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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35. Utah
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.7
> Homicides reported in 2020: 102 (15th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 3.1 (10th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +23.8 (21st highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 260.7 (12th lowest)
> Population: 3,205,958
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34. New Jersey
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.7
> Homicides reported in 2020: 329 (20th highest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 3.7 (15th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -11.4 (10th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 195.4 (5th lowest)
> Population: 8,882,190
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33. Wyoming
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.9
> Homicides reported in 2020: 18 (3rd lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 3.1 (9th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +19.3 (25th highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 234.2 (8th lowest)
> Population: 578,759
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32. Virginia
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.9
> Homicides reported in 2020: 524 (16th highest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 6.1 (24th highest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -0.7 (16th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 208.7 (6th lowest)
> Population: 8,535,519
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31. North Dakota
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.9
> Homicides reported in 2020: 32 (5th lowest — tied)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 4.2 (19th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +27.6 (18th highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 329.0 (21st lowest)
> Population: 762,062
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