Crime Rate by State, 2014
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
The following table lists the violent crime, murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault crime rate of each state in the United States during 2014.
| State | Violent crime (total) | Murder | Rape 1 | Robbery | Aggravated Assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ala. | 427.4 | 5.7 | 41.3 | 96.9 | 283.4 |
| Alaska | 635.8 | 5.6 | 104.7 | 85.4 | 440.2 |
| Ariz. | 399.9 | 4.7 | 50.2 | 92.8 | 252.1 |
| Ark. | 480.1 | 5.6 | 59.4 | 69.1 | 346.0 |
| Calif. | 396.1 | 4.4 | 29.7 | 125.5 | 236.6 |
| Colo. | 309.1 | 2.8 | 56.7 | 56.7 | 192.8 |
| Conn. | 236.9 | 2.4 | 21.7 | 87.8 | 125.0 |
| Del. | 489.1 | 5.8 | 41.3 | 135.6 | 306.4 |
| DC | 1,244.4 | 15.9 | 71.6 | 530.7 | 626.1 |
| Fla. | 540.5 | 5.8 | 43.0 | 125.2 | 366.4 |
| Ga. | 377.3 | 5.7 | 30.2 | 123.0 | 218.4 |
| Hawaii | 259.2 | 1.8 | 31.3 | 78.0 | 148.1 |
| Idaho | 212.2 | 2.0 | 37.3 | 12.5 | 160.5 |
| Ill. | 370.0 | 5.3 | 32.3 | 118.8 | 213.7 |
| Ind. | 365.3 | 5.0 | 33.1 | 104.5 | 222.6 |
| Iowa | 273.5 | 1.9 | 36.3 | 33.6 | 201.6 |
| Kans. | 348.6 | 3.1 | 48.6 | 46.9 | 250.0 |
| Ky. | 211.6 | 3.6 | 32.6 | 75.6 | 99.8 |
| La. | 514.7 | 10.3 | 29.6 | 122.5 | 352.4 |
| Maine | 127.8 | 1.6 | 36.5 | 22.9 | 66.9 |
| Md. | 446.1 | 6.1 | 27.1 | 159.7 | 253.2 |
| Mass. | 391.4 | 2.0 | 32.3 | 89.5 | 267.6 |
| Mich. | 427.3 | 5.4 | 63.3 | 80.9 | 277.7 |
| Minn. | 229.1 | 1.6 | 36.7 | 67.6 | 123.3 |
| Miss. | 278.5 | 8.6 | 35.3 | 81.2 | 153.4 |
| Mo. | 442.9 | 6.6 | 39.2 | 92.2 | 304.8 |
| Mont. | 323.7 | 3.6 | 52.9 | 19.8 | 247.4 |
| Nebr. | 280.4 | 2.9 | 45.8 | 55.4 | 176.2 |
| Nev. | 635.6 | 6.0 | 47.8 | 209.7 | 372.1 |
| N.H. | 196.1 | 0.9 | 44.8 | 40.5 | 110.0 |
| N.J. | 261.2 | 3.9 | 14.3 | 117.5 | 125.6 |
| N.M. | 597.4 | 4.8 | 70.7 | 100.0 | 421.8 |
| N.Y. | 381.8 | 3.1 | 27.5 | 121.8 | 229.4 |
| N.C. | 329.5 | 5.1 | 24.3 | 84.6 | 215.4 |
| N.D. | 265.1 | 3.0 | 48.4 | 23.4 | 190.3 |
| Ohio | 284.9 | 4.0 | 43.5 | 110.0 | 127.4 |
| Okla. | 406.0 | 4.5 | 45.8 | 78.6 | 277.0 |
| Ore. | 232.3 | 2.0 | 36.7 | 52.7 | 140.8 |
| Pa. | 314.1 | 4.8 | 29.9 | 105.8 | 173.5 |
| R.I. | 219.2 | 2.4 | 34.2 | 50.1 | 132.5 |
| S.C. | 497.7 | 6.4 | 42.8 | 82.7 | 365.8 |
| S.D. | 326.5 | 2.3 | 55.1 | 23.4 | 245.7 |
| Tenn. | 608.4 | 5.7 | 38.6 | 110.9 | 453.2 |
| Tex. | 405.9 | 4.4 | 42.3 | 115.7 | 243.6 |
| Utah | 215.6 | 2.3 | 49.4 | 44.6 | 119.4 |
| Vt. | 99.3 | 1.6 | 17.6 | 11.2 | 68.9 |
| Va. | 196.2 | 4.1 | 27.7 | 51.5 | 112.9 |
| Wash. | 285.2 | 2.5 | 38.2 | 79.9 | 164.7 |
| W. Va. | 302.0 | 4.0 | 27.3 | 35.2 | 235.5 |
| Wis. | 290.3 | 2.9 | 29.1 | 88.0 | 170.4 |
| Wyo. | 195.5 | 2.7 | 29.8 | 9.1 | 153.9 |
1Revised 2013 UCR definition of rape: Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, 2014 Web: http://www.fbi.gov .
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