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Most incidents 2021–2025 (5-year cumulative)

Cities with the highest cumulative NFIRS incident counts across the full 5-year window.

100 cities ranked Metric: 5yr incidents
#CityState5yr incidentsPopulationGrade
1 New York NY 245,108 8,622,467 B+
2 Chicago IL 118,637 2,721,914 B
3 Los Angeles CA 78,812 3,881,041 A-
4 Houston TX 74,515 2,296,253 B+
5 Philadelphia PA 59,641 1,593,208 B+
6 Austin TX 45,584 958,202 B-
7 Dallas TX 40,429 1,300,642 B+
8 Las Vegas NV 38,894 644,835 B-
9 San Antonio TX 37,972 1,445,662 B+
10 Albuquerque NM 37,955 562,551 B-
11 San Francisco CA 36,501 851,036 B
12 Sacramento CA 35,511 523,600 C+
13 Phoenix AZ 35,264 1,609,456 A-
14 Seattle WA 34,109 734,603 B
15 Louisville KY 31,906 629,176 B
16 Boston MA 30,731 665,945 B
17 Denver CO 30,385 710,800 B
18 Detroit MI 30,321 636,787 B-
19 Memphis TN 28,974 630,027 B
20 Stockton CA 28,807 320,030 C
21 Indianapolis IN 28,625 882,006 B+
22 Columbus OH 27,942 902,449 B+
23 Fresno CA 26,883 541,528 B-
24 Washington DC 26,040 670,587 B
25 Tulsa OK 25,033 411,938 B-
26 Tucson AZ 24,996 541,033 B
27 Kansas City MO 24,276 505,958 B
28 San Jose CA 24,206 1,001,176 B+
29 San Diego CA 24,105 1,383,987 A-
30 Baltimore MD 23,185 584,548 B+
31 Oklahoma City OK 22,734 681,088 B+
32 Nashville TN 22,505 684,103 B+
33 Jacksonville FL 19,439 950,203 A-
34 Cleveland OH 18,794 370,365 B-
35 Milwaukee WI 18,362 573,299 B+
36 Richmond VA 18,353 227,171 C
37 Orlando FL 17,367 307,738 B-
38 Cincinnati OH 17,167 308,870 B-
39 Tampa FL 17,101 388,768 B
40 Tacoma WA 16,884 219,234 C+
41 Long Beach CA 16,324 462,293 A-
42 Colorado Springs CO 15,996 479,612 B+
43 Akron OH 15,910 190,273 C+
44 New Orleans LA 15,637 380,408 B
45 Rochester NY 15,340 210,992 C+
46 Little Rock AR 15,289 202,218 C+
47 Minneapolis MN 15,272 426,877 B+
48 Atlanta GA 15,177 494,838 B+
49 Newark NJ 15,095 307,355 B
50 Charlotte NC 14,969 875,045 B+
51 Jersey City NJ 14,907 287,899 B-
52 Fayetteville NC 14,847 208,697 C+
53 Wichita KS 14,436 395,951 B+
54 Wilmington DE 14,296 71,034 D
55 Portland OR 14,170 646,101 A-
56 Lexington KY 13,240 321,276 B
57 Spokane WA 12,917 227,922 B-
58 Fort Worth TX 12,858 924,663 A-
59 Columbia SC 12,684 136,754 C
60 Raleigh NC 12,325 465,517 B+
61 Corpus Christi TX 12,309 317,804 B
62 Dayton OH 12,124 137,305 C
63 Arlington TX 12,057 393,469 B+
64 Bakersfield CA 11,536 404,321 B+
65 Grand Rapids MI 11,384 198,096 B-
66 Baton Rouge LA 11,078 225,500 B
67 Amarillo TX 10,897 200,360 B-
68 Toledo OH 10,813 269,962 B
69 Greenville SC 10,812 70,838 C-
70 Reno NV 10,697 265,196 B
71 Springfield MO 10,684 168,873 B-
72 Worcester MA 10,611 204,191 B-
73 Knoxville TN 10,488 191,857 B-
74 Anchorage AK 10,433 290,674 B+
75 Cambridge MA 10,332 117,962 C+
76 Pittsburgh PA 9,912 303,843 B+
77 Modesto CA 9,805 218,308 B
78 Vancouver WA 9,793 190,700 B
79 Tyler TX 9,748 106,440 B-
80 Birmingham AL 9,742 200,431 C+
81 Fort Wayne IN 9,677 264,514 B+
82 Omaha NE 9,662 489,201 B+
83 Mesa AZ 9,628 503,390 A-
84 Chattanooga TN 9,548 181,288 B-
85 Shreveport LA 9,547 186,183 B-
86 Salt Lake City UT 9,545 201,269 B
87 Ocala FL 9,545 63,504 C-
88 Tallahassee FL 9,525 198,259 B
89 Riverside CA 9,381 316,076 B+
90 Topeka KS 9,188 126,431 C+
91 Yonkers NY 9,109 209,780 B-
92 Durham NC 9,087 284,094 B+
93 Pueblo CO 9,012 111,430 C+
94 Saginaw MI 9,012 44,316 D
95 Greensboro NC 8,964 297,202 B+
96 Kalamazoo MI 8,890 73,342 C-
97 Aurora CO 8,851 387,349 A
98 Spring TX 8,395 63,930 C-
99 Independence MO 8,391 122,218 C+
100 Wilmington NC 8,323 116,933 C+

Methodology

Cities ranked by 5yr incidents 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.