States Where The Murder Rate is Soaring

Special Report

March 12, 2022 2:00 pm

Last Updated: August 1, 2022 1:34 pm

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40. Oklahoma
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.5
> Homicides reported in 2020: 296 (25th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 7.4 (16th highest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +22.3 (22nd highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 458.6 (13th highest)
> Population: 3,956,971

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39. Rhode Island
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.6
> Homicides reported in 2020: 32 (5th lowest — tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 3.0 (8th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +8.1 (20th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 230.8 (7th lowest)
> Population: 1,059,361

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38. Mississippi
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.6
> Homicides reported in 2020: 315 (23rd highest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 10.6 (3rd highest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +30.0 (16th highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 291.2 (14th lowest)
> Population: 2,976,149

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37. Idaho
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.7
> Homicides reported in 2020: 41 (8th lowest — tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 2.2 (3rd lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +10.0 (22nd lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 242.6 (9th lowest)
> Population: 1,787,065

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36. Florida
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.7
> Homicides reported in 2020: 1,290 (3rd highest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 5.9 (25th highest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +5.4 (19th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 383.6 (25th highest)
> Population: 21,477,737

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