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Most civilian fire deaths 2021–2025

Cities with the most cumulative NFIRS civilian fire deaths across the 5-year window.

100 cities ranked Metric: 5yr deaths
#CityState5yr deathsPopulationGrade
1 Chicago IL 117 2,721,914 B
2 Detroit MI 73 636,787 B-
3 Houston TX 72 2,296,253 B+
4 Memphis TN 69 630,027 B
5 New York NY 58 8,622,467 B+
6 Columbus OH 39 902,449 B+
7 Plum PA 37 27,032 C+
8 Cleveland OH 34 370,365 B-
9 Las Vegas NV 31 644,835 B-
10 Los Angeles CA 30 3,881,041 A-
11 Anchorage AK 30 290,674 B+
12 Louisville KY 29 629,176 B
13 Akron OH 28 190,273 C+
14 Philadelphia PA 27 1,593,208 B+
15 Toledo OH 27 269,962 B
16 Milwaukee WI 26 573,299 B+
17 Jacksonville FL 25 950,203 A-
18 Flint MI 23 81,863 C
19 San Antonio TX 22 1,445,662 B+
20 Cincinnati OH 22 308,870 B-
21 Montgomery AL 22 199,819 B
22 Knoxville TN 22 191,857 B-
23 Dayton OH 22 137,305 C
24 Oklahoma City OK 21 681,088 B+
25 Austin TX 20 958,202 B-
26 Washington DC 20 670,587 B
27 Orlando FL 20 307,738 B-
28 Seattle WA 19 734,603 B
29 Little Rock AR 19 202,218 C+
30 Albuquerque NM 17 562,551 B-
31 Richmond VA 17 227,171 C
32 Fayetteville NC 17 208,697 C+
33 Corpus Christi TX 16 317,804 B
34 Johnstown PA 16 18,429 D
35 Phoenix AZ 15 1,609,456 A-
36 Nashville TN 15 684,103 B+
37 Tucson AZ 15 541,033 B
38 Sacramento CA 15 523,600 C+
39 Huntington WV 15 46,637 C
40 San Francisco CA 14 851,036 B
41 Raleigh NC 14 465,517 B+
42 Stockton CA 14 320,030 C
43 Worcester MA 14 204,191 B-
44 Mobile AL 14 186,316 B
45 Greenville SC 14 70,838 C-
46 Saginaw MI 14 44,316 D
47 Independence MO 13 122,218 C+
48 Warren MI 12 138,588 B+
49 Beaumont TX 12 114,573 B-
50 Reading PA 12 94,601 C+
51 Jonesboro AR 12 78,379 B
52 Canton OH 12 70,589 C
53 York PA 12 44,782 C
54 Dallas TX 11 1,300,642 B+
55 San Jose CA 11 1,001,176 B+
56 Fort Worth TX 11 924,663 A-
57 Tulsa OK 11 411,938 B-
58 Topeka KS 11 126,431 C+
59 Baytown TX 11 84,449 B-
60 Jackson TN 11 67,993 B
61 Phenix City AL 11 38,413 B-
62 Sevierville TN 11 17,986 D
63 Pineville LA 11 14,357 D
64 Massena NY 11 12,421 B
65 Jeannette PA 11 8,790 C-
66 Genesee PA 11 650 C-
67 Charlotte NC 10 875,045 B+
68 Wichita KS 10 395,951 B+
69 Newark NJ 10 307,355 B
70 Amarillo TX 10 200,360 B-
71 Springfield MO 10 168,873 B-
72 Columbia SC 10 136,754 C
73 Lansing MI 10 112,986 B-
74 Kenosha WI 10 99,493 B+
75 Bowling Green KY 10 72,385 B-
76 Johnson City TN 10 70,720 B
77 Olympia WA 10 55,151 C-
78 Pensacola FL 10 54,059 C-
79 Elyria OH 10 52,780 B-
80 Hattiesburg MS 10 48,466 C+
81 Pine Bluff AR 10 41,172 C
82 Hot Springs AR 10 38,025 C
83 Conway SC 10 25,121 C-
84 El Dorado AR 10 17,606 C+
85 Loris SC 10 2,513 F
86 Nescopeck PA 10 1,426 D
87 Indianapolis IN 9 882,006 B+
88 Henderson NV 9 318,063 A-
89 Riverside CA 9 316,076 B+
90 Baton Rouge LA 9 225,500 B
91 Tempe AZ 9 181,005 B+
92 Clarksville TN 9 167,882 B
93 Murfreesboro TN 9 153,487 B
94 Jackson MS 9 153,271 C+
95 Rockford IL 9 148,173 B-
96 Sterling Heights MI 9 133,744 A-
97 North Charleston SC 9 115,755 B
98 Waterbury CT 9 114,480 B-
99 Everett WA 9 110,847 C+
100 Wichita Falls TX 9 102,482 B

Methodology

Cities ranked by 5yr deaths 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.