State Rankings for the 6 crimes considered

[Methodology] [Press Release] [2000 Rankings]

[Award Rankings 1994 to 2000] [MQ Home]

("1" is highest crime rate in that category, "50" is lowest crime rate.  Rankings based on 1998 rates per 100,000 population.)

 

MURDER

RAPE

ROBBERY

ASSAULT

BURGLARY

MV-THEFT

Alabama

8

26

22

22

14

32

Alaska

18

1

34

8

34

20

Arizona

8

30

12

15

4

1

Arkansas

13

21

30

18

16

36

California

19

33

6

10

24

6

Colorado

27

9

36

28

28

23

Connecticut

30

44

20

35

36

24

Delaware

40

2

8

6

21

19

Florida

20

7

5

3

2

3

Georgia

8

32

9

19

12

8

Hawaii

44

34

28

44

15

14

Idaho

39

29

43

32

29

44

Illinois

7

23

4

5

23

16

Indiana

14

28

25

24

27

29

Iowa

47

42

41

30

31

42

Kansas

23

13

33

26

19

40

Kentucky

27

35

38

41

38

41

Louisiana

1

19

7

4

5

10

Maine

44

49

45

47

35

49

Maryland

4

25

1

11

18

9

Massachusetts

44

38

29

7

41

18

Michigan

15

5

16

12

22

7

Minnesota

41

6

31

42

30

35

Mississippi

2

18

23

29

7

33

Missouri

15

39

18

17

20

15

Montana

30

50

47

46

47

39

Nebraska

37

43

37

20

39

31

Nevada

5

4

3

23

9

2

New Hampshire

48

24

43

49

50

48

New Jersey

32

46

10

31

32

17

New Mexico

3

3

14

1

1

4

New York

25

45

2

21

42

27

North Carolina

8

31

15

14

3

34

North Dakota

50

26

49

50

49

45

Ohio

32

15

21

40

26

26

Oklahoma

22

12

32

13

8

22

Oregon

35

17

27

25

17

11

Pennsylvania

24

39

13

33

46

30

Rhode Island

42

20

39

34

37

25

South Carolina

12

11

17

2

6

21

South Dakota

49

22

46

45

48

50

Tennessee

6

10

11

9

10

12

Texas

17

16

19

16

13

13

Utah

37

14

40

36

25

28

Vermont

43

37

50

48

32

46

Virginia

21

41

26

39

44

38

Washington

34

8

24

27

11

5

West Virginia

29

48

42

38

40

43

Wisconsin

36

47

35

43

43

37

Wyoming

26

36

48

37

45

47

Source: Morgan Quitno Press using data from Federal Bureau of Investigation

"Crime in the United States 1998" (Uniform Crime Reports, October 17, 1999)