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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14. Virginia
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 72.4%
> Total homicides; 2020: 524 (16th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 6.1 per 100,000 people (24th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 304 (19th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 3.8 per 100,000 people (22nd lowest)
> Population; 2020: 8,590,563 (12th largest)
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13. Tennessee
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 74.5%
> Total homicides; 2020: 663 (13th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 9.6 per 100,000 people (6th highest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 380 (14th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 5.9 per 100,000 people (11th highest)
> Population; 2020: 6,886,834 (16th largest)
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12. Washington
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 84.7%
> Total homicides; 2020: 301 (25th most)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 3.9 per 100,000 people (16th lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 163 (24th most)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 2.4 per 100,000 people (11th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 7,693,612 (13th largest)
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11. Montana
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 86.2%
> Total homicides; 2020: 54 (11th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 5.0 per 100,000 people (21st lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 29 (9th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 2.9 per 100,000 people (15th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 1,080,577 (8th smallest)
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10. Colorado
> 10 yr. increase in homicides: 89.7%
> Total homicides; 2020: 294 (24th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2020: 5.1 per 100,000 people (22nd lowest)
> Total homicides; 2011: 155 (24th fewest)
> Homicide rate; 2011: 3.0 per 100,000 people (16th lowest)
> Population; 2020: 5,807,719 (21st largest)
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