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Crime Rates by State (FBI)

District of Columbia has the highest Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) in 2025 (803.0), followed by Alaska (729.3) and New Mexico (621.6). Maine has the lowest (93.2).

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Violent Crime Rate (per 100K), 2025

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
296.9
Middle half 225.2 – 397.7
Average
322.1
51 states
Lowest (best)
93.2
Maine
Highest (worst)
803.0
District of Columbia

Biggest changes · 2024 → 2025

51 states have a value in both years.

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Data

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51 states · # = rank by Violent Crime Rate (per 100K)
#
1Maine93.2939.11.478.659.3
2Connecticut109.61,146.01.981.6171.0
3New Hampshire117.6818.11.251.453.3
4Rhode Island144.1910.51.786.1104.7
5Wyoming179.91,038.02.7137.478.3
6New Jersey193.81,249.61.9117.5145.7
7Hawaii205.11,603.81.2203.6282.2
8Virginia205.91,353.54.287.1112.1
9Kentucky212.11,261.72.8166.7191.6
10Vermont214.41,419.31.691.847.8
11Idaho217.3605.02.188.952.6
12Nebraska218.41,378.62.3119.2185.2
13Minnesota223.51,411.52.2160.1165.0
14Pennsylvania226.81,323.84.2104.5186.5
15Mississippi226.91,263.87.1231.5138.3
16Iowa233.91,171.71.6170.4117.3
17Utah235.71,415.52.6134.7110.5
18North Dakota238.11,458.41.5202.8153.5
19Wisconsin240.31,016.73.996.9131.9
20West Virginia241.71,053.33.8148.266.2
21Illinois251.01,507.54.4160.5237.9
22Indiana254.41,052.23.8130.0142.4
23Florida260.91,176.13.2130.170.9
24Ohio275.61,428.84.5187.3181.0
25Washington283.91,974.82.9314.2259.0
26Georgia296.91,409.35.6164.7163.4
27Massachusetts302.71,031.21.4112.888.0
28South Dakota307.51,312.33.0149.8133.7
29Oregon311.22,118.02.9247.3214.9
30North Carolina330.31,779.96.5303.9203.6
31Texas344.91,786.04.6246.6248.2
32Delaware346.91,559.24.1155.5187.9
33Alabama348.31,461.88.5210.3160.8
34Maryland358.01,819.75.3165.4315.6
35New York368.41,574.82.4122.2125.8
36Arizona377.91,513.54.5170.5183.7
37Nevada379.21,996.04.8311.5396.5
38South Carolina387.61,676.26.4239.0162.2
39Oklahoma407.71,813.54.9365.3194.9
40Michigan416.21,258.54.4154.4184.2
41Missouri417.81,644.17.1220.0293.1
42Montana419.11,448.52.6132.7137.2
43Colorado421.72,143.63.6272.7305.0
44California432.71,792.23.5275.1316.7
45Kansas457.21,796.54.8241.6215.4
46Tennessee492.31,636.66.5204.5226.4
47Louisiana515.11,966.48.7326.2181.6
48Arkansas531.81,644.96.3281.2141.3
49New Mexico621.62,239.58.6404.9320.9
50Alaska729.31,892.86.1251.5278.9
51District of Columbia803.03,132.316.7193.6673.8

What correlates with Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (2025)?

Pearson r against 2,095 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Violent Crime RateCrime Rate by State
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 51
    Plot
  2. Violent Crime Rate US NewsSafest States in the US
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  3. Kuhl Crime Rate ScoreOff-Grid Living Legal States
    r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  4. Crime RateCrime Rate by State
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 51
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  5. Non-Violent Crime RateCrime Rate by State
    r = +0.73 · very strong · n = 51
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  6. Chlamydia RateSTD Rates by State
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 51
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Safety RankBest States to RetireA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.85 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  2. Crime RatePension-Friendly States
    r = −0.85 · very strong · n = 49
    Plot
  3. Safest State Overall Rank US NewsSafest States in the USA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  4. Crime and Corrections RankWorst States to Live inA rank: rank 1 is the worst
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  5. Crime & CorrectionBest States to Live InA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 49
    Plot
  6. Personal & Residential Safety Rank WalletHubSafest States in the USA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.69 · strong · n = 50
    Plot

Quick answers

Which state has the highest Violent Crime Rate (per 100K)?
District of Columbia has the highest Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) in 2025, at 803.0, followed by Alaska (729.3) and New Mexico (621.6).
Which state has the lowest Violent Crime Rate (per 100K)?
Maine has the lowest Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) in 2025, at 93.2.
What is the median Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) across US states?
The median is 296.9 across the 51 US states with data in 2025.
Where does this crime rates by state (fbi) data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Crime in the United States - FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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