States Where Murders Are Up the Most in the Last Decade

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August 8, 2022 11:00 am

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4. Kentucky
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 113.9%
> Total homicides; 2020: 323 (21st most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 7.2 per 100,000 people (18th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 151 (23rd fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 3.5 per 100,000 people (18th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 4,477,251 (25th smallest)

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3. Wisconsin
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 123.2%
> Total homicides; 2020: 308 (24th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 5.3 per 100,000 people (23rd lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 138 (21st fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 2.4 per 100,000 people (12th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 5,832,655 (20th largest)

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2. Iowa
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 152.3%
> Total homicides; 2020: 111 (16th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 3.5 per 100,000 people (13th lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 44 (12th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 1.4 per 100,000 people (3rd lowest)
> Population; 2020: 3,163,561 (20th smallest)

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1. Minnesota
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 153.3%
> Total homicides; 2020: 190 (23rd fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 3.4 per 100,000 people (11th lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 75 (16th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 1.4 per 100,000 people (2nd lowest)
> Population; 2020: 5,657,342 (22nd largest)

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