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
Data 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
Data 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
- Crime in the United States
- List of countries by intentional homicide rate
- List of cities by murder rate ( List of United States cities by crime rate)
- Homicide in world cities
- Crime in Canada
- List of Mexican states by homicides
References
- ^ 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.
