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US states by violent crimes

California had the highest violent crimes of 51 states in 2014, at 153,763. Vermont had the lowest, at 643. The median was 16,052 and the figure for the United States was 1.15 million. Source: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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Highest153,763California
Lowest643Vermont
Median16,05251 states
United States1,153,022History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 20,727 countAlaska: 4,684 countArizona: 26,422 countArkansas: 14,248 countCalifornia: 153,763 countColorado: 16,487 countConnecticut: 8,575 countDelaware: 4,568 countDistrict of Columbia: 8,199 countFlorida: 91,345 countGeorgia: 38,955 countHawaii: 3,362 countIdaho: 3,439 countIllinois: 47,775 countIndiana: 24,105 countIowa: 8,484 countKansas: 10,235 countKentucky: 9,495 countLouisiana: 23,983 countMaine: 1,698 countMaryland: 26,767 countMassachusetts: 26,689 countMichigan: 42,555 countMinnesota: 12,505 countMississippi: 8,331 countMissouri: 26,882 countMontana: 3,361 countNebraska: 5,201 countNevada: 18,043 countNew Hampshire: 2,625 countNew Jersey: 23,319 countNew Mexico: 12,465 countNew York: 75,972 countNorth Carolina: 32,718 countNorth Dakota: 2,001 countOhio: 33,130 countOklahoma: 16,052 countOregon: 10,294 countPennsylvania: 40,298 countRhode Island: 2,320 countSouth Carolina: 24,038 countSouth Dakota: 2,801 countTennessee: 39,989 countTexas: 109,711 countUtah: 6,464 countVermont: 643 countVirginia: 16,522 countWashington: 20,185 countWest Virginia: 5,850 countWisconsin: 16,763 countWyoming: 1,142 count
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count, 2014. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

California: 153,763 countCalifornia153,763Texas: 109,711 countTexas109,711Florida: 91,345 countFlorida91,345New York: 75,972 countNew York75,972Illinois: 47,775 countIllinois47,775Michigan: 42,555 countMichigan42,555Pennsylvania: 40,298 countPennsylvania40,298Tennessee: 39,989 countTennessee39,989Georgia: 38,955 countGeorgia38,955Ohio: 33,130 countOhio33,130North Carolina: 32,718 countNorth Carolina32,718Missouri: 26,882 countMissouri26,882Maryland: 26,767 countMaryland26,767Massachusetts: 26,689 countMassachusetts26,689Arizona: 26,422 countArizona26,422Indiana: 24,105 countIndiana24,105South Carolina: 24,038 countSouth Carolina24,038Louisiana: 23,983 countLouisiana23,983New Jersey: 23,319 countNew Jersey23,319Alabama: 20,727 countAlabama20,727Washington: 20,185 countWashington20,185Nevada: 18,043 countNevada18,043Wisconsin: 16,763 countWisconsin16,763Virginia: 16,522 countVirginia16,522Colorado: 16,487 countColorado16,487Oklahoma: 16,052 countOklahoma16,052Arkansas: 14,248 countArkansas14,248Minnesota: 12,505 countMinnesota12,505New Mexico: 12,465 countNew Mexico12,465Oregon: 10,294 countOregon10,294Kansas: 10,235 countKansas10,235Kentucky: 9,495 countKentucky9,495Connecticut: 8,575 countConnecticut8,575Iowa: 8,484 countIowa8,484Mississippi: 8,331 countMississippi8,331District of Columbia: 8,199 countDistrict of Columbia8,199Utah: 6,464 countUtah6,464West Virginia: 5,850 countWest Virginia5,850Nebraska: 5,201 countNebraska5,201Alaska: 4,684 countAlaska4,684Delaware: 4,568 countDelaware4,568Idaho: 3,439 countIdaho3,439Hawaii: 3,362 countHawaii3,362Montana: 3,361 countMontana3,361South Dakota: 2,801 countSouth Dakota2,801New Hampshire: 2,625 countNew Hampshire2,625Rhode Island: 2,320 countRhode Island2,320North Dakota: 2,001 countNorth Dakota2,001Maine: 1,698 countMaine1,698Wyoming: 1,142 countWyoming1,142Vermont: 643 countVermont643California: 153,763 countCalifornia153,763Texas: 109,711 countTexas109,711Florida: 91,345 countFlorida91,345New York: 75,972 countNew York75,972Illinois: 47,775 countIllinois47,775Michigan: 42,555 countMichigan42,555Pennsylvania: 40,298 countPennsylvania40,298Tennessee: 39,989 countTennessee39,989Georgia: 38,955 countGeorgia38,955Ohio: 33,130 countOhio33,130North Carolina: 32,718 countNorth Carolina32,718Missouri: 26,882 countMissouri26,882Maryland: 26,767 countMaryland26,767Massachusetts: 26,689 countMassachusetts26,689Arizona: 26,422 countArizona26,422Indiana: 24,105 countIndiana24,105South Carolina: 24,038 countSouth Carolina24,038Louisiana: 23,983 countLouisiana23,983New Jersey: 23,319 countNew Jersey23,319Alabama: 20,727 countAlabama20,727Washington: 20,185 countWashington20,185Nevada: 18,043 countNevada18,043Wisconsin: 16,763 countWisconsin16,763Virginia: 16,522 countVirginia16,522Colorado: 16,487 countColorado16,487Oklahoma: 16,052 countOklahoma16,052Arkansas: 14,248 countArkansas14,248Minnesota: 12,505 countMinnesota12,505New Mexico: 12,465 countNew Mexico12,465Oregon: 10,294 countOregon10,294Kansas: 10,235 countKansas10,235Kentucky: 9,495 countKentucky9,495Connecticut: 8,575 countConnecticut8,575Iowa: 8,484 countIowa8,484Mississippi: 8,331 countMississippi8,331District of Columbia: 8,199 countDistrict of Columbia8,199Utah: 6,464 countUtah6,464West Virginia: 5,850 countWest Virginia5,850Nebraska: 5,201 countNebraska5,201Alaska: 4,684 countAlaska4,684Delaware: 4,568 countDelaware4,568Idaho: 3,439 countIdaho3,439Hawaii: 3,362 countHawaii3,362Montana: 3,361 countMontana3,361South Dakota: 2,801 countSouth Dakota2,801New Hampshire: 2,625 countNew Hampshire2,625Rhode Island: 2,320 countRhode Island2,320North Dakota: 2,001 countNorth Dakota2,001Maine: 1,698 countMaine1,698Wyoming: 1,142 countWyoming1,142Vermont: 643 countVermont643
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California153,763-0.6%
2Texas109,711+0.9%
3Florida91,345-0.7%
4New York75,972-2.1%
5Illinois47,775-8%
6Michigan42,555-4.9%
7Pennsylvania40,298-5.9%
8Tennessee39,989+5.1%
9Georgia38,955+3.8%
10Ohio33,130-1.8%
11North Carolina32,718-2.6%
12Missouri26,882+2.5%
13Maryland26,767-5.2%
14Massachusetts26,689-2.1%
15Arizona26,422-4.2%
16Indiana24,105+2%
17South Carolina24,038-0.9%
18Louisiana23,983-0.6%
19New Jersey23,319-9.4%
20Alabama20,727-0.5%
21Washington20,185-0.2%
22Nevada18,043+6.8%
23Wisconsin16,763+4%
24Virginia16,522+1%
25Colorado16,487+2.4%
26Oklahoma16,052-6.6%
27Arkansas14,248+4%
28Minnesota12,505-1.6%
29New Mexico12,465-4%
30Oregon10,294+7.9%
31Kansas10,235+3.1%
32Kentucky9,495+2.3%
33Connecticut8,575-9.2%
34Iowa8,484+0.5%
35Mississippi8,331+0.3%
36District of Columbia8,199-2.6%
37Utah6,464-2.7%
38West Virginia5,850+3.4%
39Nebraska5,201+5.1%
40Alaska4,684-0.5%
41Delaware4,568-1.4%
42Idaho3,439-0.9%
43Hawaii3,362-6.2%
44Montana3,361+14.9%
45South Dakota2,801+2.5%
46New Hampshire2,625-11.1%
47Rhode Island2,320-14.4%
48North Dakota2,001+1.1%
49Maine1,698-3.6%
50Wyoming1,142-5.8%
51Vermont643-17%

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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.

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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. 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 153,763 in 2014, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Which state has the lowest violent crimes?

Vermont, with 643 in 2014.

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