City With the Highest Murder Rate in Every State

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December 12, 2021 3:00 pm

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Kansas: Leavenworth
> Murders per 100,000 people: 11.1 (Kansas: 3.4)
> Murders reported in 2020: 4 (Kansas: 100)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 816.1 (Kansas: 425.0)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 36,023 (Kansas: 2,913,805)

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Kentucky: Bowling Green
> Murders per 100,000 people: 12.5 (Kentucky: 7.2)
> Murders reported in 2020: 9 (Kentucky: 323)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 343.7 (Kentucky: 259.1)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 71,861 (Kentucky: 4,477,251)

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Louisiana: New Orleans
> Murders per 100,000 people: 51.0 (Louisiana: 15.8)
> Murders reported in 2020: 201 (Louisiana: 734)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 1,324.3 (Louisiana: 639.4)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 393,779 (Louisiana: 4,645,318)

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Maine: Bangor
> Murders per 100,000 people: 6.2 (Maine: 1.6)
> Murders reported in 2020: 2 (Maine: 22)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 158.5 (Maine: 108.6)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 32,179 (Maine: 1,350,141)

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Maryland: Bowie*
> Murders per 100,000 people: 1.7 (Maryland: 9.1)
> Murders reported in 2020: 1 (Maryland: 553)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 103.4 (Maryland: 399.9)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 59,008 (Maryland: 6,055,802)

*Because Bowie is the only eligible city in Maryland, it is the city with the most murders by default.

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