Robbery in U.S. cities and states
Taking, or trying to take, something from a person by force or threat of force.
We estimate about 148,000 offenses a year across the U.S., down 13.6% from a year earlier. The model projects a 27.8% decline by 2031.
- Group
- Persons crimes
- FBI offense codes
- 120
- Counted as
- One per offense
Cities and places
Highest robbery rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for robbery; 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; 23 are above the U.S. rate for robbery. The highest is at 5.9 times the U.S. rate.
States
Robbery by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
StateIndex
Alaska
178
Maryland
149
New Mexico
103
Oregon
101
Delaware
97
Louisiana
85
Missouri
83
Hawaii
83
Minnesota
70
Kansas
68
Arkansas
67
New Jersey
67
Georgia
66
Virginia
64
South Carolina
62
Wisconsin
61
Connecticut
58
Kentucky
57
Michigan
56
Alabama
54
Utah
46
Montana
44
Mississippi
43
North Dakota
41
South Dakota
40
Iowa
36
Rhode Island
35
Nebraska
33
Maine
26
Vermont
25
New Hampshire
24
West Virginia
19
Wyoming
19
Idaho
14
Other persons crimes
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.