Highest Crime Rate (Overall Violent Crime)

 

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Highest Crime Rate (Overall Violent Crime)

District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)

• D.C. has the highest violent crime rate in the country.

• However, D.C. is not a state, so if we only count states, we look next.

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Highest Crime Rate (Among States)

New Mexico currently has the highest violent crime rate among U.S. states.

Main reasons:

• High poverty rates

• Low police staffing levels

• Organized drug-related crime

• Limited access to mental health treatment

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Other States with Very High Violent Crime Rates

Rank	State	Notes
1	New Mexico	Highest violent crime rate among states
2	Alaska	High domestic violence + rural policing challenges
3	Tennessee	High assault and property crime
4	Arkansas	High aggravated assault rate
5	Louisiana	Consistently high homicide rate

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Very Quickly:

• D.C. → highest violent crime in the U.S.

• New Mexico → highest violent crime among states.