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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19. Indiana
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 65.0%
> Total homicides; 2020: 505 (18th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 7.5 per 100,000 people (15th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 306 (18th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 4.7 per 100,000 people (21st highest)
> Population; 2020: 6,754,953 (17th largest)
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18. Texas
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 70.9%
> Total homicides; 2020: 1931 (2nd most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 6.6 per 100,000 people (22nd highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 1130 (2nd most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 4.4 per 100,000 people (23rd highest)
> Population; 2020: 29,360,759 (2nd largest)
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17. North Carolina
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 71.1%
> Total homicides; 2020: 852 (7th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 8.0 per 100,000 people (11th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 498 (11th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 5.2 per 100,000 people (16th highest)
> Population; 2020: 10,600,823 (9th largest)
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16. South Carolina
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 71.6%
> Total homicides; 2020: 549 (15th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 10.5 per 100,000 people (5th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 320 (17th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 6.8 per 100,000 people (4th highest)
> Population; 2020: 5,218,040 (23rd largest)
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15. Georgia
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 71.8%
> Total homicides; 2020: 943 (6th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 8.8 per 100,000 people (10th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 549 (8th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 5.6 per 100,000 people (13th highest)
> Population; 2020: 10,710,017 (8th largest)
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