Weekly crime-trend digest · 2024

Generated 2026-08-24 from the live FBI UCR extract. Rates per 100,000 residents. Registry figures only, not safety advice.

National picture

Cities
8,986
Counties
2,422
States
51
Violent /100k
352
Property /100k
1,711

Largest violent-rate drops

2024 vs prior year · 25k+ population · coverage gates applied

  1. Oakland, CA 3,640.6 → 1,925.3 (-1,715.2 /100k)
  2. Wichita, KS 1,155.9 → 538.6 (-617.3 /100k)
  3. Chicago Heights, IL 1,737.3 → 1,232.5 (-504.8 /100k)
  4. Goldsboro, NC 1,511.2 → 1,076.4 (-434.7 /100k)
  5. Paragould, AR 1,264.6 → 915.2 (-349.4 /100k)

Largest violent-rate rises

2024 vs prior year · 25k+ population · coverage gates applied

  1. East Point, GA 90.9 → 1,203.5 (+1,112.6 /100k)
  2. Kansas City, KS 118.3 → 1,047.2 (+928.9 /100k)
  3. Alexandria, LA 1,971.9 → 2,713.5 (+741.6 /100k)
  4. Victorville, CA 430.2 → 1,015.6 (+585.4 /100k)
  5. Montgomery, AL 133.5 → 594.6 (+461.1 /100k)

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