Crime in the United States - Ranking Each State from 1-50

Violent Crime Rates for Every State in America (Hover over states to display rankings)

Our interactive map ranks each individual state from MOST to LEAST violent

Number of violent crimes for every 10,000 state residents annually*

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This is the most recent data available as of January 2017

Violent Crimes in the United States - crime data from the FBI (2015)

State Population Annual Violent Crimes # of Violent Crimes for 10,000 residents

State Alabama Population 4,858,979 Total Crimes 22,952 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 47

State Alaska Population 738,432 Total Crimes 5,392 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 73

State Arizona Population 6,828,065 Total Crimes 28,012 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 41

State Arkansas Population 2,978,204 Total Crimes 15,526 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 52

State California Population 39,144,818 Total Crimes 166,883 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 43

State Colorado Population 5,456,574 Total Crimes 17,515 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 32

State Connecticut Population 3,590,886 Total Crimes 7,845 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 22

State Delaware Population 945,934 Total Crimes 4,720 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 50

State Florida Population 20,271,272 Total Crimes 93,626 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 46

State Georgia Population 10,214,860 Total Crimes 38,643 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 38

State Hawaii Population 1,431,603 Total Crimes 4,201 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 30

State Idaho Population 1,654,930 Total Crimes 3,568 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 22

State Illinois Population 12,859,995 Total Crimes 49,354 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 38

State Indiana Population 6,619,680 Total Crimes 25,653 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 39

State Iowa Population 3,123,899 Total Crimes 8,936 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 29

State Kansas Population 2,911,641 Total Crimes 11,353 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 39

State Kentucky Population 4,425,092 Total Crimes 9,676 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 22

State Louisiana Population 4,670,724 Total Crimes 25,208 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 54

State Maine Population 1,329,328 Total Crimes 1,729 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 13

State Maryland Population 6,006,401 Total Crimes 27,462 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 46

State Massachusetts Population 6,794,422 Total Crimes 26,562 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 39

State Michigan Population 9,922,576 Total Crimes 41,231 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 42

State Michigan Population 5,489,594 Total Crimes 13,319 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 24

State Mississippi Population 2,992,333 Total Crimes 8,254 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 28

State Missouri Population 6,083,672 Total Crimes 30,261 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 50

State Montana Population 1,032,949 Total Crimes 3,611 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 35

State Nebraska Population 1,896,190 Total Crimes 5,212 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 27

State Nevada Population 2,890,845 Total Crimes 20,118 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 70

State New Hampshire Population 1,330,608 Total Crimes 2,652 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 20

State New Jersey Population 8,958,013 Total Crimes 22,879 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 26

State New Mexico Population 2,085,109 Total Crimes 13,681 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 66

State New York Population 19,795,791 Total Crimes 75,165 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 38

State North Carolina Population 10,042,802 Total Crimes 34,852 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 35

State North Dakota Population 756,927 Total Crimes 1,812 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 24

State Ohio Population 11,613,423 Total Crimes 33,898 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 30

State Oklahoma Population 4,028,977 Total Crimes 10,468 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 42

State Oregon Population 4,093,465 Total Crimes 12,475 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 26

State Pennsylvania Population 12,802,503 Total Crimes 40,339 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 32

State Rhode Island Population 1,056,298 Total Crimes 2,562 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 24

State South Carolina Population 4,896,146 Total Crimes 24,700 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 51

State South Dakota Population 858,469 Total Crimes 3,289 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 38

State Tennessee Population 6,600,299 Total Crimes 40,400 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 61

State Texas Population 27,469,114 Total Crimes 113,227 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 41

State Utah Population 2,995,919 Total Crimes 7,071 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 24

State Vermont Population 626,042 Total Crimes 739 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 12

State Virginia Population 8,382,993 Total Crimes 16,399 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 20

State Washington Population 7,170,351 Total Crimes 20,394 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 28

State West Virginia Population 1,844,128 Total Crimes 6,231 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 34

State Wisconsin Population 5,771,337 Total Crimes 17,647 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 31

State Wyoming Population 586,107 Total Crimes 1,302 # of crimes for 10,000 residents 22

*Violent Crimes Include: Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault. Data does not include property crimes.

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