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Crimes cleared by arrest or exceptional means by state (FBI)

Share of offenses reported to the FBI in 2024 that agencies reported as cleared (by arrest or by exceptional means), for violent crime, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary and motor vehicle theft. Derived by Quadranac: clearances reported in 2024 divided by offenses reported in 2024, summed over the 12 months; a clearance can relate to an offense from an earlier year, so a rate can exceed 100% for rare offenses in small states. Counts are from participating agencies only (Crime Data Explorer API, summarized state data, retrieved October 30, 2026).

Reference period
2024
Licence
Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
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Crimes cleared by arrest or exceptional means by state (FBI): Violent crime cleared (%, derived)51 areas ranked by Violent crime cleared (%, derived). Highest: Delaware (74.5); lowest: Illinois (26.1).DelawareDelaware: 74.574.5VermontVermont: 74.474.4IdahoIdaho: 65.065.0New YorkNew York: 61.261.2MontanaMontana: 59.059.0NebraskaNebraska: 56.756.7NevadaNevada: 56.656.6VirginiaVirginia: 56.656.6WisconsinWisconsin: 56.656.6UtahUtah: 55.755.7MaineMaine: 53.353.3IowaIowa: 53.053.0PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 53.053.0North DakotaNorth Dakota: 52.452.4WyomingWyoming: 51.851.8South DakotaSouth Dakota: 51.751.7MassachusettsMassachusetts: 51.451.4Rhode IslandRhode Island: 50.650.6AlaskaAlaska: 50.550.5OregonOregon: 50.350.3New HampshireNew Hampshire: 49.549.5South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 49.549.5MarylandMaryland: 49.149.1MichiganMichigan: 48.248.2New JerseyNew Jersey: 48.148.1MinnesotaMinnesota: 47.447.4KentuckyKentucky: 47.347.3ColoradoColorado: 46.946.9ConnecticutConnecticut: 46.946.9ArkansasArkansas: 44.144.1WashingtonWashington: 43.843.8LouisianaLouisiana: 43.343.3CaliforniaCalifornia: 42.942.9KansasKansas: 42.842.8HawaiiHawaii: 42.642.6TennesseeTennessee: 42.242.2District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 41.541.5IndianaIndiana: 41.141.1FloridaFlorida: 40.740.7ArizonaArizona: 39.939.9MissouriMissouri: 38.738.7North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 38.438.4OklahomaOklahoma: 37.637.6West VirginiaWest Virginia: 37.637.6TexasTexas: 36.836.8AlabamaAlabama: 36.536.5OhioOhio: 33.833.8MississippiMississippi: 33.333.3GeorgiaGeorgia: 32.432.4New MexicoNew Mexico: 29.029.0IllinoisIllinois: 26.126.1
Crimes cleared by arrest or exceptional means by state (FBI): Violent crime cleared (%, derived)51 areas ranked by Violent crime cleared (%, derived). Highest: Delaware (74.5); lowest: Illinois (26.1).DelawareDelaware: 74.574.5VermontVermont: 74.474.4IdahoIdaho: 65.065.0New YorkNew York: 61.261.2MontanaMontana: 59.059.0NebraskaNebraska: 56.756.7NevadaNevada: 56.656.6VirginiaVirginia: 56.656.6WisconsinWisconsin: 56.656.6UtahUtah: 55.755.7MaineMaine: 53.353.3IowaIowa: 53.053.0PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 53.053.0North DakotaNorth Dakota: 52.452.4WyomingWyoming: 51.851.8South DakotaSouth Dakota: 51.751.7MassachusettsMassachusetts: 51.451.4Rhode IslandRhode Island: 50.650.6AlaskaAlaska: 50.550.5OregonOregon: 50.350.3New HampshireNew Hampshire: 49.549.5South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 49.549.5MarylandMaryland: 49.149.1MichiganMichigan: 48.248.2New JerseyNew Jersey: 48.148.1MinnesotaMinnesota: 47.447.4KentuckyKentucky: 47.347.3ColoradoColorado: 46.946.9ConnecticutConnecticut: 46.946.9ArkansasArkansas: 44.144.1WashingtonWashington: 43.843.8LouisianaLouisiana: 43.343.3CaliforniaCalifornia: 42.942.9KansasKansas: 42.842.8HawaiiHawaii: 42.642.6TennesseeTennessee: 42.242.2District of Colum…District of Columbia: 41.541.5IndianaIndiana: 41.141.1FloridaFlorida: 40.740.7ArizonaArizona: 39.939.9MissouriMissouri: 38.738.7North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 38.438.4OklahomaOklahoma: 37.637.6West VirginiaWest Virginia: 37.637.6TexasTexas: 36.836.8AlabamaAlabama: 36.536.5OhioOhio: 33.833.8MississippiMississippi: 33.333.3GeorgiaGeorgia: 32.432.4New MexicoNew Mexico: 29.029.0IllinoisIllinois: 26.126.1
Violent crime cleared (%, derived), 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Violent crime cleared (%, derived). Highest: Delaware (74.5); lowest: Illinois (26.1). Full data in the table below.Source: FBI.

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Alabama36.554.126.537.818.61513.8
Alaska50.570.638.259.918.829.517
Arizona39.970.231.544.718.315.19.3
Arkansas44.158.230.347.816.11412.2
California42.963.730.449.310.310.36.1
Colorado46.977.73253.215.616.610
Connecticut46.964.831.659.216.416.48.9
Delaware74.564.554.476.732.137.125.2
District of Columbia41.545.333.148.88.621.32.4
Florida40.765.13442.420.221.919.1
Georgia32.451.820.335.612.78.87.3
Hawaii42.644.129.650.51011.78.3
Idaho6574.349.671.3272524
Illinois26.134.711.839.811.59.44.3
Indiana41.15227.444.513.612.510.9
Iowa5386.536.258.424.418.420
Kansas42.863.831.846.313.410.28.5
Kentucky47.361.532.252.51722.812
Louisiana43.34927.146.320.517.715.7
Maine53.376.545.27131.327.734.2
Maryland49.161.936.556.211.521.16.6
Massachusetts51.455.427.158.213.417.78.9
Michigan48.263.430.552.215.616.59.7
Minnesota47.47823.556.421.419.37
Mississippi33.356.828.53615.713.110
Missouri38.770.926.141.816.4188.4
Montana5969.748.866.423.125.121.7
Nebraska56.791.548.666.124.815.217.5
Nevada56.682.84465.315.219.48
New Hampshire49.571.46363.82523.223.3
New Jersey48.164.227.658.216.615.25.9
New Mexico2929.915.432.610.18.44
New York61.271.951.567.125.835.116
North Carolina38.469.630.139.915.218.411.1
North Dakota52.49044.461.523.116.823.7
Ohio33.847.623.941.114.514.45.6
Oklahoma37.659.226.942.51613.712.1
Oregon50.369.536.458.818.316.312.7
Pennsylvania5371.23261.123.424.511.3
Rhode Island50.656.534.561.920.733.814.8
South Carolina49.575.938.251.420.318.915.7
South Dakota51.771.827.459.813.517.714.2
Tennessee42.259.621.84517.817.813.6
Texas36.864.424.342.310.89.88.5
Utah55.773.937.267.625.319.814.3
Vermont74.473.959.684.121.624.930.4
Virginia56.673.544.960.122.425.818.2
Washington43.859.23151.212.613.74.5
West Virginia37.645.225.744.319.917.713.4
Wisconsin56.662.432.763.12818.314.7
Wyoming51.884.641.563.820.715.824.9

Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer API: summarized state offense and clearance data, Jan–Dec 2024 (retrieved 2026-10-30). Reference period: 2024.

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Source agency
FBI
Dataset
Crime Data Explorer API, summarized state offense data (Uniform Crime Reporting Program), January–December 2024, retrieved 2026-10-30
Table
Crimes cleared by arrest or exceptional means by state (FBI)
Data last updated
2026-11-03
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https://quadranac.com/tables/us-crime-clearance/

Crimes cleared by arrest or exceptional means by state (FBI) (United States, 2024). Data: FBI, Crime Data Explorer API, summarized state offense data (Uniform Crime Reporting Program), January–December 2024, retrieved 2026-10-30. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-crime-clearance/