Which states have the most robberies?

In 2025, District of Columbia had the highest robbery rate, about 348 per 100,000 people, followed by California (95) and New York (91). Idaho (6), Wyoming (10) and West Virginia (10) had the lowest; the U.S. rate was about 50. Rates count only the police agencies that reported to the FBI; in a few states, such as Florida and Mississippi, those cover only about 80 to 85% of residents. Since 2021, when the FBI began taking only its newer NIBRS reports, state rates don't line up exactly with earlier years.

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Key facts

Measure: Robberies per 100,000 people. Written from the data below.

  • District of Columbia has the highest figure, 348, followed by California (94.9) and New York (91.1).
  • Idaho has the lowest figure, 5.8, followed by Wyoming (9.6) and West Virginia (9.7).
  • The highest is 60 times the lowest.
  • U.S. overall: 49.9. Of the 51 compared, 12 are above it and 39 below.

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Chartly. “Which states have the most robberies?” Chart. Data: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend (data as of December 31, 2025). https://chart.ly/charts/robbery-rate-by-state (accessed October 30, 2026).

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State Robberies per 100,000 people
District of Columbia 348
California 94.9
New York 91.1
Maryland 86.1
Alaska 84.5
Illinois 63.3
Nevada 56.9
New Mexico 53.7
Washington 53.1
Texas 52.5
Oregon 51.8
Arizona 50.9
U.S. overall 49.9
Colorado 48.6
Pennsylvania 45.4
Missouri 43.1
Tennessee 42
Ohio 41.9
North Carolina 41.7
Hawaii 40.8
Delaware 39
New Jersey 38.4
Minnesota 35.4
Georgia 33.8
Massachusetts 33.4
Florida 33.2
Kansas 32.9
Oklahoma 32.2
Indiana 31.9
Arkansas 31
Alabama 30.8
Connecticut 30.3
Virginia 30.3
Wisconsin 30.3
Kentucky 29.7
South Carolina 28.4
Louisiana 27.9
Michigan 27.4
Utah 23.5
Mississippi 21.8
North Dakota 18.9
South Dakota 18.9
Nebraska 18.8
Montana 18.2
Rhode Island 18.2
Iowa 15.9
Vermont 11.7
Maine 11.1
New Hampshire 11.1
West Virginia 9.7
Wyoming 9.6
Idaho 5.8

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