State Rankings -- Statistical Abstract of the United States

VIOLENT CRIMES \1 PER 100,000 POPULATION -- 2005

[When states share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. Because of rounded data, states may have identical values shown, but different ranks. Cautionary note about rankings]

State Rate \2 Rank
    United States 469 (X)
Alabama 432 22
Alaska 632 7
Arizona 513 16
Arkansas 528 13
California 526 14
Colorado 397 24
Connecticut 275 37
Delaware 632 6
District of Columbia 1,459 (X)
Florida 708 3
Georgia 449 20
Hawaii 255 41
Idaho 257 40
Illinois 552 11
Indiana 324 29
Iowa 291 31
Kansas 387 25
Kentucky 267 39
Louisiana 594 9
Maine 112 49
Maryland 703 4
Massachusetts 457 19
Michigan 552 10
Minnesota 297 30
Mississippi 278 36
Missouri 525 15
Montana 282 35
Nebraska 287 32
Nevada 607 8
New Hampshire 132 47
New Jersey 355 26
New Mexico 702 5
New York 446 21
North Carolina 468 18
North Dakota 98 50
Ohio 351 27
Oklahoma 509 17
Oregon 287 33
Pennsylvania 425 23
Rhode Island 251 42
South Carolina 761 1
South Dakota 176 46
Tennessee 753 2
Texas 530 12
Utah 227 45
Vermont 120 48
Virginia 283 34
Washington 346 28
West Virginia 273 38
Wisconsin 242 43
Wyoming 230 44

Symbol
X Not applicable.

Footnotes
\1 Violent offenses known to the police, which includes murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
\2 Rate per 100,000 population. Based on Census Bureau estimates as of July 1.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Crime in the United States, annual..

For more information see  http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm