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Ranking states by homicide rate

 


Here is a ranking of U.S. states by homicide rate based on data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program for 2019 (the most recent year for which data is available):

  1. Louisiana - 12.4 homicides per 100,000 residents
  2. Missouri - 9.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  3. Maryland - 9.5 homicides per 100,000 residents
  4. Nevada - 9.4 homicides per 100,000 residents
  5. Arkansas - 8.6 homicides per 100,000 residents
  6. Alabama - 8.2 homicides per 100,000 residents
  7. South Carolina - 8.1 homicides per 100,000 residents
  8. Tennessee - 7.9 homicides per 100,000 residents
  9. Illinois - 7.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  10. Oklahoma - 7.6 homicides per 100,000 residents
  11. Alaska - 7.4 homicides per 100,000 residents
  12. Georgia - 7.1 homicides per 100,000 residents
  13. Mississippi - 7.0 homicides per 100,000 residents
  14. Kentucky - 6.9 homicides per 100,000 residents
  15. Indiana - 6.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  16. Pennsylvania - 6.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  17. Michigan - 6.5 homicides per 100,000 residents
  18. Arizona - 6.3 homicides per 100,000 residents
  19. Texas - 5.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  20. North Carolina - 5.7 homicides per 100,000 residents
  21. Florida - 5.3 homicides per 100,000 residents
  22. California - 4.5 homicides per 100,000 residents
  23. Colorado - 4.4 homicides per 100,000 residents
  24. Ohio - 4.2 homicides per 100,000 residents
  25. Virginia - 4.2 homicides per 100,000 residents
  26. Wisconsin - 4.0 homicides per 100,000 residents
  27. West Virginia - 3.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  28. Oregon - 3.7 homicides per 100,000 residents
  29. New York - 3.6 homicides per 100,000 residents
  30. Utah - 3.6 homicides per 100,000 residents
  31. New Jersey - 3.4 homicides per 100,000 residents
  32. Washington - 3.1 homicides per 100,000 residents
  33. Rhode Island - 2.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  34. Minnesota - 2.4 homicides per 100,000 residents
  35. Massachusetts - 2.3 homicides per 100,000 residents
  36. Iowa - 2.2 homicides per 100,000 residents
  37. Idaho - 2.1 homicides per 100,000 residents
  38. New Hampshire - 1.9 homicides per 100,000 residents
  39. Nebraska - 1.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  40. Delaware - 1.7 homicides per 100,000 residents
  41. South Dakota - 1.6 homicides per 100,000 residents
  42. North Dakota - 1.5 homicides per 100,000 residents
  43. Montana - 1.4 homicides per 100,000 residents
  44. Wyoming - 1.4 homicides per 100,000 residents
  45. Maine - 1.3 homicides per 100,000 residents
  46. Hawaii - 1.2 homicides per 100,000 residents
  47. Vermont - 1.1 homicides per 100,000 residents
  48. Connecticut - 1.0 homicides per 100,000 residents
  49. New Mexico - 0.8 homicides per 100,000 residents
  50. Kansas - 0.7 homicides per 100,000 residents

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