Crime Rates across Country Decline: Highest and Lowest Property and Violent Crime Rate Data

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Which states have the highest and lowest crime rates?

The nation’s crime rate has trended downward for decades. However, while the violent crime rate has continued to decline in recent years, the property crime rate rose by 6.7% from 2021 to 2022. Rates vary by region due to economic conditions, law enforcement effectiveness, and other factors. Here are the highest and lowest crime rates by state.

  • The national crime rate fell 58.0% from 1979 to 2022. Property crime was down 61.0%, while violent crime was down 30.6%.

  • The most recent data shows that violent crime rates decreased in 35 states from 2021 to 2022, down 23.3% in Florida, 20.4% in Kentucky, and 16.7% in Illinois. The greatest year over year increases were in New York (39.2%), Alabama (17.4%), and Vermont (14.4%).
Map of violent crimes per 100,000 people
  • New Mexico had the nation’s highest violent crime rate, with 780.5 incidents per 100,000 residents. Alaska followed with 758.9 per 100,000, then Arkansas with 645.3. Maine had the lowest rate (103.3 per 100,000), then New Hampshire (125.6), and Connecticut (150.0).

  • Property crime declined in 23 states from 2021 to 2022. Iowa had the biggest drop, down 11.7%, but Washington, DC’s rate fell even more, down 13.9%. New York’s rate increased the most: 64.3%.

There’s much more where that came from. Track crime in your state here

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David Keech
Author: David Keech

David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]

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