Top 10 U.S. Cities With Highest Murders in 2020

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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.

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