Interactive US Crime Map

Explore crime rates across all 50 states and DC. Color intensity shows crime severity — darker means higher rates. Click any state for detailed data. Toggle between violent crime, murder rate, and property crime.

Key Insights

  • District of Columbia has the highest violent crime rate at 1005.5/100K. Maine has the lowest at 100.1/100K.
  • National violent crime rate: 359.1 per 100K (1,221,345 total crimes, 340,110,988 population).
  • 46 states saw violent crime decrease in 2024, while 5 saw increases.
  • The gap between safest and most dangerous states is 10.0x — a massive disparity within one country.
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All States Ranked by Violent Crime Rate

#StateViolent Crime RateViolentMurderPropertyYoY Change
1District of Columbia1005.51005.525.53693.4-11.9%
2Alaska724.1724.16.91711.2-1.3%
3New Mexico717.1717.110.52751.1-4.0%
4Tennessee592.3592.37.92032.1-6.9%
5Arkansas579.4579.47.31929.5-7.0%
6Louisiana519.8519.810.82296.4-7.5%
7California486.0486.04.52078.4-4.1%
8Colorado476.3476.34.52592.8-1.8%
9Missouri462.0462.07.81941.2-1.9%
10Kansas438.7438.73.81956.4-6.4%
11South Carolina436.7436.77.51965.8-8.5%
12Michigan434.3434.35.21378.9-5.8%
13Montana423.5423.52.71617.3-5.6%
14Oklahoma422.8422.86.31977.7+1.1%
15Arizona421.9421.94.91792.1-2.7%
16Maryland420.4420.47.22049.6-4.5%
17Nevada402.0402.06.12197.0-7.3%
18Texas389.4389.45.22040.5-4.4%
19New York380.2380.22.71719.5-2.8%
20North Carolina375.8375.87.51968.1-4.5%
21South Dakota362.3362.34.71586.0+2.9%
22Delaware360.8360.85.71745.8-8.4%
23Alabama359.9359.98.71565.1-13.7%
24Oregon331.0331.03.72388.0-0.3%
25Washington326.1326.13.82466.5-9.2%
26Georgia325.7325.76.91674.9-11.3%
27Massachusetts314.7314.71.81112.1-1.9%
28Indiana312.9312.95.51378.6-8.5%
29Ohio293.7293.75.01551.2-2.5%
30Illinois289.2289.25.81715.2-6.3%
31Wisconsin278.5278.54.21154.1-6.5%
32Florida267.1267.13.91420.4-8.7%
33Minnesota256.6256.62.91606.3-2.4%
34North Dakota254.3254.32.61682.1-9.1%
35West Virginia248.8248.85.31161.9-7.5%
36Pennsylvania245.6245.65.01435.0-8.3%
37Iowa243.3243.32.11296.8-11.1%
38Idaho230.6230.61.6736.3-4.1%
39Utah229.6229.62.61408.9-0.8%
40Nebraska220.5220.52.11626.7-5.2%
41Vermont219.1219.13.41627.5+1.4%
42Virginia217.9217.94.81569.7-9.8%
43Hawaii217.7217.71.61946.8-6.2%
44New Jersey217.7217.72.41427.3-3.4%
45Kentucky213.1213.16.11349.9-7.0%
46Mississippi210.5210.57.41363.0+4.3%
47Wyoming203.4203.42.41231.9+5.0%
48Rhode Island153.6153.62.11032.4-8.3%
49Connecticut136.0136.02.51366.1-10.8%
50New Hampshire110.1110.11.0918.0-4.3%
51Maine100.1100.12.41142.1-3.6%