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Biggest YoY spike (2025 vs 2024)

Cities where reported 2025 incidents grew most sharply vs 2024 (only cities that reported in full every year of the window).

100 cities ranked Metric: YoY change
#CityStateYoY changePopulationGrade
1 Peoria AZ +226.0% 191,292 A-
2 Lincolnton NC +185.7% 11,225 B-
3 Lake Havasu City AZ +137.0% 57,294 B+
4 South Portland ME +111.3% 26,656 A-
5 Ridgefield WA +102.9% 11,486 C+
6 Westbury NY +100.0% 15,788 B+
7 Sapulpa OK +89.8% 22,030 B
8 Christiansburg VA +85.7% 22,947 B+
9 Evergreen Park IL +83.7% 19,730 A-
10 Forest VA +80.4% 11,559 B
11 Livingston NJ +77.2% 31,091 A
12 Astoria OR +76.6% 10,184 B-
13 Lawrenceburg KY +75.0% 11,749 B+
14 Danbury CT +74.0% 86,456 A-
15 Glasgow KY +73.5% 15,043 C+
16 Roscoe IL +73.1% 11,134 B+
17 Oregon City OR +73.0% 37,418 B
18 Kerrville TX +72.7% 24,333 B
19 Edina MN +69.7% 53,037 A
20 Dixon IL +68.3% 15,573 C+
21 Fredericksburg TX +67.6% 11,020 C-
22 Festus MO +67.2% 12,772 C+
23 Klamath Falls OR +67.0% 21,806 B-
24 Crowley TX +66.9% 18,392 A-
25 Rock Hill SC +64.9% 74,170 B
26 Flower Mound TX +63.6% 76,630 A
27 Cleburne TX +62.7% 31,849 B-
28 Princeton NJ +58.5% 30,450 A-
29 Frisco TX +58.5% 202,075 A+
30 Murray KY +57.4% 17,414 C+
31 Cumberland RI +56.1% 36,276 B+
32 Milwaukie OR +55.4% 21,195 B+
33 Arlington VA +53.1% 235,845 A+
34 Madison Heights VA +52.9% 10,694 C+
35 Manor TX +51.6% 15,341 B
36 Arnold MO +51.6% 20,840 A-
37 Marshall TX +50.6% 23,509 B-
38 Fountain Inn SC +50.6% 10,675 B-
39 Corning NY +49.3% 10,685 C
40 Hayden ID +49.1% 15,703 B
41 Longview TX +48.5% 82,176 C+
42 Bradley IL +48.4% 15,379 B
43 North Plainfield NJ +48.0% 22,695 A-
44 Montgomery IL +48.0% 20,644 B
45 Walla Walla WA +47.7% 33,842 B
46 Eagle Mountain UT +47.2% 46,109 A+
47 Norwell MA +45.7% 11,281 B-
48 West Allis WI +45.5% 59,907 A-
49 Robstown TX +45.2% 10,246 B-
50 Midwest City OK +44.6% 58,124 B
51 Milton MA +44.4% 28,450 A-
52 Dallas OR +44.3% 16,945 B+
53 Monrovia CA +43.8% 37,656 A
54 Bemidji MN +43.6% 15,441 B-
55 Calexico CA +43.6% 38,599 B+
56 Spokane WA +42.7% 227,922 B-
57 Seguin TX +42.4% 30,318 C+
58 Middletown PA +42.2% 45,886 A
59 Malibu CA +40.8% 10,698 B-
60 Streamwood IL +40.3% 39,556 A
61 Millcreek UT +39.5% 63,520 A-
62 Pahrump NV +39.2% 44,711 B
63 Alsip IL +38.5% 18,866 B-
64 Clovis CA +38.4% 120,607 A-
65 Prosper TX +38.4% 31,507 A
66 Herriman UT +37.7% 55,301 A+
67 Florence AL +37.2% 40,781 B+
68 Covina CA +36.8% 50,717 A+
69 Battle Ground WA +36.6% 20,888 B-
70 Cabot AR +36.5% 26,543 B-
71 Marana AZ +36.5% 52,542 A
72 San Marcos TX +36.5% 67,143 B
73 West Memphis AR +36.4% 24,351 B-
74 El Dorado KS +35.6% 12,882 C
75 Union City GA +35.5% 26,869 B
76 Westchester IL +35.0% 16,694 B+
77 Fort Mill SC +34.7% 26,022 C
78 West Lafayette IN +34.6% 44,861 A-
79 Montrose CO +34.4% 20,394 C+
80 Hagerstown MD +34.2% 43,374 C-
81 Sioux Falls SD +34.0% 193,401 B+
82 Aberdeen SD +33.8% 28,388 B+
83 Watauga TX +33.6% 23,509 B+
84 Ottawa IL +33.5% 18,708 B
85 Glendora CA +33.3% 52,095 A+
86 Wyckoff NJ +33.3% 16,802 A
87 Camas WA +33.1% 26,387 A
88 Buffalo Grove IL +33.0% 42,934 B+
89 Levittown PA +32.9% 51,152 A
90 Nantucket MA +32.8% 14,065 B-
91 Bozeman MT +32.8% 53,500 B
92 Danville IN +32.7% 10,842 C+
93 Marquette MI +32.7% 20,673 B-
94 Lincoln CA +32.3% 50,131 A
95 Tonawanda NY +31.8% 15,096 B
96 Oak Harbor WA +31.4% 24,458 B
97 Chicago Ridge IL +31.3% 14,284 B-
98 Bensenville IL +31.1% 18,673 B+
99 Huntington IN +30.7% 17,017 B+
100 Mokena IL +30.4% 19,886 B+

Methodology

Cities ranked by YoY change from the city_fire_profiles table. NFIRS coverage is voluntary so totals reflect departments that report; all per-capita rates use SimpleMaps 2023 population estimates. The letter grade in the right column ranks each city by per-capita incidents and civilian fire deaths against every city we profile (how grades work). See /rankings/best/ for the highest-grade cities.