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Crime Statistics
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Crime in the United States
is among the highest in the industrialized world. Crime in
the United States has been generally decreasing since 1993.
Total violent crimes are down, and arrests are up. This
website provides information in regards to the crime rate in
your state. The Southern states had the overall lowest crime
rate while new England states had the lowest, this may be
due to higher rates of poverty that are in the South. |
|
State |
Population |
Number of Crimes per 100,000 persons (Crime Rates) |
|
Violent Crime Rates |
Property Crime Rates |
Total |
Rank |
|
Violent Crime |
Homicide |
Rape |
Robbery |
Serious Assault |
Property Crime |
Burglary |
Larceny |
Motor vehicle theft |
|
Alabama |
4,530,182 |
426.6 |
5.6 |
38.5 |
133.4 |
249.1 |
4,025.0 |
986.0 |
2,729.5 |
309.6 |
4,451.6 |
17 |
|
Alaska |
655,435 |
634.5 |
5.6 |
85.1 |
68.2 |
475.6 |
3,382.8 |
575.6 |
2,465.4 |
341.8 |
4,017.3 |
23 |
|
Arizona |
5,743,834 |
504.1 |
7.2 |
33.0 |
134.4 |
329.4 |
5,340.5 |
990.4 |
3,387.2 |
962.9 |
5,844.6 |
2 |
|
Arkansas |
2,752,629 |
499.1 |
6.4 |
42.4 |
86.2 |
364.1 |
4,013.0 |
1,093.5 |
2,683.8 |
235.8 |
4,512.1 |
16 |
|
California |
35,893,799 |
551.8 |
6.7 |
26.8 |
172.1 |
346.3 |
3,419.0 |
685.1 |
2,030.1 |
703.8 |
11,970.8 |
1 |
|
Colorado |
4,601,403 |
373.5 |
4.4 |
42.5 |
81.5 |
245.1 |
3,919.3 |
717.3 |
2,679.0 |
522.9 |
4,292.8 |
22 |
|
Connecticut |
3,503,604 |
286.3 |
2.6 |
20.7 |
120.5 |
142.6 |
2,627.2 |
444.4 |
1,868.1 |
314.7 |
2,913.5 |
41 |
|
Delaware |
830,364 |
568.4 |
2.0 |
41.5 |
146.7 |
378.1 |
3,163.9 |
648.3 |
2,257.1 |
258.6 |
3,732.3 |
28 |
|
District of Columbia |
553,523 |
1,371.2 |
35.8 |
40.1 |
578.5 |
716.9 |
4,859.1 |
712.9 |
2,627.2 |
1,519.0 |
1,190 |
50 |
|
Florida |
17,397,161 |
711.3 |
5.4 |
38.0 |
172.4 |
495.5 |
4,179.7 |
956.1 |
2,773.3 |
450.2 |
4,891.0 |
10 |
|
Georgia |
8,829,383 |
455.5 |
6.9 |
27.0 |
154.7 |
266.8 |
4,265.9 |
940.0 |
2,825.0 |
501.0 |
4,721.4 |
14 |
|
Hawaii |
1,262,840 |
254.4 |
2.6 |
26.4 |
74.8 |
150.7 |
4,792.8 |
857.4 |
3,252.8 |
682.6 |
5,047.2 |
6 |
|
Idaho |
1,393,262 |
244.9 |
2.2 |
40.9 |
17.2 |
184.6 |
2,794.4 |
547.3 |
2,051.5 |
195.5 |
3,039.3 |
37 |
|
Illinois |
12,713,634 |
542.9 |
6.1 |
33.2 |
177.2 |
326.4 |
3,186.1 |
597.3 |
2,271.3 |
317.4 |
3,729.0 |
29 |
|
Indiana |
6,237,569 |
325.4 |
5.1 |
28.9 |
102.2 |
189.2 |
3,37.6 |
676.0 |
2,383.5 |
338.1 |
3,723.0 |
30 |
|
Iowa |
2,954,451 |
270.9 |
1.6 |
26.7 |
38.0 |
204.5 |
2,905.3 |
615.1 |
2,107.3 |
182.9 |
3,176.2 |
35 |
|
Kansas |
2,735,502 |
374.5 |
4.5 |
40.4 |
66.3 |
263.4 |
3,973.5 |
731.1 |
2,934.0 |
308.4 |
4,348.0 |
19 |
|
Kentucky |
4,145,922 |
244.9 |
5.7 |
29.9 |
78.8 |
130.5 |
2,537.7 |
624.8 |
1,701.3 |
211.6 |
2,782.6 |
44 |
|
Louisiana |
4,515,770 |
638.7 |
12.7 |
35.8 |
145.4 |
444.9 |
4,410.2 |
1,004.5 |
2,969.2 |
436.6 |
5,048.9 |
5 |
|
Maine |
1,317,253 |
103.5 |
1.4 |
23.9 |
21.9 |
56.3 |
2,409.6 |
481.4 |
1,829.3 |
98.9 |
2,513.1 |
47 |
|
Maryland |
5,558,058 |
589.9 |
9.4 |
23.7 |
229.6 |
437.8 |
3,640.2 |
660.0 |
2,335.1 |
645.2 |
4,340.7 |
1 |
|
Massachusetts |
6,416,505 |
458.8 |
2.6 |
28.0 |
116.4 |
311.7 |
2,459.7 |
537.2 |
1,578.8 |
343.7 |
2,918.5 |
40 |
|
Michigan |
10,112,620 |
490.2 |
6.4 |
54.2 |
111.9 |
317.7 |
3,057.6 |
636.8 |
1,921.0 |
499.9 |
3,547.8 |
32 |
|
Minnesota |
5,100,958 |
269.6 |
2.2 |
41.6 |
79.8 |
146.0 |
3,039.0 |
549.9 |
2,224.2 |
265.0 |
3,308.6 |
33 |
|
Mississippi |
2,902,966 |
295.1 |
7.8 |
40.0 |
86.2 |
161.1 |
3,478.5 |
952.9 |
2,254.2 |
271.4 |
3,773.6 |
27 |
|
Missouri |
5,754,618 |
490.5 |
6.2 |
25.7 |
115.2 |
343.4 |
3,903.5 |
703.3 |
2,750.2 |
450.0 |
4,394.0 |
18 |
|
Montana |
926,865 |
293.8 |
3.2 |
29.5 |
25.1 |
236.0 |
2,936.2 |
379.2 |
2,382.4 |
174.6 |
3,230.0 |
34 |
|
Nebraska |
1,747,704 |
308.6 |
2.3 |
35.5 |
65.1 |
205.7 |
3,519.6 |
562.2 |
2,654.9 |
302.5 |
3,828.2 |
26 |
|
Nevada |
2,334,771 |
615.9 |
7.4 |
40.9 |
210.1 |
357.6 |
4,206.6 |
991.2 |
2,246.0 |
969.5 |
4,822.5 |
12 |
|
New Hampshire |
1,299,500 |
167.0 |
1.4 |
35.3 |
38.5 |
91.8 |
2,040.1 |
382.1 |
1,508.5 |
149.4 |
1,675.5 |
51 |
|
New Jersey |
8,698,879 |
355.7 |
4.5 |
15.3 |
150.3 |
185.6 |
2,429.2 |
471.7 |
1,609.1 |
348.4 |
2,784.9 |
43 |
|
New Mexico |
1,903,289 |
687.3 |
8.9 |
54.6 |
108.3 |
515.5 |
4,197.7 |
1,046.8 |
2,735.7 |
415.2 |
4,885.0 |
11 |
|
New York |
19,227,088 |
441.6 |
4.6 |
18.8 |
174.3 |
244.0 |
2,198.6 |
367.7 |
1,617.7 |
213.3 |
2,640.2 |
46 |
|
North Carolina |
8,541,221 |
447.8 |
6.2 |
27.4 |
137.9 |
276.2 |
4,160.2 |
1,184.8 |
2,659.4 |
316.0 |
4,608.0 |
15 |
|
North Dakota |
634,366 |
79.4 |
1.4 |
25.1 |
6.1 |
46.8 |
1,916.6 |
301.1 |
1,472.7 |
142.8 |
1,996.0 |
49 |
|
Ohio |
11,459,011 |
341.8 |
4.5 |
40.5 |
153.1 |
143.6 |
3,673.2 |
846.1 |
2,470.6 |
356.5 |
4,015.0 |
24 |
|
Oklahoma |
3,523,553 |
500.5 |
5.3 |
44.2 |
87.7 |
363.3 |
4,242.1 |
1,000.2 |
2,874.1 |
367.7 |
4,742.6 |
13 |
|
Oregon |
3,594,586 |
298.3 |
2.5 |
35.7 |
76.5 |
183.6 |
4,631.3 |
836.6 |
3,279.0 |
515.6 |
4,929.6 |
9 |
|
Pennsylvania |
12,406,292 |
411.1 |
5.2 |
28.5 |
148.9 |
228.4 |
2,415.0 |
438.8 |
1,726.5 |
249.6 |
2,926.1 |
39 |
|
Rhode Island |
1,080,632 |
247.4 |
2.4 |
29.6 |
67.6 |
147.7 |
2,884.1 |
505.7 |
2,001.0 |
377.4 |
3,131.5 |
36 |
|
South Carolina |
4,198,068 |
784.2 |
6.9 |
40.9 |
129.7 |
606.7 |
4,504.8 |
1,034.4 |
3,097.9 |
372.5 |
5,289.0 |
3 |
|
South Dakota |
770,883 |
171.5 |
2.3 |
43.8 |
14.8 |
110.5 |
1,933.5 |
408.5 |
1,415.3 |
109.7 |
2,105.0 |
49 |
|
Tennessee |
5,900,962 |
695.2 |
5.9 |
37.6 |
149.8 |
501.8 |
4,306.5 |
1,020.3 |
2,866.8 |
419.4 |
5,001.7 |
8 |
|
Texas |
22,490,022 |
540.5 |
6.1 |
37.3 |
159.3 |
337.9 |
4,494.0 |
978.7 |
3,097.0 |
418.3 |
5,034.5 |
7 |
|
Utah |
2,389,039 |
236.0 |
1.9 |
39.1 |
51.7 |
143.3 |
4,085.6 |
637.1 |
3,128.2 |
320.3 |
4,321.6 |
21 |
|
Vermont |
621,394 |
112.0 |
2.6 |
24.5 |
12.2 |
72.7 |
2,308.2 |
544.9 |
1,670.8 |
92.5 |
2,420.2 |
48 |
|
Virginia |
7,459,827 |
275.6 |
5.2 |
23.7 |
92.6 |
154.1 |
2,676.6 |
386.0 |
2,057.2 |
233.4 |
2,952.2 |
38 |
|
Washington |
6,203,788 |
343.8 |
3.1 |
46.1 |
94.6 |
200.2 |
4,849.2 |
977.3 |
3,175.0 |
696.9 |
5,193.0 |
4 |
|
West Virginia |
1,815,354 |
271.2 |
3.7 |
17.6 |
42.3 |
207.6 |
2,506.2 |
602.2 |
1,698.1 |
206.0 |
2,777.4 |
45 |
|
Wisconsin |
5,509,026 |
209.6 |
2.8 |
20.6 |
73.8 |
112.4 |
2,663.1 |
433.0 |
2,023.6 |
206.5 |
2,872.2 |
42 |
|
Wyoming |
506,529 |
229.6 |
2.2 |
22.1 |
13.2 |
192.1 |
3,334.3 |
540.5 |
2,636.0 |
157.7 |
3,563.9 |
31 |
|
United States(Total) |
293,655,404 |
465.5 |
5.5 |
32.2 |
136.7 |
291.1 |
3,517.1 |
729.9 |
2,365.9 |
421.3 |
3,980.6 |
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SOURCE: US Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2004
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