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US states by violent crime rate

District of Columbia had the highest violent crime rate of 51 states in 2014, at 1,242.6 per 100,000 people. Vermont had the lowest, at 102.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 328.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 361.6 per 100,000 people. Source: FBI.

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Highest1,242.6District of Columbia
Lowest102.6Vermont
Median328.551 states
United States361.6History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 427.7 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 635.5 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 392.7 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 480.2 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 396.4 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 307.8 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 238.5 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 488.1 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 1,242.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 458.9 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 385.8 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 236.7 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 210.4 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 370.9 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 365.3 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 272.8 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 352.6 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 215.2 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 515.9 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 127.6 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 448 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 395.1 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 429.1 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 229.1 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 278.3 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 443.3 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 328.5 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 276.2 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 635.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 197.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 260.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 597.7 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 384.7 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 329.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 270.4 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 413.8 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 259.2 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 315 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 219.9 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 497.8 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 328.3 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 610.7 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 406.7 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 219.5 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 102.6 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 198.4 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 285.8 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 316.4 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 291.1 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 195.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

District of Columbia: 1,242.6 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia1,242.6Nevada: 635.7 per 100,000 peopleNevada635.7Alaska: 635.5 per 100,000 peopleAlaska635.5Tennessee: 610.7 per 100,000 peopleTennessee610.7New Mexico: 597.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico597.7Louisiana: 515.9 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana515.9South Carolina: 497.8 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina497.8Delaware: 488.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware488.1Arkansas: 480.2 per 100,000 peopleArkansas480.2Florida: 458.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorida458.9Maryland: 448 per 100,000 peopleMaryland448Missouri: 443.3 per 100,000 peopleMissouri443.3Michigan: 429.1 per 100,000 peopleMichigan429.1Alabama: 427.7 per 100,000 peopleAlabama427.7Oklahoma: 413.8 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma413.8Texas: 406.7 per 100,000 peopleTexas406.7California: 396.4 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia396.4Massachusetts: 395.1 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts395.1Arizona: 392.7 per 100,000 peopleArizona392.7Georgia: 385.8 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia385.8New York: 384.7 per 100,000 peopleNew York384.7Illinois: 370.9 per 100,000 peopleIllinois370.9Indiana: 365.3 per 100,000 peopleIndiana365.3Kansas: 352.6 per 100,000 peopleKansas352.6North Carolina: 329.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina329.1Montana: 328.5 per 100,000 peopleMontana328.5South Dakota: 328.3 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota328.3West Virginia: 316.4 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia316.4Pennsylvania: 315 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania315Colorado: 307.8 per 100,000 peopleColorado307.8Wisconsin: 291.1 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin291.1Washington: 285.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington285.8Ohio: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio285.7Mississippi: 278.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi278.3Nebraska: 276.2 per 100,000 peopleNebraska276.2Iowa: 272.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa272.8North Dakota: 270.4 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota270.4New Jersey: 260.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey260.9Oregon: 259.2 per 100,000 peopleOregon259.2Connecticut: 238.5 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut238.5Hawaii: 236.7 per 100,000 peopleHawaii236.7Minnesota: 229.1 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota229.1Rhode Island: 219.9 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island219.9Utah: 219.5 per 100,000 peopleUtah219.5Kentucky: 215.2 per 100,000 peopleKentucky215.2Idaho: 210.4 per 100,000 peopleIdaho210.4Virginia: 198.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia198.4New Hampshire: 197.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire197.7Wyoming: 195.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming195.4Maine: 127.6 per 100,000 peopleMaine127.6Vermont: 102.6 per 100,000 peopleVermont102.6District of Columbia: 1,242.6 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia1,242.6Nevada: 635.7 per 100,000 peopleNevada635.7Alaska: 635.5 per 100,000 peopleAlaska635.5Tennessee: 610.7 per 100,000 peopleTennessee610.7New Mexico: 597.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico597.7Louisiana: 515.9 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana515.9South Carolina: 497.8 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina497.8Delaware: 488.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware488.1Arkansas: 480.2 per 100,000 peopleArkansas480.2Florida: 458.9 per 100,000 peopleFlorida458.9Maryland: 448 per 100,000 peopleMaryland448Missouri: 443.3 per 100,000 peopleMissouri443.3Michigan: 429.1 per 100,000 peopleMichigan429.1Alabama: 427.7 per 100,000 peopleAlabama427.7Oklahoma: 413.8 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma413.8Texas: 406.7 per 100,000 peopleTexas406.7California: 396.4 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia396.4Massachusetts: 395.1 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts395.1Arizona: 392.7 per 100,000 peopleArizona392.7Georgia: 385.8 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia385.8New York: 384.7 per 100,000 peopleNew York384.7Illinois: 370.9 per 100,000 peopleIllinois370.9Indiana: 365.3 per 100,000 peopleIndiana365.3Kansas: 352.6 per 100,000 peopleKansas352.6North Carolina: 329.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina329.1Montana: 328.5 per 100,000 peopleMontana328.5South Dakota: 328.3 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota328.3West Virginia: 316.4 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia316.4Pennsylvania: 315 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania315Colorado: 307.8 per 100,000 peopleColorado307.8Wisconsin: 291.1 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin291.1Washington: 285.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington285.8Ohio: 285.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio285.7Mississippi: 278.3 per 100,000 peopleMississippi278.3Nebraska: 276.2 per 100,000 peopleNebraska276.2Iowa: 272.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa272.8North Dakota: 270.4 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota270.4New Jersey: 260.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey260.9Oregon: 259.2 per 100,000 peopleOregon259.2Connecticut: 238.5 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut238.5Hawaii: 236.7 per 100,000 peopleHawaii236.7Minnesota: 229.1 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota229.1Rhode Island: 219.9 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island219.9Utah: 219.5 per 100,000 peopleUtah219.5Kentucky: 215.2 per 100,000 peopleKentucky215.2Idaho: 210.4 per 100,000 peopleIdaho210.4Virginia: 198.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia198.4New Hampshire: 197.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire197.7Wyoming: 195.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming195.4Maine: 127.6 per 100,000 peopleMaine127.6Vermont: 102.6 per 100,000 peopleVermont102.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1District of Columbia1,242.6-53.8 pts
2Nevada635.7+30.7 pts
3Alaska635.5-3.2 pts
4Tennessee610.7+24.9 pts
5New Mexico597.7-24.8 pts
6Louisiana515.9-5.3 pts
7South Carolina497.8-10.7 pts
8Delaware488.1-12.6 pts
9Arkansas480.2+17 pts
10Florida458.9-10.4 pts
11Maryland448-27.4 pts
12Missouri443.3+9.6 pts
13Michigan429.1-23.1 pts
14Alabama427.7-3.3 pts
15Oklahoma413.8-32.3 pts
16Texas406.7-3.6 pts
17California396.4-6.2 pts
18Massachusetts395.1-11.3 pts
19Arizona392.7-22.9 pts
20Georgia385.8+10.4 pts
21New York384.7-9.1 pts
22Illinois370.9-32.2 pts
23Indiana365.3+5.7 pts
24Kansas352.6+9.8 pts
25North Carolina329.1-11.9 pts
26Montana328.5+40.4 pts
27South Dakota328.3+5.1 pts
28West Virginia316.4+11.2 pts
29Pennsylvania315-20.1 pts
30Colorado307.8+2.4 pts
31Wisconsin291.1+10.4 pts
32Washington285.8-4.2 pts
33Ohio285.7-5.7 pts
34Mississippi278.3+0.8 pts
35Nebraska276.2+11.4 pts
36Iowa272.8-0.2 pts
37North Dakota270.4-3 pts
38New Jersey260.9-28 pts
39Oregon259.2+16.4 pts
40Connecticut238.5-23.7 pts
41Hawaii236.7-17.7 pts
42Minnesota229.1-5.3 pts
43Rhode Island219.9-37.4 pts
44Utah219.5-9.4 pts
45Kentucky215.2+4.3 pts
46Idaho210.4-4.8 pts
47Virginia198.4+0.6 pts
48New Hampshire197.7-25.5 pts
49Wyoming195.4-12.4 pts
50Maine127.6-4.9 pts
51Vermont102.6-21 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.

How to cite

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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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, rate per 100,000 inhabitants (US states by violent crime rate, 2014) [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: violent crime, rate per 100,000 inhabitants, US states by violent crime rate, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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: violent crime, rate per 100,000 inhabitants. US states by violent crime rate, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/violent-crime-rate/us-states?period=2014.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, rate per 100,000 inhabitants, US states by violent crime rate, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/violent-crime-rate/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest violent crime rate?

District of Columbia, with 1,242.6 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to FBI.

Which state has the lowest violent crime rate?

Vermont, with 102.6 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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