Special Report
City With the Highest Murder Rate in Every State
December 12, 2021 3:00 pm
Massachusetts: Holyoke
> Murders per 100,000 people: 20.0 (Massachusetts: 2.3)
> Murders reported in 2020: 8 (Massachusetts: 160)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 905.0 (Massachusetts: 308.8)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 40,002 (Massachusetts: 6,893,574)
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Michigan: Saginaw
> Murders per 100,000 people: 50.2 (Michigan: 7.6)
> Murders reported in 2020: 24 (Michigan: 754)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 2,154.2 (Michigan: 478.0)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 47,767 (Michigan: 9,966,555)
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Minnesota: Minneapolis
> Murders per 100,000 people: 18.2 (Minnesota: 3.4)
> Murders reported in 2020: 79 (Minnesota: 190)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 1,154.9 (Minnesota: 277.5)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 435,116 (Minnesota: 5,657,342)
Mississippi: Horn Lake
> Murders per 100,000 people: 18.2 (Mississippi: 10.6)
> Murders reported in 2020: 5 (Mississippi: 315)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 171.5 (Mississippi: 291.2)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 27,404 (Mississippi: 2,966,786)
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Missouri: St. Louis
> Murders per 100,000 people: 88.1 (Missouri: 11.8)
> Murders reported in 2020: 263 (Missouri: 723)
> Violent crimes per 100k people: 2,016.3 (Missouri: 542.7)
> Population within reporting jurisdiction: 298,422 (Missouri: 6,151,548)
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