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US states by murder rate

District of Columbia had the highest murder rate of 50 states in 2022, at 30.4 per 100,000 people. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 1.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 6.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 6.5 per 100,000 people. Source: FBI.

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Highest30.4District of Columbia
Lowest1.6Rhode Island
Median6.150 states
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Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 7 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 2 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 7 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 4.7 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 2.6 per 100,000 people
  • Under 2.8
  • 2.8 to 4.6
  • 4.6 to 6
  • 6 to 7.2
  • 7.2 to 9.5
  • 9.5 and over
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2022

District of Columbia: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia30.4Louisiana: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana16.5New Mexico: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico12.3Alabama: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleAlabama11.6South Carolina: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina10.6Arkansas: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas10.3Missouri: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMissouri10.2Maryland: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMaryland9.8Alaska: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleAlaska9.5Tennessee: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleTennessee9.2Georgia: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia8.4North Carolina: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina8.1Pennsylvania: 8.1 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania8.1Illinois: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleIllinois7.9Mississippi: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMississippi7.6Virginia: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia7.4Kentucky: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleKentucky7.3Nevada: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleNevada7.1Arizona: 7 per 100,000 peopleArizona7Oklahoma: 7 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma7Michigan: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleMichigan6.9Texas: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleTexas6.9Indiana: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleIndiana6.8Colorado: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleColorado6.4Ohio: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio6.3California: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia5.8Wisconsin: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin5.5Florida: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleFlorida5.4West Virginia: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia5.4Washington: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington5.1Delaware: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware4.8Kansas: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleKansas4.8Oregon: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleOregon4.7Montana: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleMontana4.6South Dakota: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota4.4New York: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleNew York4.1Connecticut: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut3.8New Jersey: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey3.4Vermont: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleVermont3.4Minnesota: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota3.2Nebraska: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleNebraska3.1Idaho: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleIdaho2.7Wyoming: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming2.6Maine: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleMaine2.2Utah: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleUtah2.2Massachusetts: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts2.1Hawaii: 2 per 100,000 peopleHawaii2Iowa: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleIowa1.9New Hampshire: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire1.9Rhode Island: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island1.6District of Columbia: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia30.4Louisiana: 16.5 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana16.5New Mexico: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico12.3Alabama: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleAlabama11.6South Carolina: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina10.6Arkansas: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas10.3Missouri: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMissouri10.2Maryland: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleMaryland9.8Alaska: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleAlaska9.5Tennessee: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleTennessee9.2Georgia: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia8.4North Carolina: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina8.1Pennsylvania: 8.1 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania8.1Illinois: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleIllinois7.9Mississippi: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMississippi7.6Virginia: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia7.4Kentucky: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleKentucky7.3Nevada: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleNevada7.1Arizona: 7 per 100,000 peopleArizona7Oklahoma: 7 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma7Michigan: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleMichigan6.9Texas: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleTexas6.9Indiana: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleIndiana6.8Colorado: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleColorado6.4Ohio: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio6.3California: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia5.8Wisconsin: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin5.5Florida: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleFlorida5.4West Virginia: 5.4 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia5.4Washington: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleWashington5.1Delaware: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleDelaware4.8Kansas: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleKansas4.8Oregon: 4.7 per 100,000 peopleOregon4.7Montana: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleMontana4.6South Dakota: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota4.4New York: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleNew York4.1Connecticut: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut3.8New Jersey: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey3.4Vermont: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleVermont3.4Minnesota: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota3.2Nebraska: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleNebraska3.1Idaho: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleIdaho2.7Wyoming: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleWyoming2.6Maine: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleMaine2.2Utah: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleUtah2.2Massachusetts: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts2.1Hawaii: 2 per 100,000 peopleHawaii2Iowa: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleIowa1.9New Hampshire: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire1.9Rhode Island: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island1.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1District of Columbia30.4-10.6 pts
2Louisiana16.5-3.1 pts
3New Mexico12.3-0.6 pts
4Alabama11.6+2.2 pts
5South Carolina10.6-0.8 pts
6Arkansas10.3-0.7 pts
7Missouri10.20 pts
8Maryland9.8-1.2 pts
9Alaska9.5+3.4 pts
10Tennessee9.2-1 pts
11Georgia8.4+0.5 pts
12North Carolina8.1-1.3 pts
12Pennsylvania8.1-0.3 pts
14Illinois7.9-1.2 pts
15Mississippi7.6-1.7 pts
16Virginia7.4+0.8 pts
17Kentucky7.3-1 pts
18Nevada7.1-0.5 pts
19Arizona7+0.3 pts
19Oklahoma7-0.6 pts
21Michigan6.9-0.7 pts
21Texas6.9-0.2 pts
23Indiana6.8-0.4 pts
24Colorado6.4+0.2 pts
25Ohio6.3-1.2 pts
26California5.8-0.2 pts
27Wisconsin5.5-0.1 pts
28Florida5.4+1.1 pts
28West Virginia5.4-0.6 pts
30Washington5.1+0.8 pts
31Delaware4.8-4.9 pts
31Kansas4.80 pts
33Oregon4.7-0.1 pts
34Montana4.6+1.3 pts
35South Dakota4.4+1.4 pts
36New York4.1-0.3 pts
37Connecticut3.8-0.5 pts
38New Jersey3.4-0.7 pts
38Vermont3.4+2 pts
40Minnesota3.2-0.4 pts
41Nebraska3.1+0.2 pts
42Idaho2.7+0.4 pts
43Wyoming2.6-0.5 pts
44Maine2.2+0.7 pts
44Utah2.2-0.6 pts
46Massachusetts2.1+0.2 pts
47Hawaii2+0.4 pts
48Iowa1.9-0.4 pts
48New Hampshire1.9+1 pts
50Rhode Island1.6-1.8 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. 1 states with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/murder-rate/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest murder rate?

District of Columbia, with 30.4 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to FBI.

Which state has the lowest murder rate?

Rhode Island, with 1.6 per 100,000 people in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-18. 1 states have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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