Highest Crime in Iraq

Top 90 cities ranked by highest crime

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All Countries · Iraq

Highest Crime — Iraq

1 Az Zubayr 02 9.5 per 1K

2 Al Fallūjah 01 9.5 per 1K

3 Ash Shaţrah 09 9.5 per 1K

4 Khānaqīn 10 9.5 per 1K

5 Bayjī 18 9.5 per 1K

6 Ash Sharqāt 18 9.5 per 1K

7 Sāmarrā’ 18 9.5 per 1K

8 Al Miqdādīyah 10 9.5 per 1K

9 As Samawah 03 9.5 per 1K

10 Baqubah 10 9.5 per 1K

11 Sīnah 08 9.5 per 1K

12 Soran 11 9.5 per 1K

13 Ramadi 01 9.5 per 1K

14 Kufa 17 9.5 per 1K

15 An Nu‘mānīyah 16 9.5 per 1K

16 Qal‘at Sukkar 09 9.5 per 1K

17 Umm Qaşr 02 9.5 per 1K

18 Al Fāw 02 9.5 per 1K

19 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 06 9.5 per 1K

20 Zaxo 08 9.5 per 1K

21 Al Hārithah 02 9.5 per 1K

22 Al Hindīyah 12 9.5 per 1K

23 Hajiawa 05 9.5 per 1K

24 Nasiriyah 09 9.5 per 1K

25 Baghdad 07 9.5 per 1K

26 Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 15 9.5 per 1K

27 Al Başrah al Qadīmah 02 9.5 per 1K

28 Mosul 15 9.5 per 1K

29 Erbil 11 9.5 per 1K

30 Basrah 02 9.5 per 1K

31 Karbala 12 9.5 per 1K

32 Kirkuk 13 9.5 per 1K

33 Abū Ghurayb 07 9.5 per 1K

34 Sulaymaniyah 05 9.5 per 1K

35 Al Ḩayy 16 9.5 per 1K

36 Najaf 17 9.5 per 1K

37 Al Hillah 06 9.5 per 1K

38 Al Maḩmūdīyah 07 9.5 per 1K

39 Dihok 08 9.5 per 1K

40 Al ‘Amārah 14 9.5 per 1K

41 Al Diwaniyah 04 9.5 per 1K

42 Al-Kut 16 9.5 per 1K

43 Al Qurnah 02 9.5 per 1K

44 Al Madīnah 02 9.5 per 1K

45 Kelar 05 9.5 per 1K

46 Nāḩiyat ash Shināfīyah 04 9.5 per 1K

47 Nāḩīyat Saddat al Hindīyah 06 9.5 per 1K

48 Kifrī 10 9.5 per 1K

49 Mandalī 10 9.5 per 1K

50 Batifa 08 9.5 per 1K

51 Baynjiwayn 05 9.5 per 1K

52 ‘Anah 01 9.5 per 1K

53 Ad Dujayl 18 9.5 per 1K

54 Tallkayf 15 9.5 per 1K

55 Al Mishkhāb 17 9.5 per 1K

56 ‘Aqrah 15 9.5 per 1K

57 Ṟuwandiz 11 9.5 per 1K

58 Nahiyat Ghammas 04 9.5 per 1K

59 Ar Ruţbah 01 9.5 per 1K

60 Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 09 9.5 per 1K

61 ‘Anat al Qadīmah 01 9.5 per 1K

62 ‘Alī al Gharbī 14 9.5 per 1K

63 AlZwya 18 9.5 per 1K

64 Barţalah 15 9.5 per 1K

65 Begova 08 9.5 per 1K

66 Rāwah 01 9.5 per 1K

67 Ash Shaykhān 15 9.5 per 1K

68 Al ‘Amādīyah 08 9.5 per 1K

69 Ar Rumaythah 03 9.5 per 1K

70 Aş Şuwayrah 16 9.5 per 1K

71 Jamjamāl 05 9.5 per 1K

72 Al Qā’im 01 9.5 per 1K

73 Simele 08 9.5 per 1K

74 Khāliş 10 9.5 per 1K

75 Ţūz Khūrmātū 18 9.5 per 1K

76 Ash Shāmīyah 04 9.5 per 1K

77 Halabja 19 9.5 per 1K

78 Al Musayyib 06 9.5 per 1K

79 Al-Hamdaniya 15 9.5 per 1K

80 Kays Qal‘ah 15 9.5 per 1K

81 Koysinceq 11 9.5 per 1K

82 Al ‘Azīzīyah 16 9.5 per 1K

83 Tikrīt 18 9.5 per 1K

84 Balad 18 9.5 per 1K

85 Sinjār 15 9.5 per 1K

86 al-Qasim 06 9.5 per 1K

87 ‘Afak 04 9.5 per 1K

88 Hīt 01 9.5 per 1K

89 Al Maḩāwīl 06 9.5 per 1K

90 Ḩadīthah 01 9.5 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Iraq face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Az Zubayr has 9.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

1. The violent crime rate in Az Zubayr is 2.4x the national average.
2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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