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The Top 5 U.S. States with the Highest Violent Crime Rates
| State | Violent Crime Rate (per 100,000) |
Number of Violent Crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | 635.8 per 100,000 | 4,684 |
| 2 | Nevada | 635.6 per 100,000 | 18,045 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 608.4 per 100,000 | 39,848 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 597.4 per 100,000 | 12,459 |
| 5 | Florida | 540.5 per 100,000 | 107,521 |
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Top 5 Highest, The United States, Crime & Punishment Statistics
Sources: FBI. (2016). Crime in the United States 2014: “Table 5 - Crime in the United States, by State, 2014".
List Notes: Data is the Top 5 U.S. states with the highest violent crime rates for the year 2014. Number of violent crime data is total number of violent crimes for 2014 and includes: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, robbery and aggravated assault. Data is the latest available as of January 26th, 2016.
Please note: The District of Columbia is not a state but if it were, it would top our top 5 list at 1,244.4 violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants.
Sources: FBI. (2016). Crime in the United States 2014: “Table 5 - Crime in the United States, by State, 2014".
List Notes: Data is the Top 5 U.S. states with the highest violent crime rates for the year 2014. Number of violent crime data is total number of violent crimes for 2014 and includes: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, robbery and aggravated assault. Data is the latest available as of January 26th, 2016.
Please note: The District of Columbia is not a state but if it were, it would top our top 5 list at 1,244.4 violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants.
