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Introduction

The United States has long been known for its high crime rates, with the most recent report from the FBI showing that the average crime rate is 398.5 per 100,000 people. This figure increased since 2008. Violent crimes accounted for 70% of all crimes reported to police agencies, with burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson being the most common types of property crime reported that year. Certain states have more extreme levels of crime than others due to socioeconomic factors such as poverty or education level. Various measures have been implemented by state officials such as increased police presence, increased funding for social and economic programs, improved criminal justice procedures, and education initiatives aimed at preventing crime before it happens. Additionally, many states are introducing innovative technological solutions such as body cameras for police officers, facial recognition technology for law enforcement agencies, computerized data analysis tools to help identify trends in criminal activity, and analytics platforms to analyze potential threats more quickly. These efforts aim to reduce incidents of crime across the US while also increasing public safety and trust in their government.

#StateNumber of CrimesReported Crime RateViolent Crime IncidentsProperty Crime Incidents
1Texas1,165,6143,999.3 per 100k172,177721,059
2North Carolina460,2214,408.5 per 100k53,577240,061
3Tennessee409,5415,926.1 per 100k65,499204,384
4Ohio407,0343,449.6 per 100k42,364209,536
5Washington395,4435,132.1 per 100k32,916232,569
6Michigan388,4403,854.6 per 100k66,711152,727
7Virginia338,5203,922 per 100k27,278149,580
8South Carolina307,4426,006.6 per 100k39,231163,229
9Georgia306,0002,856.6 per 100k33,700143,244
10Colorado299,0655,179.8 per 100k36,182184,719
11Massachusetts216,1953,075.4 per 100k31,13779,565
12Missouri208,8773,393.7 per 100k44,596174,324
13Oregon199,6734,712.3 per 100k18,223124,985
14Arkansas192,8926,405.1 per 100k27,49185,760
15Wisconsin178,6353,030.9 per 100k27,864104,209
16Indiana176,3392,598.8 per 100k28,335113,106
17Kentucky164,8953,659.6 per 100k15,89590,904
18Minnesota158,1452,771.3 per 100k22,094139,678
19Utah147,1714,498.4 per 100k11,19384,079
20Oklahoma137,0713,462 per 100k24,591120,189
21Kansas132,8294,521.3 per 100k15,76760,712
22Iowa118,4393,712.4 per 100k14,50761,701
23Connecticut101,0172,801.4 per 100k9,23463,291
24New Mexico80,7853,815.1 per 100k19,38758,867
25Nevada69,1142,226.2 per 100k21,61969,294
26Louisiana68,4661,469.9 per 100k38,999146,608
27Arizona68,381956.2 per 100k47,580183,287
28Mississippi60,8822,055.9 per 100k7,00145,587
29Idaho58,1043,159.4 per 100k7,05023,833
30West Virginia51,9782,897.8 per 100k6,50324,257
31Delaware50,9515,146.8 per 100k6,77424,896
32New Hampshire46,7083,390.7 per 100k2,75317,397
33Montana46,5054,289.2 per 100k7,80127,033
34Maryland45,245732.4 per 100k30,05696,094
35South Dakota43,6964,928.1 per 100k6,43819,109
36Hawaii42,8112,941.8 per 100k4,70835,329
37New York40,750201.7 per 100k92,542310,465
38North Dakota39,7785,105.7 per 100k3,78419,693
39Rhode Island34,6173,154.5 per 100k3,58314,913
40Maine25,2911,856.4 per 100k2,40820,815
41Vermont16,3432,541.4 per 100k1,9079,114
42Alabama12,951257.8 per 100k14,21357,430
43Illinois12,45097.2 per 100k52,017192,895
44Wyoming3,270566.9 per 100k2,13412,761
45District of Columbia2,191317.7 per 100k10,95727,581
46Pennsylvania1,0758.3 per 100k15,08048,063

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12,951

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257.8 per 100k

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#4

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14,213

Ranked in the US

#33

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57,430

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#34

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Arizona

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68,381

Ranked in the US

#27

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956.2 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#8

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47,580

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#9

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183,287

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#11

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Arkansas

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192,892

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#14

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6,405.1 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#46

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27,491

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#21

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85,760

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#26

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Colorado

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299,065

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#10

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5,179.8 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#43

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36,182

Ranked in the US

#14

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184,719

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#10

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Connecticut

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101,017

Ranked in the US

#23

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2,801.4 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#16

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9,234

Ranked in the US

#37

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63,291

Ranked in the US

#30

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Delaware

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50,951

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#31

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5,146.8 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#42

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6,774

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#42

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24,896

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#41

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District of Columbia

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2,191

Ranked in the US

#45

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317.7 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#5

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10,957

Ranked in the US

#35

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27,581

Ranked in the US

#39

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Georgia

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306,000

Ranked in the US

#9

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2,856.6 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#17

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33,700

Ranked in the US

#15

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143,244

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#17

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Hawaii

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42,811

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#36

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2,941.8 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#19

Violent Crime Incidents

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4,708

Ranked in the US

#45

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35,329

Ranked in the US

#38

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Idaho

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58,104

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#29

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3,159.4 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#23

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7,050

Ranked in the US

#40

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23,833

Ranked in the US

#43

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Illinois

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12,450

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#43

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97.2 per 100k

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#2

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52,017

Ranked in the US

#8

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192,895

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#9

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Indiana

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176,339

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#16

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2,598.8 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#14

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28,335

Ranked in the US

#19

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113,106

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#22

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Iowa

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118,439

Ranked in the US

#22

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3,712.4 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#29

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14,507

Ranked in the US

#32

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61,701

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#31

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Kansas

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132,829

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#21

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4,521.3 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#37

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15,767

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#30

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60,712

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#32

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Kentucky

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164,895

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#17

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3,659.6 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#28

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15,895

Ranked in the US

#29

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90,904

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#25

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Louisiana

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68,466

Ranked in the US

#26

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1,469.9 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#9

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38,999

Ranked in the US

#13

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146,608

Ranked in the US

#16

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Maine

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25,291

Ranked in the US

#40

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1,856.4 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#10

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2,408

Ranked in the US

#49

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20,815

Ranked in the US

#44

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Maryland

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45,245

Ranked in the US

#34

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732.4 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#7

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30,056

Ranked in the US

#18

Property Crime Incidents

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96,094

Ranked in the US

#24

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Massachusetts

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216,195

Ranked in the US

#11

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3,075.4 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#21

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31,137

Ranked in the US

#17

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79,565

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#28

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Michigan

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388,440

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#6

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3,854.6 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#31

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66,711

Ranked in the US

#5

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152,727

Ranked in the US

#14

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Minnesota

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158,145

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#18

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2,771.3 per 100k

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#15

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22,094

Ranked in the US

#25

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139,678

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#18

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Mississippi

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60,882

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#28

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2,055.9 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#11

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7,001

Ranked in the US

#41

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45,587

Ranked in the US

#36

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Missouri

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208,877

Ranked in the US

#12

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3,393.7 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#25

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44,596

Ranked in the US

#10

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174,324

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#12

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Montana

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46,505

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#33

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4,289.2 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#34

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7,801

Ranked in the US

#39

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27,033

Ranked in the US

#40

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Nevada

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69,114

Ranked in the US

#25

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2,226.2 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#12

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21,619

Ranked in the US

#26

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69,294

Ranked in the US

#29

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New Hampshire

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46,708

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#32

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3,390.7 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#24

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2,753

Ranked in the US

#48

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17,397

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#48

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New Mexico

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80,785

Ranked in the US

#24

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3,815.1 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#30

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19,387

Ranked in the US

#27

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58,867

Ranked in the US

#33

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New York

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40,750

Ranked in the US

#37

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201.7 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#3

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92,542

Ranked in the US

#4

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310,465

Ranked in the US

#4

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North Carolina

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460,221

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#2

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4,408.5 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#35

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53,577

Ranked in the US

#7

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240,061

Ranked in the US

#5

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North Dakota

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39,778

Ranked in the US

#38

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5,105.7 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#40

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3,784

Ranked in the US

#46

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19,693

Ranked in the US

#45

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Ohio

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407,034

Ranked in the US

#4

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3,449.6 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#26

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42,364

Ranked in the US

#11

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209,536

Ranked in the US

#7

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Oklahoma

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137,071

Ranked in the US

#20

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3,462 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#27

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24,591

Ranked in the US

#24

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120,189

Ranked in the US

#20

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Oregon

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199,673

Ranked in the US

#13

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4,712.3 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#38

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18,223

Ranked in the US

#28

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124,985

Ranked in the US

#19

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Pennsylvania

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1,075

Ranked in the US

#46

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8.3 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#1

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15,080

Ranked in the US

#31

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48,063

Ranked in the US

#35

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Rhode Island

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34,617

Ranked in the US

#39

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3,154.5 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#22

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3,583

Ranked in the US

#47

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14,913

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#49

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South Carolina

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307,442

Ranked in the US

#8

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6,006.6 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#45

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39,231

Ranked in the US

#12

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163,229

Ranked in the US

#13

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South Dakota

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43,696

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#35

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4,928.1 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#39

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6,438

Ranked in the US

#44

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19,109

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#46

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Tennessee

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409,541

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#3

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5,926.1 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#44

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65,499

Ranked in the US

#6

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204,384

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#8

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Texas

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1,165,614

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3,999.3 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#33

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172,177

Ranked in the US

#2

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721,059

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#2

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Utah

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147,171

Ranked in the US

#19

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4,498.4 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#36

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11,193

Ranked in the US

#34

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84,079

Ranked in the US

#27

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Vermont

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16,343

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#41

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2,541.4 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#13

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1,907

Ranked in the US

#51

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9,114

Ranked in the US

#51

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Virginia

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338,520

Ranked in the US

#7

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3,922 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#32

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27,278

Ranked in the US

#22

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149,580

Ranked in the US

#15

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Washington

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395,443

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#5

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5,132.1 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#41

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32,916

Ranked in the US

#16

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232,569

Ranked in the US

#6

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West Virginia

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51,978

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#30

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2,897.8 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#18

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6,503

Ranked in the US

#43

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24,257

Ranked in the US

#42

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Wisconsin

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178,635

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#15

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3,030.9 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#20

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27,864

Ranked in the US

#20

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104,209

Ranked in the US

#23

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Wyoming

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3,270

Ranked in the US

#44

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566.9 per 100k

Ranked in the US

#6

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2,134

Ranked in the US

#50

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12,761

Ranked in the US

#50

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