This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate as of 2020. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total. These data have been taken from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports.[1][2]
In the United States, violent crime consists of five types of criminal offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and gang violence.[1]
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| State or Territory | 2020 | Historical Violent Crime Rates | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence Count | Violent Crime Rate | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
 District of Columbia
|
7,127 | 999.8 | 1045.2 | 997.1 | 1002.7 | 1203.5 | 1269.1 | 1242.6 | 1281.9 | 1241.8 | 1202.1 |
 Alaska
|
6,126 | 837.8 | 865.0 | 891.7 | 856.7 | 804.6 | 730.2 | 635.5 | 602.6 | 604.1 | 606.5 |
 New Mexico
|
16,393 | 778.3 | 824.0 | 842.8 | 778.6 | 699.4 | 656.1 | 597.7 | 596.7 | 559.6 | 567.5 |
 Tennessee
|
46,328 | 672.7 | 598.9 | 630.4 | 655.0 | 638.5 | 612.1 | 610.7 | 579.7 | 638.5 | 608.2 |
 Arkansas
|
20,363 | 671.9 | 580.8 | 561.6 | 566.0 | 554.3 | 521.3 | 480.2 | 445.7 | 469.6 | 480.9 |
 Arizona
|
35,980 | 654.8 | 447.1 | 475.7 | 505.7 | 471.0 | 410.2 | 392.7 | 405.8 | 428.6 | 405.9 |
 Louisiana
|
29,704 | 639.4 | 559.7 | 543.3 | 556.3 | 565.0 | 539.7 | 515.9 | 510.4 | 496.3 | 555.3 |
 Missouri
|
33,385 | 542.7 | 499.6 | 501.4 | 531.2 | 520.8 | 497.4 | 443.3 | 422.0 | 451.3 | 447.4 |
 South Carolina
|
27,691 | 530.7 | 510.1 | 500.8 | 506.1 | 506.8 | 504.5 | 497.8 | 494.8 | 560.5 | 571.9 |
 South Dakota
|
4,476 | 501.4 | 397.1 | 396.4 | 429.8 | 422.0 | 383.1 | 328.3 | 398.7 | 323.8 | 354.1 |
 Michigan
|
47,641 | 478.0 | 438.6 | 452.5 | 449.9 | 460.9 | 415.5 | 429.1 | 429.8 | 455.0 | 453.0 |
 Montana
|
5,077 | 469.8 | 417.9 | 380.9 | 373.9 | 374.1 | 349.6 | 328.5 | 240.7 | 278.8 | 267.5 |
 Nevada
|
14,445 | 460.3 | 496.1 | 552.1 | 560.6 | 677.9 | 695.9 | 635.7 | 591.2 | 608.6 | 562.1 |
 Oklahoma
|
18,255 | 458.6 | 436.3 | 474.6 | 457.4 | 455.3 | 422.0 | 413.8 | 428.1 | 474.4 | 454.8 |
 Alabama
|
22,322 | 453.6 | 504.7 | 523.1 | 522.4 | 532.4 | 472.4 | 427.7 | 418.1 | 450.3 | 420.1 |
 Texas
|
131,084 | 446.5 | 421.8 | 412.9 | 437.8 | 433.8 | 412.2 | 406.7 | 399.8 | 408.6 | 408.5 |
 California
|
174,026 | 442.0 | 442.1 | 447.5 | 453.3 | 444.8 | 426.3 | 396.4 | 396.2 | 423.5 | 411.1 |
 Delaware
|
4,262 | 431.9 | 422.7 | 422.5 | 457.3 | 510.0 | 499.0 | 488.1 | 479.1 | 550.5 | 559.5 |
 Illinois
|
53,612 | 425.9 | 415.3 | 411.4 | 436.2 | 436.7 | 383.8 | 370.9 | 372.5 | 416.2 | 424.0 |
 Kansas
|
12,835 | 425.0 | 405.5 | 441.8 | 400.4 | 401.2 | 389.9 | 352.6 | 327.5 | 356.7 | 353.9 |
 Colorado
|
24,570 | 423.1 | 384.6 | 401.5 | 372.2 | 344.1 | 321.0 | 307.8 | 291.2 | 307.4 | 320.2 |
 North Carolina
|
44,451 | 419.3 | 378.7 | 356.2 | 370.4 | 371.8 | 347.0 | 329.1 | 336.6 | 353.5 | 349.8 |
 Georgia
|
42,850 | 400.1 | 326.2 | 338.9 | 356.5 | 390.4 | 378.3 | 385.8 | 359.7 | 380.0 | 373.2 |
 Maryland
|
24,215 | 399.9 | 454.4 | 469.4 | 503.3 | 481.7 | 457.2 | 448.0 | 467.8 | 477.3 | 494.1 |
 Pennsylvania
|
49,793 | 389.5 | 306.0 | 305.4 | 313.0 | 315.9 | 315.1 | 315.0 | 326.6 | 355.5 | 355.0 |
 Florida
|
83,368 | 383.6 | 378.2 | 385.9 | 408.1 | 429.4 | 461.9 | 458.9 | 460.0 | 487.0 | 515.3 |
 New York
|
70,339 | 363.8 | 361.0 | 350.8 | 361.1 | 374.6 | 379.7 | 384.7 | 389.8 | 406.3 | 398.1 |
 Indiana
|
24,161 | 357.7 | 371.5 | 373.5 | 395.0 | 399.7 | 387.5 | 365.3 | 349.9 | 344.8 | 331.8 |
 West Virginia
|
6,352 | 355.9 | 318.9 | 299.9 | 361.2 | 362.7 | 337.9 | 316.4 | 289.7 | 320.1 | 315.9 |
 Nebraska
|
6,473 | 334.1 | 304.6 | 289.9 | 311.8 | 296.8 | 274.9 | 276.2 | 252.2 | 258.8 | 253.2 |
 North Dakota
|
2,518 | 329.0 | 301.4 | 284.1 | 282.5 | 252.1 | 239.4 | 270.4 | 256.3 | 245.7 | 247.0 |
 Wisconsin
|
18,861 | 323.4 | 297.1 | 299.0 | 321.8 | 306.9 | 305.8 | 291.1 | 271.1 | 283.9 | 236.9 |
 Ohio
|
36,104 | 308.8 | 296.0 | 294.8 | 296.8 | 307.7 | 291.9 | 285.7 | 275.7 | 301.5 | 307.4 |
 Massachusetts
|
21,288 | 308.8 | 328.7 | 340.3 | 354.3 | 380.7 | 390.9 | 395.1 | 404.0 | 407.0 | 428.4 |
 Iowa
|
9,601 | 303.5 | 287.6 | 263.7 | 287.5 | 292.9 | 286.1 | 272.8 | 260.9 | 265.6 | 255.6 |
 Washington
|
22,596 | 293.7 | 303.3 | 315.3 | 302.8 | 303.5 | 284.4 | 285.8 | 277.9 | 298.1 | 294.6 |
 Oregon
|
12,380 | 291.9 | 293.7 | 290.4 | 280.4 | 268.8 | 259.8 | 259.2 | 242.9 | 247.1 | 247.6 |
 Mississippi
|
8,638 | 291.2 | 261.2 | 266.0 | 256.2 | 281.7 | 275.8 | 278.3 | 267.4 | 260.1 | 269.8 |
 Minnesota
|
15,698 | 277.5 | 237.5 | 221.2 | 239.7 | 241.9 | 242.6 | 229.1 | 223.2 | 230.9 | 221.2 |
 Utah
|
8,471 | 260.7 | 236.9 | 239.4 | 242.2 | 243.3 | 236.0 | 219.5 | 209.2 | 208.0 | 195.0 |
 Kentucky
|
11,600 | 259.1 | 220.7 | 217.9 | 231.1 | 235.6 | 218.7 | 215.2 | 198.8 | 224.9 | 238.2 |
 Hawaii
|
3,576 | 254.2 | 264.5 | 255.0 | 251.2 | 241.6 | 293.4 | 236.7 | 245.3 | 243.0 | 287.2 |
 Idaho
|
4,432 | 242.6 | 232.6 | 239.7 | 239.2 | 230.7 | 215.6 | 210.4 | 204.7 | 209.8 | 200.9 |
 Wyoming
|
1,364 | 234.2 | 215.0 | 213.8 | 234.6 | 244.7 | 222.1 | 195.4 | 197.7 | 201.3 | 219.3 |
 Rhode Island
|
2,440 | 230.8 | 222.7 | 219.8 | 234.2 | 239.1 | 242.5 | 219.9 | 244.6 | 253.0 | 247.5 |
 Virginia
|
17,925 | 208.0 | 209.4 | 204.2 | 210.4 | 219.8 | 195.6 | 198.4 | 187.9 | 191.5 | 196.7 |
 New Jersey
|
17,353 | 195.4 | 206.7 | 208.6 | 231.8 | 243.5 | 255.4 | 260.9 | 285.6 | 290.1 | 308.4 |
 Connecticut
|
6,459 | 181.6 | 184.6 | 209.6 | 229.2 | 227.7 | 218.5 | 238.5 | 254.5 | 283.5 | 272.8 |
 Vermont
|
1,081 | 173.4 | 207.2 | 185.0 | 173.3 | 136.5 | 118.0 | 102.6 | 114.9 | 142.3 | 135.2 |
 Puerto Rico
|
5,196 | 164.5 | 202.9 | 200.9 | 232.6 | 224.4 | 219.6 | 237.2 | 257.8 | 275.0 | 284.4 |
 New Hampshire
|
2,000 | 146.4 | 158.1 | 177.6 | 195.7 | 199.8 | 199.3 | 197.7 | 199.6 | 215.0 | 188.0 |
 Maine
|
1,466 | 108.6 | 116.1 | 112.0 | 120.6 | 124.0 | 130.1 | 127.6 | 121.6 | 122.4 | 123.2 |
 United States
|
1,313,105 | 398.5 | 379.4 | 383.4 | 394.0 | 397.5 | 383.2 | 372.0 | 367.9 | 387.8 | 386.3 |