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US states by violent crime rate

District of Columbia had the highest violent crime rate of 51 states in 2023, at 1,141.5 per 100,000 people. Maine had the lowest, at 103.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 341.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 379.5 per 100,000 people. Source: FBI.

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Highest1,141.5District of Columbia
Lowest103.8Maine
Median341.851 states
United States379.5History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 417.2 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 733.6 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 433.8 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 623.3 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 506.9 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 485.2 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 152.4 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 394 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 1,141.5 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 292.7 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 367 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 232.1 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 308.7 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 341.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 273.6 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 468.6 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 229.2 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 562.1 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 103.8 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 440.3 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 320.9 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 460.8 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 262.9 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 201.9 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 471 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 448.7 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 232.7 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 433.7 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 115 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 225.3 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 746.9 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 391.1 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 393.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 279.8 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 301.3 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 418.2 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 332 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 267.9 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 167.5 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 477.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 352.2 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 636.5 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 407.3 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 231.4 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 216 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 241.6 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 359.3 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 268.9 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 298 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 193.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

District of Columbia: 1,141.5 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia1,141.5New Mexico: 746.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico746.9Alaska: 733.6 per 100,000 peopleAlaska733.6Tennessee: 636.5 per 100,000 peopleTennessee636.5Arkansas: 623.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas623.3Louisiana: 562.1 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana562.1California: 506.9 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia506.9Colorado: 485.2 per 100,000 peopleColorado485.2South Carolina: 477.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina477.1Missouri: 471 per 100,000 peopleMissouri471Kansas: 468.6 per 100,000 peopleKansas468.6Michigan: 460.8 per 100,000 peopleMichigan460.8Montana: 448.7 per 100,000 peopleMontana448.7Maryland: 440.3 per 100,000 peopleMaryland440.3Arizona: 433.8 per 100,000 peopleArizona433.8Nevada: 433.7 per 100,000 peopleNevada433.7Oklahoma: 418.2 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma418.2Alabama: 417.2 per 100,000 peopleAlabama417.2Texas: 407.3 per 100,000 peopleTexas407.3Delaware: 394 per 100,000 peopleDelaware394North Carolina: 393.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina393.5New York: 391.1 per 100,000 peopleNew York391.1Georgia: 367 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia367Washington: 359.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington359.3South Dakota: 352.2 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota352.2Indiana: 341.8 per 100,000 peopleIndiana341.8Oregon: 332 per 100,000 peopleOregon332Massachusetts: 320.9 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts320.9Illinois: 308.7 per 100,000 peopleIllinois308.7Ohio: 301.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio301.3Wisconsin: 298 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin298Florida: 292.7 per 100,000 peopleFlorida292.7North Dakota: 279.8 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota279.8Iowa: 273.6 per 100,000 peopleIowa273.6West Virginia: 268.9 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia268.9Pennsylvania: 267.9 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania267.9Minnesota: 262.9 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota262.9Virginia: 241.6 per 100,000 peopleVirginia241.6Idaho: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleIdaho240.4Nebraska: 232.7 per 100,000 peopleNebraska232.7Hawaii: 232.1 per 100,000 peopleHawaii232.1Utah: 231.4 per 100,000 peopleUtah231.4Kentucky: 229.2 per 100,000 peopleKentucky229.2New Jersey: 225.3 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey225.3Vermont: 216 per 100,000 peopleVermont216Mississippi: 201.9 per 100,000 peopleMississippi201.9Wyoming: 193.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming193.7Rhode Island: 167.5 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island167.5Connecticut: 152.4 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut152.4New Hampshire: 115 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire115Maine: 103.8 per 100,000 peopleMaine103.8District of Columbia: 1,141.5 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia1,141.5New Mexico: 746.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico746.9Alaska: 733.6 per 100,000 peopleAlaska733.6Tennessee: 636.5 per 100,000 peopleTennessee636.5Arkansas: 623.3 per 100,000 peopleArkansas623.3Louisiana: 562.1 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana562.1California: 506.9 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia506.9Colorado: 485.2 per 100,000 peopleColorado485.2South Carolina: 477.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina477.1Missouri: 471 per 100,000 peopleMissouri471Kansas: 468.6 per 100,000 peopleKansas468.6Michigan: 460.8 per 100,000 peopleMichigan460.8Montana: 448.7 per 100,000 peopleMontana448.7Maryland: 440.3 per 100,000 peopleMaryland440.3Arizona: 433.8 per 100,000 peopleArizona433.8Nevada: 433.7 per 100,000 peopleNevada433.7Oklahoma: 418.2 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma418.2Alabama: 417.2 per 100,000 peopleAlabama417.2Texas: 407.3 per 100,000 peopleTexas407.3Delaware: 394 per 100,000 peopleDelaware394North Carolina: 393.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina393.5New York: 391.1 per 100,000 peopleNew York391.1Georgia: 367 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia367Washington: 359.3 per 100,000 peopleWashington359.3South Dakota: 352.2 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota352.2Indiana: 341.8 per 100,000 peopleIndiana341.8Oregon: 332 per 100,000 peopleOregon332Massachusetts: 320.9 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts320.9Illinois: 308.7 per 100,000 peopleIllinois308.7Ohio: 301.3 per 100,000 peopleOhio301.3Wisconsin: 298 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin298Florida: 292.7 per 100,000 peopleFlorida292.7North Dakota: 279.8 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota279.8Iowa: 273.6 per 100,000 peopleIowa273.6West Virginia: 268.9 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia268.9Pennsylvania: 267.9 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania267.9Minnesota: 262.9 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota262.9Virginia: 241.6 per 100,000 peopleVirginia241.6Idaho: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleIdaho240.4Nebraska: 232.7 per 100,000 peopleNebraska232.7Hawaii: 232.1 per 100,000 peopleHawaii232.1Utah: 231.4 per 100,000 peopleUtah231.4Kentucky: 229.2 per 100,000 peopleKentucky229.2New Jersey: 225.3 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey225.3Vermont: 216 per 100,000 peopleVermont216Mississippi: 201.9 per 100,000 peopleMississippi201.9Wyoming: 193.7 per 100,000 peopleWyoming193.7Rhode Island: 167.5 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island167.5Connecticut: 152.4 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut152.4New Hampshire: 115 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire115Maine: 103.8 per 100,000 peopleMaine103.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1District of Columbia1,141.5+326.1 pts
2New Mexico746.9-29.9 pts
3Alaska733.6-33.5 pts
4Tennessee636.5-0.9 pts
5Arkansas623.3-29.9 pts
6Louisiana562.1-77.6 pts
7California506.9+3.3 pts
8Colorado485.2-15.2 pts
9South Carolina477.1-21.9 pts
10Missouri471-23.4 pts
11Kansas468.6+21.7 pts
12Michigan460.8-2.5 pts
13Montana448.7+19.8 pts
14Maryland440.3+15.8 pts
15Arizona433.8-12.4 pts
16Nevada433.7-25.6 pts
17Oklahoma418.2-8.8 pts
18Alabama417.2-20.9 pts
19Texas407.3-28.9 pts
20Delaware394+1.6 pts
21North Carolina393.5-11.8 pts
22New York391.1-38.3 pts
23Georgia367-4.2 pts
24Washington359.3-19.6 pts
25South Dakota352.2-26.8 pts
26Indiana341.8+30.5 pts
27Oregon332-17.4 pts
28Massachusetts320.9-3.3 pts
29Illinois308.7+18.2 pts
30Ohio301.3+3.3 pts
31Wisconsin298-5.6 pts
32Florida292.7-0.2 pts
33North Dakota279.8n/a
34Iowa273.6-17.1 pts
35West Virginia268.9-24.8 pts
36Pennsylvania267.9-19.3 pts
37Minnesota262.9-20.4 pts
38Virginia241.6+4.1 pts
39Idaho240.4-8.3 pts
40Nebraska232.7-52 pts
41Hawaii232.1-44.1 pts
42Utah231.4-12.4 pts
43Kentucky229.2+9.3 pts
44New Jersey225.3+7.4 pts
45Vermont216-7.5 pts
46Mississippi201.9-42 pts
47Wyoming193.7-10.6 pts
48Rhode Island167.5-5.9 pts
49Connecticut152.4-1.2 pts
50New Hampshire115-13.6 pts
51Maine103.8-1.7 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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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/violent-crime-rate/us-states?period=2023 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest violent crime rate?

District of Columbia, with 1,141.5 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to FBI.

Which state has the lowest violent crime rate?

Maine, with 103.8 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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