Crime statistics by city and county: a directory of official sources.

Start here: national and state sources

• FBI Crime Data Explorer publishes crime counts and rates reported by more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies, searchable by state and agency, with downloadable data. It's the place to compare cities on the same definitions.
• National Crime Victimization Survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates crime that isn't reported to police, nationally and for large regions.
• State crime reporting programs collect data from every agency in the state before it goes to the FBI. Most publish agency and county figures sooner and in more detail than the national release. The program for every state is listed below.

State crime reporting programs

Each state collects crime reports from every law enforcement agency in the state and forwards them to the FBI. Most publish a dashboard or annual report with agency-level and county-level figures. These are the links to use for any city or county that isn't in the tables below.

The 100 largest cities

Cities are ranked by 2025 Census Bureau population, as in our 100 largest cities list. Each row links the police department's own data page and the state program.

"Agency site" means we couldn't confirm a dedicated statistics page for that department as of November 6, 2026. Its figures are still published through the state program and the FBI's Crime Data Explorer.

The 100 largest counties

Counties are ranked by 2025 Census Bureau population, as in our 100 largest counties list. We list the largest agencies that publish data for each county, plus the state program, which covers every agency in it.

How to read local crime data

• Check the definitions. Most large agencies now report under the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), which counts every offense in an incident. Older reports and some dashboards still use Summary Reporting System categories, so year-over-year comparisons can break at the switch.
• Expect revisions. Dashboards show preliminary numbers that change as reports are reclassified. State and FBI figures are finalized later.
• Mind the boundaries. A city police department covers the city limits only. Unincorporated areas are usually covered by the sheriff, and highways and campuses by state or university police.
• Use rates for comparisons. Compare crimes per 100,000 residents, not raw counts, and remember that commuters and visitors aren't in the population figures.

Why public safety vendors use this data

Crime data is a buying signal. A rise in auto thefts, retail theft or shootings often shows up in a city's budget, grant applications and council agendas months before an agency issues a solicitation, and agencies cite their own numbers when they justify a purchase. Companies that sell to law enforcement can use these sources to:

• Prioritize territories by the problems their product addresses.
• Open conversations with a reference to the agency's own published numbers.
• Time outreach to budget cycles and grant deadlines. See our city and county budget calendars and government buying signals.

Kensington Sales Group runs outbound programs for public safety vendors. For Brother Mobile Solutions, our team has contacted more than 10,000 law enforcement agencies and booked more than 800 qualified meetings.

What's next for this directory

Phase two is complete: the 100 largest cities, the 100 largest counties and every state program. Next we'll add every US city over 100,000 people and the remaining counties over 75,000. After that, we'll add guidance for smaller towns and rural counties, where the state program and the FBI's Crime Data Explorer are often the only published source. If your agency's data page is missing or has moved, email sales@kensingtonsalesgroup.com.

Sources

• Links checked against each agency's and state's official website, November 6, 2026.
• City and county rankings: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates.
• FBI Crime Data Explorer: cde.ucr.cjis.gov
• Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey: bjs.ojp.gov