Robbery rate in the U.S, by state 2023

The District of Columbia had the highest robbery rate in the United States in 2023, with 614.2 robberies per 100,000 inhabitants. The lowest robbery rate in the country was found in Idaho, with 9.5 robberies per 100,000 inhabitants.

Crime in the District of Columbia

The violent crime rate in the District of Columbia was found to be the highest in the United States, with there being a few reasons for this: Firstly, the population of the District of Columbia is quite low (causing a higher rate of crime), and secondly, issues such as the crack epidemic of the 1990s exacerbated the prevalence of crime in the District. As rising rents and gentrification force more people out of the District, crime is moving into neighboring Maryland and Virginia suburbs, as poorer residents seek more affordable living conditions.

Crime in the United States

Overall, violent crime in the United States and the District of Columbia today is far below the violent crime rate of the 1990s. While some may feel that crime is on the rise, due in part to media sensationalism in fact, the opposite is true, and the United States is becoming safer over time.

Robbery rate in the United States in 2023, by state (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Characteristic	Robbery rate per 100,000 inhabitants
District of Columbia	614.2
Maryland	130.7
California	128.3
Illinois	110.2
New York	105.1
Washington	82.1
Alaska	77.4
New Mexico	72.9
Nevada	71.7
Tennessee	71.5
Texas	68.8
Colorado	64.5
Pennsylvania	63.5
Oregon	62.4
Arizona	60.6
Louisiana	53.3
Missouri	52.9
Delaware	51.8
North Carolina	51.8
New Jersey	49.9
Ohio	49.7
Minnesota	48.5
Hawaii	44.5
Connecticut	43.4
Florida*	42.3
Georgia	42.2
Indiana	40.4
Kentucky	39.2
South Carolina	39.2
Wisconsin	38.7
Virginia	37.7
Arkansas	37.6
Oklahoma	37.2
Michigan	36.9
Massachusetts	36.6
Alabama	35.9
Kansas	31.3
Utah	26.4
Nebraska	26.3
North Dakota	25.9
Montana	24.1
Iowa	22.3
Rhode Island	22
Mississippi	21.4
South Dakota	20.4
New Hampshire	16
Vermont	14.5
Maine	11.7
Wyoming	11.5
West Virginia	11.2
Idaho	9.5

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Release date

September 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

*Limited data was available for Florida.

Robbery rate is based on the population covered by the agencies from whom the FBI collected the data from.

Due to the FBI's transition to a new crime reporting system, not all law enforcement agencies submitted data to the FBI for 2023. As a result, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of crimes.

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