Below you can find our rankings for the top 10 U.S. cities with the highest number of murders in 2020. Our data is sourced from Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. We will be using 2020 data that are reported by cities that have a population of at least 250,000. Some of these cities report their crime stats in real-time and others are a few months behind. That’s why we are going to calculate the number of murders per day in 2020 and then rank the cities using this data point. Please note that we don’t have 2020 statistics for some of the cities like Detroit, Memphis, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, and Fort Worth.
Here are the top 10 U.S. cities with the highest number of murders per day in 2020:
10. Indianapolis
There were a total of 129 murders in Indianapolis in 2020 through September 1st. This figure was 98 during the same period in 2019. Overall, Indianapolis has a daily average of 0.526 murders so far in 2020.
9. Kansas City
There were a total of 139 murders in Kansas City in 2020 through September 11th. This figure was 109 during the same period in 2019. Overall, Kansas City has a daily average of 0.55 murders so far in 2020.
8. Dallas
There were a total of 152 murders in Dallas in 2020 through September 10th. This figure was 148 during the same period in 2019. Overall, Dallas has a daily average of 0.60 murders so far in 2020.
7. St Louis
There were a total of 185 murders in St Louis in 2020 through August 31st. This figure was 136 during the same period in 2019. Overall, St Louis has a daily average of 0.76 murders so far in 2020.
6. Los Angeles
There were a total of 208 murders in Los Angeles in 2020 through September 5th. This figure was 183 during the same period in 2019. Overall, Los Angeles has a daily average of 0.84 murders so far in 2020.
5. Houston
There were a total of 188 murders in Houston in 2020 through July 31st. This figure was 149 during the same period in 2019. Overall, Houston has a daily average of 0.883 murders so far in 2020.
4. Baltimore
There were a total of 223 murders in Baltimore in 2020 through September 8th. This figure was 239 during the same period in 2019. Overall, Baltimore has a daily average of 0.885 murders so far in 2020. Baltimore is also one of the rare cities that saw a decline in its murder rate in 2020.
3. Philadelphia
There were a total of 306 murders in Philadelphia in 2020 through September 13th. This figure was 238 during the same period in 2019. Overall, Philadelphia has a daily average of 1.19 murders so far in 2020.
2. New York City
There were a total of 305 murders in New York City in 2020 through September 6th. This figure was 226 during the same period in 2019. Overall, New York City has a daily average of 1.22 murders so far in 2020, slightly ahead of Philadelphia.
1. Chicago
There were a total of 524 murders in Chicago in 2020 through September 6th. This figure was 345 during the same period in 2019. Overall, Chicago has a daily average of 2.1 murders so far in 2020.
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