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Crime Statistics > Violent crime (most recent) by state

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   California  13.7%
   Florida  9.1%
   Texas  8.6%
   New York  5.9%
   Illinois  4.9%
   Michigan  4%
   Pennsylvania  3.9%
   Tennessee  3.2%
   Georgia  3.1%
   North Carolina  3%
   Ohio  2.8%
   Maryland  2.7%
   South Carolina  2.3%
   Missouri  2.2%
   Arizona  2.2%
   New Jersey  2.2%
   Louisiana  2.1%
   Massachusetts  2%
   Washington  1.6%
   Virginia  1.5%


Rank   States  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  California:194,120 
#2  Florida:128,795 
#3  Texas:121,378 
#4  New York:83,966 
#5  Illinois:69,498 
#6  Michigan:56,778 
#7  Pennsylvania:54,665 
#8  Tennessee:45,907 
#9  Georgia:44,106 
#10  North Carolina:42,124 
#11  Ohio:40,209 
#12  Maryland:38,110 
#13  South Carolina:33,078 
#14  Missouri:31,880 
#15  Arizona:30,916 
#16  New Jersey:30,672 
#17  Louisiana:29,919 
#18  Massachusetts:28,775 
#19  Washington:22,120 
#20  Virginia:21,568 
#21  Indiana:19,876 
#22  Alabama:19,557 
#23  Colorado:18,616 
#24  Nevada:18,508 
#25  Oklahoma:17,803 
#26  Minnesota:16,123 
#27  Wisconsin:15,783 
#28  Arkansas:15,506 
#29  New Mexico:12,572 
#30  Kansas:11,748 
#31  Kentucky:11,063 
#32  Oregon:10,373 
#33  Connecticut:9,841 
#34  District of Columbia:8,772 
#35  Mississippi:8,691 
#36  Iowa:8,455 
#37  Delaware:5,817 
#38  Utah:5,722 
#39  West Virginia:5,087 
#40  Nebraska:4,983 
#41  Alaska:4,610 
#42  Idaho:3,625 
#43  Hawaii:3,615 
#44  Rhode Island:2,429 
#45  Montana:2,397 
#46  New Hampshire:1,824 
#47  Maine:1,526 
#48  South Dakota:1,340 
#49  Wyoming:1,234 
#50  Vermont:852 
#51  North Dakota:813 
Total: 1,417,745  
Weighted average: 27,798.9  


DEFINITION: Violent crime total cases (2006)

SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics

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