These Are The Major U.S. Cities With The Highest Murder Rates, According To The FBI

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The FBI has released its annual stats for major U.S. cities with the highest crime figures. Topping the list -- with far and away the worst murder and violent crime rates -- is Detroit.

The bureau on Monday published its 2013 Uniform Crime Reporting statistics, which show in part that Detroit has both the highest rates of murder and violent crime for cities with a population over 200,000. In 2013, the Michigan city recorded 316 murders (which includes non-negligent manslaughter), or 45 per 100,000 people. That's 10 times the national average and the highest of all large U.S. cities. Detroit also notched 14,500 violent crimes, or 2,070 per 100,000 people.

The FBI defines murder and non-negligent manslaughter as the "willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another." Violent crime includes those offenses, as well as rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

Coming in behind the Motor City, New Orleans had the second-highest murder rate, and Oakland had the second-highest rate of violent crime.

One bright spot for Detroit is that crime rates actually took a dive from 2012, when there were 55 murders per 100,000 people, as well as a higher rate of all violent crimes.

"We will continue our focus on eradicating violence, and certainly dismantling these street gangs," Detroit Police Chief James Craig said last month after a 3-year-old girl was killed and four others were injured in a shooting.

The FBI warns against using Uniform Crime Reporting statistics to make assumptions about locales or to rank law enforcement agencies. The statistics, the bureau says, exclude factors such as population density, economic conditions and employment rates, which can affect crime differently across different cities.

Below, see the 10 U.S. cities with populations over 200,000 that had the highest murder rates in 2013, according to the FBI's data.

• 10
  Kansas City, Missouri
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 21

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 99

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,260

  Total violent crimes: 5,864

  Population: 465,514

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 9
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 21

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 49

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 924

  Total violent crimes: 2,127

  Population: 230,212

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 8
  Oakland, California
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 22

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 90

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,977

  Total violent crimes: 7,984

  Population: 403,887

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 7
  Cincinnati, Ohio
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 24

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 70

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 953

  Total violent crimes: 2,826

  Population: 296,491

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 6
  Birmingham, Alabama
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 30

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 63

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,345

  Total violent crimes: 2,852

  Population: 212,001

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 5
  Baltimore, Maryland
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 37

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 233

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,401

  Total violent crimes: 8,725

  Population: 622,671

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 4
  St. Louis, Missouri
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 38

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 120

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,594

  Total violent crimes: 5,077

  Population: 318,563

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 3
  Newark, New Jersey
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 40

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 112

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 1,264

  Total violent crimes: 3,516

  Population: 278,246

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 2
  New Orleans, Louisiana
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 41

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 156

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 786

  Total violent crimes: 2,965

  Population: 377,022

  
  

  All data from FBI's 2013 Uniform Crime Report.
• 1
  Detroit, Michigan
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  Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 people: 45

  Total murders and non-negligent manslaughters: 316

  Violent crime rate per 100,000 people: 2,072

  Total violent crimes: 14,504

  Population: 699,889