Violent crime rate during each mayor's tenure
127 mayors, ranked by how the violent crime rate changed from their first day in office, next to the state over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs state | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jim Strickland | Memphis | 1 Jan 2016 – 1 Jan 2023 | +670 per 100k Dec 2015 → Dec 2022 | +649 per 100k state +21 per 100k | +96 per 100k/yr | |
| 2 |  Richard J. Berry | Albuquerque | 1 Dec 2009 – 1 Dec 2017 | +573 per 100k Nov 2009 → Nov 2017 | +444 per 100k state +129 per 100k | +72 per 100k/yr | |
| 3 | Glenda Hood | Orlando | 1 Nov 1992 – 1 Mar 2003 | +495 per 100k Oct 1992 → Dec 1996 | +753 per 100k state −258 per 100k | +119 per 100k/yr | |
| 4 | Michael Hancock | Denver | 18 Jul 2011 – 17 Jul 2023 | +480 per 100k Jun 2011 → Jun 2023 | +307 per 100k state +173 per 100k | +40 per 100k/yr | |
| 5 | R. Carey Davis | San Bernardino | 3 Mar 2014 – 19 Dec 2018 | +399 per 100k Feb 2014 → Nov 2018 | +346 per 100k state +53 per 100k | +84 per 100k/yr | |
| 6 | N Sly James | Kansas City | 2 May 2011 – 1 Jan 2019 | +382 per 100k Apr 2011 → Dec 2018 | +329 per 100k state +53 per 100k | +50 per 100k/yr | |
| 7 | Mitch Landrieu | New Orleans | 3 May 2010 – 7 May 2018 | +360 per 100k Apr 2010 → Apr 2018 | +413 per 100k state −53 per 100k | +45 per 100k/yr | |
| 8 | Howard W. Peak | San Antonio | 1 Jun 1997 – 1 Jun 2001 | +305 per 100k May 1997 → May 2001 | +385 per 100k state −80 per 100k | +76 per 100k/yr | |
| 9 | Frank G. Jackson | Cleveland | 2 Jan 2006 – 3 Jan 2022 | +304 per 100k Dec 2005 → Dec 2021 | +343 per 100k state −40 per 100k | +19 per 100k/yr | |
| 10 | Mark Begich | Anchorage | 1 Jul 2003 – 3 Jan 2009 | +298 per 100k Jun 2003 → Dec 2008 | +248 per 100k state +50 per 100k | +54 per 100k/yr |
Showing 10 of 295 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); the state is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in per 100k; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. per 100,000 residents, annualised · FBI Crime Data Explorer, city police agency · city data · as of Sep 2026.