General Discussion

Birmingham Alabama Randall Woodfin Democrat
Baltimore Maryland Brandon Scott Democrat
Memphis Tennessee Paul Young Democrat
St Louis Missouri Cara Spencer Democrat
New Orleans Louisiana LaToya Cantrell Democrat

The top 20 per Wikipedia (for total crime):

Albuquerque New Mexico Tim Keller Democrat
Memphis Tennessee see above
St Louis Missouri see above
Spokane Washington Lisa Brown Democrat
Oakland California Barbara Lee Democrat
Baltimore Maryland see above
San Francisco California Daniel Laurie Democrat
Detroit Michigan Mike Duggan Democrat until 2024, now independent
Baton Rouge Louisiana Sid Edwards Republican
Anchorage Alaska Suzanne LaFrance the mayor is nonpartisan, but endorsed by the Alaska Democratic Party
Wichita Kansas Lily Wu Republican until 2022, Libertarian since
Cleveland Ohio Justin Bibb Democrat
Tulsa Oklahoma Monroe Nichols Democrat
Kansas City Missouri Quinton Lucas Democrat
Portland Oregon Keith Wilson Democrat
Mobile Alabama Sandy Simpson Republican
Orlando Florida Buddy Dyer Democrat
Tuscon Arizona Regina Romero Democrat
Cincinnati Ohio Aftab Pureval Democrat
Seattle Washington Bruce Howell Democrat

So 16 Democrats (including the nonpartisan given the endorsement, 1 independent, 3 Republicans (including the Libertarian). Doesn't mean we're worse on crime, but there's more opportunities to commit crimes in larger cities. Are many of these in cities in red states sure. Shocking that cities in states with fewer economic opportunities have more crime. But in general, urban areas are statistically more likely to be Democratic.