Highest Crime in Jordan

Top 76 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Jordan

1 Aydūn 18 1.0 per 1K

2 Saḩāb 16 1.0 per 1K

3 Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 16 1.0 per 1K

4 Jarash 22 1.0 per 1K

5 Aţ Ţafīlah 12 1.0 per 1K

6 ‘Izrā 09 1.0 per 1K

7 Qīr Moāv 19 1.0 per 1K

8 Karak City 09 1.0 per 1K

9 Judita 18 1.0 per 1K

10 Al Fuḩayş 02 1.0 per 1K

11 Al Jubayhah 16 1.0 per 1K

12 Umm as Summāq 16 1.0 per 1K

13 Kurayyimah 18 1.0 per 1K

14 Māḩiş 02 1.0 per 1K

15 ‘Anjarah 20 1.0 per 1K

16 Safi 09 1.0 per 1K

17 Al Azraq ash Shamālī 17 1.0 per 1K

18 Aţ Ţurrah 18 1.0 per 1K

19 Wādī Mūsá 19 1.0 per 1K

20 ‘Ajlūn 20 1.0 per 1K

21 Amman 16 1.0 per 1K

22 Zarqa 17 1.0 per 1K

23 Irbid 18 1.0 per 1K

24 Russeifa 17 1.0 per 1K

25 Ḩayy Khildā 16 1.0 per 1K

26 Khuraybat as Sūq 16 1.0 per 1K

27 Wādī as Sīr 16 1.0 per 1K

28 Ar Ramthā 18 1.0 per 1K

29 Ṣuwayliḥ 02 1.0 per 1K

30 Sūf 22 1.0 per 1K

31 As Salţ 02 1.0 per 1K

32 Aqaba 21 1.0 per 1K

33 Rukban 15 1.0 per 1K

34 Marj Al Hamam 16 1.0 per 1K

35 Mādabā 23 1.0 per 1K

36 Mafraq 15 1.0 per 1K

37 Az̧ Z̧ulayl 17 1.0 per 1K

38 Ma'an 19 1.0 per 1K

39 Ḩayy al Bunayyāt 16 1.0 per 1K

40 Sāl 18 1.0 per 1K

41 Malkā 18 1.0 per 1K

42 Kafr Abīl 18 1.0 per 1K

43 Dayr Yūsuf 18 1.0 per 1K

44 Al Ḩamrā’ 15 1.0 per 1K

45 Saḩam al Kaffārāt 18 1.0 per 1K

46 Raymūn 22 1.0 per 1K

47 Waqqāş 18 1.0 per 1K

48 Al Kittah 22 1.0 per 1K

49 Al Qaţrānah 09 1.0 per 1K

50 Ḩātim 18 1.0 per 1K

51 Kharjā 18 1.0 per 1K

52 Ḩalāwah 20 1.0 per 1K

53 Şabḩā 15 1.0 per 1K

54 Kitim 18 1.0 per 1K

55 Al Khinzīrah 09 1.0 per 1K

56 Tibnah 18 1.0 per 1K

57 Balīlā 22 1.0 per 1K

58 Al Mazār al Janūbī 09 1.0 per 1K

59 Aţ Ţayyibah 18 1.0 per 1K

60 Sakib 22 1.0 per 1K

61 Ash Shajarah 18 1.0 per 1K

62 Jāwā 16 1.0 per 1K

63 Şakhrah 20 1.0 per 1K

64 Rehab 15 1.0 per 1K

65 Ruwaished 15 1.0 per 1K

66 ‘Ayn Jannā 20 1.0 per 1K

67 Al Karāmah 02 1.0 per 1K

68 Qumaym 18 1.0 per 1K

69 Şammā 18 1.0 per 1K

70 Kafr Asad 18 1.0 per 1K

71 Bayt Yāfā 18 1.0 per 1K

72 Al Quwayrah 19 1.0 per 1K

73 ‘Ayy 09 1.0 per 1K

74 Buşayrā 12 1.0 per 1K

75 Kafr Sawm 18 1.0 per 1K

76 Ḩakamā 18 1.0 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Jordan face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Aydūn has 1.0 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 Aydūn is 0.2x 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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