751
314	Memphis, TN	$10,074	2,501	6,899	$6,178
315	Birmingham, AL	$10,152	1,247	4,031	$1,984

HOW CRIME AFFECTS YOUR WALLET

Crime costs appear in police budgets, courtrooms and everyday financial decisions. Higher crime depresses home values and raises prices for home insurance, renters insurance and auto insurance. Compare your city's crime costs to evaluate your total cost of living and plan for long-term financial security.

Safest and Most Dangerous Large Cities (Population 300,000+)

Small, affluent suburbs often dominate lists of the safest cities, but many people want to know how major urban centers compare. MoneyGeek identified the safest and most dangerous large cities with populations of at least 300,000 using the same crime-cost-per-resident metric.

Some large cities keep crime costs per resident low compared with their big-city peers, even though their total number of incidents exceeds smaller communities.
Other major metros have a double challenge: high violent and property crime rates and large populations produce the highest total annual crime costs in the country.

Top 10 Safest Large Cities


19	Irvine, CA	~317K	$447
43	Virginia Beach, VA	~455K	$645
48	Honolulu, HI	~993K	$664
95	Henderson, NV	~344K	$924
97	El Paso, TX	~679K	$951
115	San Diego, CA	~1,389K	$1,146
126	Lexington, KY	~323K	$1,289
133	Mesa, AZ	~514K	$1,334
141	Omaha, NE	~480K	$1,453
155	Boston, MA	~659K	$1,615

Top 10 Most Dangerous Large Cities


300	Minneapolis, MN	~423K	$4,640
301	Albuquerque, NM	~559K	$4,838
302	Washington, DC	~702K	$4,881
305	Milwaukee, WI	~560K	$5,736
306	Oakland, CA	~435K	$5,878
309	Kansas City, MO	~512K	$6,677
310	Cleveland, OH	~363K	$6,954
311	Baltimore, MD	~567K	$7,268
312	Detroit, MI	~651K	$7,610
314	Memphis, TN	~613K	$10,074

New York, New York

New York has the highest total annual cost of crime in the country at about $13.9 billion. Its cost per resident of $1,679 falls in the middle of the national rankings. That reflects the city's scale, not an unusually high crime rate.

Houston, Texas

Houston has an estimated crime cost per resident of about $4,002 and a total annual cost of roughly $9.3 billion, making it one of the most expensive cities in America by total crime cost.

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago has an estimated crime cost per resident of about $3,309, adding up to roughly $8.7 billion in total annual crime costs, the third highest in the country.

How MoneyGeek Calculated the Cost of Crime

To rank the safest and most dangerous cities in the United States, MoneyGeek used the latest available FBI city-level crime data, covering crimes reported in 2024. We analyzed 315 cities with populations over 100,000 that reported complete data for key violent crimes, including murder and rape. Each city is identified by city and state to distinguish between places that share the same name, such as Columbus, Georgia, and Columbus, Ohio.

Crime counts came from standardized crime statistics reported to the FBI. Population figures came from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. For each city, MoneyGeek calculated crime rates per 100,000 residents and then estimated the total annual cost of crime by combining those counts with peer-reviewed cost-per-offense figures.
MoneyGeek relied on research by Kathryn McCollister, Michael French and Hai Fang to assign a dollar value to different types of crime. Their 2010 study estimates the total societal cost per offense, combining tangible costs (medical care, property loss, criminal justice and lost productivity) with intangible costs such as pain, suffering and reduced quality of life. The original estimates were expressed in 2008 dollars and cover violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft).
Because the McCollister estimates are more than a decade old, MoneyGeek adjusted them to 2026 dollars using the Consumer Price Index. The adjustment is anchored to the CPI level reported for December 2025, and the same inflation factor is applied consistently across all crime types and cities so every location is evaluated on a comparable basis.
For each city, MoneyGeek followed four steps:
1. Collect the latest FBI-reported counts for key violent and property crimes
2. Multiply those counts by the corresponding inflation-adjusted cost per offense
3. Sum across crime types to estimate the city's total annual cost of crime
4. Divide by the city's population to calculate crime cost per resident
Cities are then ranked from lowest to highest cost per capita. The lowest-cost cities are labeled "safest" and the highest-cost cities are labeled "most dangerous" for the purposes of this analysis.
NIBRS transition: National crime data have gone through a transition in recent years as the FBI expanded use of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Coverage has improved substantially. By 2023 and 2024, agencies covering the vast majority of the U.S. population were submitting data through the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program and its NIBRS system. All major cities contributed a full year of data. For this study, several cities previously excluded because of incomplete reporting now appear in the rankings, and no cities over 100,000 residents were omitted solely because they lacked murder or rape data.

Known limitations: These figures reflect only incidents known to law enforcement and may understate the true extent of crime in some communities. Differences in local reporting practices, law-enforcement resources and victim reporting behavior can all affect the numbers. The cost-per-crime estimates are national averages; actual costs in a specific city may be higher or lower than the values used here. MoneyGeek recommends using the rankings as a standardized comparison tool, not as a precise measure of any one city's financial liability from crime.

Full List of 315 Cities and Crime Costs

The full ranking below covers all 315 cities, from the lowest to the highest estimated annual cost of crime per resident. Each entry includes crime cost per capita, violent and property crime rates and the total annual cost of crime.

How to read these rankings: A lower rank number indicates a lower estimated annual crime cost per resident. Cities with similar costs per resident may not be meaningfully different in everyday safety, and local context matters.


1	Carmel, IN	$186	66	813	$19
2	Allen, TX	$277	106	878	$32
3	Ramapo Town, NY	$285	75	630	$31
4	Fishers, IN	$310	73	659	$33
5	Amherst Town, NY	$324	104	2,058	$41
6	Naperville, IL	$330	84	884	$50
7	Sugar Land, TX	$339	78	1,384	$36
8	Temecula, CA	$356	152	1,679	$39
9	Gilbert, AZ	$371	132	968	$103
10	Centennial, CO	$426	173	1,709	$45
11	Chandler, AZ	$428	133	1,504	$120
12	Cary, NC	$429	71	1,317	$78
13	Goodyear, AZ	$429	182	1,463	$50
14	Meridian, ID	$430	147	571	$60
15	Carrollton, TX	$435	137	1,316	$58
16	Orange, CA	$441	226	1,288	$61
17	Frisco, TX	$441	101	1,003	$103
18	Stamford, CT	$442	158	1,225	$60
19	Irvine, CA	$447	84	1,390	$142
20	Overland Park, KS	$464	184	1,762	$91
21	Toms River Township, NJ	$473	134	1,120	$49
22	Santa Clarita, CA	$478	165	1,177	$106
23	Scottsdale, AZ	$483	153	1,875	$119
24	Lakewood Township, NJ	$491	150	585	$71
25	Sandy Springs, GA	$495	139	1,461	$52
26	Menifee, CA	$514	183	799	$60
27	Edison Township, NJ	$516	175	1,877	$56
28	Murrieta, CA	$519	184	944	$58
29	Bellevue, WA	$522	139	3,339	$79
30	Plano, TX	$534	152	1,466	$156
31	Carlsbad, CA	$539	199	1,511	$61
32	Thousand Oaks, CA	$562	102	1,021	$69
33	Round Rock, TX	$588	131	1,941	$79
34	Lee's Summit, MO	$590	149	2,294	$62
35	Richardson, TX	$597	147	1,834	$70
36	New Braunfels, TX	$599	156	1,284	$71
37	Pearland, TX	$600	96	1,440	$77
38	Simi Valley, CA	$610	129	924	$76
39	Sterling Heights, MI	$616	229	1,042	$82
40	Elk Grove, CA	$621	190	1,232	$111
41	Roseville, CA	$633	219	1,420	$103
42	St. George, UT	$640	210	1,003	$69
43	Virginia Beach, VA	$645	92	1,640	$293
44	Sunnyvale, CA	$647	245	1,909	$98
45	Garden Grove, CA	$652	277	1,759	$109
46	Alexandria, VA	$658	219	2,640	$102
47	McKinney, TX	$660	117	815	$145
48	Honolulu, HI	$664	185	1,790	$660
49	Arvada, CO	$670	286	2,479	$81
50	Fontana, CA	$672	270	1,216	$146
51	Santa Clara, CA	$683	182	2,502	$90
52	Torrance, CA	$686	311	2,776	$94
53	Boca Raton, FL	$699	171	1,677	$70
54	Quincy, MA	$701	335	1,333	$73
55	Ann Arbor, MI	$701	302	1,716	$83
56	West Jordan, UT	$704	294	1,359	$80
57	Corona, CA	$705	249	1,724	$114
58	Aurora, IL	$709	266	1,252	$125
59	Cedar Rapids, IA	$716	262	2,689	$97
60	Olathe, KS	$724	196	941	$108
61	Coral Springs, FL	$725	137	1,094	$98
62	Conroe, TX	$728	243	1,634	$83
63	Hillsboro, OR	$731	318	2,429	$79
64	Joliet, IL	$758	350	1,245	$114
65	League City, TX	$760	104	1,160	$89
66	Boulder, CO	$760	322	2,733	$80
67	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	$764	294	1,811	$133
68	Clovis, CA	$764	245	1,666	$97
69	Norman, OK	$766	260	2,267	$100
70	Grand Prairie, TX	$773	221	1,601	$159
71	Bend, OR	$773	168	1,362	$82
72	McAllen, TX	$776	150	1,836	$115
73	Vacaville, CA	$780	293	1,740	$80
74	Peoria, AZ	$781	255	1,205	$157
75	Buckeye, AZ	$782	167	771	$90
76	College Station, TX	$786	170	1,103	$100
77	Provo, UT	$792	207	1,271	$89
78	Spokane Valley, WA	$799	242	3,516	$88
79	El Cajon, CA	$802	434	1,500	$82
80	Dearborn, MI	$804	293	2,000	$84
81	Yonkers, NY	$822	312	1,015	$170
82	Chula Vista, CA	$846	376	1,132	$232
83	Huntington Beach, CA	$850	207	1,989	$162
84	Fremont, CA	$853	196	2,328	$192
85	Glendale, CA	$863	287	2,027	$159
86	Fort Collins, CO	$867	273	2,155	$148
87	Boise, ID	$873	294	1,110	$205
88	Cambridge, MA	$881	437	2,644	$106
89	Lewisville, TX	$892	187	1,517	$121
90	Santa Rosa, CA	$899	343	1,320	$157
91	Madison, WI	$906	256	1,865	$255
92	West Covina, CA	$913	239	2,098	$95
93	Ontario, CA	$917	272	1,817	$169
94	Rochester, MN	$922	154	1,368	$113
95	Henderson, NV	$924	272	1,715	$318
96	Eugene, OR	$939	318	3,256	$167
97	El Paso, TX	$951	278	1,494	$646
98	Escondido, CA	$955	434	1,485	$141
99	Manchester, NH	$956	336	1,648	$110
100	Moreno Valley, CA	$961	272	1,666	$205
101	Broken Arrow, OK	$966	223	1,201	$117
102	Edinburg, TX	$970	270	1,757	$104
103	Thornton, CO	$970	274	2,836	$141
104	Jurupa Valley, CA	$981	184	2,519	$106
105	Fullerton, CA	$992	455	2,024	$137
106	Allentown, PA	$997	272	1,569	$124
107	Burbank, CA	$1,014	391	3,072	$103
108	Worcester, MA	$1,033	16	0	$219
109	Fairfield, CA	$1,046	498	1,686	$127
110	Pasadena, CA	$1,063	480	2,697	$140
111	Concord, NC	$1,065	159	1,105	$119
112	Laredo, TX	$1,084	366	1,465	$280
113	Denton, TX	$1,116	204	1,745	$184
114	Nampa, ID	$1,131	353	742	$135
115	San Diego, CA	$1,146	412	1,670	$1,591
116	Oceanside, CA	$1,198	459	1,672	$202
117	Garland, TX	$1,200	233	1,988	$296
118	Odessa, TX	$1,201	316	1,842	$139
119	Lincoln, NE	$1,215	348	2,446	$359
120	Brownsville, TX	$1,216	456	1,942	$233
121	Elgin, IL	$1,218	267	1,102	$137
122	Ventura, CA	$1,228	411	2,206	$133
123	Surprise, AZ	$1,251	109	876	$204
124	Yuma, AZ	$1,272	424	1,247	$130
125	High Point, NC	$1,277	455	2,456	$150
126	Lexington, KY	$1,289	262	2,274	$417
127	Green Bay, WI	$1,298	495	1,312	$137
128	Jersey City, NJ	$1,304	562	2,029	$388
129	Chesapeake, VA	$1,318	339	1,744	$339
130	Concord, CA	$1,319	485	2,886	$160
131	Murfreesboro, TN	$1,322	420	2,022	$224
132	Savannah, GA	$1,324	20	0	$320
133	Mesa, AZ	$1,334	483	1,465	$685
134	Elizabeth, NJ	$1,340	409	2,658	$186
135	Charleston, SC	$1,358	358	2,022	$213
136	Providence, RI	$1,400	277	1,658	$271
137	Athens-Clarke County, GA	$1,404	406	2,276	$182
138	Tempe, AZ	$1,426	470	2,894	$273
139	Everett, WA	$1,441	265	3,219	$160
140	Lynn, MA	$1,452	575	1,171	$150
141	Omaha, NE	$1,453	369	3,162	$698
142	Salinas, CA	$1,494	525	1,675	$236
143	Rialto, CA	$1,500	642	2,395	$155
144	Westminster, CO	$1,502	304	3,540	$172
145	Midland, TX	$1,516	365	1,612	$213
146	Oxnard, CA	$1,519	596	1,877	$300
147	Renton, WA	$1,536	339	3,313	$159
148	Clarksville, TN	$1,549	410	1,632	$287
149	Abilene, TX	$1,555	424	1,763	$203
150	Lowell, MA	$1,563	532	1,663	$181
151	Sparks, NV	$1,567	394	2,584	$174
152	El Monte, CA	$1,579	423	2,052	$161
153	Visalia, CA	$1,581	435	2,130	$231
154	Santa Maria, CA	$1,607	661	1,883	$177
155	Boston, MA	$1,615	628	2,022	$1,065
156	Santa Ana, CA	$1,617	493	1,702	$502
157	Riverside, CA	$1,626	590	2,832	$520
158	New Bedford, MA	$1,628	353	1,359	$167
159	San Jose, CA	$1,632	607	2,588	$1,562
160	Mesquite, TX	$1,636	501	2,976	$244
161	Rio Rancho, NM	$1,651	318	1,339	$186
162	Anaheim, CA	$1,652	596	2,132	$559
163	Arlington, TX	$1,656	483	2,413	$662
164	Gresham, OR	$1,670	410	2,427	$183
165	Irving, TX	$1,675	275	2,199	$431
166	New York, NY	$1,679	671	2,368	$13,936
167	Waterbury, CT	$1,688	322	2,919	$195
168	San Francisco, CA	$1,703	596	3,929	$1,367
169	Salem, OR	$1,705	532	2,803	$303
170	Raleigh, NC	$1,717	489	2,819	$838
171	Modesto, CA	$1,720	656	2,415	$377
172	Waco, TX	$1,724	426	2,126	$252
173	Palm Bay, FL	$1,745	347	1,017	$246
174	Pasadena, TX	$1,764	566	2,352	$256
175	Palmdale, CA	$1,765	551	1,865	$281
176	Chico, CA	$1,777	699	1,898	$179
177	Miami, FL	$1,788	473	2,995	$823
178	Bridgeport, CT	$1,815	393	1,469	$269
179	Las Vegas, NV	$1,819	430	2,623	$3,123
180	Wilmington, NC	$1,825	483	3,515	$228
181	Fargo, ND	$1,829	498	3,697	$248
182	Kent, WA	$1,851	490	3,771	$245
183	Warren, MI	$1,860	542	1,554	$253
184	Costa Mesa, CA	$1,881	738	2,837	$202
185	West Valley, UT	$1,917	470	1,842	$254
186	Austin, TX	$1,981	467	3,242	$1,950
187	Fayetteville, AR	$1,986	424	2,371	$207
188	Tyler, TX	$1,989	391	1,914	$222
189	Vancouver, WA	$1,999	582	3,407	$396
190	Sioux Falls, SD	$2,013	527	2,915	$425
191	Wichita Falls, TX	$2,016	350	2,619	$207
192	Fort Worth, TX	$2,023	458	2,700	$2,018
193	Bakersfield, CA	$2,027	555	2,470	$843
194	Des Moines, IA	$2,047	703	3,126	$428
195	Lakewood, CO	$2,047	787	5,093	$319
196	Tampa, FL	$2,060	445	1,465	$842
197	Hampton, VA	$2,060	248	2,882	$285
198	Hesperia, CA	$2,077	520	1,426	$209
199	Gainesville, FL	$2,098	738	2,704	$308
200	Greeley, CO	$2,106	671	3,020	$240
201	West Palm Beach, FL	$2,123	576	2,138	$268
202	Glendale, AZ	$2,130	488	2,671	$544
203	Hayward, CA	$2,131	477	3,657	$327
204	St. Petersburg, FL	$2,135	620	2,459	$566
205	Tucson, AZ	$2,136	589	3,313	$1,172
206	Columbia, MO	$2,140	348	2,318	$279
207	Huntsville, AL	$2,146	483	2,388	$491
208	Los Angeles, CA	$2,161	728	1,484	$8,205
209	Suffolk, VA	$2,174	371	1,571	$225
210	Fort Wayne, IN	$2,182	307	2,224	$593
211	Inglewood, CA	$2,189	675	3,614	$222
212	Berkeley, CA	$2,193	639	5,229	$257
213	Brockton, MA	$2,205	599	1,346	$235
214	Wichita, KS	$2,213	539	2,303	$875
215	Fresno, CA	$2,220	735	3,271	$1,214
216	Reno, NV	$2,228	530	2,445	$620
217	South Bend, IN	$2,254	965	2,044	$233
218	Lubbock, TX	$2,324	821	2,629	$627
219	Pittsburgh, PA	$2,386	427	2,280	$757
220	North Las Vegas, NV	$2,403	389	1,961	$704
221	Miami Gardens, FL	$2,420	415	2,430	$267
222	Pomona, CA	$2,427	716	2,753	$349
223	St. Paul, MN	$2,428	618	2,834	$738
224	Spokane, WA	$2,429	675	4,841	$557
225	Long Beach, CA	$2,450	676	3,479	$1,088
226	Sacramento, CA	$2,514	755	2,547	$1,324
227	Seattle, WA	$2,526	775	5,008	$1,920
228	Paterson, NJ	$2,531	979	2,351	$402
229	Amarillo, TX	$2,542	691	2,656	$516
230	New Haven, CT	$2,545	535	3,587	$349
231	San Antonio, TX	$2,546	594	4,624	$3,856
232	Billings, MT	$2,554	746	3,083	$312
233	Independence, MO	$2,590	571	3,524	$311
234	Phoenix, AZ	$2,607	800	2,325	$4,336
235	Grand Rapids, MI	$2,619	910	2,481	$513
236	Salt Lake City, UT	$2,638	864	5,200	$561
237	Colorado Springs, CO	$2,658	716	3,449	$1,306
238	Richmond, CA	$2,705	923	2,762	$307
239	Albany, NY	$2,728	817	2,848	$279
240	Columbus, OH	$2,743	435	2,653	$2,511
241	Killeen, TX	$2,752	528	1,382	$445
242	Oklahoma City, OK	$2,790	676	2,893	$1,979
243	Newark, NJ	$2,814	581	1,957	$872
244	Columbia, SC	$2,857	770	3,233	$413
245	Corpus Christi, TX	$2,873	864	3,011	$908
246	Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC	$2,922	733	3,705	$2,931
247	Columbus, GA	$2,922	604	2,236	$588
248	Victorville, CA	$2,933	1,016	2,129	$412
249	Rochester, NY	$2,936	582	3,289	$605
250	Durham, NC	$2,940	619	3,800	$883
251	Fayetteville, NC	$2,967	660	3,095	$623
252	Knoxville, TN	$2,978	740	2,721	$597
253	Newport News, VA	$3,002	736	2,416	$551
254	Portland, OR	$3,006	720	5,526	$1,873
255	Springfield, IL	$3,077	901	4,911	$345
256	Antioch, CA	$3,077	607	3,194	$362
257	Buffalo, NY	$3,099	706	3,810	$848
258	Springfield, MA	$3,100	891	2,836	$482
259	Winston-Salem, NC	$3,123	810	2,921	$793
260	San Bernardino, CA	$3,130	897	2,898	$702
261	Dallas, TX	$3,160	658	3,352	$4,177
262	Springfield, MO	$3,185	1,178	4,185	$543
263	Norfolk, VA	$3,202	469	3,772	$738
264	Tuscaloosa, AL	$3,221	553	2,731	$367
265	Tulsa, OK	$3,264	942	3,627	$1,342
266	Las Cruces, NM	$3,268	720	4,873	$379
267	Aurora, CO	$3,283	948	3,104	$1,306
268	Chicago, IL	$3,309	540	3,472	$8,732
269	Anchorage, AK	$3,341	1,015	2,766	$959
270	Hartford, CT	$3,426	516	2,846	$410
271	Montgomery, AL	$3,427	595	2,235	$664
272	Denver, CO	$3,434	993	4,762	$2,479
273	Akron, OH	$3,462	820	2,955	$652
274	Chattanooga, TN	$3,488	824	3,942	$659
275	Tacoma, WA	$3,558	1,063	5,604	$797
276	Mobile, AL	$3,607	752	1,674	$855
277	Greensboro, NC	$3,610	924	3,383	$1,098
278	Vallejo, CA	$3,630	740	3,990	$442
279	Syracuse, NY	$3,663	765	4,234	$532
280	Toledo, OH	$3,699	1,041	2,732	$975
281	Kansas City, KS	$3,796	1,047	3,606	$582
282	Evansville, IN	$3,836	1,206	3,679	$440
283	Rockford, IL	$3,836	1,080	2,517	$557
284	Topeka, KS	$3,890	857	3,643	$487
285	Beaumont, TX	$3,893	1,137	3,302	$433
286	North Charleston, SC	$3,901	810	3,956	$482
287	South Fulton, GA	$3,906	470	1,908	$439
288	Lancaster, CA	$3,917	835	1,921	$643
289	Lansing, MI	$3,948	1,345	2,499	$442
290	Richmond, VA	$3,978	337	3,179	$922
291	Philadelphia, PA	$3,986	909	4,548	$6,176
292	Houston, TX	$4,002	1,148	4,293	$9,281
293	Stockton, CA	$4,059	1,146	2,640	$1,295
294	Lafayette, LA	$4,117	1,066	4,348	$500
295	Nashville, TN	$4,196	1,124	4,510	$2,933
296	Louisville Metro, KY	$4,323	707	3,326	$2,926
297	Indianapolis, IN	$4,423	878	3,336	$3,939
298	Peoria, IL	$4,552	1,345	4,284	$499
299	Cincinnati, OH	$4,557	846	3,829	$1,420
300	Minneapolis, MN	$4,640	1,160	5,143	$1,964
301	Albuquerque, NM	$4,838	1,182	4,629	$2,703
302	Washington, DC	$4,881	926	3,588	$3,427
303	Pueblo, CO	$5,214	1,424	4,942	$578
304	Little Rock, AR	$5,590	1,672	5,214	$1,142
305	Milwaukee, WI	$5,736	1,431	2,701	$3,215
306	Oakland, CA	$5,878	1,925	7,230	$2,557
307	Shreveport, LA	$6,084	1,228	3,990	$1,065
308	Dayton, OH	$6,633	1,339	4,334	$895
309	Kansas City, MO	$6,677	1,547	4,676	$3,416
310	Cleveland, OH	$6,954	1,561	4,426	$2,523
311	Baltimore, MD	$7,268	1,606	4,157	$4,118
312	Detroit, MI	$7,610	1,781	4,305	$4,956
313	St. Louis, MO	$9,922	1,367	5,707	$2,751
314	Memphis, TN	$10,074	2,501	6,899	$6,178
315	Birmingham, AL	$10,152	1,247	4,031	$1,984

About This Study

MoneyGeek's 2026 analysis ranks American cities by the financial cost of crime per resident. The study uses FBI crime statistics and peer-reviewed cost-per-offense research. Residents, policymakers and researchers can use the findings to compare safety across the country.

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About Deb Gordon

Deb Gordon, the co-founder and CEO of Umbra Health Advocacy, has held executive roles in health insurance and health care technology services. She authored a book titled “The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto,” based on her research as a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Her work has been published in JAMA Network Open, the Harvard Business Review blog, USA Today and RealClearPolitics, among others.

Gordon is an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow and an Eisenhower Fellow. She was a 2011 Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree and a volunteer at MIT’s Delta V start-up accelerator, the Fierce Healthcare Innovation Awards. She earned her bioethics degree from Brown University and her MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.

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Sources

Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Crime Data Explorer." Accessed January 27, 2026.
Kathryn E. McCollister, Michael T. French and Hai Fang. "The Cost of Crime to Society: New Crime-Specific Estimates for Policy and Program Evaluation." Accessed January 27, 2026.
U.S. Census. "U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey." Accessed January 27, 2026.