5 U.S. Cities With the Highest Murders in 2023

4. Dallas, Texas

Murders in 2023: 126

Dallas has a population of 1.3 million people and is part of the fourth largest metropolitan area in America. There were nearly ten thousand instances of violent crimes in the city and 157 murders. In 2023, 126 people have been murdered so far, in a rather worrying increase that also sees Dallas jump quite high in our ranking of the U.S. cities with the highest murders. The city is also home to some of the largest companies in the U.S., including the telecommunications giant AT&T and Southwest Airlines.