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US states by violent crimes

California had the highest violent crimes of 50 states in 2022, at 196,537. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,188. The median was 17,528 and the figure for the United States was 1.3 million. Source: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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Highest196,537California
Lowest1,188Wyoming
Median17,52850 states
United States1,295,605History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 22,232 countAlaska: 5,627 countArizona: 32,835 countArkansas: 19,895 countCalifornia: 196,537 countColorado: 29,221 countConnecticut: 5,569 countDelaware: 3,996 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,478 countFlorida: 65,158 countGeorgia: 40,513 countHawaii: 3,978 countIdaho: 4,823 countIllinois: 36,555 countIndiana: 21,273 countIowa: 9,305 countKansas: 13,125 countKentucky: 9,924 countLouisiana: 29,364 countMaine: 1,462 countMaryland: 26,171 countMassachusetts: 22,636 countMichigan: 46,489 countMinnesota: 16,195 countMississippi: 7,172 countMissouri: 30,541 countMontana: 4,816 countNebraska: 5,602 countNevada: 14,597 countNew Hampshire: 1,794 countNew Jersey: 20,185 countNew Mexico: 16,416 countNew York: 84,499 countNorth Carolina: 43,361 countOhio: 35,038 countOklahoma: 17,166 countOregon: 14,815 countPennsylvania: 37,258 countRhode Island: 1,897 countSouth Carolina: 26,361 countSouth Dakota: 3,448 countTennessee: 44,944 countTexas: 131,000 countUtah: 8,244 countVermont: 1,446 countVirginia: 20,624 countWashington: 29,504 countWest Virginia: 5,213 countWisconsin: 17,889 countWyoming: 1,188 count
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count, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2022

California: 196,537 countCalifornia196,537Texas: 131,000 countTexas131,000New York: 84,499 countNew York84,499Florida: 65,158 countFlorida65,158Michigan: 46,489 countMichigan46,489Tennessee: 44,944 countTennessee44,944North Carolina: 43,361 countNorth Carolina43,361Georgia: 40,513 countGeorgia40,513Pennsylvania: 37,258 countPennsylvania37,258Illinois: 36,555 countIllinois36,555Ohio: 35,038 countOhio35,038Arizona: 32,835 countArizona32,835Missouri: 30,541 countMissouri30,541Washington: 29,504 countWashington29,504Louisiana: 29,364 countLouisiana29,364Colorado: 29,221 countColorado29,221South Carolina: 26,361 countSouth Carolina26,361Maryland: 26,171 countMaryland26,171Massachusetts: 22,636 countMassachusetts22,636Alabama: 22,232 countAlabama22,232Indiana: 21,273 countIndiana21,273Virginia: 20,624 countVirginia20,624New Jersey: 20,185 countNew Jersey20,185Arkansas: 19,895 countArkansas19,895Wisconsin: 17,889 countWisconsin17,889Oklahoma: 17,166 countOklahoma17,166New Mexico: 16,416 countNew Mexico16,416Minnesota: 16,195 countMinnesota16,195Oregon: 14,815 countOregon14,815Nevada: 14,597 countNevada14,597Kansas: 13,125 countKansas13,125Kentucky: 9,924 countKentucky9,924Iowa: 9,305 countIowa9,305Utah: 8,244 countUtah8,244Mississippi: 7,172 countMississippi7,172Alaska: 5,627 countAlaska5,627Nebraska: 5,602 countNebraska5,602Connecticut: 5,569 countConnecticut5,569District of Columbia: 5,478 countDistrict of Columbia5,478West Virginia: 5,213 countWest Virginia5,213Idaho: 4,823 countIdaho4,823Montana: 4,816 countMontana4,816Delaware: 3,996 countDelaware3,996Hawaii: 3,978 countHawaii3,978South Dakota: 3,448 countSouth Dakota3,448Rhode Island: 1,897 countRhode Island1,897New Hampshire: 1,794 countNew Hampshire1,794Maine: 1,462 countMaine1,462Vermont: 1,446 countVermont1,446Wyoming: 1,188 countWyoming1,188California: 196,537 countCalifornia196,537Texas: 131,000 countTexas131,000New York: 84,499 countNew York84,499Florida: 65,158 countFlorida65,158Michigan: 46,489 countMichigan46,489Tennessee: 44,944 countTennessee44,944North Carolina: 43,361 countNorth Carolina43,361Georgia: 40,513 countGeorgia40,513Pennsylvania: 37,258 countPennsylvania37,258Illinois: 36,555 countIllinois36,555Ohio: 35,038 countOhio35,038Arizona: 32,835 countArizona32,835Missouri: 30,541 countMissouri30,541Washington: 29,504 countWashington29,504Louisiana: 29,364 countLouisiana29,364Colorado: 29,221 countColorado29,221South Carolina: 26,361 countSouth Carolina26,361Maryland: 26,171 countMaryland26,171Massachusetts: 22,636 countMassachusetts22,636Alabama: 22,232 countAlabama22,232Indiana: 21,273 countIndiana21,273Virginia: 20,624 countVirginia20,624New Jersey: 20,185 countNew Jersey20,185Arkansas: 19,895 countArkansas19,895Wisconsin: 17,889 countWisconsin17,889Oklahoma: 17,166 countOklahoma17,166New Mexico: 16,416 countNew Mexico16,416Minnesota: 16,195 countMinnesota16,195Oregon: 14,815 countOregon14,815Nevada: 14,597 countNevada14,597Kansas: 13,125 countKansas13,125Kentucky: 9,924 countKentucky9,924Iowa: 9,305 countIowa9,305Utah: 8,244 countUtah8,244Mississippi: 7,172 countMississippi7,172Alaska: 5,627 countAlaska5,627Nebraska: 5,602 countNebraska5,602Connecticut: 5,569 countConnecticut5,569District of Columbia: 5,478 countDistrict of Columbia5,478West Virginia: 5,213 countWest Virginia5,213Idaho: 4,823 countIdaho4,823Montana: 4,816 countMontana4,816Delaware: 3,996 countDelaware3,996Hawaii: 3,978 countHawaii3,978South Dakota: 3,448 countSouth Dakota3,448Rhode Island: 1,897 countRhode Island1,897New Hampshire: 1,794 countNew Hampshire1,794Maine: 1,462 countMaine1,462Vermont: 1,446 countVermont1,446Wyoming: 1,188 countWyoming1,188
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California196,537+4.4%
2Texas131,000-2.2%
3New York84,499+38%
4Florida65,158-11.5%
5Michigan46,489-5.7%
6Tennessee44,944-4%
7North Carolina43,361-2.2%
8Georgia40,513+7.3%
9Pennsylvania37,258+1.6%
10Illinois36,555-16.4%
11Ohio35,038-6.2%
12Arizona32,835+6.2%
13Missouri30,541-5.6%
14Washington29,504+13.5%
15Louisiana29,364-4.2%
16Colorado29,221+4.7%
17South Carolina26,361-1.2%
18Maryland26,171-2.6%
19Massachusetts22,636+7.6%
20Alabama22,232+26.4%
21Indiana21,273-6.1%
22Virginia20,624+5.6%
23New Jersey20,185+18.7%
24Arkansas19,895-6.5%
25Wisconsin17,889-6.5%
26Oklahoma17,166-1.8%
27New Mexico16,416-5.5%
28Minnesota16,195-8.2%
29Oregon14,815+2%
30Nevada14,597+7.4%
31Kansas13,125+0.4%
32Kentucky9,924-18.1%
33Iowa9,305-1.4%
34Utah8,244-4.7%
35Mississippi7,172-4.8%
36Alaska5,627+1%
37Nebraska5,602-3.9%
38Connecticut5,569-8.8%
39District of Columbia5,478-13.9%
40West Virginia5,213+0.2%
41Idaho4,823+5.2%
42Montana4,816-7.3%
43Delaware3,996-5.1%
44Hawaii3,978+0.3%
45South Dakota3,448-1.8%
46Rhode Island1,897-13.7%
47New Hampshire1,794-0.3%
48Maine1,462-6%
49Vermont1,446+15.2%
50Wyoming1,188-8.4%

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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. 1 states with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 196,537 in 2022, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Which state has the lowest violent crimes?

Wyoming, with 1,188 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18. 1 states have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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