Special Report
States Where Murders Are Up the Most in the Last Decade
August 8, 2022 11:00 am
Last Updated: August 8, 2022 12:09 pm
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39. Michigan
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 22.2%
> Total homicides; 2020: 754 (10th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 7.6 per 100,000 people (14th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 617 (7th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 6.2 per 100,000 people (6th highest)
> Population; 2020: 9,966,555 (10th largest)
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38. California
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 22.9%
> Total homicides; 2020: 2203 (the most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 5.6 per 100,000 people (24th lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 1792 (the most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 4.8 per 100,000 people (20th highest)
> Population; 2020: 39,368,078 (the largest)
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37. Vermont
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 27.3%
> Total homicides; 2020: 14 (2nd fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 2.2 per 100,000 people (4th lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 11 (the fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 1.8 per 100,000 people (5th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 623,347 (2nd smallest)
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36. Arizona
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 29.2%
> Total homicides; 2020: 513 (17th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 6.9 per 100,000 people (20th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 397 (13th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 6.1 per 100,000 people (8th highest)
> Population; 2020: 7,421,401 (14th largest)
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35. Nevada
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 29.5%
> Total homicides; 2020: 180 (22nd fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 5.7 per 100,000 people (25th lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 139 (22nd fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 5.1 per 100,000 people (18th highest)
> Population; 2020: 3,138,259 (19th smallest)
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