Special Report

US Metro Areas Where Murder Rate Is Soaring

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35. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
> 1-yr. change in reported homicides per 100K people: +3.7
> Homicides reported in 2020: 14 — 98th highest of 211 metros (tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 6.5 — 68th highest of 211 metros
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -1.7 — 72nd lowest of 209 metros
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 228.3 — 48th lowest of 210 metros
> Population: 212,181

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34. Harrisonburg, VA
> 1-yr. change in reported homicides per 100K people: +3.7
> Homicides reported in 2020: 5 — 41st lowest of 211 metros (tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 3.7 — 77th lowest of 211 metros
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +25.6 — 81st highest of 209 metros
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 152.2 — 11th lowest of 210 metros
> Population: 134,964

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33. Dover, DE
> 1-yr. change in reported homicides per 100K people: +3.7
> Homicides reported in 2020: 13 — 101st lowest of 211 metros (tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 7.1 — 60th highest of 211 metros
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +15.3 — 100th highest of 209 metros
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 442.6 — 64th highest of 210 metros
> Population: 180,786

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32. Madera, CA
> 1-yr. change in reported homicides per 100K people: +3.8
> Homicides reported in 2020: 9 — 77th lowest of 211 metros (tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 5.8 — 89th highest of 211 metros
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -158.6 — the lowest of 209 metros
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 369.4 — 95th highest of 210 metros
> Population: 157,327

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31. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC
> 1-yr. change in reported homicides per 100K people: +3.8
> Homicides reported in 2020: 22 — 74th highest of 211 metros (tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 9.7 — 29th highest of 211 metros
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -70.6 — 6th lowest of 209 metros
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 326.9 — 91st lowest of 210 metros
> Population: 222,195

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