Cleveland ranked 5th deadliest city in America

Cleveland saw an increase in the number of homicides this year as violent crime rose across the country, according to the Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crimes Survey.

The survey shows Cleveland saw 56 murders in the first half of this year, which was already nine more than the 47 homicides in the first half of 2016. This means the murder rate in Cleveland is 14.5 per 100,000.

While there was a decrease in the number of rapes, aggravated assaults and non-fatal shootings, 81 more robberies occurred through the first half of this year than happened last year.

CLEVELAND

• Homicide
  • 2017: 56
  • 2016: 47
• Rape
  • 2017: 239
  • 2016: 257
• Robbery
  • 2017: 1,446
  • 2016: 1,365
• Aggravated Assault
  • 2017: 1,302
  • 2016: 1,329
• Non-fatal shootings
  • 2017: 375
  • 2016: 494

Violent crime saw an increase across the country almost entirely across the board. Totals rose in every category except non-fatal shootings. (Keep in mind Canada's population is comparable to California's.)

UNITED STATES

• Homicide
  • 2017: 3,081
  • 2016: 2,994
• Rape
  • 2017: 14,375
  • 2016: 14,281
• Robbery
  • 2017: 64,227
  • 2016: 64,156
• Aggravated Assault
  • 2017: 108,243
  • 2016: 104,316
• Non-fatal shootings
  • 2017: 9,346
  • 2016: 9,402

Compare this to Canada, which actually saw a decrease in homicides. The country also saw some increases, but with tens of thousands fewer incidents than the United States.

CANADA

• Homicide
  • 2017: 114
  • 2016: 124
• Sexual Assault
  • 2017: 3,282
  • 2016: 3,050
• Robbery
  • 2017: 5,796
  • 2016: 5,566
• Aggravated assault
  • 2017: 539
  • 2016: 546
• Non-fatal shootings
  • 2017: 194
  • 2016: 192

Here is the list of the list of the top 60 deadliest U.S. cities, according to the violent crimes survey.

1. St. Louis, Missouri
2. Baltimore, Maryland
3. New Orleans, Louisiana
4. Detroit, Michigan
5. Cleveland, Ohio
6. Kansas City, Kansas
7. Memphis, Tennessee
8. Chicago, Illinois
9. Cincinnati, Ohio
10. Las Vegas, Nevada
11. Louisville, Kentucky
12. Tulsa, Oklahoma
13. Newark, New Jersey
14. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
15. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
16. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
17. Oakland, California (TIE with Washington, D.C.)
18. Washington, D.C. (TIE with Oakland, California)
19. Nashville, Tennessee
20. Atlanta, Georgia
21. Columbus, Ohio
22. Jacksonville, Florida
23. Indianapolis, Indiana (TIE with Fresno, California)
24. Fresno, California (TIE with Indianapolis, Indiana)
25. Dallas, Texas
26. Miami, Florida (TIE with Albuquerque)
27. Albuquerque, New Mexico (TIE with Miami)
28. Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina (TIE with Dekalb County, Georgia and Houston, Texas)
29. Dekalb County, Georgia (TIE with Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina and Houston, Texas)
30. Houston, Texas (TIE with Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina and Dekalb County, Georgia)
31. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
32. Orlando, Florida
33. Tampa, Florida (TIE with Aurora, Colorado)
34. Aurora, Colorado (TIE with Tampa, Florida)
35. Wichita, Kansas
36. Fort Worth, Texas
37. Prince George's County, Maryland (TIE with Phoenix, Arizona)
38. Phoenix, Arizona (TIE with Prince George's County, Maryland)
39. San Antonio, Texas
40. Honolulu, Hawaii (TIE with Denver, Colorado)
41. Denver, Colorado (TIE with Honolulu, Hawaii)
42. San Francisco, California
43. Tuscon, Arizona
44. Los Angeles, California
45. Omaha, Nebraska
46. Boston, Massachusetts
47. Virginia Beach, Virginia
48. Long Beach, California
49. El Paso, Texas (TIE with Mesa, Arizona)
50. Mesa, Arizona (TIE with El Paso, Texas)
51. New York, New York (TIE with San Jose, California)
52. San Jose, California (TIE with New York, New York)
53. Seattle, Washington
54. San Diego, California (TIE with Austin, Texas)
55. Austin, Texas (TIE with San Diego, California)
56. Salt Lake City, Utah
57. Suffolk County, New York (TIE with Montgomery County, Maryland)
58. Montgomery County, Maryland (TIE with Suffolk County, New York)
59. Fairfax, Virginia
60. Nassau County, New York