According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reports, in 2015 East St. Louis (then with a population of 26,616), had 19 cases of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, 42 cases of rape, 146 cases of robbery, 682 cases of aggravated assault, and 12 cases of arson.[32] In 2016, NeighborhoodScout released rankings indicating that East St. Louis had the highest murder rate of any city in the United State