Special Report
States Where The Murder Rate is Soaring
March 12, 2022 2:00 pm
Last Updated: August 1, 2022 1:34 pm
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50. Alaska
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: -2.7
> Homicides reported in 2020: 49 (10th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 6.7 (21st highest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -27.2 (6th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 837.8 (the highest)
> Population: 731,545
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49. New Hampshire
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: -1.5
> Homicides reported in 2020: 12 (the lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 0.9 (the lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -11.8 (9th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 146.4 (2nd lowest)
> Population: 1,359,711
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48. New Mexico
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: -1.0
> Homicides reported in 2020: 164 (21st lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 7.8 (13th highest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -45.8 (3rd lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 778.3 (2nd highest)
> Population: 2,096,829
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47. Maine
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: 0.0
> Homicides reported in 2020: 22 (4th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 1.6 (2nd lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -7.5 (13th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 108.6 (the lowest)
> Population: 1,344,212
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46. Massachusetts
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.1
> Homicides reported in 2020: 160 (20th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 2.3 (5th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -19.9 (7th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 308.8 (19th lowest)
> Population: 6,892,503
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