Special Report
City With the Highest Murder Rate in Every State
December 12, 2021 3:00 pm
Alabama: Enterprise*
> Murders per 100,000 people: 7.0 (Alabama: 9.6)
> Murders reported in 2020: 2 (Alabama: 471)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 448.0 (Alabama: 453.6)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 28,569 (Alabama: 4,921,532)
*Because Enterprise is the only eligible city in Alabama, it is the city with the most murders by default.
Alaska: Fairbanks
> Murders per 100,000 people: 9.7 (Alaska: 6.7)
> Murders reported in 2020: 3 (Alaska: 49)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 843.3 (Alaska: 837.8)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 30,832 (Alaska: 731,158)
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Arizona: Yuma
> Murders per 100,000 people: 11.1 (Arizona: 6.9)
> Murders reported in 2020: 11 (Arizona: 513)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 502.5 (Arizona: 484.8)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 99,096 (Arizona: 7,421,401)
Arkansas: Pine Bluff
> Murders per 100,000 people: 56.5 (Arkansas: 10.6)
> Murders reported in 2020: 23 (Arkansas: 321)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 1,832.1 (Arkansas: 671.9)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 40,718 (Arkansas: 3,030,522)
California: San Bernardino
> Murders per 100,000 people: 31.4 (California: 5.6)
> Murders reported in 2020: 68 (California: 2,203)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 1,401.8 (California: 442.0)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 216,365 (California: 39,368,078)
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