Search results
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate. It is typically expressed in units of deaths per 100,000 individuals per year; a homicide rate of 4 in a population of 100,000 would mean 4 murders a year, or 0.004% out of the total.
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) - United States. UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database. License : CC BY-4.0.
According to the FBI, there were 21,156 cases of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, defined as the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another, in 2022 - equivalent to a rate...
24 maj 2024 · Homicide rates by state. In 2022, 12 states had homicide rates less than half the national average, while the top two states exceeded twice the national rate. (Data was unreliable in Vermont and Wyoming.)
2 mar 2022 · States are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of mortality.
5 lip 2024 · California reported the largest number of homicides to the FBI in 2022, at 2,197 for the year. Texas recorded the second-highest number of murders, with 2,020 for the year.
Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups.
