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US states by murder rate, 2025

District of Columbia had the highest murder rate of 51 states in 2025, at 16.7 per 100,000 people. New Hampshire had the lowest, at 1.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 3.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 4.1 per 100,000 people. Source: FBI.

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Highest16.7District of Columbia
Lowest1.2New Hampshire
Median3.851 states
United States4.1History

Map of states, 2025

Alabama: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 2.3 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 1.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 2.9 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 1.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 3 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 2.7 per 100,000 people
  • Under 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.8
  • 2.8 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.5
  • 4.5 to 6.4
  • 6.4 and over
per 100,000 people, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2025

District of Columbia: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia16.7Louisiana: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana8.7New Mexico: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico8.6Alabama: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleAlabama8.5Mississippi: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMississippi7.1Missouri: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMissouri7.1North Carolina: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina6.5Tennessee: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleTennessee6.5South Carolina: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina6.4Arkansas: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas6.3Alaska: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleAlaska6.1Georgia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia5.6Maryland: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMaryland5.3Oklahoma: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma4.9Kansas: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleKansas4.8Nevada: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleNevada4.8Texas: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleTexas4.6Arizona: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleArizona4.5Ohio: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio4.5Illinois: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleIllinois4.4Michigan: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMichigan4.4Pennsylvania: 4.2 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania4.2Virginia: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleVirginia4.2Delaware: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware4.1Wisconsin: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin3.9Indiana: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleIndiana3.8West Virginia: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia3.8Colorado: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleColorado3.6California: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia3.5Florida: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleFlorida3.2South Dakota: 3 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota3Oregon: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleOregon2.9Washington: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington2.9Kentucky: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleKentucky2.8Wyoming: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming2.7Montana: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleMontana2.6Utah: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleUtah2.6New York: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleNew York2.4Nebraska: 2.3 per 100,000 peopleNebraska2.3Minnesota: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota2.2Idaho: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleIdaho2.1Connecticut: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut1.9New Jersey: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey1.9Rhode Island: 1.7 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island1.7Iowa: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleIowa1.6Vermont: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleVermont1.6North Dakota: 1.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota1.5Maine: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleMaine1.4Massachusetts: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts1.4Hawaii: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleHawaii1.2New Hampshire: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire1.2District of Columbia: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia16.7Louisiana: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana8.7New Mexico: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico8.6Alabama: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleAlabama8.5Mississippi: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMississippi7.1Missouri: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMissouri7.1North Carolina: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina6.5Tennessee: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleTennessee6.5South Carolina: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina6.4Arkansas: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas6.3Alaska: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleAlaska6.1Georgia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia5.6Maryland: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMaryland5.3Oklahoma: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma4.9Kansas: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleKansas4.8Nevada: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleNevada4.8Texas: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleTexas4.6Arizona: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleArizona4.5Ohio: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio4.5Illinois: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleIllinois4.4Michigan: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMichigan4.4Pennsylvania: 4.2 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania4.2Virginia: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleVirginia4.2Delaware: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware4.1Wisconsin: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin3.9Indiana: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleIndiana3.8West Virginia: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia3.8Colorado: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleColorado3.6California: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia3.5Florida: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleFlorida3.2South Dakota: 3 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota3Oregon: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleOregon2.9Washington: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington2.9Kentucky: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleKentucky2.8Wyoming: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming2.7Montana: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleMontana2.6Utah: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleUtah2.6New York: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleNew York2.4Nebraska: 2.3 per 100,000 peopleNebraska2.3Minnesota: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota2.2Idaho: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleIdaho2.1Connecticut: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut1.9New Jersey: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey1.9Rhode Island: 1.7 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island1.7Iowa: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleIowa1.6Vermont: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleVermont1.6North Dakota: 1.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota1.5Maine: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleMaine1.4Massachusetts: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts1.4Hawaii: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleHawaii1.2New Hampshire: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire1.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2025
per 100,000 people		Change on 2024
1District of Columbia16.7-9.1 pts
2Louisiana8.7-1.8 pts
3New Mexico8.6-2 pts
4Alabama8.5-0.7 pts
5Mississippi7.1+0.1 pts
5Missouri7.1-0.8 pts
7North Carolina6.5-1.1 pts
7Tennessee6.5-1.6 pts
9South Carolina6.4-1.4 pts
10Arkansas6.3-1.3 pts
11Alaska6.1-0.8 pts
12Georgia5.6-1.3 pts
13Maryland5.3-2.1 pts
14Oklahoma4.9-1.4 pts
15Kansas4.8+0.9 pts
15Nevada4.8-1.6 pts
17Texas4.6-0.7 pts
18Arizona4.5-0.9 pts
18Ohio4.5-0.7 pts
20Illinois4.4-1.5 pts
20Michigan4.4-0.5 pts
22Pennsylvania4.2-1 pts
22Virginia4.2-0.8 pts
24Delaware4.1-1.7 pts
25Wisconsin3.9-0.4 pts
26Indiana3.8-2.1 pts
26West Virginia3.8-2.2 pts
28Colorado3.6-1 pts
29California3.5-0.7 pts
30Florida3.2-0.8 pts
31South Dakota3-1.3 pts
32Oregon2.9-0.9 pts
32Washington2.9-0.9 pts
34Kentucky2.8-3.6 pts
35Wyoming2.7+0.3 pts
36Montana2.6-0.5 pts
36Utah2.6-0.1 pts
38New York2.4-0.6 pts
39Nebraska2.3+0.1 pts
40Minnesota2.2-0.8 pts
41Idaho2.1+0.4 pts
42Connecticut1.9-0.5 pts
42New Jersey1.9-0.5 pts
44Rhode Island1.7-0.4 pts
45Iowa1.6-0.7 pts
45Vermont1.6-1.9 pts
47North Dakota1.5-1 pts
48Maine1.4-0.9 pts
48Massachusetts1.4-0.4 pts
50Hawaii1.2-1.2 pts
50New Hampshire1.2+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated murders and nonnegligent manslaughters known to law enforcement per 100,000 inhabitants. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

UCR definition: the willful killing of one human being by another, excluding deaths caused by negligence, suicides, accidents and justifiable homicides. For other countries use homicide_rate (UNODC). Per 100,000 inhabitants of the population the FBI uses, as published by the FBI, not Invokely population figures. FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants (US states by murder rate, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants, US states by murder rate, 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/murder-rate/us-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants. US states by murder rate, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/murder-rate/us-states.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants, US states by murder rate, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/murder-rate/us-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest murder rate?

District of Columbia, with 16.7 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to FBI.

Which state has the lowest murder rate?

New Hampshire, with 1.2 per 100,000 people in 2025.

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