Special Report
Cities Where the Aggravated Assault Rate Is Soaring
April 5, 2022 12:00 pm
Last Updated: April 6, 2022 11:58 am
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35. New Bern, North Carolina
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +184.6
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 154 — 437th highest of 1,123 cities (tied)
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 512.5 — 154th highest of 1,123 cities
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +218.3 — 22nd highest of 1,119 cities
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 632.3 — 183rd highest of 1,122 cities
> Population: 29,895
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34. Panama City, Florida
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +187.9
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 232 — 302nd highest of 1,123 cities
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 669.1 — 75th highest of 1,123 cities
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +261.0 — 16th highest of 1,119 cities
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 873.9 — 89th highest of 1,122 cities
> Population: 36,640
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33. Spartanburg, South Carolina
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +188.4
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 409 — 180th highest of 1,123 cities (tied)
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 1,091.6 — 21st highest of 1,123 cities
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +243.9 — 17th highest of 1,119 cities
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 1,430.5 — 19th highest of 1,122 cities
> Population: 37,424
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32. Sumter, South Carolina
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +192.3
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 427 — 175th highest of 1,123 cities
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 1,079.9 — 23rd highest of 1,123 cities
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +184.7 — 37th highest of 1,119 cities
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 1,241.7 — 31st highest of 1,122 cities
> Population: 39,800
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31. Billings, Montana
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +196.3
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 715 — 106th highest of 1,123 cities
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 649.1 — 81st highest of 1,123 cities
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: N/A
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 852.4 — 98th highest of 1,122 cities
> Population: 109,595
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