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US states by violent crime rate, 2025

District of Columbia had the highest violent crime rate of 51 states in 2025, at 803 per 100,000 people. Maine had the lowest, at 93.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 296.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 327.6 per 100,000 people. Source: FBI.

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Highest803District of Columbia
Lowest93.2Maine
Median296.951 states
United States327.6History

Map of states, 2025

Alabama: 348.3 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 729.3 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 377.9 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 531.8 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 432.7 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 421.7 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 109.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 346.9 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 803 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 260.9 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 296.9 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 205.1 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 217.3 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 251 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 254.4 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 233.9 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 457.2 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 212.1 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 515.1 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 93.2 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 358 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 302.7 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 416.2 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 223.5 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 226.9 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 417.8 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 419.1 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 218.4 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 379.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 117.6 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 193.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 621.6 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 368.4 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 330.3 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 238.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 275.6 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 407.7 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 311.2 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 226.8 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 144.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 387.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 307.5 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 492.3 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 344.9 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 235.7 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 214.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 205.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 283.9 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 241.7 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 240.3 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 179.9 per 100,000 people
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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: 803 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia803Alaska: 729.3 per 100,000 peopleAlaska729.3New Mexico: 621.6 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico621.6Arkansas: 531.8 per 100,000 peopleArkansas531.8Louisiana: 515.1 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana515.1Tennessee: 492.3 per 100,000 peopleTennessee492.3Kansas: 457.2 per 100,000 peopleKansas457.2California: 432.7 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia432.7Colorado: 421.7 per 100,000 peopleColorado421.7Montana: 419.1 per 100,000 peopleMontana419.1Missouri: 417.8 per 100,000 peopleMissouri417.8Michigan: 416.2 per 100,000 peopleMichigan416.2Oklahoma: 407.7 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma407.7South Carolina: 387.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina387.6Nevada: 379.2 per 100,000 peopleNevada379.2Arizona: 377.9 per 100,000 peopleArizona377.9New York: 368.4 per 100,000 peopleNew York368.4Maryland: 358 per 100,000 peopleMaryland358Alabama: 348.3 per 100,000 peopleAlabama348.3Delaware: 346.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware346.9Texas: 344.9 per 100,000 peopleTexas344.9North Carolina: 330.3 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina330.3Oregon: 311.2 per 100,000 peopleOregon311.2South Dakota: 307.5 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota307.5Massachusetts: 302.7 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts302.7Georgia: 296.9 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia296.9Washington: 283.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington283.9Ohio: 275.6 per 100,000 peopleOhio275.6Florida: 260.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorida260.9Indiana: 254.4 per 100,000 peopleIndiana254.4Illinois: 251 per 100,000 peopleIllinois251West Virginia: 241.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia241.7Wisconsin: 240.3 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin240.3North Dakota: 238.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota238.1Utah: 235.7 per 100,000 peopleUtah235.7Iowa: 233.9 per 100,000 peopleIowa233.9Mississippi: 226.9 per 100,000 peopleMississippi226.9Pennsylvania: 226.8 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania226.8Minnesota: 223.5 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota223.5Nebraska: 218.4 per 100,000 peopleNebraska218.4Idaho: 217.3 per 100,000 peopleIdaho217.3Vermont: 214.4 per 100,000 peopleVermont214.4Kentucky: 212.1 per 100,000 peopleKentucky212.1Virginia: 205.9 per 100,000 peopleVirginia205.9Hawaii: 205.1 per 100,000 peopleHawaii205.1New Jersey: 193.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey193.8Wyoming: 179.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming179.9Rhode Island: 144.1 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island144.1New Hampshire: 117.6 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire117.6Connecticut: 109.6 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut109.6Maine: 93.2 per 100,000 peopleMaine93.2District of Columbia: 803 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia803Alaska: 729.3 per 100,000 peopleAlaska729.3New Mexico: 621.6 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico621.6Arkansas: 531.8 per 100,000 peopleArkansas531.8Louisiana: 515.1 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana515.1Tennessee: 492.3 per 100,000 peopleTennessee492.3Kansas: 457.2 per 100,000 peopleKansas457.2California: 432.7 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia432.7Colorado: 421.7 per 100,000 peopleColorado421.7Montana: 419.1 per 100,000 peopleMontana419.1Missouri: 417.8 per 100,000 peopleMissouri417.8Michigan: 416.2 per 100,000 peopleMichigan416.2Oklahoma: 407.7 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma407.7South Carolina: 387.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina387.6Nevada: 379.2 per 100,000 peopleNevada379.2Arizona: 377.9 per 100,000 peopleArizona377.9New York: 368.4 per 100,000 peopleNew York368.4Maryland: 358 per 100,000 peopleMaryland358Alabama: 348.3 per 100,000 peopleAlabama348.3Delaware: 346.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware346.9Texas: 344.9 per 100,000 peopleTexas344.9North Carolina: 330.3 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina330.3Oregon: 311.2 per 100,000 peopleOregon311.2South Dakota: 307.5 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota307.5Massachusetts: 302.7 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts302.7Georgia: 296.9 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia296.9Washington: 283.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington283.9Ohio: 275.6 per 100,000 peopleOhio275.6Florida: 260.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorida260.9Indiana: 254.4 per 100,000 peopleIndiana254.4Illinois: 251 per 100,000 peopleIllinois251West Virginia: 241.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia241.7Wisconsin: 240.3 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin240.3North Dakota: 238.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota238.1Utah: 235.7 per 100,000 peopleUtah235.7Iowa: 233.9 per 100,000 peopleIowa233.9Mississippi: 226.9 per 100,000 peopleMississippi226.9Pennsylvania: 226.8 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania226.8Minnesota: 223.5 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota223.5Nebraska: 218.4 per 100,000 peopleNebraska218.4Idaho: 217.3 per 100,000 peopleIdaho217.3Vermont: 214.4 per 100,000 peopleVermont214.4Kentucky: 212.1 per 100,000 peopleKentucky212.1Virginia: 205.9 per 100,000 peopleVirginia205.9Hawaii: 205.1 per 100,000 peopleHawaii205.1New Jersey: 193.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey193.8Wyoming: 179.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming179.9Rhode Island: 144.1 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island144.1New Hampshire: 117.6 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire117.6Connecticut: 109.6 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut109.6Maine: 93.2 per 100,000 peopleMaine93.2
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 Columbia803-212.6 pts
2Alaska729.3+0.2 pts
3New Mexico621.6-103.7 pts
4Arkansas531.8-55 pts
5Louisiana515.1-8.4 pts
6Tennessee492.3-110.1 pts
7Kansas457.2-3.5 pts
8California432.7-42.6 pts
9Colorado421.7-72.8 pts
10Montana419.1-10.8 pts
11Missouri417.8-49.2 pts
12Michigan416.2-20.7 pts
13Oklahoma407.7-20.8 pts
14South Carolina387.6-52.7 pts
15Nevada379.2-28.7 pts
16Arizona377.9-53.6 pts
17New York368.4-20.7 pts
18Maryland358-67.4 pts
19Alabama348.3-24.6 pts
20Delaware346.9-21 pts
21Texas344.9-49.6 pts
22North Carolina330.3-48.9 pts
23Oregon311.2-26.7 pts
24South Dakota307.5-25.7 pts
25Massachusetts302.7-14.4 pts
26Georgia296.9-22.8 pts
27Washington283.9-46.2 pts
28Ohio275.6-25.4 pts
29Florida260.9-14.3 pts
30Indiana254.4-71.4 pts
31Illinois251-39.3 pts
32West Virginia241.7-11.5 pts
33Wisconsin240.3-44.1 pts
34North Dakota238.1-18.6 pts
35Utah235.7+2.9 pts
36Iowa233.9-8.7 pts
37Mississippi226.90 pts
38Pennsylvania226.8-23.3 pts
39Minnesota223.5-36 pts
40Nebraska218.4-1 pts
41Idaho217.3-18.4 pts
42Vermont214.4-10.9 pts
43Kentucky212.1-13.7 pts
44Virginia205.9-16.6 pts
45Hawaii205.1-25.3 pts
46New Jersey193.8-25.9 pts
47Wyoming179.9-26 pts
48Rhode Island144.1-10.7 pts
49New Hampshire117.6+5.6 pts
50Connecticut109.6-29.4 pts
51Maine93.2-9.1 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated violent crimes (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement) per 100,000 inhabitants. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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.

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

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, rate per 100,000 inhabitants, US states by violent crime 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/violent-crime-rate/us-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest violent crime rate?

District of Columbia, with 803 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to FBI.

Which state has the lowest violent crime rate?

Maine, with 93.2 per 100,000 people in 2025.

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