State rankings

Most Dangerous Cities by State

Maryland has the highest Place in Total Order in 2025 (285), followed by District of Columbia (282) and Louisiana (267). New York has the lowest (1).

Crime & Safety45 states · 6 metricsUpdated Aug 3, 2023Original page
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Year 202545 of 51 states
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Place in Total Order, 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
74
Middle half 21 – 119
Average
86.69
45 states
Lowest (best)
1
New York
Highest (worst)
285
Maryland

Data

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45 states · # = rank by Place in Total Order
#
1New YorkRamapo Town, NY1
2TexasFrisco, TX2
3CaliforniaIrvine, CA3
4IndianaFishers, IN4
5New JerseyLakewood Township, NJ5
6North CarolinaCary, NC6
7FloridaPembroke Pines, FL7
8ArizonaSurprise, AZ9
9MichiganSterling Heights, MI10
10MinnesotaRochester, MN16
11HawaiiHonolulu, HI17
12IdahoMeridian, ID21
13MissouriLee's Summit, MO23
14ConnecticutStamford, CT25
15ColoradoCentennial, CO28
16AlabamaHuntsville, AL30
17VirginiaAlexandria, VA31
18OregonBend, OR36
19OklahomaNorman, OK64
20South DakotaSioux Falls, SD65
21GeorgiaSandy Springs, GA66
22MassachusettsCambridge, MA72
23IllinoisAurora, IL74
24NevadaHenderson, NV76
25KansasOlathe, KS81
26New MexicoRio Rancho, NM82
27WisconsinMadison, WI88
28WashingtonSpokane Valley, WA90
29NebraskaLincoln, NE97
30KentuckyLexington, KY98
31UtahWest Valley, UT105
32North DakotaFargo, ND114
33Rhode IslandProvidence, RI117
34IowaCedar Rapids, IA119
35ArkansasFayetteville, AR135
36South CarolinaCharleston, SC142
37New HampshireManchester, NH144
38TennesseeClarksville, TN150
39OhioColumbus, OH192
40PennsylvaniaAllentown, PA193
41MontanaBillings, MT209
42AlaskaAnchorage, AK220
43LouisianaLafayette, LA267
44District of ColumbiaWashington, DC282
45MarylandBaltimore, MD285

What correlates with Place in Total Order (2025)?

Pearson r against 2,120 other state metrics sharing at least 27 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 Place in Total Order tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Heroin Use Past MonthDrug Use by State
    r = +0.49 · moderate · n = 45
    Plot
  2. 1996-2022 Change Adjusted For InflationTANF Benefits by State
    r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 42
    Plot
  3. Avg Cost per MbpsInternet Costs by State
    r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 45
    Plot
  4. State Revenue from Federal FundsDonor States
    r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 45
    Plot
  5. Cocaine Use Rate (Per 100k)Drug Use by State
    r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 45
    Plot
  6. Murder Rate (per 100K)Crime Rates by State (FBI)
    r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 45
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Place in Total Order tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Golf RankingBest State for GolfA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 42
    Plot
  2. Quality of Life RankQuality of Life by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 44
    Plot
  3. # of Wells Fargo BanksWells Fargo Banks by State
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 34
    Plot
  4. CourtsPickleball Popularity by State
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 45
    Plot
  5. # of FloorsTallest Building by State
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 45
    Plot
  6. Number of AirportsAirport Codes by State
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 45
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Quick answers

Which state has the highest Place in Total Order?
Maryland has the highest Place in Total Order in 2025, at 285, followed by District of Columbia (282) and Louisiana (267).
Which state has the lowest Place in Total Order?
New York has the lowest Place in Total Order in 2025, at 1.
What is the median Place in Total Order across US states?
The median is 74 across the 45 US states with data in 2025.
Where does this most dangerous cities by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Safest Cities In America 2023 - Money Geek.

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