Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data

Crime Grade for every U.S. city

Each city earns a letter grade and a 1–10 decile rank, computed directly from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — not a proprietary score, not a black-box rating. Same methodology in every city, refreshed twice a year.

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How the Crime Grade works

  • 1–10 decile against every FBI-reporting U.S. city with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
  • Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
  • Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer — agency-level violent crime data.
  • Refresh: twice a year, picking up the FBI's annual release each September.