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US states by violent crime rate

District of Columbia had the highest violent crime rate of 51 states in 2020, at 999.8 per 100,000 people. Maine had the lowest, at 108.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 383.6 per 100,000 people. Source: FBI.

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Highest999.8District of Columbia
Lowest108.6Maine
Median383.651 states

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 453.6 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 837.8 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 484.8 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 671.9 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 442 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 423.1 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 181.6 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 431.9 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 999.8 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 383.6 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 400.1 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 254.2 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 242.6 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 425.9 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 357.7 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 303.5 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 425 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 259.1 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 639.4 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 108.6 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 399.9 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 308.8 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 478 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 277.5 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 291.2 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 542.7 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 469.8 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 334.1 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 460.3 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 146.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 195.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 778.3 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 363.8 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 419.3 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 329 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 308.8 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 458.6 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 291.9 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 389.5 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 230.8 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 530.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 501.4 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 672.7 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 446.5 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 260.7 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 173.4 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 208.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 293.7 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 355.9 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 323.4 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 234.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2020

District of Columbia: 999.8 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia999.8Alaska: 837.8 per 100,000 peopleAlaska837.8New Mexico: 778.3 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico778.3Tennessee: 672.7 per 100,000 peopleTennessee672.7Arkansas: 671.9 per 100,000 peopleArkansas671.9Louisiana: 639.4 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana639.4Missouri: 542.7 per 100,000 peopleMissouri542.7South Carolina: 530.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina530.7South Dakota: 501.4 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota501.4Arizona: 484.8 per 100,000 peopleArizona484.8Michigan: 478 per 100,000 peopleMichigan478Montana: 469.8 per 100,000 peopleMontana469.8Nevada: 460.3 per 100,000 peopleNevada460.3Oklahoma: 458.6 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma458.6Alabama: 453.6 per 100,000 peopleAlabama453.6Texas: 446.5 per 100,000 peopleTexas446.5California: 442 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia442Delaware: 431.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware431.9Illinois: 425.9 per 100,000 peopleIllinois425.9Kansas: 425 per 100,000 peopleKansas425Colorado: 423.1 per 100,000 peopleColorado423.1North Carolina: 419.3 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina419.3Georgia: 400.1 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia400.1Maryland: 399.9 per 100,000 peopleMaryland399.9Pennsylvania: 389.5 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania389.5Florida: 383.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorida383.6New York: 363.8 per 100,000 peopleNew York363.8Indiana: 357.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana357.7West Virginia: 355.9 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia355.9Nebraska: 334.1 per 100,000 peopleNebraska334.1North Dakota: 329 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota329Wisconsin: 323.4 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin323.4Massachusetts: 308.8 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts308.8Ohio: 308.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio308.8Iowa: 303.5 per 100,000 peopleIowa303.5Washington: 293.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington293.7Oregon: 291.9 per 100,000 peopleOregon291.9Mississippi: 291.2 per 100,000 peopleMississippi291.2Minnesota: 277.5 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota277.5Utah: 260.7 per 100,000 peopleUtah260.7Kentucky: 259.1 per 100,000 peopleKentucky259.1Hawaii: 254.2 per 100,000 peopleHawaii254.2Idaho: 242.6 per 100,000 peopleIdaho242.6Wyoming: 234.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming234.2Rhode Island: 230.8 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island230.8Virginia: 208.7 per 100,000 peopleVirginia208.7New Jersey: 195.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey195.4Connecticut: 181.6 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut181.6Vermont: 173.4 per 100,000 peopleVermont173.4New Hampshire: 146.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire146.4Maine: 108.6 per 100,000 peopleMaine108.6District of Columbia: 999.8 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia999.8Alaska: 837.8 per 100,000 peopleAlaska837.8New Mexico: 778.3 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico778.3Tennessee: 672.7 per 100,000 peopleTennessee672.7Arkansas: 671.9 per 100,000 peopleArkansas671.9Louisiana: 639.4 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana639.4Missouri: 542.7 per 100,000 peopleMissouri542.7South Carolina: 530.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina530.7South Dakota: 501.4 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota501.4Arizona: 484.8 per 100,000 peopleArizona484.8Michigan: 478 per 100,000 peopleMichigan478Montana: 469.8 per 100,000 peopleMontana469.8Nevada: 460.3 per 100,000 peopleNevada460.3Oklahoma: 458.6 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma458.6Alabama: 453.6 per 100,000 peopleAlabama453.6Texas: 446.5 per 100,000 peopleTexas446.5California: 442 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia442Delaware: 431.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware431.9Illinois: 425.9 per 100,000 peopleIllinois425.9Kansas: 425 per 100,000 peopleKansas425Colorado: 423.1 per 100,000 peopleColorado423.1North Carolina: 419.3 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina419.3Georgia: 400.1 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia400.1Maryland: 399.9 per 100,000 peopleMaryland399.9Pennsylvania: 389.5 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania389.5Florida: 383.6 per 100,000 peopleFlorida383.6New York: 363.8 per 100,000 peopleNew York363.8Indiana: 357.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana357.7West Virginia: 355.9 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia355.9Nebraska: 334.1 per 100,000 peopleNebraska334.1North Dakota: 329 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota329Wisconsin: 323.4 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin323.4Massachusetts: 308.8 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts308.8Ohio: 308.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio308.8Iowa: 303.5 per 100,000 peopleIowa303.5Washington: 293.7 per 100,000 peopleWashington293.7Oregon: 291.9 per 100,000 peopleOregon291.9Mississippi: 291.2 per 100,000 peopleMississippi291.2Minnesota: 277.5 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota277.5Utah: 260.7 per 100,000 peopleUtah260.7Kentucky: 259.1 per 100,000 peopleKentucky259.1Hawaii: 254.2 per 100,000 peopleHawaii254.2Idaho: 242.6 per 100,000 peopleIdaho242.6Wyoming: 234.2 per 100,000 peopleWyoming234.2Rhode Island: 230.8 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island230.8Virginia: 208.7 per 100,000 peopleVirginia208.7New Jersey: 195.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey195.4Connecticut: 181.6 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut181.6Vermont: 173.4 per 100,000 peopleVermont173.4New Hampshire: 146.4 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire146.4Maine: 108.6 per 100,000 peopleMaine108.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1District of Columbia999.8-45.4 pts
2Alaska837.8-27.2 pts
3New Mexico778.3-45.7 pts
4Tennessee672.7+73.8 pts
5Arkansas671.9+91.1 pts
6Louisiana639.4+79.7 pts
7Missouri542.7+43.1 pts
8South Carolina530.7+20.6 pts
9South Dakota501.4+104.3 pts
10Arizona484.8+37.7 pts
11Michigan478+39.4 pts
12Montana469.8+51.9 pts
13Nevada460.3-35.8 pts
14Oklahoma458.6+22.3 pts
15Alabama453.6-51.1 pts
16Texas446.5+24.7 pts
17California442-0.1 pts
18Delaware431.9+9.2 pts
19Illinois425.9+10.6 pts
20Kansas425+19.5 pts
21Colorado423.1+38.5 pts
22North Carolina419.3+40.6 pts
23Georgia400.1+73.9 pts
24Maryland399.9-54.5 pts
25Pennsylvania389.5+83.5 pts
26Florida383.6+5.4 pts
27New York363.8+2.8 pts
28Indiana357.7-13.8 pts
29West Virginia355.9+37 pts
30Nebraska334.1+29.5 pts
31North Dakota329+27.6 pts
32Wisconsin323.4+26.3 pts
33Massachusetts308.8-19.9 pts
33Ohio308.8+12.8 pts
35Iowa303.5+15.9 pts
36Washington293.7-9.6 pts
37Oregon291.9-1.8 pts
38Mississippi291.2+30 pts
39Minnesota277.5+40 pts
40Utah260.7+23.8 pts
41Kentucky259.1+38.4 pts
42Hawaii254.2-10.3 pts
43Idaho242.6+10 pts
44Wyoming234.2+19.2 pts
45Rhode Island230.8+8.1 pts
46Virginia208.7-0.7 pts
47New Jersey195.4-11.3 pts
48Connecticut181.6-3 pts
49Vermont173.4-33.8 pts
50New Hampshire146.4-11.7 pts
51Maine108.6-7.5 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/violent-crime-rate/us-states?period=2020 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest violent crime rate?

District of Columbia, with 999.8 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to FBI.

Which state has the lowest violent crime rate?

Maine, with 108.6 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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