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Crime Rate by State, 2004

(rate per 100,000 inhabitants)

State Violent
crime
(total)1		 Murder2 Forcible
rape		 Robbery Property
crime
(total)3
Ala. 426.6 5.6 38.5 133.4 4,025.0
Alaska 634.5 5.6 85.1 68.2 3,382.8
Ariz. 504.1 7.2 33.0 134.4 5,340.5
Ark. 499.1 6.4 42.4 86.2 4,013.0
Calif. 551.8 6.7 26.8 172.1 3,149.0
Colo. 373.5 4.4 42.5 81.5 3,919.3
Conn. 286.3 2.6 20.7 120.5 2,627.2
Del. 568.4 2.0 41.5 146.7 3,163.9
DC 1,371.2 35.8 40.1 578.5 4,859.1
Fla. 711.3 5.4 38.0 172.4 4,179.7
Ga. 455.5 6.9 27.0 154.7 4,265.9
Hawaii 254.4 2.6 26.4 74.8 4,792.8
Idaho 244.9 2.2 40.9 17.2 2,794.5
Ill.4 542.9 6.1 33.2 177.2 3,186.1
Ind. 325.4 5.1 28.9 102.2 3,397.6
Iowa 270.9 1.6 26.7 38.0 2,905.3
Kans. 374.5 4.5 40.4 66.3 3,973.5
Ky. 244.9 5.7 29.9 78.8 2,537.7
La. 638.7 12.7 35.8 145.4 4,410.2
Maine 103.5 1.4 23.9 21.9 2,409.6
Md. 700.5 9.4 23.7 229.6 3,640.2
Mass. 458.8 2.6 28.0 116.4 2,459.7
Mich. 490.2 6.4 54.2 111.9 3,057.6
Minn. 269.6 2.2 41.6 79.8 3,039.0
Miss. 295.1 7.8 40.0 86.2 3,478.5
Mo. 490.5 6.2 25.7 115.2 3,903.5
Mont. 293.8 3.2 29.5 25.1 2,936.2
Nebr. 308.7 2.3 35.5 65.1 3,520.6
Nev. 615.9 7.4 40.9 210.1 4,206.6
N.H. 167.0 1.4 35.3 38.5 2,040.1
N.J. 355.7 4.5 15.3 150.3 2,429.2
N.M. 687.3 8.9 54.6 108.3 4,197.7
N.Y. 441.6 4.6 18.8 174.3 2,198.6
N.C. 447.8 6.2 27.4 137.9 4,160.2
N.D. 79.4 1.4 25.1 6.1 1,916.6
Ohio 341.8 4.5 40.5 153.1 3,673.2
Okla. 500.5 5.3 44.2 87.7 4,242.1
Ore. 298.3 2.5 35.7 76.5 4,631.3
Pa. 411.1 5.2 28.5 148.9 2,415.0
P.R. 257.9 20.4 5.1 154.8 1,542.4
R.I. 247.4 2.4 29.6 67.6 2,884.1
S.C. 784.2 6.9 40.9 129.7 4,504.8
S.D. 171.5 2.3 43.8 14.8 1,933.5
Tenn. 695.2 5.9 37.6 149.8 4,306.5
Tex. 540.5 5.1 37.3 159.3 4,494.0
Utah 236.0 1.9 39.1 51.7 4,085.6
Vt. 112.0 2.6 24.5 12.2 2,308.2
Va. 275.6 5.2 23.7 92.6 2,676.6
Wash. 343.8 3.1 46.1 94.6 4,849.2
W. Va. 271.2 3.7 17.6 42.3 2,506.2
Wis. 209.6 2.8 20.6 73.8 2,663.1
Wyo. 229.6 2.2 22.1 13.2 3,334.4
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. “Violent crime total” includes murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
2. Includes nonnegligent manslaughter.
3. “Property crime total” includes burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. Data are not included for the property crime of arson.
4. Limited data for 2004 were available for the state of Illinois.
Source: Crime in the United States, 2004, FBI, Uniform Crime Reports.

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