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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24. Alabama
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 57.5%
> Total homicides; 2020: 471 (19th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 9.6 per 100,000 people (7th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 299 (20th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 6.2 per 100,000 people (7th highest)
> Population; 2020: 4,921,532 (24th largest)
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23. Pennsylvania
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 57.9%
> Total homicides; 2020: 1009 (5th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 7.9 per 100,000 people (12th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 639 (6th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 5.0 per 100,000 people (19th highest)
> Population; 2020: 12,783,254 (5th largest)
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22. Rhode Island
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 60.0%
> Total homicides; 2020: 32 (6th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 3.0 per 100,000 people (8th lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 20 (6th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 1.9 per 100,000 people (7th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 1,057,125 (7th smallest)
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21. Alaska
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 63.3%
> Total homicides; 2020: 49 (10th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 6.7 per 100,000 people (21st highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 30 (10th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 4.1 per 100,000 people (25th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 731,158 (3rd smallest)
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20. Ohio
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 64.0%
> Total homicides; 2020: 820 (8th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 7.0 per 100,000 people (19th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 500 (10th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 4.3 per 100,000 people (24th highest)
> Population; 2020: 11,693,217 (7th largest)
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