Ranking of US States By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (22.8), followed by Louisiana (11.4), and Missouri (9.8).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.

You can see similar rankings for other crime types.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2018 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US States By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Ranking of US States By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank State Crime Rate Per 100K
1 District of Columbia 22.8
2 Louisiana 11.4
3 Missouri 9.8
4 Maryland 8.1
4 South Carolina 8.1
5 Alabama 7.8
6 Tennessee 7.5
7 Arkansas 7.4
8 New Mexico 7.3
9 Mississippi 7.2
10 Illinois 7.1
11 Nevada 6.7
12 Alaska 6.4
13 Georgia 6.2
13 Indiana 6.2
14 Pennsylvania 6.1
15 Kentucky 5.6
15 Michigan 5.6
16 North Carolina 5.5
16 Oklahoma 5.5
17 Arizona 5.4
18 Florida 5.2
19 Ohio 5.1
20 Virginia 4.9
21 Delaware 4.8
22 Texas 4.6
23 California 4.4
24 Kansas 4.2
24 West Virginia 4.2
25 Colorado 3.8
26 Montana 3.5
27 New Jersey 3.2
28 Washington 3.1
29 Wisconsin 3
30 New York 2.9
31 Hawaii 2.8
32 Connecticut 2.4
32 North Dakota 2.4
32 Wyoming 2.4
33 Nebraska 2.3
34 Iowa 2.2
35 Oregon 2.1
36 Massachusetts 2
36 Utah 2
37 Idaho 1.9
37 Minnesota 1.9
38 Vermont 1.8
39 Maine 1.7
40 New Hampshire 1.6
41 Rhode Island 1.5
42 South Dakota 1.4