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Crime Rate by State, 2006
(rate per 100,000 inhabitants)
BodyText
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
is.
284
3
20.4
100.2
2,817.8
Wyo.
239.6
1.7
27.2
14.0
2,980.6