Simple assault in U.S. cities and states
An attack without a weapon that causes no serious injury.
We estimate about 2,509,900 victims a year across the U.S., down 3.1% from a year earlier. The model projects a 3.0% increase by 2031.
- Group
- Social disorder
- FBI offense codes
- 13B
- Counted as
- One per victim
Cities and places
Highest simple assault rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for simple 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; 20 are above the U.S. rate for simple assault. The highest is at 3.1 times the U.S. rate.
States
Simple assault by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
StateIndex
Alaska
209
New Mexico
169
Alabama
140
Michigan
137
Louisiana
135
South Carolina
134
Delaware
128
South Dakota
126
Kansas
124
Maryland
118
Virginia
118
North Dakota
115
Missouri
113
Nebraska
113
Arkansas
108
Wyoming
105
Hawaii
100
Georgia
100
Mississippi
95
Utah
94
New Hampshire
87
Rhode Island
86
Iowa
83
West Virginia
80
Montana
77
Oregon
73
Idaho
73
Kentucky
64
Wisconsin
62
New Jersey
60
Minnesota
60
Maine
57
Vermont
47
Connecticut
45
Other social disorder
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.