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Lowest reported murder by state

Reported murder rate.

Murders reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents statewide, FBI Crime Data Explorer annual data. This is an agency-reported offense measure, distinct from CDC death-certificate mortality data.

  1. 1New Hampshire1
  2. 2Massachusetts1
  3. 3Maine1
  4. 4North Dakota2
  5. 5Iowa2
  6. 6Rhode Island2
  7. 7Vermont2
  8. 8Idaho2
  9. 9Connecticut2
  10. 10Hawaii2
  11. 11New Jersey2
  12. 12Minnesota2
  13. 13Nebraska2
  14. 14New York2
  15. 15Utah3
  16. 16Kentucky3
  17. 17Montana3
  18. 18Florida3
  19. 19Oregon3
  20. 20Washington3
  21. 21South Dakota3
  22. 22Wyoming3
  23. 23California4
  24. 24Colorado4
  25. 25Wisconsin4
  26. 26Delaware4
  27. 27Pennsylvania4
  28. 28Virginia4
  29. 29West Virginia4
  30. 30Michigan5
  31. 31Illinois5
  32. 32Kansas5
  33. 33Texas5
  34. 34Arizona5
  35. 35Indiana5
  36. 36Nevada5
  37. 37Ohio5
  38. 38Oklahoma5
  39. 39Maryland5
  40. 40Georgia6
  41. 41Alaska6
  42. 42Arkansas6
  43. 43North Carolina6
  44. 44South Carolina7
  45. 45Tennessee7
  46. 46Missouri7
  47. 47Mississippi7
  48. 48Louisiana8
  49. 49Alabama9
  50. 50New Mexico9
  51. 51District of Columbia17
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. · How this is built