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US states by violent crimes

California had the highest violent crimes of 51 states in 2015, at 166,883. Vermont had the lowest, at 747. The median was 16,705 and the figure for the United States was 1.2 million. Source: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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Highest166,883California
Lowest747Vermont
Median16,70551 states
United States1,199,310History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 22,957 countAlaska: 5,391 countArizona: 27,968 countArkansas: 15,769 countCalifornia: 166,883 countColorado: 17,348 countConnecticut: 7,938 countDelaware: 4,760 countDistrict of Columbia: 8,538 countFlorida: 93,625 countGeorgia: 38,891 countHawaii: 4,201 countIdaho: 3,593 countIllinois: 49,755 countIndiana: 25,373 countIowa: 8,619 countKansas: 11,483 countKentucky: 9,887 countLouisiana: 25,202 countMaine: 1,726 countMaryland: 28,185 countMassachusetts: 26,453 countMichigan: 41,712 countMinnesota: 13,319 countMississippi: 8,190 countMissouri: 30,292 countMontana: 3,647 countNebraska: 5,167 countNevada: 20,118 countNew Hampshire: 2,692 countNew Jersey: 22,879 countNew Mexico: 13,672 countNew York: 75,126 countNorth Carolina: 34,734 countNorth Dakota: 1,949 countOhio: 34,373 countOklahoma: 16,746 countOregon: 10,680 countPennsylvania: 40,348 countRhode Island: 2,565 countSouth Carolina: 24,448 countSouth Dakota: 3,302 countTennessee: 40,816 countTexas: 113,193 countUtah: 7,138 countVermont: 747 countVirginia: 16,705 countWashington: 20,505 countWest Virginia: 6,397 countWisconsin: 17,549 countWyoming: 1,300 count
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count, 2015. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2015

California: 166,883 countCalifornia166,883Texas: 113,193 countTexas113,193Florida: 93,625 countFlorida93,625New York: 75,126 countNew York75,126Illinois: 49,755 countIllinois49,755Michigan: 41,712 countMichigan41,712Tennessee: 40,816 countTennessee40,816Pennsylvania: 40,348 countPennsylvania40,348Georgia: 38,891 countGeorgia38,891North Carolina: 34,734 countNorth Carolina34,734Ohio: 34,373 countOhio34,373Missouri: 30,292 countMissouri30,292Maryland: 28,185 countMaryland28,185Arizona: 27,968 countArizona27,968Massachusetts: 26,453 countMassachusetts26,453Indiana: 25,373 countIndiana25,373Louisiana: 25,202 countLouisiana25,202South Carolina: 24,448 countSouth Carolina24,448Alabama: 22,957 countAlabama22,957New Jersey: 22,879 countNew Jersey22,879Washington: 20,505 countWashington20,505Nevada: 20,118 countNevada20,118Wisconsin: 17,549 countWisconsin17,549Colorado: 17,348 countColorado17,348Oklahoma: 16,746 countOklahoma16,746Virginia: 16,705 countVirginia16,705Arkansas: 15,769 countArkansas15,769New Mexico: 13,672 countNew Mexico13,672Minnesota: 13,319 countMinnesota13,319Kansas: 11,483 countKansas11,483Oregon: 10,680 countOregon10,680Kentucky: 9,887 countKentucky9,887Iowa: 8,619 countIowa8,619District of Columbia: 8,538 countDistrict of Columbia8,538Mississippi: 8,190 countMississippi8,190Connecticut: 7,938 countConnecticut7,938Utah: 7,138 countUtah7,138West Virginia: 6,397 countWest Virginia6,397Alaska: 5,391 countAlaska5,391Nebraska: 5,167 countNebraska5,167Delaware: 4,760 countDelaware4,760Hawaii: 4,201 countHawaii4,201Montana: 3,647 countMontana3,647Idaho: 3,593 countIdaho3,593South Dakota: 3,302 countSouth Dakota3,302New Hampshire: 2,692 countNew Hampshire2,692Rhode Island: 2,565 countRhode Island2,565North Dakota: 1,949 countNorth Dakota1,949Maine: 1,726 countMaine1,726Wyoming: 1,300 countWyoming1,300Vermont: 747 countVermont747California: 166,883 countCalifornia166,883Texas: 113,193 countTexas113,193Florida: 93,625 countFlorida93,625New York: 75,126 countNew York75,126Illinois: 49,755 countIllinois49,755Michigan: 41,712 countMichigan41,712Tennessee: 40,816 countTennessee40,816Pennsylvania: 40,348 countPennsylvania40,348Georgia: 38,891 countGeorgia38,891North Carolina: 34,734 countNorth Carolina34,734Ohio: 34,373 countOhio34,373Missouri: 30,292 countMissouri30,292Maryland: 28,185 countMaryland28,185Arizona: 27,968 countArizona27,968Massachusetts: 26,453 countMassachusetts26,453Indiana: 25,373 countIndiana25,373Louisiana: 25,202 countLouisiana25,202South Carolina: 24,448 countSouth Carolina24,448Alabama: 22,957 countAlabama22,957New Jersey: 22,879 countNew Jersey22,879Washington: 20,505 countWashington20,505Nevada: 20,118 countNevada20,118Wisconsin: 17,549 countWisconsin17,549Colorado: 17,348 countColorado17,348Oklahoma: 16,746 countOklahoma16,746Virginia: 16,705 countVirginia16,705Arkansas: 15,769 countArkansas15,769New Mexico: 13,672 countNew Mexico13,672Minnesota: 13,319 countMinnesota13,319Kansas: 11,483 countKansas11,483Oregon: 10,680 countOregon10,680Kentucky: 9,887 countKentucky9,887Iowa: 8,619 countIowa8,619District of Columbia: 8,538 countDistrict of Columbia8,538Mississippi: 8,190 countMississippi8,190Connecticut: 7,938 countConnecticut7,938Utah: 7,138 countUtah7,138West Virginia: 6,397 countWest Virginia6,397Alaska: 5,391 countAlaska5,391Nebraska: 5,167 countNebraska5,167Delaware: 4,760 countDelaware4,760Hawaii: 4,201 countHawaii4,201Montana: 3,647 countMontana3,647Idaho: 3,593 countIdaho3,593South Dakota: 3,302 countSouth Dakota3,302New Hampshire: 2,692 countNew Hampshire2,692Rhode Island: 2,565 countRhode Island2,565North Dakota: 1,949 countNorth Dakota1,949Maine: 1,726 countMaine1,726Wyoming: 1,300 countWyoming1,300Vermont: 747 countVermont747
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1California166,883+8.5%
2Texas113,193+3.2%
3Florida93,625+2.5%
4New York75,126-1.1%
5Illinois49,755+4.1%
6Michigan41,712-2%
7Tennessee40,816+2.1%
8Pennsylvania40,348+0.1%
9Georgia38,891-0.2%
10North Carolina34,734+6.2%
11Ohio34,373+3.8%
12Missouri30,292+12.7%
13Maryland28,185+5.3%
14Arizona27,968+5.9%
15Massachusetts26,453-0.9%
16Indiana25,373+5.3%
17Louisiana25,202+5.1%
18South Carolina24,448+1.7%
19Alabama22,957+10.8%
20New Jersey22,879-1.9%
21Washington20,505+1.6%
22Nevada20,118+11.5%
23Wisconsin17,549+4.7%
24Colorado17,348+5.2%
25Oklahoma16,746+4.3%
26Virginia16,705+1.1%
27Arkansas15,769+10.7%
28New Mexico13,672+9.7%
29Minnesota13,319+6.5%
30Kansas11,483+12.2%
31Oregon10,680+3.7%
32Kentucky9,887+4.1%
33Iowa8,619+1.6%
34District of Columbia8,538+4.1%
35Mississippi8,190-1.7%
36Connecticut7,938-7.4%
37Utah7,138+10.4%
38West Virginia6,397+9.4%
39Alaska5,391+15.1%
40Nebraska5,167-0.7%
41Delaware4,760+4.2%
42Hawaii4,201+25%
43Montana3,647+8.5%
44Idaho3,593+4.5%
45South Dakota3,302+17.9%
46New Hampshire2,692+2.6%
47Rhode Island2,565+10.6%
48North Dakota1,949-2.6%
49Maine1,726+1.6%
50Wyoming1,300+13.8%
51Vermont747+16.2%

Other periods

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 166,883 in 2015, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Which state has the lowest violent crimes?

Vermont, with 747 in 2015.

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