This statistic shows the forcible rape rate per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017 in the United States, by state. The rate of forcible rape was highest in Alaska in 2017 with 116.7 reported cases per every 100,000 residents.
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Forcible rape rate in the U.S. in 2017, by state
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 inhabitants in the United States in 2017, by state
This statistic shows the forcible rape rate per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017 in the United States, by state. The rate of forcible rape was highest in Alaska in 2017 with 116.7 reported cases per every 100,000 residents.
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| Rate per 100,000 inhabitants | |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 116.7 |
| Michigan | 70.6 |
| Colorado | 68.8 |
| South Dakota | 68.4 |
| Arkansas | 68.3 |
| District of Columbia | 64 |
| Nevada | 63 |
| Nebraska | 62 |
| New Mexico | 60.3 |
| Montana | 58.4 |
| Kansas | 55.9 |
| Utah | 54.7 |
| Oklahoma | 54.5 |
| North Dakota | 52.8 |
| Texas | 51.1 |
| Arizona | 51 |
| Ohio | 50.3 |
| South Carolina | 49.8 |
| New Hampshire | 49.4 |
| Oregon | 48.3 |
| Wyoming | 45.4 |
| Missouri | 44.6 |
| Washington | 44 |
| West Virginia | 43.8 |
| Tennessee | 43.7 |
| Illinois | 43.4 |
| Minnesota | 42.8 |
| Rhode Island | 42 |
| United States | 41.7 |
| Alabama | 41.6 |
| Idaho | 41.2 |
| Louisiana | 39.9 |
| Hawaii | 39.7 |
| Indiana | 39.4 |
| Iowa | 39.2 |
| Florida | 37.8 |
| Kentucky | 37.3 |
| California | 37.2 |
| Wisconsin | 36.9 |
| Mississippi | 36.6 |
| Maine | 35.4 |
| Vermont | 35 |
| Delaware | 34.7 |
| Virginia | 33.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 32.8 |
| Massachusetts | 32 |
| New York | 31.9 |
| Maryland | 27.9 |
| North Carolina | 26.4 |
| Georgia | 26.1 |
| Connecticut | 23.3 |
| New Jersey | 16.7 |
| Rate per 100,000 inhabitants | |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 116.7 |
| Michigan | 70.6 |
| Colorado | 68.8 |
| South Dakota | 68.4 |
| Arkansas | 68.3 |
| District of Columbia | 64 |
| Nevada | 63 |
| Nebraska | 62 |
| New Mexico | 60.3 |
| Montana | 58.4 |
| Kansas | 55.9 |
| Utah | 54.7 |
| Oklahoma | 54.5 |
| North Dakota | 52.8 |
| Texas | 51.1 |
| Arizona | 51 |
| Ohio | 50.3 |
| South Carolina | 49.8 |
| New Hampshire | 49.4 |
| Oregon | 48.3 |
| Wyoming | 45.4 |
| Missouri | 44.6 |
| Washington | 44 |
| West Virginia | 43.8 |
| Tennessee | 43.7 |
| Illinois | 43.4 |
| Minnesota | 42.8 |
| Rhode Island | 42 |
| United States | 41.7 |
| Alabama | 41.6 |
| Idaho | 41.2 |
| Louisiana | 39.9 |
| Hawaii | 39.7 |
| Indiana | 39.4 |
| Iowa | 39.2 |
| Florida | 37.8 |
| Kentucky | 37.3 |
| California | 37.2 |
| Wisconsin | 36.9 |
| Mississippi | 36.6 |
| Maine | 35.4 |
| Vermont | 35 |
| Delaware | 34.7 |
| Virginia | 33.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 32.8 |
| Massachusetts | 32 |
| New York | 31.9 |
| Maryland | 27.9 |
| North Carolina | 26.4 |
| Georgia | 26.1 |
| Connecticut | 23.3 |
| New Jersey | 16.7 |
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- Data for the offense of rape were estimated using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape.
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- United States
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- 2017
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- Data for the offense of rape were estimated using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape.
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