Robbery Rate by State 2025

What this chart shows. The robbery rate in every US state and the District of Columbia in 2025, as robberies per 100,000 residents in the FBI's estimates. The District of Columbia had by far the highest rate at 347.0, followed by California at 94.9, New York at 90.9, Maryland at 85.2 and Alaska at 83.8. Idaho had the lowest at 5.6, with West Virginia and Wyoming at 8.5. The national rate was 49.4, down from 61.0 in 2024.

How the data is collected. Each figure is the FBI's estimated count of robberies for the state, divided by the number of residents and scaled to 100,000. For the 37 places with near-complete reporting, meaning agencies covering 95 per cent or more of residents, the FBI's reported robbery rates differ from these estimates by no more than 8 per cent.

Background. The FBI defines robbery as taking, or attempting to take, anything of value from the care, custody or control of a person by force, by threat of force or violence, or by putting the victim in fear. That makes it a violent crime, while burglary and theft are counted by the FBI as property crimes.

Limits. A city with many visitors and commuters, such as Washington, D.C., is measured only against its residents, which can push its rate up. Robbery rose in Alaska, Mississippi and Wyoming and fell everywhere else.