List of U.S. states by homicide rate
This is a list of U.S. states by homicide rate according to FBI Uniform Crime Reports.[1][2]
Homicide rate by state
Intentional homicide rate (per 100,000)
|
< 1
1–5 |
5–10
10–21.1 |
> 21.1 |
 United States | Sources | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 District of Columbia | [3] | 41.8 | 40.3 | 46.4 | 44.7 | 35.7 | 33.5 | 29.1 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 24.2 | 21.8 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
 Puerto Rico | [4] | 18.22 | 19.57 | 20.48 | 20.69 | 21.02 | 20.39 | 19.82 | 19.41 | 21.47 | 23.82 | 26.22 | 30.6 | 26.46 | ||
 Louisiana | [3] | 12.5 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
 New Mexico | [3] | 7.4 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
 Maryland | [3] | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
 Tennessee | [3] | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
 Alabama | [3] | 7.4 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
 Mississippi | [3] | 9.0 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
 Missouri | [3] | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 |
 Michigan | [3] | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
 South Carolina | [3] | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
 Arkansas | [3] | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
 Oklahoma | [3] | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
 Illinois | [3] | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
 Nevada | [3] | 6.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia | [3] | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
 Florida | [3] | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
 Arizona | [3] | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
 Texas | [3] | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
 California | [3] | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
 North Carolina | [3] | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
 Pennsylvania | [3] | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
 Indiana | [3] | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
 Delaware | [3] | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
 West Virginia | [3] | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
 Ohio | [3] | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
 Virginia | [3] | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
 Kansas | [3] | 6.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
 Kentucky | [3] | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
 New York | [3] | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
 New Jersey | [3] | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
 Colorado | [3] | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
 Alaska | [3] | 4.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
 Connecticut | [3] | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
 Montana | [3] | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
 Rhode Island | [3] | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
 Washington | [3] | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
 Massachusetts | [3] | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
 South Dakota | [3] | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
 Wisconsin | [3] | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
 Wyoming | [3] | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
 Nebraska | [3] | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
 Oregon | [3] | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
 Maine | [3] | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
 Hawaii | [3] | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
 North Dakota | [3] | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
 Idaho | [3] | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
 Minnesota | [3] | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
 Utah | [3] | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
 Iowa | [3] | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
 Vermont | [3] | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
 New Hampshire | [3] | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
 Guam | [5] | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 0.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Another table
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United States Murder Rate (2017)
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Homicide deaths per 100,000 people per year by state (2015)
1.4 – 2.6
2.6 – 3.5
3.5 – 4.8
4.8 – 5.9
5.9 – 7
7 – 10.1
10.1 – 11.9
11.9 – 11.9
Rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants per year.
| State | 2018 | 2017 | 2014 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
7.8 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
| Alaska |
8.2 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 7.4 |
| Arizona |
5.1 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 |
| Arkansas |
7.2 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
| California |
6.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 10.5 |
| Colorado |
3.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| Connecticut |
2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| Delaware |
5.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 6.4 |
| Florida |
5.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 7.5 |
| Georgia |
6.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 9.5 |
| Hawaii |
2.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Idaho |
2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Illinois |
6.9 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 10 |
| Indiana |
6.5 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| Iowa |
1.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Kansas |
3.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Kentucky |
5.5 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| Louisiana |
11.4 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 10.5 |
| Maine |
1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Maryland |
8.1 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 11.6 |
| Massachusetts |
2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Michigan |
5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| Minnesota |
1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Mississippi |
5.7 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 11.1 |
| Missouri |
9.9 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 8.1 |
| Montana |
3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| Nebraska |
2.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| Nevada |
6.7 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 13.7 |
| New Hampshire |
1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| New Jersey |
3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| New Mexico |
8.0 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 11.5 |
| New York |
2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 7.4 |
| North Carolina |
6.0 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.5 |
| North Dakota |
2.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Ohio |
4.8 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| Oklahoma |
5.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
| Oregon |
2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Pennsylvania |
6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| Rhode Island |
1.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| South Carolina |
7.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 9.0 |
| South Dakota |
1.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Tennessee |
7.4 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.5 |
| Texas |
4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.7 |
| Utah |
1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| Vermont |
1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Virginia |
4.6 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| Washington |
3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| West Virginia |
3.7 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| Wisconsin |
3.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Wyoming |
2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
See also
- List of countries by intentional homicide rate
- List of cities by murder rate
- Crime in the United States
- List of United States cities by crime rate (2014). Cities with population of 250,000+
- United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000)
- United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000)
- Firearm death rates in the United States by state
- Gun violence in the United States by state
- List of countries by firearm-related death rate
- List of federal subjects of Russia by murder rate
- List of Brazilian states by murder rate
- List of Mexican states by homicides
- Homicide in world cities
References
- Murder Rates Nationally and By State. By Death Penalty Information Center.
- Crime in the United States by State, 2014
- "State-by-state and National Crime Estimates by Year(s)". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- "UNODC Homicide Statistics". Universidad de Puerto Rico.
- "Homicide Trends 2003–2008". UNODC. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
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