This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total. These data have been taken from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports.[1]
In the United States, violent crime consists of five types of criminal offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and gang violence.[2]
Rate by crime
editData in this table are from the FBI and for the year 2022.[1]
| Location | Violent crime |
Homicide | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 380.7 | 6.3 | 40.0 | 66.1 | 268.2 |
 District of Columbia |
812.3 | 29.3 | 41.5 | 357.5 | 383.9 |
 New Mexico |
780.5 | 12.0 | 54.6 | 110.6 | 603.3 |
 Alaska |
758.9 | 9.5 | 134.0 | 75.1 | 540.2 |
 Arkansas |
645.3 | 10.2 | 76.0 | 39.7 | 519.4 |
 Louisiana |
628.6 | 16.1 | 43.0 | 67.3 | 502.1 |
 Tennessee |
621.6 | 8.6 | 38.2 | 67.1 | 507.6 |
 California |
499.5 | 5.7 | 37.4 | 123.5 | 332.8 |
 Colorado |
492.5 | 6.4 | 63.4 | 72.6 | 350.1 |
 South Carolina |
491.3 | 11.2 | 38.2 | 40.6 | 401.3 |
 Missouri |
488.0 | 10.1 | 48.9 | 54.8 | 374.2 |
 Michigan |
461.0 | 6.9 | 64.8 | 36.6 | 352.7 |
 Nevada |
454.0 | 6.8 | 58.9 | 86.1 | 302.3 |
 Texas |
431.9 | 6.7 | 50.0 | 70.5 | 304.7 |
 Arizona |
431.5 | 6.8 | 44.1 | 70.1 | 310.5 |
 New York |
429.3 | 4.0 | 29.5 | 112.0 | 283.8 |
 Oklahoma |
419.7 | 6.7 | 57.5 | 40.6 | 314.8 |
 Montana |
417.9 | 4.5 | 54.4 | 23.3 | 335.7 |
 Kansas |
414.6 | 4.6 | 45.5 | 29.2 | 335.4 |
 Alabama |
409.1 | 10.9 | 29.6 | 34.5 | 334.1 |
 North Carolina |
405.1 | 8.1 | 30.5 | 54.9 | 311.6 |
 Maryland |
398.5 | 8.5 | 30.6 | 114.2 | 245.2 |
 Delaware |
383.5 | 4.8 | 22.0 | 57.0 | 299.8 |
 South Dakota |
377.4 | 4.3 | 55.8 | 25.3 | 292.0 |
 Washington |
375.6 | 5.0 | 39.2 | 86.8 | 244.7 |
 Georgia |
367.0 | 8.2 | 36.4 | 43.6 | 278.8 |
 Oregon |
342.4 | 4.5 | 40.6 | 68.6 | 228.7 |
 Massachusetts |
322.0 | 2.1 | 29.1 | 37.7 | 253.1 |
 Indiana |
306.2 | 6.2 | 32.8 | 43.0 | 224.2 |
 Wisconsin |
297.0 | 5.3 | 38.6 | 39.4 | 213.7 |
 Ohio |
293.6 | 6.1 | 48.4 | 53.1 | 185.9 |
 Illinois |
287.3 | 7.8 | 48.1 | 84.7 | 146.7 |
 Iowa |
286.5 | 1.7 | 42.5 | 21.6 | 220.7 |
 Nebraska |
282.8 | 3.2 | 55.3 | 29.1 | 195.2 |
 Minnesota |
280.6 | 3.2 | 40.7 | 57.0 | 179.7 |
 Pennsylvania |
279.9 | 7.9 | 29.5 | 68.1 | 174.5 |
 North Dakota |
279.6 | 3.5 | 56.7 | 27.6 | 191.8 |
 West Virginia |
277.9 | 4.6 | 44.4 | 10.0 | 218.9 |
 Hawaii |
259.6 | 2.1 | 37.9 | 66.1 | 153.5 |
 Florida |
258.9 | 5.0 | 30.2 | 33.6 | 190.1 |
 Mississippi |
245.0 | 7.8 | 33.7 | 25.6 | 178.0 |
 Utah |
241.8 | 2.0 | 59.5 | 29.6 | 150.7 |
 Idaho |
241.4 | 2.7 | 48.7 | 8.2 | 181.7 |
 Virginia |
234.0 | 7.3 | 30.2 | 38.4 | 158.1 |
 Vermont |
221.9 | 3.4 | 36.8 | 13.3 | 168.5 |
 Kentucky |
214.1 | 6.8 | 33.8 | 38.1 | 135.4 |
 New Jersey |
202.9 | 3.1 | 16.8 | 47.6 | 135.4 |
 Wyoming |
201.9 | 2.6 | 62.8 | 7.9 | 128.7 |
 Rhode Island |
172.3 | 1.5 | 38.0 | 24.6 | 108.3 |
 Connecticut |
150.0 | 3.8 | 18.1 | 44.9 | 83.3 |
 New Hampshire |
125.6 | 1.8 | 39.6 | 16.1 | 68.1 |
 Maine |
103.3 | 2.2 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 59.0 |
Rate by year
editData in this table are from the FBI.[1]
| Location | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 383.4 | 380.8 | 398.5 | 387.0 | 380.7 |
| District of Columbia |
997.1 | 1,045.2 | 999.8 | 951.3 | 812.3 |
| New Mexico |
842.8 | 824.0 | 778.3 | 820.8 | 780.5 |
| Alaska |
891.7 | 865.0 | 837.8 | 759.1 | 758.9 |
| Arkansas |
561.6 | 580.8 | 671.9 | 702.4 | 645.3 |
| Louisiana |
543.3 | 559.7 | 639.4 | 662.7 | 628.6 |
| Tennessee |
630.4 | 598.9 | 672.7 | 671.8 | 621.6 |
| California |
447.5 | 442.1 | 442.0 | 481.2 | 499.5 |
| Colorado |
401.5 | 384.6 | 423.1 | 480.4 | 492.5 |
| South Carolina |
500.8 | 510.1 | 530.7 | 513.8 | 491.3 |
| Missouri |
501.4 | 499.6 | 542.7 | 524.3 | 488.0 |
| Michigan |
452.5 | 438.6 | 478.0 | 491.1 | 461.0 |
| Nevada |
552.1 | 496.1 | 460.3 | 432.0 | 454.0 |
| Texas |
412.9 | 421.8 | 446.5 | 453.0 | 431.9 |
| Arizona |
475.7 | 447.1 | 484.8 | 425.6 | 431.5 |
| New York |
350.8 | 361.0 | 363.8 | 308.3 | 429.3 |
| Oklahoma |
474.6 | 436.3 | 458.6 | 438.0 | 419.7 |
| Montana |
380.9 | 417.9 | 469.8 | 469.8 | 417.9 |
| Kansas |
441.8 | 405.5 | 425.0 | 444.9 | 414.6 |
| Alabama |
523.1 | 504.7 | 453.6 | 348.3 | 409.1 |
| North Carolina |
356.2 | 378.7 | 419.3 | 419.5 | 405.1 |
| Maryland |
469.4 | 454.4 | 399.9 | 435.1 | 398.5 |
| Delaware |
422.5 | 422.7 | 431.9 | 419.2 | 383.5 |
| South Dakota |
396.4 | 397.1 | 501.4 | 391.8 | 377.4 |
| Washington |
315.3 | 303.3 | 293.7 | 335.7 | 375.6 |
| Georgia |
338.9 | 326.2 | 400.1 | 349.8 | 367.0 |
| Oregon |
290.4 | 293.7 | 291.9 | 341.3 | 342.4 |
| Massachusetts |
340.3 | 328.7 | 308.8 | 301.1 | 322.0 |
| Indiana |
373.5 | 371.5 | 357.7 | 332.6 | 306.2 |
| Wisconsin |
299.0 | 297.1 | 323.4 | 325.4 | 297.0 |
| Ohio |
294.8 | 296.0 | 308.8 | 317.4 | 293.6 |
| Illinois |
411.4 | 415.3 | 425.9 | 344.8 | 287.3 |
| Iowa |
263.7 | 287.6 | 303.5 | 295.0 | 286.5 |
| Nebraska |
289.9 | 304.6 | 334.1 | 297.0 | 282.8 |
| Minnesota |
221.2 | 237.5 | 277.5 | 308.9 | 280.6 |
| Pennsylvania |
305.4 | 306.0 | 389.5 | 281.8 | 279.9 |
| North Dakota |
284.1 | 301.4 | 329.0 | 276.4 | 279.6 |
| West Virginia |
299.9 | 318.9 | 355.9 | 291.5 | 277.9 |
| Hawaii |
255.0 | 264.5 | 254.2 | 274.0 | 259.6 |
| Florida |
385.9 | 378.2 | 383.6 | 337.3 | 258.9 |
| Mississippi |
266.0 | 261.2 | 291.2 | 255.4 | 245.0 |
| Utah |
239.4 | 236.9 | 260.7 | 259.1 | 241.8 |
| Idaho |
239.7 | 232.6 | 242.6 | 240.8 | 241.4 |
| Virginia |
204.2 | 209.4 | 208.7 | 225.5 | 234.0 |
| Vermont |
185.0 | 207.2 | 173.4 | 194.0 | 221.9 |
| Kentucky |
217.9 | 220.7 | 259.1 | 269.0 | 214.1 |
| New Jersey |
208.6 | 206.7 | 195.4 | 183.5 | 202.9 |
| Wyoming |
213.8 | 215.0 | 234.2 | 223.8 | 201.9 |
| Rhode Island |
219.8 | 222.7 | 230.8 | 200.5 | 172.3 |
| Connecticut |
209.6 | 184.6 | 181.6 | 168.6 | 150.0 |
| New Hampshire |
177.6 | 158.1 | 146.4 | 129.7 | 125.6 |
| Maine |
112.0 | 116.1 | 108.6 | 112.9 | 103.3 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d At the bottom under 'Additional Datasets' find 'Summary Reporting System (SRS)' and click 'Download'. "Crime Data Explorer". cjis.gov. Retrieved 9 Feb 2024.
- ^ "Offense Definitions". fbi.gov. 2019. Retrieved 13 Feb 2024.