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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25. Oregon
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 70.5%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 43
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 5
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 1
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 37
> Murder rate, 2020: 2.9 homicides per 100,000 people (7th lowest)
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24. Kansas
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 70.8%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 31
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 6
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 3
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 23
> Murder rate, 2020: 3.4 homicides per 100,000 people (12th lowest)
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23. Utah
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 72.8%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 43
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 2
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 3
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 19
> Murder rate, 2020: 3.1 homicides per 100,000 people (10th lowest)
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22. California
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 72.9%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 1032
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 41
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 31
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 502
> Murder rate, 2020: 5.6 homicides per 100,000 people (24th lowest)
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21. Massachusetts
> Share of homicides committed with a gun, 2020: 73.1%
> Homicides committed with a handgun: 64
> Homicides committed with a rifle: 0
> Homicides committed with a shotgun: 1
> Homicides committed with an unclassified firearm: 52
> Murder rate, 2020: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 people (5th lowest)
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