States
Animal cruelty by state
Reported offenses, rates and reporting coverage for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2025. Select a state for its full history and the agencies behind the numbers.
Offenses per 100,000 residents, 2025
Rates use the population served by agencies that report to NIBRS. Hatched states are not comparable: NIBRS covers less than half their residents, or agencies report almost no cruelty despite broad coverage.
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
- Per 100,000
- under 4.6
- 4.6–6.1
- 6.1–7.9
- 7.9–8.9
- 8.9–11.6
- 11.6–16.7
- 16.7+
- Not comparable
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| Since 2016 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 705 | 13.7 | 11 | 24% | 99% | 170 of 310 | |
| Alaska | 32 | 7.2 | 32 | 44% | 61% | 8 of 31 | |
| Arizona | 858 | 13.9 | 10 | 30% | 81% | 48 of 85 | |
| Arkansas | 137 | 4.5 | 43 | 21% | 98% | 34 of 347 | |
| California Recent NIBRS coverage | 1,526 | 4.9 | 41 | 34% | 79% | 257 of 712 | |
| Colorado | 996 | 16.7 | 7 | 41% | 99% | 85 of 212 | |
| Connecticut | 161 | 4.4 | 44 | 60% | 100% | 51 of 106 | |
| Delaware Includes animal welfare agencies | 1,439 | 135.8 | 1 | 8% | 100% | 9 of 58 | |
| District of Columbia Reporting gap | 2 | 0.3 | — | 100% | 100% | 1 of 2 | |
| Florida Recent NIBRS coverage | 893 | 5.2 | 39 | 45% | 73% | 89 of 152 | |
| Georgia | 922 | 9.0 | 20 | 21% | 91% | 139 of 375 | |
| Hawaii | 147 | 10.3 | 17 | 20% | 100% | 4 of 4 | |
| Idaho | 92 | 4.6 | 42 | 51% | 99% | 29 of 94 | |
| Illinois | 734 | 6.1 | 35 | 32% | 95% | 183 of 638 | |
| Indiana | 545 | 8.9 | 22 | 23% | 88% | 97 of 175 | |
| Iowa | 250 | 8.0 | 27 | 39% | 97% | 95 of 266 | |
| Kansas Reporting gap | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | 95% | 0 of 195 | |
| Kentucky | 257 | 5.6 | 37 | 41% | 100% | 110 of 447 | |
| Louisiana | 657 | 18.2 | 4 | 41% | 78% | 72 of 120 | |
| Maine | 58 | 4.2 | 45 | 60% | 99% | 25 of 122 | |
| Maryland | 561 | 8.9 | 21 | 18% | 100% | 38 of 149 | |
| Massachusetts | 194 | 2.7 | 47 | 29% | 100% | 55 of 392 | |
| Michigan | 1,031 | 10.5 | 15 | 26% | 97% | 236 of 568 | |
| Minnesota | 457 | 7.8 | 29 | 36% | 100% | 147 of 375 | |
| Mississippi | 219 | 9.1 | 19 | 16% | 82% | 49 of 187 | |
| Missouri | 566 | 9.1 | 18 | 29% | 99% | 158 of 431 | |
| Montana | 179 | 15.6 | 8 | 34% | 100% | 56 of 108 | |
| Nebraska | 177 | 8.8 | 23 | 40% | 99% | 57 of 180 | |
| Nevada | 276 | 8.4 | 25 | 53% | 100% | 20 of 43 | |
| New Hampshire | 255 | 18.0 | 5 | 34% | 100% | 88 of 209 | |
| New Jersey Recent NIBRS coverage | 127 | 1.7 | 48 | 29% | 80% | 51 of 361 | |
| New Mexico | 175 | 8.8 | 24 | 34% | 94% | 33 of 78 | |
| New York | 261 | 1.6 | 49 | 60% | 82% | 65 of 198 | |
| North Carolina | 859 | 7.9 | 28 | 33% | 97% | 144 of 308 | |
| North Dakota | 168 | 21.3 | 3 | 33% | 99% | 15 of 28 | |
| Ohio | 569 | 5.1 | 40 | 27% | 93% | 164 of 437 | |
| Oklahoma | 974 | 23.6 | 2 | 16% | 100% | 208 of 457 | |
| Oregon | 529 | 12.6 | 13 | 42% | 98% | 94 of 175 | |
| Pennsylvania Low coverage · Recent NIBRS coverage | 538 | 7.8 | 30 | 50% | 53% | 88 of 192 | |
| Rhode Island | 74 | 6.7 | 33 | 31% | 99% | 26 of 44 | |
| South Carolina | 622 | 11.6 | 14 | 42% | 96% | 102 of 316 | |
| South Dakota | 52 | 6.2 | 34 | 29% | 90% | 15 of 92 | |
| Tennessee | 763 | 10.5 | 16 | 53% | 100% | 140 of 295 | |
| Texas | 3,987 | 12.7 | 12 | 16% | 99% | 408 of 1,515 | |
| Utah | 191 | 5.5 | 38 | 25% | 99% | 35 of 114 | |
| Vermont | 49 | 7.6 | 31 | 76% | 100% | 21 of 78 | |
| Virginia | 1,380 | 15.5 | 9 | 36% | 100% | 120 of 404 | |
| Washington | 470 | 6.0 | 36 | 33% | 98% | 87 of 222 | |
| West Virginia | 46 | 3.0 | 46 | 50% | 87% | 12 of 141 | |
| Wisconsin | 462 | 8.0 | 26 | 47% | 97% | 128 of 300 | |
| Wyoming | 96 | 17.6 | 6 | 48% | 93% | 28 of 56 |
Rank compares rates among states with at least 50% NIBRS coverage and no apparent reporting gap. "Agencies with cases" counts agencies in the FBI's 2025 agency tables that recorded at least one animal cruelty offense.