# US states by murder rate, 2025

All 51 values come from Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `murder_rate`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Estimated murders and nonnegligent manslaughters known to law enforcement per 100,000 inhabitants. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
- Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/murder-rate/us-states

| Rank | Place | per 100,000 people |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 16.7 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 8.7 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 8.6 |
| 4 | Alabama | 8.5 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 7.1 |
| 5 | Missouri | 7.1 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 6.5 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 6.5 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 6.4 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 6.3 |
| 11 | Alaska | 6.1 |
| 12 | Georgia | 5.6 |
| 13 | Maryland | 5.3 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 4.9 |
| 15 | Kansas | 4.8 |
| 15 | Nevada | 4.8 |
| 17 | Texas | 4.6 |
| 18 | Arizona | 4.5 |
| 18 | Ohio | 4.5 |
| 20 | Illinois | 4.4 |
| 20 | Michigan | 4.4 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 4.2 |
| 22 | Virginia | 4.2 |
| 24 | Delaware | 4.1 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 3.9 |
| 26 | Indiana | 3.8 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 3.8 |
| 28 | Colorado | 3.6 |
| 29 | California | 3.5 |
| 30 | Florida | 3.2 |
| 31 | South Dakota | 3 |
| 32 | Oregon | 2.9 |
| 32 | Washington | 2.9 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 2.8 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 2.7 |
| 36 | Montana | 2.6 |
| 36 | Utah | 2.6 |
| 38 | New York | 2.4 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 2.3 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 2.2 |
| 41 | Idaho | 2.1 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 1.9 |
| 42 | New Jersey | 1.9 |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 1.7 |
| 45 | Iowa | 1.6 |
| 45 | Vermont | 1.6 |
| 47 | North Dakota | 1.5 |
| 48 | Maine | 1.4 |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 1.4 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 1.2 |
| 50 | New Hampshire | 1.2 |