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Map of Violent Crime Rate in the United States

Violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) per 100,000 residents per year. Lower is better.

Data updated 2022 - Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average)

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FBI CDE 2018-2022 avg

States ranked by violent crime rate

51 states with data (FBI CDE 2018-2022 avg). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by violent crime rate
RankStateValue
1District of Columbia858.6
2New Mexico809.6
3Alaska793.1
4Tennessee647.1
5Arkansas645.3
6Louisiana615.0
7Missouri521.2
8South Carolina510.0
9Nevada485.6
10Michigan473.3
Bottom 10 states by violent crime rate
RankStateValue
51Maine111.7
50New Hampshire148.6
49Connecticut182.0
48Vermont195.6
47New Jersey202.8
46Rhode Island209.4
45Virginia220.2
44Wyoming221.0
43Kentucky243.3
42Idaho246.5

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hearthmap renders violent crime rate as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see town values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average) · FBI CDE 2018-2022 avg

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