National / Homicide by state
Homicide Rates by State
Reported offenses per 100,000 residents, 2025. Ordered lowest reported rate first. This is not a ranking of how safe a state is — it is reported crime, and it depends heavily on the reporting coverage shown in the last column.
Violent crimeProperty crimeHomicideRapeRobberyAggravated assaultBurglaryLarceny-theftMotor vehicle theftArson
United States, 2025: 4.3 per 100k · 96% reporting coverage
StateRate /100kReportedCoverage
1New Hampshire1.217100%2Maine1.42099%3Massachusetts1.495100%4North Dakota1.51299%5Iowa1.75397%6Vermont1.711100%7Rhode Island1.71999%8Idaho1.83699%9Connecticut1.971100%10New Jersey218398%11Hawaii228100%12Minnesota2.3131100%13Nebraska2.34699%14New York2.446999%15Utah2.58899%16Kentucky2.8128100%17Montana2.832100%18Florida359083%19Washington323597%20Oregon312498%21Wyoming3.31893%22South Dakota3.42890%23California3.51,383100%24Colorado3.923499%25Wisconsin4.123897%26Pennsylvania4.254799%27Delaware4.244100%28Virginia4.3380100%29West Virginia4.36787%30Michigan4.544397%31Illinois4.655695%32Kansas4.713295%33Texas4.71,46499%34Arizona4.936398%35Nevada5162100%36Ohio555093%37Oklahoma5207100%38Indiana530287%39Maryland5.4337100%40Georgia5.757891%41Alaska6.447100%42Arkansas6.419698%43North Carolina6.468196%44South Carolina6.534996%45Tennessee6.6482100%46Missouri7.244899%47Mississippi7.417981%48Louisiana828978%49Alabama8.644599%50New Mexico917994%51District of Columbia16.7116100%Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. A state with low coverage may appear low simply because agencies did not submit data. Compare states with similar coverage.