Intimidation in U.S. cities and states
Threats that put someone in reasonable fear of harm, without a physical attack.
We estimate about 786,200 victims a year across the U.S., down 3.7% from a year earlier. The model projects a 2.4% increase by 2031.
- Group
- Social disorder
- FBI offense codes
- 13C
- Counted as
- One per victim
Cities and places
Highest intimidation rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for intimidation; 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; 18 are above the U.S. rate for intimidation. The highest is at 5.6 times the U.S. rate.
States
Intimidation by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
StateIndex
Arkansas
269
Kansas
167
Kentucky
143
North Dakota
134
Delaware
131
Alaska
124
Maine
124
Alabama
111
Mississippi
108
Connecticut
104
Nebraska
103
Utah
100
Georgia
100
Hawaii
99
Iowa
97
New Hampshire
96
South Dakota
94
South Carolina
89
Michigan
89
Minnesota
87
Louisiana
83
Montana
76
Missouri
76
New Jersey
68
Oregon
64
Wyoming
64
Wisconsin
63
New Mexico
60
Virginia
52
Idaho
42
Vermont
41
West Virginia
40
Rhode Island
31
Maryland
25
Other social disorder
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.