Rankings · Place

The safest states

Violent crime rate.

Per 100,000 residents, FBI 2024

  1. 1Maine100
  2. 2New Hampshire110
  3. 3Connecticut136
  4. 4Rhode Island154
  5. 5Wyoming203
  6. 6Mississippi211
  7. 7Kentucky213
  8. 8Hawaii218
  9. 9New Jersey218
  10. 10Virginia218
  11. 11Vermont219
  12. 12Nebraska221
  13. 13Utah230
  14. 14Idaho231
  15. 15Iowa243
  16. 16Pennsylvania246
  17. 17West Virginia249
  18. 18North Dakota254
  19. 19Minnesota257
  20. 20Florida267
  21. 21Wisconsin279
  22. 22Illinois289
  23. 23Ohio294
  24. 24Indiana313
  25. 25Massachusetts315
  26. 26Georgia326
  27. 27Washington326
  28. 28Oregon331
  29. 29Alabama360
  30. 30Delaware361
  31. 31South Dakota362
  32. 32North Carolina376
  33. 33New York380
  34. 34Texas389
  35. 35Nevada402
  36. 36Maryland420
  37. 37Arizona422
  38. 38Oklahoma423
  39. 39Montana424
  40. 40Michigan434
  41. 41South Carolina437
  42. 42Kansas439
  43. 43Missouri462
  44. 44Colorado476
  45. 45California486
  46. 46Louisiana520
  47. 47Arkansas579
  48. 48Tennessee592
  49. 49New Mexico717
  50. 50Alaska724
  51. 51District of Columbia1,006
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Source: FBI UCR/CDE. · How this is built