Aggravated assault in U.S. cities and states
An attack with a weapon, or one that causes serious injury.
We estimate about 794,400 victims a year across the U.S., down 3.0% from a year earlier. The model projects a 2.5% increase by 2031.
- Group
- Persons crimes
- FBI offense codes
- 13A
- Counted as
- One per victim
Cities and places
Highest aggravated assault rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for aggravated assault; the U.S. rate is 100. Rates run high where many people work or visit but few live, so downtowns and shopping areas weigh on a city's figure.
PlaceIndex
25 places published so far; 21 are above the U.S. rate for aggravated assault. The highest is at 2.6 times the U.S. rate.
States
Aggravated assault by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
StateIndex
Alaska
233
New Mexico
221
Arkansas
185
Louisiana
182
Kansas
149
Michigan
145
Missouri
144
Montana
136
South Carolina
132
Delaware
124
Alabama
120
South Dakota
108
Maryland
101
Georgia
97
Oregon
94
Iowa
78
Wisconsin
76
West Virginia
75
Idaho
72
Vermont
72
Nebraska
70
North Dakota
70
Minnesota
69
Mississippi
64
Virginia
62
Utah
61
New Jersey
60
Hawaii
60
Wyoming
60
Kentucky
60
Rhode Island
43
New Hampshire
30
Connecticut
24
Maine
22
Other persons crimes
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.