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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45. Maryland
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.1
> Homicides reported in 2020: 553 (14th highest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 9.1 (9th highest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -54.5 (the lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 399.9 (23rd highest)
> Population: 6,045,680
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44. Kansas
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.2
> Homicides reported in 2020: 100 (14th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 3.4 (12th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +19.5 (24th highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 425.0 (19th highest)
> Population: 2,913,314
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43. Oregon
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.2
> Homicides reported in 2020: 125 (18th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 2.9 (7th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -1.8 (15th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 291.9 (15th lowest)
> Population: 4,217,737
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42. Hawaii
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.3
> Homicides reported in 2020: 41 (8th lowest — tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 2.9 (6th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -10.4 (11th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 254.2 (10th lowest)
> Population: 1,415,872
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41. Vermont
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.5
> Homicides reported in 2020: 14 (2nd lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 2.2 (4th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -33.8 (5th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 173.4 (3rd lowest)
> Population: 623,989
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