Table # 2

Where Crimes Occur by State, 1995

(Number of Crimes per 100,000)

Source: FBI's Uniform Crime Report, 1995

Compiled by Russ Long, June 1998

  Highest Crime Rates   Lowest Crime Rates
Overall Crime Arizona 8213.6   West Virginia 2458.2
  Florida 7701.5   New Hampshire 2655.4
  Hawaii 7198.6   North Dakota 2866.3
Violent Crime Florida 1071.0   North Dakota 86.7
  Louisiana 1007.4   New Hampshire 114.5
  Illinois 996.1   Vermont 118.3
Property Arizona 7500.1   West Virginia 2248.0
  Hawaii 6902.9   New Hampshire 2540.9
  FLORIDA 6630.6   North Dakota 2779.6
Murder Louisiana 17.0   North Dakota 0.9
  Mississippi 12.9   Iowa 1.8
  Oklahoma 12.2   New Hampshire 1.8
        South Dakota 1.8
Forcible Rape Alaska 80.3   Nebraska 19.4
  Delaware 80.2   West Virginia 21.2
  Michigan 62.0   Maine 21.4
Robbery Maryland 423.1   North Dakota 10.0
  New York 399.7   Vermont 10.9
  California 331.2   Wyoming 17.9
Aggravated Assault So. Carolina 750.8   North Dakota 53.0
  Florida 715.1   New Hampshire 56.3
  Louisiana 679.0   Vermont 76.9
Burglary Florida 1522.4   North Dakota 540.7
  New Mexico 1447.1   New Hampshire 418.6
  No. Carolina 1417.6   South Dakota 350.7
Larceny Theft Hawaii 5046.9   West Virginia 1516.6
  Arizona 4925.6   Pennsylvania 1963.1
  Utah 4572.1   New Hampshire 1977.2
Auto Theft Arizona 1157.7   South Dakota 135.7
  California 887.9   Maine 134.8
  Florida 785.8   Vermont 120.9