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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30. Connecticut
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +0.9
> Homicides reported in 2020: 140 (19th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 3.9 (17th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -3.0 (14th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 181.6 (4th lowest)
> Population: 3,565,287
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29. West Virginia
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +1.0
> Homicides reported in 2020: 117 (17th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 6.6 (23rd highest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +37.0 (15th highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 355.9 (23rd lowest)
> Population: 1,792,147
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28. Nevada
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +1.1
> Homicides reported in 2020: 180 (22nd lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 5.7 (25th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: -35.8 (4th lowest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 460.3 (12th highest)
> Population: 3,080,156
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27. Colorado
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +1.1
> Homicides reported in 2020: 294 (24th lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 5.1 (22nd lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +38.4 (12th highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 423.1 (20th highest)
> Population: 5,758,736
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26. Minnesota
> 1-yr. change in homicides per 100K people: +1.1
> Homicides reported in 2020: 190 (23rd lowest)
> Homicides per 100K people in 2020: 3.4 (11th lowest)
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime per 100K people: +40.0 (10th highest)
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 277.5 (13th lowest)
> Population: 5,639,632
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