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Highest incidents per capita (2025)

Cities with the highest 2025 NFIRS incident rate per 1,000 residents. Excludes very small towns.

100 cities ranked Metric: inc / 1k residents
#CityStateinc / 1k residentsPopulationGrade
1 New Castle DE 182.69 5,523 F
2 Cumming GA 128.07 7,371 F
3 Cynthiana KY 99.13 6,355 F
4 Page AZ 93.90 7,444 C-
5 Show Low AZ 88.21 11,767 C-
6 Lancaster SC 85.78 8,592 F
7 Okeechobee FL 78.02 5,319 F
8 Anniston AL 74.78 21,502 D
9 Willis TX 74.68 6,561 D
10 Alvarado TX 72.25 5,107 C-
11 Piedmont SC 67.70 5,510 F
12 Granite Shoals TX 62.58 5,161 C-
13 Naples FL 62.44 19,315 F
14 Cleveland TX 62.02 7,756 C-
15 Clewiston FL 59.98 7,252 C
16 Crescent City CA 59.41 6,379 D
17 Benton Harbor MI 57.91 9,101 D
18 Brooksville FL 57.34 8,981 F
19 Wildwood NJ 56.55 5,164 C-
20 Marion NC 55.93 7,652 F
21 Commerce CA 55.74 12,253 D
22 Granbury TX 55.27 11,218 D
23 Wasilla AK 54.60 9,267 D
24 Mount Airy NC 54.04 10,621 D
25 Ladera Heights CA 53.50 6,710 C
26 Palmer AK 53.36 6,091 D
27 Tomball TX 52.89 12,630 D
28 Monroe NY 52.87 21,240 C
29 Allegan MI 52.51 5,180 D
30 Newark DE 52.26 30,655 D
31 Denham Springs LA 51.85 9,393 F
32 Snohomish WA 51.51 10,133 D
33 Georgetown SC 50.68 8,465 D
34 Walterboro SC 50.23 5,515 D
35 West Monroe LA 49.51 12,987 D
36 Saginaw MI 49.33 44,316 D
37 Bel Air MD 49.20 10,630 D
38 Katy TX 48.67 22,826 D
39 Bedford VA 46.73 6,676 D
40 Kaufman TX 46.41 7,520 C-
41 Vero Beach FL 46.40 16,531 D
42 Milford OH 46.37 6,556 D
43 Darlington SC 45.20 6,172 D
44 Traverse City MI 45.13 15,468 D
45 Mays Landing NJ 44.96 6,183 C
46 Gaffney SC 44.90 12,651 D
47 Chester SC 44.87 5,260 D
48 Clover SC 44.71 6,800 D
49 Inverness FL 44.46 7,602 D
50 Leesville LA 44.18 5,681 D
51 Loudon NH 43.69 5,608 C
52 Humble TX 43.65 16,563 D
53 Lake City FL 43.63 12,307 D
54 Seaford DE 43.45 8,055 D
55 Rockford MI 43.29 6,144 D
56 Port Orchard WA 42.98 15,820 D
57 Grass Valley CA 42.97 13,964 C
58 Wilmington DE 42.88 71,034 D
59 Salida CO 42.48 5,697 C+
60 Princeton WV 42.17 5,833 D
61 North Springfield VA 42.08 6,916 C
62 De Soto MO 41.99 6,430 D
63 Johnstown PA 41.62 18,429 D
64 Dowagiac MI 41.20 5,680 D
65 Greensburg PA 40.94 14,876 D
66 Madisonville TN 40.82 5,120 D
67 Brunswick GA 40.67 15,243 D
68 Laurens SC 40.10 9,276 C-
69 Liberty Hill TX 40.08 5,265 D
70 Hendersonville NC 39.93 15,102 D
71 Wilmington IL 39.82 5,525 C
72 Mocksville NC 39.78 5,908 D
73 Crossville TN 39.76 12,099 D
74 Hartsville SC 39.73 7,450 D
75 Hastings MI 39.58 7,504 C+
76 Sebring FL 39.52 11,006 C
77 La Plata MD 39.48 10,283 D
78 Buckhannon WV 38.84 5,201 D
79 Orangeburg SC 38.73 13,220 D
80 North Platte NE 38.65 23,309 C
81 Frostburg MD 38.63 7,118 D
82 Philadelphia MS 38.50 7,065 D
83 Cheraw SC 38.37 5,056 C
84 Aledo TX 38.00 5,053 C
85 DeFuniak Springs FL 37.88 6,072 D
86 Marina del Rey CA 37.86 10,274 C
87 Abingdon MD 37.57 5,111 C
88 Columbia MS 37.56 5,831 C-
89 Benton IL 37.43 6,999 C
90 Harriman TN 37.33 6,000 D
91 Ocean City MD 37.21 6,879 C
92 Conshohocken PA 37.14 9,182 C-
93 Jonesborough TN 37.01 5,891 D
94 Laurel MS 37.00 17,241 D
95 Hays KS 36.85 21,111 D
96 Charles Town WV 36.76 6,584 C
97 Eaton Rapids MI 36.53 5,201 C
98 Davenport FL 36.50 10,246 D
99 Savannah TN 36.50 7,206 C
100 Chestertown MD 36.40 5,522 C+

Methodology

Cities ranked by inc / 1k residents 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.