Murder per 100,000 Population in the United States, 1993-1997
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Most Dangerous Cities: United States cities with the highest per capita murder rate.
Safest Cities: United States cities with the highest per capita murder rate.
Most Dangerous States: states with the highest per capita murder rate.
Safest States: states with the highest per capita murder rate.
Most Dangerous Cities: United States cities with the highest per capita murder rate:
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City: |
Murder Rate per 100,000: |
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New Orleans |
25.1 |
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Richmond, Virginia |
20.1 |
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Birmingham, Alabama |
16.3 |
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Memphis, Tennessee |
15.9 |
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Miami, Florida |
14.7 |
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Baltimore, Maryland |
14.2 |
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Detroit |
12.5 |
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By comparison: |
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New York City |
9.3 |
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Atlanta |
8.6 |
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National Average: |
7.4 |
- Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the United States, 1997.
the 6 most dangerous cities are all in the South; the top 4 are in the "gun belt" where per capita gun ownership is the highest in the United States;
Safest Cities: United States cities with the lowest per capita murder rate:
|
City: |
Murder Rate per 100,000: |
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Middlesex, New Jersey |
1.6 |
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Monmouth-Ocean, New Jersey |
1.7 |
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Nassau-Suffolk, New York |
2.1 |
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Providence, Rhode Island |
2.2 |
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Boston |
2.3 |
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Bergen-Passaic, New Jersey |
2.4 |
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Salt Lake City |
3.2 |
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Hartford, Connecticut |
3.4 |
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National Average: |
7.4 |
Most Dangerous States: states with the highest per capita murder rate:
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State: |
Murder Rate per 100,000: |
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District of Columbia |
56.9 |
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Louisiana |
15.7 |
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Mississippi |
13.1 |
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Nevada |
11.2 |
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Alabama |
9.9 |
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Arkansas |
9.9 |
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Maryland |
9.9 |
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Tennessee |
9.5 |
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Illinois |
9.2 |
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… |
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By comparison: |
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Georgia |
7.5 |
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New York |
6.0 |
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North Carolina |
8.3 |
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National Average: |
7.4 |
- Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the United States, 1997.
7 of the top 8 states are in the South; Las Vegas is probably an anomaly because of the presence of "Sin City."Safest States: states with the lowest per capita murder rate:
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State: |
Murder Rate per 100,000: |
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North Dakota |
0.9 |
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New Hampshire |
1.4 |
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South Dakota |
1.4 |
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Vermont |
1.5 |
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Iowa |
1.8 |
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Massachusetts |
1.9 |
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Utah |
2.4 |
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By comparison: |
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United States Average: |
7.4 |
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England |
1.3 |
- Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the United States, 1997.