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US states by violent crimes

California had the highest violent crimes of 51 states in 2024, at 187,414. Wyoming had the lowest, at 1,210. The median was 16,952 and the figure for the United States was 1.23 million. Source: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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Highest187,414California
Lowest1,210Wyoming
Median16,95251 states
United States1,234,163History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 19,234 countAlaska: 5,396 countArizona: 32,717 countArkansas: 18,122 countCalifornia: 187,414 countColorado: 29,462 countConnecticut: 5,110 countDelaware: 3,870 countDistrict of Columbia: 7,132 countFlorida: 64,311 countGeorgia: 35,743 countHawaii: 3,332 countIdaho: 4,717 countIllinois: 36,899 countIndiana: 22,562 countIowa: 7,863 countKansas: 13,685 countKentucky: 10,360 countLouisiana: 24,068 countMaine: 1,438 countMaryland: 26,641 countMassachusetts: 22,632 countMichigan: 44,304 countMinnesota: 15,031 countMississippi: 6,677 countMissouri: 29,168 countMontana: 4,889 countNebraska: 4,400 countNevada: 13,329 countNew Hampshire: 1,578 countNew Jersey: 20,876 countNew Mexico: 15,450 countNew York: 77,299 countNorth Carolina: 41,892 countNorth Dakota: 2,045 countOhio: 35,773 countOklahoma: 17,549 countOregon: 14,438 countPennsylvania: 32,713 countRhode Island: 1,722 countSouth Carolina: 24,122 countSouth Dakota: 3,081 countTennessee: 43,540 countTexas: 123,442 countUtah: 8,156 countVermont: 1,461 countVirginia: 19,605 countWashington: 26,272 countWest Virginia: 4,481 countWisconsin: 16,952 countWyoming: 1,210 count
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count, 2024. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

California: 187,414 countCalifornia187,414Texas: 123,442 countTexas123,442New York: 77,299 countNew York77,299Florida: 64,311 countFlorida64,311Michigan: 44,304 countMichigan44,304Tennessee: 43,540 countTennessee43,540North Carolina: 41,892 countNorth Carolina41,892Illinois: 36,899 countIllinois36,899Ohio: 35,773 countOhio35,773Georgia: 35,743 countGeorgia35,743Arizona: 32,717 countArizona32,717Pennsylvania: 32,713 countPennsylvania32,713Colorado: 29,462 countColorado29,462Missouri: 29,168 countMissouri29,168Maryland: 26,641 countMaryland26,641Washington: 26,272 countWashington26,272South Carolina: 24,122 countSouth Carolina24,122Louisiana: 24,068 countLouisiana24,068Massachusetts: 22,632 countMassachusetts22,632Indiana: 22,562 countIndiana22,562New Jersey: 20,876 countNew Jersey20,876Virginia: 19,605 countVirginia19,605Alabama: 19,234 countAlabama19,234Arkansas: 18,122 countArkansas18,122Oklahoma: 17,549 countOklahoma17,549Wisconsin: 16,952 countWisconsin16,952New Mexico: 15,450 countNew Mexico15,450Minnesota: 15,031 countMinnesota15,031Oregon: 14,438 countOregon14,438Kansas: 13,685 countKansas13,685Nevada: 13,329 countNevada13,329Kentucky: 10,360 countKentucky10,360Utah: 8,156 countUtah8,156Iowa: 7,863 countIowa7,863District of Columbia: 7,132 countDistrict of Columbia7,132Mississippi: 6,677 countMississippi6,677Alaska: 5,396 countAlaska5,396Connecticut: 5,110 countConnecticut5,110Montana: 4,889 countMontana4,889Idaho: 4,717 countIdaho4,717West Virginia: 4,481 countWest Virginia4,481Nebraska: 4,400 countNebraska4,400Delaware: 3,870 countDelaware3,870Hawaii: 3,332 countHawaii3,332South Dakota: 3,081 countSouth Dakota3,081North Dakota: 2,045 countNorth Dakota2,045Rhode Island: 1,722 countRhode Island1,722New Hampshire: 1,578 countNew Hampshire1,578Vermont: 1,461 countVermont1,461Maine: 1,438 countMaine1,438Wyoming: 1,210 countWyoming1,210California: 187,414 countCalifornia187,414Texas: 123,442 countTexas123,442New York: 77,299 countNew York77,299Florida: 64,311 countFlorida64,311Michigan: 44,304 countMichigan44,304Tennessee: 43,540 countTennessee43,540North Carolina: 41,892 countNorth Carolina41,892Illinois: 36,899 countIllinois36,899Ohio: 35,773 countOhio35,773Georgia: 35,743 countGeorgia35,743Arizona: 32,717 countArizona32,717Pennsylvania: 32,713 countPennsylvania32,713Colorado: 29,462 countColorado29,462Missouri: 29,168 countMissouri29,168Maryland: 26,641 countMaryland26,641Washington: 26,272 countWashington26,272South Carolina: 24,122 countSouth Carolina24,122Louisiana: 24,068 countLouisiana24,068Massachusetts: 22,632 countMassachusetts22,632Indiana: 22,562 countIndiana22,562New Jersey: 20,876 countNew Jersey20,876Virginia: 19,605 countVirginia19,605Alabama: 19,234 countAlabama19,234Arkansas: 18,122 countArkansas18,122Oklahoma: 17,549 countOklahoma17,549Wisconsin: 16,952 countWisconsin16,952New Mexico: 15,450 countNew Mexico15,450Minnesota: 15,031 countMinnesota15,031Oregon: 14,438 countOregon14,438Kansas: 13,685 countKansas13,685Nevada: 13,329 countNevada13,329Kentucky: 10,360 countKentucky10,360Utah: 8,156 countUtah8,156Iowa: 7,863 countIowa7,863District of Columbia: 7,132 countDistrict of Columbia7,132Mississippi: 6,677 countMississippi6,677Alaska: 5,396 countAlaska5,396Connecticut: 5,110 countConnecticut5,110Montana: 4,889 countMontana4,889Idaho: 4,717 countIdaho4,717West Virginia: 4,481 countWest Virginia4,481Nebraska: 4,400 countNebraska4,400Delaware: 3,870 countDelaware3,870Hawaii: 3,332 countHawaii3,332South Dakota: 3,081 countSouth Dakota3,081North Dakota: 2,045 countNorth Dakota2,045Rhode Island: 1,722 countRhode Island1,722New Hampshire: 1,578 countNew Hampshire1,578Vermont: 1,461 countVermont1,461Maine: 1,438 countMaine1,438Wyoming: 1,210 countWyoming1,210
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1California187,414-5.7%
2Texas123,442-1.4%
3New York77,299+0.1%
4Florida64,311-4.1%
5Michigan44,304-4.6%
6Tennessee43,540-4.3%
7North Carolina41,892-2.2%
8Illinois36,899-5.4%
9Ohio35,773+0.4%
10Georgia35,743-12%
11Arizona32,717+0.9%
12Pennsylvania32,713-6.2%
13Colorado29,462+2.9%
14Missouri29,168-0.2%
15Maryland26,641-2.7%
16Washington26,272-6.9%
17South Carolina24,122-6.2%
18Louisiana24,068-6.7%
19Massachusetts22,632-0.2%
20Indiana22,562-4%
21New Jersey20,876-1.2%
22Virginia19,605-7.1%
23Alabama19,234-9.9%
24Arkansas18,122-5.3%
25Oklahoma17,549+3.3%
26Wisconsin16,952-4.1%
27New Mexico15,450-2.5%
28Minnesota15,031-0.6%
29Oregon14,438+2.2%
30Kansas13,685-1.1%
31Nevada13,329-4.4%
32Kentucky10,360-0.7%
33Utah8,156+2.4%
34Iowa7,863-10.7%
35District of Columbia7,132-9.1%
36Mississippi6,677+12.4%
37Alaska5,396-0.1%
38Connecticut5,110-8%
39Montana4,889-3.7%
40Idaho4,717-0.4%
41West Virginia4,481-5.9%
42Nebraska4,400-4.9%
43Delaware3,870-5.2%
44Hawaii3,332-0.4%
45South Dakota3,081-4.7%
46North Dakota2,045-7.4%
47Rhode Island1,722-6.8%
48New Hampshire1,578-2.2%
49Vermont1,461+4.3%
50Maine1,438-1%
51Wyoming1,210+6.8%

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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 187,414 in 2024, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Which state has the lowest violent crimes?

Wyoming, with 1,210 in 2024.

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