The data displays the murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 inhabitants in the U.S. in 2016, by state. In 2016, District of Columbia had the highest rate of murder and non-negligent manslaughter with the score of 20.4 per 100,000 inhabitants.
District of Columbia | 20.4 |
Louisiana | 11.8 |
Missouri | 8.8 |
Alabama | 8.4 |
Illinois | 8.2 |
Maryland | 8 |
Mississippi | 8 |
Nevada | 7.6 |
South Carolina | 7.4 |
Tennessee | 7.3 |
Arkansas | 7.2 |
Alaska | 7 |
New Mexico | 6.7 |
North Carolina | 6.7 |
Indiana | 6.6 |
Georgia | 6.6 |
Oklahoma | 6.2 |
Michigan | 6 |
Kentucky | 5.9 |
Delaware | 5.9 |
Virginia | 5.8 |
Ohio | 5.6 |
Arizona | 5.5 |
Florida | 5.4 |
Texas | 5.3 |
Pennsylvania | 5.2 |
California | 4.9 |
West Virginia | 4.4 |
New Jersey | 4.2 |
Wisconsin | 4 |
Kansas | 3.8 |
Colorado | 3.7 |
Montana | 3.5 |
Wyoming | 3.4 |
New York | 3.2 |
South Dakota | 3.1 |
Idaho | 2.9 |
Oregon | 2.8 |
Washington | 2.7 |
Rhode Island | 2.7 |
Nebraska | 2.6 |
Hawaii | 2.5 |
Utah | 2.4 |
Iowa | 2.3 |
Connecticut | 2.2 |
Vermont | 2.2 |
Massachusetts | 2 |
North Dakota | 2 |
Minnesota | 1.8 |
Maine | 1.5 |
New Hampshire | 1.3 |