Special Report
States Where the Most Murders are Committed with a Gun
August 22, 2022 3:00 pm
Last Updated: August 23, 2022 7:47 am
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5. Louisiana
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 85.1%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 242
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 26
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 6
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 319
> Murder rate, 2020: 15.8 homicides per 100,000 people (the highest)
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4. Tennessee
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 85.4%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 234
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 24
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 12
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 296
> Murder rate, 2020: 9.6 homicides per 100,000 people (6th highest)
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3. Wyoming
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 85.7%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 10
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 1
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 0
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 1
> Murder rate, 2020: 3.1 homicides per 100,000 people (9th lowest)
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2. Illinois
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 86.7%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 762
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 9
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 0
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 125
> Murder rate, 2020: 9.1 homicides per 100,000 people (8th highest)
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1. Delaware
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 89.2%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 32
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 3
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 1
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 30
> Murder rate, 2020: 7.4 homicides per 100,000 people (17th highest)
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