Violent Crime
Safety#64 of 109 · Added August 27, 2026Violent crimes reported to police per 100,000 residents
110 violent crimes per hundred thousand, second lowest in America. The state with the most registered machine guns per capita is also the one where nothing happens.
Reported violent crime rate (offenses per 100,000 residents)
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 100.1 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 110.1 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 136.0 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 153.6 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 203.4 |
| 6 | Mississippi | 210.5 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 213.1 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 217.7 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 217.7 |
| 10 | Virginia | 217.9 |
| 11 | Vermont | 219.1 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 220.5 |
| 13 | Utah | 229.6 |
| 14 | Idaho | 230.6 |
| 15 | Iowa | 243.3 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 245.6 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 248.8 |
| 18 | North Dakota | 254.3 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 256.6 |
| 20 | Florida | 267.1 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 278.5 |
| 22 | Illinois | 289.2 |
| 23 | Ohio | 293.7 |
| 24 | Indiana | 312.9 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 314.7 |
| 26 | Georgia | 325.7 |
| 27 | Washington | 326.1 |
| 28 | Oregon | 331.0 |
| 29 | Alabama | 359.9 |
| 30 | Delaware | 360.8 |
| 31 | South Dakota | 362.3 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 375.8 |
| 33 | New York | 380.2 |
| 34 | Texas | 389.4 |
| 35 | Nevada | 402.0 |
| 36 | Maryland | 420.4 |
| 37 | Arizona | 421.9 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 422.8 |
| 39 | Montana | 423.5 |
| 40 | Michigan | 434.3 |
| 41 | South Carolina | 436.7 |
| 42 | Kansas | 438.7 |
| 43 | Missouri | 462.0 |
| 44 | Colorado | 476.3 |
| 45 | California | 486.0 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 519.8 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 579.4 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 592.3 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 717.1 |
| 50 | Alaska | 724.1 |