U.S. States Ranked by Murder Rate

This list shows the number of murders, or homicides, per 100,000 residents in the state over a given year.

Rank	State	Murder Rate Per 100,000 People
1	Louisiana	17.0
2	Mississippi	12.9
3	Oklahoma	12.2
4	Maryland	11.8
5	Alabama	11.2
5	California	11.2
7	Nevada	10.7
8	Tennessee	10.6
9	Arizona	10.4
9	Arkansas	10.4
11	Illinois	10.3
12	Georgia	9.5
13	North Carolina	9.4
14	Alaska	9.1
15	Texas	9.0
16	Missouri	8.8
16	New Mexico	8.8
18	Michigan	8.5
18	New York	8.5
20	Indiana	8.0
21	South Carolina	7.9
22	Virginia	7.6
23	Florida	7.3
24	Kentucky	7.2
25	Pennsylvania	6.3
26	Kansas	6.2
27	Colorado	5.8
28	Ohio	5.4
29	New Jersey	5.1
29	Washington	5.1
31	West Virginia	4.9
32	Hawaii	4.7
33	Connecticut	4.6
34	Wisconsin	4.3
35	Idaho	4.1
35	Oregon	4.1
37	Minnesota	3.9
37	Utah	3.9
39	Massachusetts	3.6
40	Delaware	3.5
41	Rhode Island	3.3
42	Montana	3.0
43	Nebraska	2.9
44	Vermont	2.2
45	Wyoming	2.1
46	Maine	2.0
47	Iowa	1.8
47	New Hampshire	1.8
47	South Dakota	1.8
50	North Dakota	0.9

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