Robbery rate in the U.S, by state 2022

The District of Columbia had the highest robbery rate in the United States in 2022, with 357.5 robberies per 100,000 inhabitants. The lowest robbery rate in the country was found in Wyoming, with 7.9 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 are becoming safer over time.

Robbery rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Characteristic	Robbery rate per 100,000 inhabitants
District of Columbia	357.5
California	123.5
Maryland*	114.2
New York	112
New Mexico	110.6
Washington	86.8
Nevada	86.1
Illinois*	84.7
Alaska	75.1
Colorado	72.6
Texas	70.5
Arizona	70.1
Oregon	68.6
Pennsylvania*	68.1
Louisiana	67.3
Tennessee	67.1
Hawaii	66.1
Delaware	57
Minnesota	57
North Carolina	54.9
Missouri	54.8
Ohio	53.1
New Jersey	47.6
Connecticut	44.9
Georgia	43.6
Indiana	43
Oklahoma	40.6
South Carolina	40.6
Arkansas	39.7
Wisconsin	39.4
Virginia	38.4
Kentucky	38.1
Massachusetts	37.7
Michigan	36.6
Alabama	34.5
Florida	33.6
Utah	29.6
Kansas	29.2
Nebraska	29.1
North Dakota	27.6
Mississippi	25.6
South Dakota	25.3
Rhode Island	24.6
Montana	23.3
Iowa	21.6
New Hampshire	16.1
Vermont	13.3
West Virginia	10
Maine	10
Idaho	8.2
Wyoming	7.9

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Release date

October 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

*Limited data were available for Florida, Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

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, only 15,726 of 18,888 participating law enforcement agencies submitted crime data to the FBI for 2022. As a result, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of crimes.

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