Here are the top 10 states with the highest rates of violent crime in 2020:
Alaska (1,271.8 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
Louisiana (918.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
Missouri (882.7 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
South Carolina (867.9 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
Arkansas (851.0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
Tennessee (846.4 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
New Mexico (839.9 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
Maryland (838.6 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
Oklahoma (818.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)
Arizona (785.4 violent crimes per 100,000 residents)