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US states by violent crimes

California had the highest violent crimes of 51 states in 2023, at 198,715. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,133. The median was 16,996 and the figure for the United States was 1.28 million. Source: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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Highest198,715California
Lowest1,133Wyoming
Median16,99651 states
United States1,278,301History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 21,352 countAlaska: 5,403 countArizona: 32,415 countArkansas: 19,132 countCalifornia: 198,715 countColorado: 28,633 countConnecticut: 5,552 countDelaware: 4,084 countDistrict of Columbia: 7,846 countFlorida: 67,048 countGeorgia: 40,607 countHawaii: 3,345 countIdaho: 4,738 countIllinois: 39,022 countIndiana: 23,514 countIowa: 8,807 countKansas: 13,831 countKentucky: 10,431 countLouisiana: 25,788 countMaine: 1,453 countMaryland: 27,371 countMassachusetts: 22,675 countMichigan: 46,461 countMinnesota: 15,126 countMississippi: 5,941 countMissouri: 29,239 countMontana: 5,076 countNebraska: 4,625 countNevada: 13,941 countNew Hampshire: 1,613 countNew Jersey: 21,136 countNew Mexico: 15,843 countNew York: 77,199 countNorth Carolina: 42,815 countNorth Dakota: 2,208 countOhio: 35,626 countOklahoma: 16,996 countOregon: 14,124 countPennsylvania: 34,871 countRhode Island: 1,848 countSouth Carolina: 25,705 countSouth Dakota: 3,234 countTennessee: 45,497 countTexas: 125,145 countUtah: 7,968 countVermont: 1,401 countVirginia: 21,101 countWashington: 28,231 countWest Virginia: 4,761 countWisconsin: 17,675 countWyoming: 1,133 count
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count, 2023. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

California: 198,715 countCalifornia198,715Texas: 125,145 countTexas125,145New York: 77,199 countNew York77,199Florida: 67,048 countFlorida67,048Michigan: 46,461 countMichigan46,461Tennessee: 45,497 countTennessee45,497North Carolina: 42,815 countNorth Carolina42,815Georgia: 40,607 countGeorgia40,607Illinois: 39,022 countIllinois39,022Ohio: 35,626 countOhio35,626Pennsylvania: 34,871 countPennsylvania34,871Arizona: 32,415 countArizona32,415Missouri: 29,239 countMissouri29,239Colorado: 28,633 countColorado28,633Washington: 28,231 countWashington28,231Maryland: 27,371 countMaryland27,371Louisiana: 25,788 countLouisiana25,788South Carolina: 25,705 countSouth Carolina25,705Indiana: 23,514 countIndiana23,514Massachusetts: 22,675 countMassachusetts22,675Alabama: 21,352 countAlabama21,352New Jersey: 21,136 countNew Jersey21,136Virginia: 21,101 countVirginia21,101Arkansas: 19,132 countArkansas19,132Wisconsin: 17,675 countWisconsin17,675Oklahoma: 16,996 countOklahoma16,996New Mexico: 15,843 countNew Mexico15,843Minnesota: 15,126 countMinnesota15,126Oregon: 14,124 countOregon14,124Nevada: 13,941 countNevada13,941Kansas: 13,831 countKansas13,831Kentucky: 10,431 countKentucky10,431Iowa: 8,807 countIowa8,807Utah: 7,968 countUtah7,968District of Columbia: 7,846 countDistrict of Columbia7,846Mississippi: 5,941 countMississippi5,941Connecticut: 5,552 countConnecticut5,552Alaska: 5,403 countAlaska5,403Montana: 5,076 countMontana5,076West Virginia: 4,761 countWest Virginia4,761Idaho: 4,738 countIdaho4,738Nebraska: 4,625 countNebraska4,625Delaware: 4,084 countDelaware4,084Hawaii: 3,345 countHawaii3,345South Dakota: 3,234 countSouth Dakota3,234North Dakota: 2,208 countNorth Dakota2,208Rhode Island: 1,848 countRhode Island1,848New Hampshire: 1,613 countNew Hampshire1,613Maine: 1,453 countMaine1,453Vermont: 1,401 countVermont1,401Wyoming: 1,133 countWyoming1,133California: 198,715 countCalifornia198,715Texas: 125,145 countTexas125,145New York: 77,199 countNew York77,199Florida: 67,048 countFlorida67,048Michigan: 46,461 countMichigan46,461Tennessee: 45,497 countTennessee45,497North Carolina: 42,815 countNorth Carolina42,815Georgia: 40,607 countGeorgia40,607Illinois: 39,022 countIllinois39,022Ohio: 35,626 countOhio35,626Pennsylvania: 34,871 countPennsylvania34,871Arizona: 32,415 countArizona32,415Missouri: 29,239 countMissouri29,239Colorado: 28,633 countColorado28,633Washington: 28,231 countWashington28,231Maryland: 27,371 countMaryland27,371Louisiana: 25,788 countLouisiana25,788South Carolina: 25,705 countSouth Carolina25,705Indiana: 23,514 countIndiana23,514Massachusetts: 22,675 countMassachusetts22,675Alabama: 21,352 countAlabama21,352New Jersey: 21,136 countNew Jersey21,136Virginia: 21,101 countVirginia21,101Arkansas: 19,132 countArkansas19,132Wisconsin: 17,675 countWisconsin17,675Oklahoma: 16,996 countOklahoma16,996New Mexico: 15,843 countNew Mexico15,843Minnesota: 15,126 countMinnesota15,126Oregon: 14,124 countOregon14,124Nevada: 13,941 countNevada13,941Kansas: 13,831 countKansas13,831Kentucky: 10,431 countKentucky10,431Iowa: 8,807 countIowa8,807Utah: 7,968 countUtah7,968District of Columbia: 7,846 countDistrict of Columbia7,846Mississippi: 5,941 countMississippi5,941Connecticut: 5,552 countConnecticut5,552Alaska: 5,403 countAlaska5,403Montana: 5,076 countMontana5,076West Virginia: 4,761 countWest Virginia4,761Idaho: 4,738 countIdaho4,738Nebraska: 4,625 countNebraska4,625Delaware: 4,084 countDelaware4,084Hawaii: 3,345 countHawaii3,345South Dakota: 3,234 countSouth Dakota3,234North Dakota: 2,208 countNorth Dakota2,208Rhode Island: 1,848 countRhode Island1,848New Hampshire: 1,613 countNew Hampshire1,613Maine: 1,453 countMaine1,453Vermont: 1,401 countVermont1,401Wyoming: 1,133 countWyoming1,133
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
count		Change on 2022
1California198,715+1.1%
2Texas125,145-4.5%
3New York77,199-8.6%
4Florida67,048+2.9%
5Michigan46,461-0.1%
6Tennessee45,497+1.2%
7North Carolina42,815-1.3%
8Georgia40,607+0.2%
9Illinois39,022+6.7%
10Ohio35,626+1.7%
11Pennsylvania34,871-6.4%
12Arizona32,415-1.3%
13Missouri29,239-4.3%
14Colorado28,633-2%
15Washington28,231-4.3%
16Maryland27,371+4.6%
17Louisiana25,788-12.2%
18South Carolina25,705-2.5%
19Indiana23,514+10.5%
20Massachusetts22,675+0.2%
21Alabama21,352-4%
22New Jersey21,136+4.7%
23Virginia21,101+2.3%
24Arkansas19,132-3.8%
25Wisconsin17,675-1.2%
26Oklahoma16,996-1%
27New Mexico15,843-3.5%
28Minnesota15,126-6.6%
29Oregon14,124-4.7%
30Nevada13,941-4.5%
31Kansas13,831+5.4%
32Kentucky10,431+5.1%
33Iowa8,807-5.4%
34Utah7,968-3.3%
35District of Columbia7,846+43.2%
36Mississippi5,941-17.2%
37Connecticut5,552-0.3%
38Alaska5,403-4%
39Montana5,076+5.4%
40West Virginia4,761-8.7%
41Idaho4,738-1.8%
42Nebraska4,625-17.4%
43Delaware4,084+2.2%
44Hawaii3,345-15.9%
45South Dakota3,234-6.2%
46North Dakota2,208n/a
47Rhode Island1,848-2.6%
48New Hampshire1,613-10.1%
49Maine1,453-0.6%
50Vermont1,401-3.1%
51Wyoming1,133-4.6%

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 198,715 in 2023, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Which state has the lowest violent crimes?

Wyoming, with 1,133 in 2023.

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