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Criminal Justice Commission
Index Crime Rates by State
Sorted by Property (excl. arson) and Violent Crime Rates
(Rates are calculated per 1,000 inhabitants)
Property Crime Rate Rank-2006
Violent Crime Rate Rank-2006
Rank State Property Crime Rate Rank State Violent Crime Rate 
1 Arizona 46.3 1 South Carolina 7.7
2 Washington 44.8 2 Tennessee 7.6
3 South Carolina 42.4 3 Nevada 7.4
4 Hawaii 42.3 4 Florida 7.1
5 Tennessee 41.3 5 Louisiana 7.0
6 North Carolina 41.2 6 Alaska 6.9
7 Nevada 40.9 7 Delaware 6.8
8 Texas 40.8 8 Maryland 6.8
9 Louisiana 39.9 9 New Mexico 6.4
10 Florida 39.9 10 Michigan 5.6
11 Arkansas 39.7 11 Arkansas 5.5
12 New Mexico 39.4 12 Missouri 5.5
13 Alabama 39.4 13 Illinois 5.4
14 Georgia 38.9 14 California 5.3
15 Missouri 38.3 15 Texas 5.2
16 Kansas 37.5 16 Arizona 5.0
17 Ohio 36.8 17 Oklahoma 5.0
18 Oregon 36.7 18 North Carolina 4.8
19 Alaska 36.0 19 Georgia 4.7
20 Oklahoma 36.0 20 Massachusetts 4.5
21 Utah 35.2 21 Pennsylvania 4.4
22 Indiana 35.0 22 New York 4.3
23 Maryland 34.8 23 Alabama 4.3
24 Colorado 34.5 24 Kansas 4.3
25 Delaware 34.2 25 Colorado 3.9
26 Nebraska 33.4 26 New Jersey 3.5
27 Michigan 32.1 27 Ohio 3.5
28 Mississippi 32.1 28 Washington 3.5
29 California 31.7 29 Indiana 3.1
30 Minnesota 30.8 30 Minnesota 3.1
31 Illinois 30.2 31 Mississippi 3.0
32 Wyoming 29.8 32 Wisconsin 2.8
33 Wisconsin 28.2 33 Iowa 2.8
34 Iowa 28.0 34 Virginia 2.8
35 Montana 26.9 35 Nebraska 2.8
36 West Virginia 26.2 36 Hawaii 2.8
37 Rhode Island 25.9 37 Connecticut 2.8
38 Kentucky 25.4 38 Oregon 2.8
39 Maine 25.2 39 West Virginia 2.8
40 Connecticut 25.0 40 Kentucky 2.6
41 Virginia 24.8 41 Montana 2.5
42 Pennsylvania 24.4 42 Idaho 2.5
43 Idaho 24.2 43 Wyoming 2.4
44 Massachusetts 23.9 44 Rhode Island 2.3
45 Vermont 23.1 45 Utah 2.2
46 New Jersey 22.9 46 South Dakota 1.7
47 New York 20.5 47 New Hampshire 1.4
48 North Dakota 20.0 48 Vermont 1.4
49 New Hampshire 18.7 49 North Dakota 1.3
50 South Dakota 16.2 50 Maine 1.2

*These rankings are based upon the FBI UCR data and the U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Oregon State Ranking Index Crime Rate
Year Property Violent
1965 11 28
1966 11 30
1967 10 26
1968 13 26
1969 11 24
1970 9 24
1971 10 24
1972 7 25
1973 6 25
1974 5 23
1975 5 17
1976 8 12
1977 8 14
1978 10 12
1979 9 13
1980 9 19
1981 6 21
1982 8 20
1983 6 16
1984 6 15
1985 4 13
1986 4 19
1987 5 18
1988 5 18
1989 10 21
1990 15 26
1991 15 28
1992 13 29
1993 11 27
1994 4 25
1995 4 25
1996 8 27
1997 4 26
1998 6 28
1999 8 28
2000 8 28
2001 5 34
2002 6 34
2003 3 33
2004 4 31
2005 4 33
2006 18 38

 
Page updated: February 05, 2008

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