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US states by violent crimes, 2025

California had the highest violent crimes of 51 states in 2025, at 170,300. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,059. The median was 14,353 and the figure for the United States was 1.12 million. Source: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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Highest170,300California
Lowest1,059Wyoming
Median14,35351 states
United States1,119,768History

Map of states, 2025

Alabama: 18,090 countAlaska: 5,377 countArizona: 28,814 countArkansas: 16,564 countCalifornia: 170,300 countColorado: 25,353 countConnecticut: 4,043 countDelaware: 3,677 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,570 countFlorida: 61,203 countGeorgia: 33,554 countHawaii: 2,938 countIdaho: 4,410 countIllinois: 31,924 countIndiana: 17,737 countIowa: 7,574 countKansas: 13,613 countKentucky: 9,770 countLouisiana: 23,788 countMaine: 1,319 countMaryland: 22,432 countMassachusetts: 21,657 countMichigan: 42,157 countMinnesota: 13,031 countMississippi: 6,704 countMissouri: 26,196 countMontana: 4,797 countNebraska: 4,408 countNevada: 12,445 countNew Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Jersey: 18,508 countNew Mexico: 13,213 countNew York: 73,681 countNorth Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Dakota: 1,903 countOhio: 32,796 countOklahoma: 16,810 countOregon: 13,300 countPennsylvania: 29,613 countRhode Island: 1,606 countSouth Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Dakota: 2,875 countTennessee: 36,014 countTexas: 109,357 countUtah: 8,340 countVermont: 1,382 countVirginia: 18,284 countWashington: 22,715 countWest Virginia: 4,269 countWisconsin: 14,353 countWyoming: 1,059 count
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count, 2025. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2025

California: 170,300 countCalifornia170,300Texas: 109,357 countTexas109,357New York: 73,681 countNew York73,681Florida: 61,203 countFlorida61,203Michigan: 42,157 countMichigan42,157North Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Carolina36,991Tennessee: 36,014 countTennessee36,014Georgia: 33,554 countGeorgia33,554Ohio: 32,796 countOhio32,796Illinois: 31,924 countIllinois31,924Pennsylvania: 29,613 countPennsylvania29,613Arizona: 28,814 countArizona28,814Missouri: 26,196 countMissouri26,196Colorado: 25,353 countColorado25,353Louisiana: 23,788 countLouisiana23,788Washington: 22,715 countWashington22,715Maryland: 22,432 countMaryland22,432Massachusetts: 21,657 countMassachusetts21,657South Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Carolina21,590New Jersey: 18,508 countNew Jersey18,508Virginia: 18,284 countVirginia18,284Alabama: 18,090 countAlabama18,090Indiana: 17,737 countIndiana17,737Oklahoma: 16,810 countOklahoma16,810Arkansas: 16,564 countArkansas16,564Wisconsin: 14,353 countWisconsin14,353Kansas: 13,613 countKansas13,613Oregon: 13,300 countOregon13,300New Mexico: 13,213 countNew Mexico13,213Minnesota: 13,031 countMinnesota13,031Nevada: 12,445 countNevada12,445Kentucky: 9,770 countKentucky9,770Utah: 8,340 countUtah8,340Iowa: 7,574 countIowa7,574Mississippi: 6,704 countMississippi6,704District of Columbia: 5,570 countDistrict of Columbia5,570Alaska: 5,377 countAlaska5,377Montana: 4,797 countMontana4,797Idaho: 4,410 countIdaho4,410Nebraska: 4,408 countNebraska4,408West Virginia: 4,269 countWest Virginia4,269Connecticut: 4,043 countConnecticut4,043Delaware: 3,677 countDelaware3,677Hawaii: 2,938 countHawaii2,938South Dakota: 2,875 countSouth Dakota2,875North Dakota: 1,903 countNorth Dakota1,903New Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Hampshire1,664Rhode Island: 1,606 countRhode Island1,606Vermont: 1,382 countVermont1,382Maine: 1,319 countMaine1,319Wyoming: 1,059 countWyoming1,059California: 170,300 countCalifornia170,300Texas: 109,357 countTexas109,357New York: 73,681 countNew York73,681Florida: 61,203 countFlorida61,203Michigan: 42,157 countMichigan42,157North Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Carolina36,991Tennessee: 36,014 countTennessee36,014Georgia: 33,554 countGeorgia33,554Ohio: 32,796 countOhio32,796Illinois: 31,924 countIllinois31,924Pennsylvania: 29,613 countPennsylvania29,613Arizona: 28,814 countArizona28,814Missouri: 26,196 countMissouri26,196Colorado: 25,353 countColorado25,353Louisiana: 23,788 countLouisiana23,788Washington: 22,715 countWashington22,715Maryland: 22,432 countMaryland22,432Massachusetts: 21,657 countMassachusetts21,657South Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Carolina21,590New Jersey: 18,508 countNew Jersey18,508Virginia: 18,284 countVirginia18,284Alabama: 18,090 countAlabama18,090Indiana: 17,737 countIndiana17,737Oklahoma: 16,810 countOklahoma16,810Arkansas: 16,564 countArkansas16,564Wisconsin: 14,353 countWisconsin14,353Kansas: 13,613 countKansas13,613Oregon: 13,300 countOregon13,300New Mexico: 13,213 countNew Mexico13,213Minnesota: 13,031 countMinnesota13,031Nevada: 12,445 countNevada12,445Kentucky: 9,770 countKentucky9,770Utah: 8,340 countUtah8,340Iowa: 7,574 countIowa7,574Mississippi: 6,704 countMississippi6,704District of Columbia: 5,570 countDistrict of Columbia5,570Alaska: 5,377 countAlaska5,377Montana: 4,797 countMontana4,797Idaho: 4,410 countIdaho4,410Nebraska: 4,408 countNebraska4,408West Virginia: 4,269 countWest Virginia4,269Connecticut: 4,043 countConnecticut4,043Delaware: 3,677 countDelaware3,677Hawaii: 2,938 countHawaii2,938South Dakota: 2,875 countSouth Dakota2,875North Dakota: 1,903 countNorth Dakota1,903New Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Hampshire1,664Rhode Island: 1,606 countRhode Island1,606Vermont: 1,382 countVermont1,382Maine: 1,319 countMaine1,319Wyoming: 1,059 countWyoming1,059
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2025
count		Change on 2024
1California170,300-9.1%
2Texas109,357-11.4%
3New York73,681-4.7%
4Florida61,203-4.8%
5Michigan42,157-4.8%
6North Carolina36,991-11.7%
7Tennessee36,014-17.3%
8Georgia33,554-6.1%
9Ohio32,796-8.3%
10Illinois31,924-13.5%
11Pennsylvania29,613-9.5%
12Arizona28,814-11.9%
13Missouri26,196-10.2%
14Colorado25,353-13.9%
15Louisiana23,788-1.2%
16Washington22,715-13.5%
17Maryland22,432-15.8%
18Massachusetts21,657-4.3%
19South Carolina21,590-10.5%
20New Jersey18,508-11.3%
21Virginia18,284-6.7%
22Alabama18,090-5.9%
23Indiana17,737-21.4%
24Oklahoma16,810-4.2%
25Arkansas16,564-8.6%
26Wisconsin14,353-15.3%
27Kansas13,613-0.5%
28Oregon13,300-7.9%
29New Mexico13,213-14.5%
30Minnesota13,031-13.3%
31Nevada12,445-6.6%
32Kentucky9,770-5.7%
33Utah8,340+2.3%
34Iowa7,574-3.7%
35Mississippi6,704+0.4%
36District of Columbia5,570-21.9%
37Alaska5,377-0.4%
38Montana4,797-1.9%
39Idaho4,410-6.5%
40Nebraska4,408+0.2%
41West Virginia4,269-4.7%
42Connecticut4,043-20.9%
43Delaware3,677-5%
44Hawaii2,938-11.8%
45South Dakota2,875-6.7%
46North Dakota1,903-6.9%
47New Hampshire1,664+5.4%
48Rhode Island1,606-6.7%
49Vermont1,382-5.4%
50Maine1,319-8.3%
51Wyoming1,059-12.5%

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About this ranking

Estimated number of violent crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Rape is counted under the revised definition from 2013 and the legacy definition before. 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. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Which state has the highest violent crimes?

California, with 170,300 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Which state has the lowest violent crimes?

Wyoming, with 1,059 in 2025.

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