US Crime Rates by State
Here are a few tables that show crime rates in the US for different states. The tables are from 2 different sources, one of which is Wikipedia.
Here is the Crime rate table for the US spread across the last 5 decades.
| Crime Rate | 1960 | 1961 | 1963 | 1965 | 1967 | 1969 | 1971 | 1973 | 1975 | 1977 | 1979 | 1981 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime rate | 160.9 | 158.1 | 168.2 | 200.2 | 253.2 | 328.7 | 396.0 | 417.4 | 487.8 | 475.9 | 548.9 | 594.3 | 537.7 | 556.6 | 609.7 | 663.1 | 758.1 | 746.8 | 684.6 | 610.8 | 523.0 | 504.4 | 475.8 | 469.2 |
| Homicide rate | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Property crime rate | 1,726 | 1,747 | 2,012 | 2,249 | 2,736 | 3,351 | 3,769 | 3,737 | 4,811 | 4,602 | 5,017 | 5,264 | 4,637 | 4,650 | 4,940 | 5,078 | 5,140 | 4,738 | 4,591 | 4,312 | 3,744 | 3,656 | 3,591 | 3,430 |
SOURCES: US Bureau of Justice Statistics (2004), Federal Bureau of Investigation, (2005)
I find these two tables kinda interesting. I wonder what made some of these rise and plummet so drastically. Crime rate comparisson chart for the US and other countries.

US homicide rates by race.

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Year | Population1 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 | Rank | Rate per 100,000 |
Rank |
| Violent crime | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Property crime | Burglary | Larceny-theft | Motor vehicle theft | |||||||||||||
|
2004 |
4,525,375 |
23 |
427.0 |
23 |
5.6 |
21 |
38.5 |
20 |
133.5 |
19 |
249.4 |
23 |
4,029.3 |
18 |
987.0 |
10 |
2,732.4 |
16 |
309.9 |
31 |
|
|
Alabama |
2005 |
4,557,808 |
23 |
431.7 |
23 |
8.2 |
6 |
34.3 |
22 |
141.4 |
18 |
247.8 |
24 |
3,892.1 |
18 |
953.8 |
10 |
2,650.0 |
16 |
288.3 |
32 |
|
Alaska |
2004 |
657,755 |
48 |
632.3 |
8 |
5.6 |
20 |
84.8 |
1 |
68.0 |
38 |
473.9 |
6 |
3,370.9 |
28 |
573.6 |
33 |
2,456.7 |
24 |
340.6 |
24 |
|
Alaska |
2005 |
663,661 |
48 |
631.9 |
8 |
4.8 |
26 |
81.1 |
1 |
80.9 |
36 |
465.1 |
6 |
3,612.5 |
23 |
622.5 |
29 |
2,599.1 |
19 |
391.0 |
19 |
|
Arizona2 |
2004 |
5,739,879 |
18 |
504.4 |
14 |
7.2 |
8 |
33.0 |
28 |
134.5 |
18 |
329.6 |
15 |
5,073.3 |
1 |
991.0 |
9 |
3,118.7 |
5 |
963.5 |
3 |
|
Arizona2 |
2005 |
5,939,292 |
17 |
513.2 |
17 |
7.5 |
7 |
33.8 |
24 |
144.4 |
16 |
327.4 |
17 |
4,838.0 |
2 |
948.4 |
11 |
2,965.2 |
4 |
924.4 |
3 |
|
Arkansas2 |
2004 |
2,750,000 |
33 |
502.3 |
15 |
6.4 |
12 |
43.0 |
7 |
86.3 |
30 |
366.7 |
10 |
4,033.1 |
17 |
1096.4 |
2 |
2,699.7 |
17 |
237.0 |
38 |
|
Arkansas2 |
2005 |
2,779,154 |
33 |
527.5 |
14 |
6.7 |
14 |
42.9 |
9 |
91.1 |
30 |
386.8 |
10 |
4,057.9 |
13 |
1084.6 |
3 |
2,711.2 |
13 |
262.1 |
35 |
|
2005 |
36,132,147 |
1 |
526.3 |
15 |
6.9 |
12 |
26.0 |
39 |
176.1 |
6 |
317.3 |
18 |
3,322.6 |
27 |
693.3 |
23 |
1,916.5 |
38 |
712.8 |
6 |
|
|
California2 |
2004 |
35,842,038 |
1 |
527.8 |
13 |
6.7 |
11 |
26.8 |
38 |
172.3 |
7 |
322.0 |
17 |
3,423.9 |
26 |
686.1 |
23 |
2,033.1 |
36 |
704.8 |
4 |
|
Colorado2 |
2004 |
4,601,821 |
22 |
372.0 |
26 |
4.4 |
30 |
42.3 |
10 |
81.3 |
32 |
244.2 |
24 |
3,918.5 |
20 |
717.3 |
20 |
2,679.5 |
18 |
521.6 |
8 |
|
Colorado2 |
2005 |
4,665,177 |
22 |
396.5 |
25 |
3.7 |
32 |
43.4 |
8 |
84.6 |
33 |
264.7 |
22 |
4,039.5 |
15 |
744.8 |
19 |
2,735.2 |
12 |
559.5 |
8 |
|
Connecticut2 |
2004 |
3,498,966 |
30 |
289.0 |
35 |
2.9 |
36 |
21.6 |
47 |
119.7 |
21 |
144.9 |
42 |
2,684.9 |
38 |
456.1 |
44 |
1,908.3 |
40 |
320.5 |
26 |
|
Connecticut2 |
2005 |
3,510,297 |
30 |
274.5 |
38 |
2.9 |
37 |
20.0 |
48 |
113.0 |
24 |
138.6 |
45 |
2,558.0 |
41 |
437.1 |
46 |
1,824.1 |
40 |
296.8 |
30 |
|
Delaware2 |
2004 |
830,069 |
46 |
615.0 |
10 |
3.4 |
33 |
43.0 |
8 |
161.8 |
8 |
406.8 |
9 |
3,283.6 |
30 |
683.0 |
24 |
2,323.3 |
28 |
277.3 |
33 |
|
Delaware2 |
2005 |
843,524 |
46 |
632.1 |
7 |
4.4 |
30 |
44.7 |
5 |
154.8 |
11 |
428.2 |
8 |
3,111.4 |
31 |
688.9 |
25 |
2,144.0 |
31 |
278.5 |
33 |
|
District of Columbia4 |
2004 |
554,239 |
51 |
1369.4 |
1 |
35.7 |
1 |
40.1 |
16 |
577.7 |
1 |
715.9 |
1 |
4,852.8 |
2 |
712.0 |
21 |
2,623.8 |
22 |
1517.0 |
1 |
|
District of Columbia4 |
2005 |
550,521 |
51 |
1459.0 |
1 |
35.4 |
1 |
30.2 |
30 |
672.1 |
1 |
721.3 |
1 |
4,747.0 |
4 |
649.7 |
26 |
2,694.9 |
14 |
1402.3 |
1 |
|
2004 |
17,385,430 |
4 |
711.8 |
3 |
5.4 |
22 |
38.0 |
21 |
172.5 |
6 |
495.8 |
5 |
4,182.5 |
14 |
956.7 |
13 |
2,775.2 |
13 |
450.5 |
12 |
|
|
Florida |
2005 |
17,789,864 |
4 |
708.0 |
4 |
5.0 |
25 |
37.1 |
19 |
169.4 |
7 |
496.6 |
5 |
4,007.9 |
16 |
926.3 |
13 |
2,658.3 |
15 |
423.3 |
13 |
|
Georgia |
2004 |
8,918,129 |
9 |
451.0 |
20 |
6.9 |
9 |
26.8 |
37 |
153.1 |
11 |
264.2 |
22 |
4,223.5 |
11 |
930.6 |
15 |
2,796.8 |
12 |
496.0 |
11 |
|
Georgia |
2005 |
9,072,576 |
9 |
448.9 |
21 |
6.2 |
17 |
23.6 |
43 |
154.8 |
12 |
264.3 |
23 |
4,172.3 |
10 |
931.0 |
12 |
2,751.1 |
10 |
490.2 |
10 |
|
Hawaii |
2004 |
1,262,124 |
43 |
254.6 |
41 |
2.6 |
39 |
26.4 |
40 |
74.8 |
36 |
150.8 |
39 |
4,795.5 |
4 |
857.8 |
16 |
3,254.7 |
2 |
683.0 |
6 |
|
Hawaii |
2005 |
1,275,194 |
43 |
255.1 |
42 |
1.9 |
47 |
26.9 |
37 |
78.5 |
37 |
147.8 |
40 |
4,792.6 |
3 |
767.9 |
17 |
3,308.4 |
1 |
716.4 |
5 |
|
Idaho2 |
2004 |
1,395,140 |
40 |
247.4 |
43 |
2.2 |
45 |
42.6 |
9 |
17.3 |
48 |
185.4 |
35 |
2,781.0 |
37 |
549.8 |
37 |
2,034.8 |
35 |
196.3 |
44 |
|
Idaho2 |
2005 |
1,429,096 |
40 |
256.8 |
41 |
2.4 |
41 |
40.4 |
13 |
18.6 |
49 |
195.4 |
31 |
2,697.9 |
37 |
564.4 |
35 |
1,931.7 |
36 |
201.8 |
44 |
|
Illinois2, 3 |
2004 |
12,712,016 |
5 |
545.7 |
11 |
6.1 |
16 |
33.2 |
27 |
177.6 |
4 |
328.7 |
16 |
3,174.1 |
31 |
598.6 |
32 |
2,257.9 |
29 |
317.6 |
27 |
|
Illinois2, 3 |
2005 |
12,763,371 |
5 |
551.5 |
12 |
6.0 |
21 |
33.7 |
25 |
181.7 |
5 |
330.2 |
15 |
3,080.3 |
34 |
606.9 |
31 |
2,164.8 |
29 |
308.6 |
29 |
|
Indiana |
2004 |
6,226,537 |
14 |
325.9 |
30 |
5.1 |
26 |
29.0 |
32 |
102.4 |
26 |
189.5 |
33 |
3,403.6 |
27 |
677.2 |
25 |
2,387.7 |
25 |
338.7 |
25 |
|
Indiana |
2005 |
6,271,973 |
15 |
323.7 |
30 |
5.7 |
22 |
29.6 |
32 |
108.6 |
25 |
179.9 |
36 |
3,456.3 |
25 |
697.6 |
21 |
2,412.0 |
26 |
346.7 |
22 |
|
Iowa2 |
2004 |
2,952,904 |
31 |
287.8 |
36 |
1.5 |
49 |
26.5 |
39 |
39.3 |
44 |
220.6 |
28 |
2,904.8 |
35 |
607.1 |
30 |
2,106.9 |
33 |
190.8 |
45 |
|
Iowa2 |
2005 |
2,966,334 |
31 |
291.3 |
32 |
1.3 |
50 |
27.9 |
35 |
38.9 |
44 |
223.3 |
28 |
2,833.7 |
35 |
606.4 |
32 |
2,042.7 |
33 |
184.6 |
46 |
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