Crime Rate by State, 2006

(rate per 100,000 inhabitants)

The following table shows the U.S. crime rate by state during 2006 for offenses that include violent crime, property crime, rape, robbery, and murder.

State	Violent crime (total)	Murder¹	Forcible rape	Robbery	Property crime (total)²
Ala.	425.2	8.3	35.9	153.5	3,936.1
Alaska	688	5.4	76	90.3	3,604.9
Ariz.	501.4	7.5	31.5	149.6	4,627.9
Ark.	551.6	7.3	46.5	98.4	3,967.5
Calif.	532.5	6.8	25.3	194.7	3,170.9
Colo.	391.6	3.3	43.7	80.7	3,451.3
Conn.	280.8	3.1	18.1	121	2,504.1
Del.	681.6	4.9	46.9	203.3	3,417.9
DC ²	1,508.4	29.1	31.8	658.4	4,653.8
Fla.	712	6.2	35.8	188.8	3,986.1
Ga.	471.0	6.4	23.2	165.6	3,899.2
Hawaii	281.2	1.6	27.6	88.9	4,230.4
Idaho	247.2	2.5	40	20.5	2,418.8
Ill.	541.6	6.1	31.8	185.3	3,019.6
Ind.	314.8	5.8	29.1	114.7	3,502.4
Iowa	283.5	1.8	27.8	43.5	2,802.7
Kans.	425.0	4.6	44.8	67.9	3,750.2
Ky.	263.0	4.0	30.8	86.2	2,544.5
La.	697.8	12.4	36.4	133.6	3,993.7
Maine	115.5	1.7	25.7	29.1	2,518.7
Md.	678.6	9.7	21.0	256.0	3,480.9
Mass.	447.0	2.9	27.1	125.0	2,391.0
Mich.	562.4	7.1	52.2	140.7	3,212.8
Minn.	312.0	2.4	31.8	105.1	3,079.5
Miss.	298.6	7.7	34.4	107.1	3,280.8
Mo.	545.6	6.3	30.2	129.9	3,826.5
Mont.	253.7	1.8	28.5	17.4	2,687.5
Nebr.	281.8	2.8	31.0	63.8	3,340.7
Nev.	741.6	9.0	43.2	281.6	4,088.8
N.H.	138.7	1.0	26.2	32.2	1,874.1
N.J.	351.6	4.9	14.2	153.1	2,291.9
N.M.	643.2	6.8	56.0	107.7	3,937.2
N.Y.	434.9	4.8	16.4	178.6	2,052.7
N.C.	475.6	6.1	28.2	152.2	4,120.8
N.D.	127.9	1.3	30.4	11.3	2,000.3
Ohio	350.3	4.7	39.6	166.8	3,678.6
Okla.	497.4	5.8	41.6	87.5	3,604.2
Ore.	280.3	2.3	32.3	72.7	3,672.1
Pa.	439.4	5.9	27.3	168.6	2,443.5
R.I.	227.5	2.6	26.7	68.8	2,586.9
S.C.	765.5	8.3	40.8	136.5	4,242.3
S.D.	171.4	1.2	43.0	15.2	1,619.6
Tenn.	760.2	6.8	35.5	184.3	4,128.3
Tex.	516.3	5.9	35.6	158.5	4,081.5
Utah	224.4	1.8	34.1	48.8	3,516.4
Vt.	136.6	1.9	24.0	17.6	2,304.7
Va.	282.2	5.2	23.4	101.4	2,478.2
Wash.	345.9	3.0	42.9	100.1	4,480.0
W. Va.	279.7	4.1	21.4	46.9	2,621.5
Wis.	284	3	20.4	100.2	2,817.8
Wyo.	239.6	1.7	27.2	14.0	2,980.6

NOTE: Violent crimes are murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. Data are not included for the property crime of arson.

1. Includes nonnegligent manslaughter.

2. Includes offenses reported by the Zoological Police and the Metro Transit Police.

Source: Crime in the United States, annual, FBI.

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