Ranking of US States By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 3, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (28.2), followed by Louisiana (15.8), and Missouri (11.8).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.

You can see similar rankings for other crime types.

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of US States By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Ranking of US States By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank State Crime Rate Per 100K
1 District of Columbia 28.2
2 Louisiana 15.8
3 Missouri 11.8
4 Arkansas 10.6
4 Mississippi 10.6
5 South Carolina 10.5
6 Alabama 9.6
6 Tennessee 9.6
7 Illinois 9.1
7 Maryland 9.1
8 Georgia 8.8
9 North Carolina 8
10 Pennsylvania 7.9
11 New Mexico 7.8
12 Michigan 7.6
13 Indiana 7.5
14 Delaware 7.4
14 Oklahoma 7.4
15 Kentucky 7.2
16 Ohio 7
17 Arizona 6.9
18 Alaska 6.7
19 Texas 6.6
19 West Virginia 6.6
20 Virginia 6.1
21 Florida 5.9
22 Nevada 5.7
23 California 5.6
24 Wisconsin 5.3
25 Colorado 5.1
26 Montana 5
27 South Dakota 4.5
28 New York 4.2
28 North Dakota 4.2
29 Connecticut 3.9
29 Washington 3.9
30 New Jersey 3.7
31 Nebraska 3.6
32 Iowa 3.5
33 Kansas 3.4
33 Minnesota 3.4
34 Utah 3.1
34 Wyoming 3.1
35 Rhode Island 3
36 Hawaii 2.9
36 Oregon 2.9
37 Massachusetts 2.3
38 Idaho 2.2
38 Vermont 2.2
39 Maine 1.6
40 New Hampshire 0.9