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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34. Florida
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 31.1%
> Total homicides; 2020: 1290 (3rd most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 5.9 per 100,000 people (25th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 984 (3rd most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 5.2 per 100,000 people (17th highest)
> Population; 2020: 21,733,312 (3rd largest)
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33. North Dakota
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 33.3%
> Total homicides; 2020: 32 (6th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 4.2 per 100,000 people (19th lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 24 (7th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 3.5 per 100,000 people (19th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 765,309 (4th smallest)
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32. West Virginia
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 34.5%
> Total homicides; 2020: 117 (17th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 6.6 per 100,000 people (23rd highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 87 (18th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 4.7 per 100,000 people (22nd highest)
> Population; 2020: 1,784,787 (12th smallest)
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31. Mississippi
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 35.8%
> Total homicides; 2020: 315 (23rd most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 10.6 per 100,000 people (3rd highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 232 (21st most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 7.8 per 100,000 people (2nd highest)
> Population; 2020: 2,966,786 (17th smallest)
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30. Maryland
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 38.6%
> Total homicides; 2020: 553 (14th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 9.1 per 100,000 people (9th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 399 (12th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 6.8 per 100,000 people (5th highest)
> Population; 2020: 6,055,802 (19th largest)
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